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title: Bolt Torque Calculator
emoji: 📉
colorFrom: purple
colorTo: indigo
sdk: gradio
sdk_version: 5.47.2
app_file: app.py
pinned: false
license: mit
short_description: First-principles calculation of bolt torque

Bolt Torque Calculator

Author: Sebastian Andreu
Course: 24679 - Designing and Deploying AI/ML Systems

This app calculates the torque required to tighten a bolt to a target preload using first-principles engineering formulas.
The interface allows users to input or select:

  • Bolt diameter [mm]
  • Target preload [N]
  • Thread pitch [mm]
  • Bolt material and lubrication (for estimating thread friction coefficient)
  • Nut/under-head material and lubrication (for estimating friction under the head)
  • Optional head diameter [mm]

The model outputs the required torque in Nm along with a natural language explanation of the result for non-experts.


How to Use

  1. Enter the bolt geometry and preload values.
  2. Select the bolt and nut/head materials and lubrication type.
  3. Optionally specify the head diameter; leave blank to use default (1.5×bolt diameter).
  4. Click Compute to see the torque and an easy-to-understand explanation.

Deployment Details

  • Frameworks: Gradio
  • Hosting: Hugging Face Spaces
  • Model Loading: The LLM used for explanations is downloaded from the Hugging Face Hub on startup.

Requirements

Dependencies are listed in requirements.txt.
Includes: gradio, pandas, transformers


Acknowledgments

  • Torque calculation formulas based on standard ISO metric bolt theory
  • Deployment scaffold and documentation supported with AI assistance (ChatGPT, OpenAI)
  • Reference: Class-provided notebook beam_gradio.ipynb

Check out the configuration reference at https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-config-reference