Have you noticed that Open-Ended or Ring Spanners are all of different lengths; Short ones for small nuts and long ones for big nuts. It helps limit the torque applied 'by feel'.
I remember one engine I owned had cylinder bolts that were very long and slim, the idea was that they acted as a spring in tension, so any thermal expansion did not cause a change of force exerted. They needed torqueing-up to a set figure, then backing off slightly to remove the twist.