Capacities of High Strength Friction Grip Bolts in Clearance Holes as per IS 3757 - 1985

Slip Resistance in Single

Bolt Stress Area of Bolt Proof Load of Bolt Tensile Capacity of Bolt Shear (ne = 1 and γmf =
Diameter 1.25)
Thread Shank 8.8 10.9 8.8 10.9 8.8 10.9
mm mm 2
mm 2
kN kN kN kN kN kN
12 84.3 113.0 47.2 61.3 48.5 63.0 18.1 23.5
16 157.0 201.0 87.0 114.0 90.4 117.0 33.7 43.8
20 245.0 314.0 137.0 178.0 141.0 183.0 52.6 68.4
22 303.0 380.0 169.0 220.0 174.0 226.0 65.1 84.7
24 353.0 452.0 197.0 256.0 203.0 264.0 75.9 98.6
27 459.0 572.0 257.0 334.0 264.0 343.0 98.7 128.0
30 561.0 706.0 314.0 408.0 323.0 420.0 120.0 156.0
36 817.0 1017.0 457.0 595.0 470.0 611.0 175.0 228.0
 High Strength Friction Grip Bolts as per IS 3757 - 1985
Head Nut Washer Thread Length
Bolt Pitch of
Diameter Outer Inner Thread
Diagonal Thickness Diagonal Thickness Thickness < 100 > 100
Diameter Diameter
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
16 29.56 10.0 29.56 13.0 30.0 18.0 4.0 31.0 38.0 2.0
20 37.29 12.5 37.29 16.0 37.0 22.0 4.0 36.0 43.0 2.5
22 39.55 14.0 39.55 18.0 39.0 24.0 4.0 38.0 45.0 2.5
24 45.20 15.0 45.20 19.0 44.0 26.0 4.0 41.0 48.0 3.0
27 50.85 17.0 50.85 22.0 50.0 30.0 5.0 44.0 51.0 3.0
30 55.37 18.7 55.37 24.0 56.0 33.0 5.0 49.0 56.0 3.5
36 66.44 22.5 66.44 26.0 60.0 36.0 5.0 56.0 63.0 4.0
 Capacities of Ordinary Bolts Based on Net Tensile Area (Grade - 4.6) as per IS 1364 (Part-1)
Tensile Capacity of Bolt Single Shear Capacity of Minimum Thickness of
Tensile Stress Area of (Tb) Bolt (Vsb) Ply for Bolt Bearing
Bolt Diameter
Bolt
tnb = 272 N/mm2 vnsb = 185 N/mm2 vnpb = 400 N/mm2
mm mm2 kN kN mm
12 84.3 23.9 15.6 3.2
16 157.0 42.7 29.0 4.5
20 245.0 66.6 45.3 5.6
22 303.0 82.9 56.0 6.3
24 353.0 96.0 65.3 6.8
27 459.0 124.8 84.9 7.8
30 561.0 152.5 103.8 8.6
36 817.0 222.2 151.1 10.5
 Ordinary Hexagonal Head Black Bolts (Grade - 4.6) as per IS 1364 (Part-1)
Head Washer
Bolt Diameter Thread Pitch of
(d) Outer Inner Length (b) Thread (p)
Diagonal (e) Thickness (k) Thickness
Diameter Diameter
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
12 20.88 8.0 24.0 14.0 3.0 20.0 1.75
16 26.17 10.0 30.0 18.0 3.0 23.0 2.00
20 32.95 13.0 37.0 22.0 3.0 26.0 2.50
22 35.03 14.0 39.0 24.0 3.0 28.0 2.50
24 39.55 15.0 44.0 26.0 4.0 30.0 3.00
27 45.20 17.0 50.0 30.0 4.0 33.0 3.00
30 50.85 19.0 56.0 33.0 4.0 35.0 3.50
36 60.79 23.0 66.0 39.0 5.0 40.0 4.00

Note : -
1) b for length (l ≤ 125mm)
2) (125mm < l ≤ 200mm) b is 6mm more.
3) (l > 200mm) b is 9mm more.
 Bolt Diameter, Pitch and Edge Distance as per IS 800 - 2007
Minimum Edge Distance
Diameter of Oversize or
Nominal Diameter of Bolt Diameter of Hole
Slotted Hole For Sheared or Rough For Rolled, Sawn or Planed
Edge Edge
mm mm mm mm mm
12 13.0 15.0 22.0 18.0
14 15.0 17.0 26.0 23.0
16 18.0 20.0 31.0 27.0
18 20.0 22.0 34.0 30.0
20 22.0 24.0 37.0 33.0
22 24.0 26.0 41.0 36.0
24 26.0 30.0 44.0 39.0
27 30.0 35.0 51.0 45.0
30 33.0 38.0 56.0 50.0
Above 36 Bolt Diameter + 3mm Bolt Diameter + 8mm 1.7 x Hole Diameter 1.5 x Hole Diameter

Note : -
1) The edge distances in above table, which are for standard holes, Increased if oversize or slotted holes are used.
2) Edge distance (Maximum) = (12 x t x ε)……….Where ε = (250 / fy)0.5
3) Pitch (Minimum) = (2.50 x Nominal diameter of bolt )
4) Pitch (Maximum) = (32 x t or 300mm )
a ) Parts in Tension = (16 x t or 200mm whichever is less)
b ) Parts in Compression = (12 x t or 200mm whichever is less)