E-learning

Screw connection:
Design, selection, and optimization
according to VDI 2230

In this e-learning course developed by engineers, you will learn step by step how to calculate, evaluate, and optimize bolted connections professionally in accordance with VDI 2230 Sheet 1. The course is available entirely online and is ZFU-certified, allowing you to learn at your own pace, anywhere, and immediately apply your knowledge to Design, calculation, and project work. Take advantage of our more than 30 years of experience and take your knowledge to the next level.

In the subsequent live session, you will have the opportunity to ask our experts your individual questions directly. This will allow you to deepen your knowledge in a practical way.

This seminar is independent of the MDESIGN.
Installation or use of the software isnot required.

Your advantages

E-learning

  • Compact "learning nuggets"
    8 practical modules (10 to 45 min.) / Content available for 8 weeks

  • Knowledge check
    Comprehension test with integrated multiple-choice questions

  • Download content
    All important learning content is available for download.

  • ZFU tested

These topics await you...

VDI 2230 Sheet 1:
Current verification & calculation

Find out how to calculate a highly loaded bolted joint in accordance with VDI 2230.

Loads on a bolted connection

What load is acting on my screw? What findings can I draw from this? You will learn all this in our seminar.

Tightening and assembly methods

For specific tightening and assembly techniques, influences and processes are precisely analyzed and described in order to achieve optimum results.

Securing screw connections

The aim is to achieve the highest possible security for the bolted joint. Find out all about the latest findings on this topic.

E-learning

Course content Screw connection

1. Safety in screw design

· Requirements for highly stressed screw connections
· Boundary conditions for fracture and sealing
· Assessment of slippage and loosening
· Consideration of corrosion

2. Basic knowledge of screw connections

- Function and matching threads
- Advantages of the connection type
- Screw types and definitions
- Material and strengths Washers and thread inserts

3. Scope of application of VDI 2230 Sheet 1

· Restrictions on bolt types, shapes, and sizes
· Operating loads and environmental characteristics
· Regulation-compliant connection types
· Clear definitions of terms for calculations

4. Force and deformation ratios

- Change in shape during assembly and in operating condition
- Evaluate force-length change characteristics
- Bracing diagram: The interaction of all forces
- Effects of compliance and force application

5. Calculation steps according to VDI 2230 Sheet 1

· Preselection of a bolt size and its strength
· Recalculation of bolt size and strength
· Recalculation of force introduction factor and compliance
· Recalculation of forces and preload
· All calculation steps according to R0 to R13

6. Example – Piston screw connection

· Approximate provisions and specifications
· Required clamping, operating, and mounting forces
· Stress, pressure, minimum screw-in depths
· Testing for sliding and shearing
· Determining the tightening torque
· Detailed implementation of calculation steps R3 – R12

7. Constructive measures

- Impermissible stresses
- Safety against loosening
- Design rules and recommendations

8. Example – Cylinder cap screw connection

· Approximate specifications and definitions
· Required clamping, operating, and mounting forces
· Stress, pressure, minimum screw-in depths
· Determination of tightening torque
· Detailed implementation of calculation steps R3 – R12

9. live session

· Calculations of various examples (with MDESIGN)
· Answers to open questions from the course
· Notes on individual tasks
· Discussion of practical requirements

Course & Live Session

Watch this short introductory video to learn about the opportunities and benefits the course offers you, e.g.:

  • Location- and time-independent learning
  • Practice interactively and deepen your knowledge (multiple choice)
  • Complex knowledge explained in a practical way (VDI-compliant)
  • Didactically tested and easy to understand
  • Download information sheets – knowledge also available offline
  • Approved by the "State Central Office for Distance Learning"

All participants receive access to a monthly Q&A session with our VQWS-certified experts. There, specific problems from their own projects can be discussed—from friction coefficient questions to borderline cases to the interpretation of stress states.

This allows you to not only benefit from the course content, but also clarify specific cases from your everyday work.

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Course prices

Take advantage of our customer benefit of 10% as an MDESIGN service customer.
(All prices plus VAT)