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Get hold of the folks at Rotabolt. They make tension indicating bolts. You're really not interested in torque, you're interested in the tension in the bolt that a specific torque is supposed to indicate. There is a lot of error in the relationship though, mostly due to unquantified coefficients of friction between the fasteners.

We use rotabolts for several offshore applications demanding good control of bolt tension.
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