Riveting
Riv·et·ing
Riveting
n.
- The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.
- The whole set of rivets, collectively.
Phrases & Compounds
- Butt riveting
- riveting in which the ends or edges of plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint.
- Chain riveting
- riveting in which the rivets, in two or more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other.
- Crossed riveting
- riveting in which the rivets in one row are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next row.
- Double riveting
- in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of the joint.
- Lap riveting
- riveting in which the ends or edges of plates overlap and are riveted together.