Steel Design: Bolted Connection

Bolted/Riveted Simple Connection ➃B thickness ased

T
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Modes of Failure of a Bolted/ Riveted
Connection n Block Shear Capacity of
ALLOWABLE TENSILE 3. Bearing Stress of the Plate or Bolts Shear
1. Tension of the Plated on Gross Area: T = Ap*Fb, Ab= b*t
1.1. By Gross Area Fb= Allow. Bearing stress of plate or bolt
T = 0.60 Fy Ag Base d
on thickness
Ag = B*t T
Block Shear
Ca
T T pacity of
B
4. Block Shear Failure
T = AvFv + AtFt
T = 0.3 Fu Av + 0.5 Fu At
thickness
T Lv
T

T
1.2. By Net Area
T = 0.5 Fu Ae Lt
Ae = U An; U=Reduction Coefficient,
Sec. 502.4 NSCP 2001
An = Bn*t; For Angle Section
Bn=B-Nh; h=b +3mm
Lb
gb S

T go go
B
ga
La

If Staggered Holes

B = La + Lb – t go = ga + gb - t
T
g

s2
Bn=B-Nθh + ∑
4g

2. Shear on Bolts on Shear Capacity of

T = AvFv
Fv = Allow. Shear stress of the bolt
Av = Cross sectional area of the bolts

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Bolted/Riveted Eccentric Connection Problem 1 CE Board Nov 2011, Nov 2013

(Bracket Connection) A square hollow steel strut with a wall thickness
t1 = 10mm is pin connected to two gusset plates,
having a thickness t2 = 12mm, which are welded
e1
to the base plate having a thickness of 12m and
P fastened to a concrete base of 4-16mm bolts.
e2
Diameter of pin is 16mm. Compressive load of
cg
48kN,  = 300. Compute the following
1. Bearing stress between the strut and the pin
Fdy
in MPa.
A. Due to Direct Shear 2. Shear stress in the pin in MPa.
Fdx = Px / N Fdx 3. Shear tress in the anchor bolt in MPa.
Fdy = Py / N cg

B. Due to Torsional
Moment
Ft
Ft = M / ∑(𝑰𝒙 + 𝑰𝒚)
y
M = Px*e2 + Py*e1 cg
M

𝝆 = √𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 x
𝒚
𝑭𝒕𝒙 = 𝑭𝒕
𝝆
𝒙
𝑭𝒕𝒚 = 𝑭𝒕
𝝆 Answer: 150MPa, 119.4MPa, 51.69MPa

𝑹 = √(𝑭𝒅𝒙 + 𝑭𝒕𝒙)𝟐 + (𝑭𝒅𝒚 + 𝑭𝒕𝒚)𝟐

Size of Bolt: Problem 2 CE Board May 2013

𝑹 = 𝑨𝒗 𝑭𝒗 ; A butt connection shows 8-22mmq A325 bolts
Fv = Allow. Shear Stress of the bolt spaced as follows: s1 = 40mm, s2 = 80mm, s3 =
Av= Cross sectional area of the bolt 50mm, s4 = 100mm, t1 = 16mm, t2 = 12mm.
Steel strength and stresses are:
Yield strength, Fy = 248 MPa
Ultimate strength, Fu = 400 MPa
Allowable tensile stress on gross area = 148 MPa
Allowable tensile stress on the net area = 200 MPa
Allowable shear stress on the net area = 120 MPa
Allowable bolt shear stress Fv = 120 MPa
Bolt hole diameter = 25 mm
Calculate the allowable tensile load T, based on
the following conditions.
1. Gross area of the plate.

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2. Net area of the plate. Problem 4

3. Block shear strength. For The beam W 410mm x 67 kg/m with 8mm
web thickness subjects the girder W 530mm x 109
Answer: 378.8kN, 352kN, 480kN
kg/m with 12mm web thickness to a shear load,
P. Two angle 90mm x 90mm x 6mm with 4-22 mm
bolts frame the beam to the girder as shown.
Bearing Stress of plate, Fp = 480MPa
Yield stress, Fy = 248 MPa
Bolt shear stress, Fv = 100 MPa
Bolt bearing stress, Fp = 220 MPa
Bolt hole diameter = 25 mm

Determine the following

1. The allowable load P in KN based on the shear
capacity of the 4 – 22mm bolts.
2. The allowable load P in KN based on bolt
bearing stress on the web of the beam.
3. If P = 105 KN, the number of 28mm bolts
Problem 3 needed to satisfy steel connection.
A single angle tension member 100x75x6.25 is
riveted by a 19mmq rivets arranged as shown.
Assume Fy = 248MPa, Fu = 400MPa. Diameter
hole is 3mm greater than rivet diameter.
Determine the capacity of the section based on
1. Yielding of gross area.
2. Tensile fracture of the net area.
3. Block shear failure.

31.25
43.75 75

6.25

62.5

37.5

37.5 75 75

Answer: 156.94kN, 160.34kN, 222.77kN

4. If P = 105kN, e = 50mm, tensile stress of 8-

22mm bolt.
Answer: 304kN, 155kN, 3, 41.43MPa

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Problem 5
An eccentrically loaded bolted connection is
shown. Diameter of A325 bolts in standard holes
is 19mm. Determine
1. The polar moment of inertia of the group
of bolts.
2. The torsional force of the critical bolt.
3. The shearing stress of the critical bolt.
Answer: 20.91x106mm4, 19.07kN, 85.77MPa

P = 45kN
250mm

100mm

100mm

75 75

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