The shock absorbing capacity of bolts can be increased by
(a) Increasing the shank diameter
(b) Decreasing the length of shank portion of bolt
(c) Increase the shank diameter and decreasing the length of shank
(d) None of the listed
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My enquiry is from the Bolt of Uniform Strength & Locking devices topic in section Threaded Joints of Machine Design