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Temporary Joints

Nagaraj Ekabote
There are many applications of the bolt joints which are subjected to eccentric
loading such as a wall bracket, pillar crane, etc. The eccentric loading may be,
1. In the plane containing the bolts

2. Parallel to the axis of the bolts

a. Rectangular base
b. Circular base

3. Perpendicular to the axis of the bolt

a. Rectangular base
b. Circular base

All three eccentric loading cases have almost same design procedure for the
designing of the bolted joints.

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 1. In the plane containing the bolts (Eccentric Loading Type-1)

F = External Force ➢ Set the co-ordinates (X-Y) as shown above.

G=Cg = Center of Gravity ➢ Join Cg to each bolt by a straight line.
e = Eccentricity, is the distance between Cg and F ➢ Make the markings of length for each bolt as shown.
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2. Parallel to the axis of the bolts (Eccentric Loading – Type II)

a) Rectangular Base

Figure shows a typical wall bracket with load

acting parallel to bolts and the base is
rectangular.

Here the normal load (Fn), direct load (Fd) and

resultant loads (FR)will act along the axis of the bolt
and always in the same direction of the external load.
Since load is along the axis of the bolt, direct stresses
will generate and the design is based on direct
(tensile/compressive) strength.
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(Eccentric Loading – Type II)

and e

Magnitude is same for all bolts

Fn = Feln/∑l2

FR1 = Fd + F1

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 Problem 2
Figure shows a wall bracket required to carry a load of 60 kN. The normal yield
stress for bolt material is 360 Mpa. Taking FOS as 2.5 determine the suitable
diameter of bolt.
(Eccentric Loading – Type II)

Step 1

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(Eccentric Loading – Type II)

All Fd, F1, and FR act along the axis of the bolt.

Coarse series, having highest pitch in that diameter.

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 b) Circular Base
(Eccentric Loading – Type II)

Base diameter is 2a
Pitch circle diameter is 2b

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 Case i.
Bolt number 1 is along the horizontal line and is farthest from the rocking edge and hence heavily loaded.
(Eccentric Loading – Type II)

Case ii.

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 (Eccentric Loading – Type II)

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 Problem 3
Figure shows the base of a column drilling machine. The drilling machine is estimated to be 9
kN. The base is firmly fixed using 4 bolts. The allowable tensile stress for bolt material is 90
Mpa.
(Eccentric Loading – Type II)

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 L1 = 437.93 mm
L2 = 318.40 mm
L3 = 62.06 mm
L4 = 181.59 mm
(Eccentric Loading – Type II)

F1 = 10152.2N

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