The connecting rod bolts are tightened up with the initial tension greater than external load so that

(A) Failure of bolt will be static

(B) The resultant load on bolt will not be affected by external cyclic load

(C) The bolt will not fail by fatigue although the external load is fluctuating

(D) All the three

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Answer :

(D) All the three

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