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Combined Shear and Tension Failure
Combined Shear and Tension Failure
Combined Shear and Tension Failure
Santha Kumar
Bolt Subjected to Combined Shear and Tension A bolt required to resist both
design shear force (Vsd) and design tensile force (Tnd) at the same time shall satisfy
2 2
§ V · § Te ·
¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ d 1.0 (3.13)
© Vsd ¹ © Tnd ¹
tension and Tnd = design tension capacity. This gives a circular interaction curve as
Bolts in a connection for which slip in the serviceability limit state shall be limited,
which are subjected to a tension force, T, and shear force, V, shall satisfy (Cl.10.4.6)
2 2
§ V · § Te ·
¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ d 1.0 (3.14)
© Vsdf ¹ © Tndf ¹
V/Vsdf
1.0
1.0
Te/Tndf