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Bolted Joint Calculator
Bolts:
Outer Wall Flange:
Beam tube flange:
5/16-24
Stainless Steel socket head cap screws, 1 inch long
stainless steel
stainless steel
stainless steel
stainless steel
major diameter
0.3125
0.3125
0.3125 inch
pitch
0.041666667 0.041667 0.041667
pitch diameter
0.285436708 0.285437 0.285437 inch
minor diameter
0.258373417 0.258373 0.258373 inch
Tensile stress area
0.058
0.058
0.058 sq in
Tensile stress per 1 inch-lb torque
psi
bolts
proof load
minimum tensile strength
Torque (calc from tensile stress)
Torque (calc from tensile stress)
K torque coefficient
Fi preload
d major diam
Torque from force reqmnt
4.5
5
31500
35000
31500 psi
35000 psi
0.15
2500
0.3125
117.1875
0.15
0.15
1500
750 lb
0.3125
0.3125 inch
70.3125 35.15625 in-lb
preload stress
C
kb
km
ld
P, external tensile load
2000
1000 lb
10.5
10.5
10.5 inch
36
36
36
32.98672286 32.98672 32.98672 inch
0.916297857 0.916298 0.916298
126000
72000
36000 lbs
ld
stainless steel
stainless steel
15 inch od
12 inch id
176.7146
113.0973
63.61725 sq inch projected area, insulator
15 psi
954.2588 lbs axial force due to vacuum
72 inch od
12 inch id
4071.504
9.765625
113.0973
3958.407 sq inch projected area, insulator
18 psi
3
6
9
12
15
18
12829.48
24704.7
36579.92
48455.14
60330.36
72205.58
DesignWorks
4-Nov-02
TENSION CONNECTIONS
User-Specified Quantities
major diameter,d (in)
tensile stress area,At (in^2)
unthreaded length in grip, ld (in)
threaded length in grip, lt (in)
bolt modulus, Eb (psi)
clamped mat'l modulus, Em (psi)
grip length, l (in)
torque coeff., K
bolt preload, Fi (lb)
proof strength, Sp (psi)
joint tensile load, P (lb)
load factor, nl
Intermediate Computed Quantities
bolt stiffness, kb (lb/in)=
material stiffness, km (lb/in)=
joint constant, C=
major diameter area, Ad (in^2)
proof load, Fp= (lb)
CASE 1
CASE 2
0.313
0.375
0.058
0.077
0.125
0.063
0.375
0.500
30,000,000 30,000,000
10,000,000 10,000,000
1.00
1.00
0.15
0.30
850
200
33,000
85,000
1,500
1,000
1.50
2.00
3,708,254
2,858,619
0.565
0.077
1,914
4,246,935
3,671,138
0.536
0.110
6,545
14,655
2,597
40
23
643
1,256
5,472
5,915
1.256
11.830
Results
For given Fi and At
Tensile stress in bolt due to Fi= (psi)
:
0.247
0.093
1,436
1,723
4,909
5,891
BOLT CIRCLES
User-Specified Quantities
bolt circle diameter (in)
number of bolts
allowable load per bolt (lb)
Results
inches per bolt (in)
total joint tensile load (lb)
CASE 1
CASE 2
10.50
11
36
13
1,255
2,000
0.92
45,180
2.66
26,000
CASE 3 CASE 4
0.500
0.077
0.063
0.500
35,000,000
10,000,000
1.00
0.30
500
85,000
1,000
2.00
CASE 5
CASE 6
CASE 7
CASE 8
5,136,210
5,548,091
0.481
0.196
6,545
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