CONNECTING BOLTS DESIGN (LSD) -

DESIGN OF BOLT & NUT -

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a) INPUT - (BS EN 1999-1-1-Table 8.5 / BS EN 1993-1-8-Table 3.4)
Bolt force details -
Factored tension force (X), Nx ≔ 55 kN
Factored shear force (Y), Vy ≔ 3.88 kN (-)
Factored shear force (Z), Vz ≔ 3.96 kN

Total no. of bolt, Nb ≔ 1

No. of shear plane per bolt, Sp ≔ 1

Bolt specification -
Bolt head, Bh ≔ “Hexa Head” (ISO 724-Table 1)
Bolt designation, Bd ≔ “M16” (ISO 724-Table 1)
Grade, Gb ≔ “STEEL 8.8”

Connected material specification -

Thickness of connected material, t ≔ 20 mm (Minimum wall thickness)
Grade, Gc ≔ “STEEL S 275”

b) SOLUTION - (BS EN 1999-1-1-Table 8.5 / BS EN 1993-1-8-Table 3.4)

Bolt diameter, d = 16 mm (ISO 724-Table 1)
Hole diameter, do = 18 mm (ISO 273-Table 1)
Tensile stress area of bolt, As = 157 mm 2 (BS EN ISO 3506 1-Table A.1)
Charac. ultimate strength of bolt, fub = 800 MPa (BS EN ISO 3506 1-Table 2)
Charac. ultimate strength of material, fuc = 430 MPa

Resultant shear, VR ≔ ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

⎛⎝V 2 + V 2 ⎞⎠ = 5.54 kN
y z
Design tension, Ft.Ed ≔ Nx ÷ Nb = 55 kN
Design shear, Fv.Ed ≔ VR ÷ ⎛⎝Sp ⋅ Nb⎞⎠ = 5.54 kN
Partial safety factor, γM2 ≔ 1.25
Edge distance, e2 ≔ 1.5 ⋅ do = 27 mm
End distance, e1 ≔ 1.5 ⋅ do = 27 mm

Shear resistance -
Shear resistance factor,
Design shear resistance,
Bearing resistance -
Bolt head type factor,
Bearing resistance factor //,
Bearing resistance factor |,
Design bearing resistance,
Tension resistance -
Bolt head resistance factor,
Design tension resistance,
Combined shear and tension -
(BS EN 1999-1-1-Table 8.5)
αv = 0.6
Fv.Rd ≔ ⎛⎝αv ⋅ fub ⋅ As⎞⎠ ÷ γM2 = 60.29 kN
U1 ≔ Fv.Ed ÷ Fv.Rd = 0.09 "SAFE"
Htf = 1
αb ≔ min ⎛⎝⎛⎝e1 ÷ ⎛⎝3 ⋅ do⎞⎠⎞⎠ , ⎛⎝fub ÷ fuc⎞⎠ , 1⎞⎠ = 0.5
k1 ≔ min ⎛⎝⎛⎝2.8 ⎛⎝e2 ÷ do⎞⎠ - 1.7⎞⎠ , 2.5⎞⎠ = 2.5
Fb.Rd ≔ ⎛⎝k1 ⋅ αb ⋅ fuc ⋅ d ⋅ t ⋅ Htf⎞⎠ ÷ γM2 = 137.6 kN
U2 ≔ Fv.Ed ÷ Fb.Rd = 0.04 "SAFE"
k2 = 0.9
Ft.Rd ≔ ⎛⎝k2 ⋅ fub ⋅ As⎞⎠ ÷ γM2 = 90.43 kN
U3 ≔ Ft.Ed ÷ Ft.Rd = 0.61 "SAFE"
U4 ≔ ⎛⎝⎛⎝Fv.Ed ÷ Fv.Rd⎞⎠ + ⎛⎝Ft.Ed ÷ ⎛⎝1.4 ⋅ Ft.Rd⎞⎠⎞⎠⎞⎠ = 0.53 "SAFE"

Maximum_Utilization = 0.61 MUC = “SAFE”