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Chapter 4 - Bolted Connections: A Beginner's Guide To The Steel Construction Manual, 13 Ed. (Old)
Chapter 4 - Bolted Connections: A Beginner's Guide To The Steel Construction Manual, 13 Ed. (Old)
Overview
Section 4.6
The basic limit state follows the standard form. The statement of the limit states
and the associated reduction factor and factor of safety are given here:
Hole Size and
Bolt Spacing
LRFD ASD
Pu < ftRn Pa < Rn/Wt
Tensile Rupture
Req'd Rn = Pu / ft < Rn Req'd Rn = Pa Wt < Rn
ft = 0.75 Wt = 2.00
Slip Capacity
The values of Pu and Pa are the LRFD and ASD factored loads, respectively,
Chapter applied to the bolt. These forces are computed using the mechanics principles
Summary discussed in Sections 4.3.
Example In this case Rn is the nominal shear strength of a shear plane is computed using
Problems SCM equation J3-1:
Homework Rn = FnvAb
Problems
References Where:
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determined by:
Make Donation
Rn = FnvAbns
Where:
For connections that are not concentrically loaded the shear force in the worst
case shear plane is determined by structural mechanics and compared against
the capacity of a single shear plane.
Table J3.2 tabulates nominal shear stresses for the commonly used structural
bolts. It also provides provision for computing the nominal shear stress for other
types of threaded fasteners.
You will notice that Table J3.2 has rows for conditions including or excluding
threads from the shear planes. If threads exist in a shear plane then there is
less area available to transfer the shear. Instead of computing a reduced Ab, the
SCM specification reduces Fnv instead. Use the tabulated value for Fnv that
applies to your design situation.
This spreadsheet computes both the shear and tension strength limit states,
including combined shear and tension. The input consists of information about
the bolts (type, size, tabulated stress, number) and loads (shear and tension)
obtained previous to doing this calculation.
Bolt: A325-N
Ab 0.4418in
Fnv 48ksi
Fnt 90ksi
Ns 1 2 per bolt
Nb 8 8 bolts
LRFD ASD
Tension, Tu 250k/connection Tension, Ta 200k/connection
Shear, Vu 200k/connection Shear, Va 150k/connection
fv 18.9ksi fv 14.1ksi
f 0.75 W 2
F'nt 69.8ksi F'nt 63.9ksi
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