Shear Failure of Bolted Joints-- ME 372 Lab

Prepared by Leslie Tanner Input

Calculated For Right Angle Joint
Bolt Data
Number of Bolts N= 4
Distance between bolts s= 1 in Choose one, enter zero for
OR Bolt Circle Diameter D= 0 in other value

Angle between bolts (from Center) 90 degrees

Calculated Circle Radius ccr= 0.7071068 in

F
Nominal Bolt Diameter Dnom= 0.2500 in
Unthreaded Area 0.4900 in^2
Tensile Area At= 0.0318 in^2
Preload Torque 100 in-lbs (75% of Failure)
Friction Factor 0.2

Yield Strength Sy= 55 ksi

Ultimate Tensile Strength Su= 69 ksi Bolt Circle
F

Preload, Fi Fi= 2000 lbs

Shear Stress Area As= 0.0490874 in^2
Failure Torque Specimen 1 7657.9664 in-lbs
Specimen 2 7792.3167 in-lbs
Lever Arm
Structural Members Length, L
Yield Strength Sy= 40 ksi
Ultimate Tensile Strength Su= 72 ksi
Lever Arm Length L= 5 in

Relative Arm (of Load) Rad= 3.5355339 in

Results

Predicted Failure Force (based on Method)

Specimen 1: Failure Load 2166 lbs Ssy=Sy/2 Ssy=0.577Sy Ssu=0.67Su
Specimen 2: Failure Load 2204 lbs 669.01 745.28 1124.66 lbs
With Added Friction Force
731.77 808.04 1187.43 lbs

Tensile Load Component (F') 0.25 of total F

Torsional Load Component (F'') 1.767767 of total F
Greatest Shear (of total F) Gs= 2.017767 times F/As

Uniform Pressure Part

Pressure Circle Diameter Dia= 1.6642136 in
Max Pressure, Pa Pa= 919.43705 psi
Actuating Force, Fa Fa= 2000 lbs
Torque due to Friction T= 221.89514 in-lbs
Force to overcome the Friction Torque: 62.761424 lbs