CONNECTING BOLTS DESIGN (LSD) -

DESIGN - BOLT & NUT, AS PER BS EN 1999 1 1

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a) INPUT - (BS EN 1999-1-1-Table 8.5 / BS EN 1993-1-8-Table 3.4)
a.1) Bolt force details -
Factored shear force (X), Vx ≔ 7.127 kN (Refer support reactions)
Factored shear force (Y), Vy ≔ 1.644 kN
Factored tension force (Z), Nz ≔ 0 kN

Total no. of bolt, Nb ≔ 1

No. of shear plane per bolt, Sp ≔ 2

a.2) Bolt specification -

Bolt head, Bh ≔ “Hexa Head” (ISO 724-Table 1)
Bolt designation, Bd ≔ “M8” (ISO 724-Table 1)
Grade, Gb ≔ “SS A2-70”

a.3) Connected material specification -

Thickness of connected material, t ≔ 2.5 mm (Minimum wall thickness)
Grade, Gc ≔ “ALUM 6063-T6”

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

Bolt diameter, d = 8 mm (ISO 724-Table 1)
Hole diameter, do = 10 mm (ISO 273-Table 1)
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Tensile stress area of bolt, As = 36.6 mm (BS EN ISO 3506 1-Table A.1)
Section modulus, Zs ≔ ⎛⎝π ⋅ d 3 ⎞⎠ ÷ 32 = 50.27 mm 3
Charac. yield strength of bolt, fyb = 450 MPa (BS EN ISO 3506 1-Table 2)
Charac. ultimate strength of bolt, fub = 700 MPa (BS EN ISO 3506 1-Table 2)
Charac. ultimate strength of material, fuc = 195 MPa

Resultant shear, VR ≔ ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾

Design tension,
Design shear,
Partial safety factor,
Minimum end distance,
Minimum edge distance,
⎛⎝V 2 + V 2 ⎞⎠ = 7.31 kN
x y
Ft.Ed ≔ Nz ÷ Nb = 0 kN
Fv.Ed ≔ VR ÷ ⎛⎝Sp ⋅ Nb⎞⎠ = 3.66 kN
γM2 ≔ 1.25
e1 ≔ 2.2 ⋅ do = 22 mm
e2 ≔ 2.2 ⋅ do = 22 mm

b.1) Shear resistance -

Shear resistance factor, αv = 0.5
Design shear resistance, Fv.Rd ≔ ⎛⎝αv ⋅ fub ⋅ As⎞⎠ ÷ γM2 = 10.25 kN
U1 ≔ Fv.Ed ÷ Fv.Rd = 0.36 ; U1 = 0.36 "SAFE"
b.2) Bearing resistance -
Bolt head type factor, Htf = 1 (reduction factor, if "Flat Head")
Bearing resistance factor //, αb ≔ min ⎛⎝⎛⎝e1 ÷ ⎛⎝3 ⋅ do⎞⎠⎞⎠ , ⎛⎝fub ÷ fuc⎞⎠ , 1⎞⎠ = 0.73
Bearing resistance factor |, k1 ≔ min ⎛⎝⎛⎝2.8 ⎛⎝e2 ÷ do⎞⎠ - 1.7⎞⎠ , 2.5⎞⎠ = 2.5
Design bearing resistance, Fb.Rd ≔ ⎛⎝k1 ⋅ αb ⋅ fuc ⋅ d ⋅ t ⋅ Htf⎞⎠ ÷ γM2 = 5.72 kN
U2 ≔ Fv.Ed ÷ Fb.Rd = 0.64 ; U2 = 0.64 "SAFE"
b.3) Tension resistance -
Bolt head resistance factor, k2 = 0.9
Design tension resistance, Ft.Rd ≔ ⎛⎝k2 ⋅ fub ⋅ As⎞⎠ ÷ γM2 = 18.45 kN
U3 ≔ Ft.Ed ÷ Ft.Rd = 0 ; U3 = 0 "SAFE"
b.4) Combined shear and tension -
(BS EN 1999-1-1-Table 8.5) U4 ≔ ⎛⎝⎛⎝Fv.Ed ÷ Fv.Rd⎞⎠ + ⎛⎝Ft.Ed ÷ ⎛⎝1.4 ⋅ Ft.Rd⎞⎠⎞⎠⎞⎠ = 0.36 ; U4 = 0.36 "SAFE"

Maximum_Utilization = 0.64 MUC = “SAFE”

BENDING RESISTANCE - (As per BS EN 1999 1 1 & BS EN 1992 4)