SHEAR & TENSION CAPACITIES OF BOLT

AISC (ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN)

ANCHOR BOLT HIGH STRENGTH BO
fu = 400mpa 0.17*fu *Ag 0.33*fu *Ag fu = 800mpa
GROSS AREA TENSION GROSS AREA
BOLT DIA SHEAR CAPACITY (KN) BOLT DIA
(Ag) CAPACITY (KN) (Ag)

16 201 14 27 16 201
20 314 21 41 20 314
24 452 31 60 24 452
32 804 55 106 30 707
36 1018 69 134 33 855
40 1257 85 166 36 1018
45 1590 108 210 39
50 1964 134 259 42
56 2463 167 325 48
fu = ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH OF BOLT =400 MPA fu = ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH O
Refer AISC-89 Part 4 CONNECTIONS ( Shear, Tension Allowable loads) Table I-D & Table I-B

IS 800:2007-(LIMIT STATE DESIGN)

ANCHOR BOLT HIGH STRENGTH BO

fu = 400mpa (0.9*fu*An)/γ fu = 800mpa

γ
TENSION
BOLT DIA NET AREA (An) SHEAR CAPACITY (KN) BOLT DIA NET AREA (An)
CAPACITY (KN)

16 157 29 45 16 157
20 245 45 71 20 245
24 353 65 102 24 353
32 627 116 181 30 551
36 794 147 229 33 667
40 980 181 282 36 794
45 1241 229 357 39
 50 1532 283 441 42
56 1921 355 553 48
fu = ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH OF BOLT =400 MPA fu = ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH O

IS 800:1984-(WORKING STRESS DESIGN)

ANCHOR BOLT HIGH STRENGTH BO
fy = 250mpa 80*An 120*An fy = 640mpa

TENSION
BOLT DIA NET AREA (An) SHEAR CAPACITY (KN) BOLT DIA NET AREA
CAPACITY (KN)

16 157 13 19 16 157
20 245 20 29 20 245
24 353 28 42 24 353
32 627 50 75 30 551
36 794 64 95 33 667
40 980 78 118 36 794
45 1241 99 149 39
50 1532 123 184 42
56 1921 154 231 48
fy = YIELD STRENGTH OF BOLT =250MPA fy= YIELD STRENGTH OF BOLT
IES OF BOLTS
SIGN) KN Ton-force Ton-force KN
HIGH STRENGTH BOLT 1 0.1019 1 9.81
0.17*fu *Ag 0.33*fu *Ag 43 4.382 5 49.05
your Answer your Answer
TENSION value value
SHEAR CAPACITY (KN) CAPACITY (KN)

27 53 Notes
43 83 Ag = Gross area of bolt
61 119 THUMB RULE -SHEAR CAPACITY 51% OF TENSION CAPACITY
96 187
116 226
138 269

ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH OF BOLT =800 MPA

loads) Table I-D & Table I-B

SIGN)
HIGH STRENGTH BOLT

(0.9*fu*An)/γ
γ Notes
TENSION
SHEAR CAPACITY (KN) CAPACITY (KN)

58 90 THUMB RULE -SHEAR CAPACITY 65% OF TENSION CAPACITY

91 141 An= 0.78*Ag ( Net area of bolt)
130 203 γ = partial factor of safety = 80%
204 317 fu = ultimate tensile strength of a bolt
247 384 nn = number of shear planes with threads intercepting the shear plane
293 457 ns = number of shear planes without threads intercepting the shear pla
Asb = nominal plain shank area of the bolt
 Anb = net tensile area at threads, may be taken as the area correspond
For bolts in single shear, either nn or ns is one and the other is zero. Fo
ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH OF BOLT =800 MPA

DESIGN)
HIGH STRENGTH BOLT
217.8*An 326.8*An
Notes
TENSION
SHEAR CAPACITY (KN) CAPACITY (KN)

34 51 THUMB RULE -SHEAR CAPACITY 66% OF TENSION CAPACITY

53 80
77 115
120 180
145 218
173 259

y= YIELD STRENGTH OF BOLT =640 MPA

ENSION CAPACITY

ENSION CAPACITY

intercepting the shear plane

ads intercepting the shear plane
aken as the area corresponding to root diameter at the thread
one and the other is zero. For bolts in double shear the sum of nn and ns is two.

ENSION CAPACITY
Torque Values
High Strength Bolts ( ASTM A325)
Yield 600 Data from PEB or Bolt Company
strength Mpa or N/mm2

0.2
k constant

Tension
design 70%
percent

Nominal Bolt Thread Pitch Stress Area Proof Load Torque Value Tension
diameter
Sl.No Bolt

mm mm mm2 KN N-m KN

1 H12 12 1.75 84 51 85 35 Stress area = (PI()/4) X( (d2+d3)/2 )2

2 H14 14 1.5 124 75 146 52 Proof load = yield strength X Stress area

3 H16 16 2 157 94 210 66 Tension = Proof load X Tension design

4 H18 18 1.5 216 130 327 91 Torque value = k X bolt dia X Tension

5 H20 20 2.5 245 147 411 103

6 H22 22 1.5 333 200 615 140

7 H24 24 3 352 211 710 148

8 H27 27 3 459 275 1041 193

9 H30 30 3.5 560 336 1412 235

10 H33 22 3 693 416 1281 291

11 H36 36 4 816 490 2469 343

12 H39 39 4 975 585 3195 410

13 H42 42 4.5 1120 672 3953 471

14 H48 48 5 1472 883 5937 618

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