butt riveting

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A term used instead of butt-connected, when two plates have their edges brought against each other and are each riveted into a covering-plate or-strap: distinguished from lap-riveting.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. 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.