Category:Riveting

Riv"et*ing, n.

1. The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and Clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.

2. The whole set of rivets, collectively. Tomlinsin. 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.