BS 5950-1: 2000 BOLT CAPACITIES

BS 4190: 2001
NON-PRELOADED ORDINARY BOLTS

GRADE 4.6 BOLTS IN S275

Diameter Tensile Tension Shear Bearing Capacity in kN (Minimum of Pbb and Pbs)
of Stress Capacity Capacity End distance equal to 2 x bolt diameter.
Bolt Area Nominal Exact Single Double
0.8Atpt Atpt Shear Shear Thickness in mm of ply passed through.
At Pnom Pt Ps 2Ps
mm mm2 kN kN kN kN 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 15 20 25 30
12 84.3 16.2 20.2 13.5 27.0 27.6 33.1 38.6 44.2 49.7 55.2 66.2 82.8 110 138 166
16 157 30.1 37.7 25.1 50.2 36.8 44.2 51.5 58.9 66.2 73.6 88.3 110 147 184 221
20 245 47.0 58.8 39.2 78.4 46.0 55.2 64.4 73.6 82.8 92.0 110 138 184 230 276

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22 303 58.2 72.7 48.5 97.0 50.6 60.7 70.8 81.0 91.1 101 121 152 202 253 304
24 353 67.8 84.7 56.5 113 55.2 66.2 77.3 88.3 99.4 110 132 166 221 276 331
27 459 88.1 110 73.4 147 62.1 74.5 86.9 99.4 112 124 149 186 248 311 373
30 561 108 135 89.8 180 69.0 82.8 96.6 110 124 138 166 207 276 345 414

Values in bold are less than the single shear capacity of the bolt.
Values in italic are greater than the double shear capacity of the bolt.
Bearing values assume standard clearance holes.
If oversize or short slotted holes are used, bearing values should be multiplied by 0.7.
If long slotted or kidney shaped holes are used, bearing values should be multiplied by 0.5.

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If appropriate, shear capacity must be reduced for large packings, large grip lengths and long joints.
FOR EXPLANATION OF TABLES SEE NOTE 11.1

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