Bolted Connection Check for Corrugated sheets:

The first part of this section is for vertical seams which will give the
allowable hoop stress for the gauge and bolt configuration used.
The sheet does not check the following:
 Slotted holes
 Welds
 Double shear sheets

1. Input Data:
Flat sheet connection (input "Yes" or "No"):
(as shown above) FlatSheet  "Yes"

Number of corrugations per body sheet Corr  11

Flat sheet increase for corrugation

4 inch corrugation 104% Icor  104%
2.66 inch corrugation 106%

Number of bolt rows: NoBltRow 1 8

Total width of flat sheet or centerline length of non-flat section: b  45.6in



Thickness of thinnest part in contact with head and nut: t  2 .158in  0.316in

7
Edge distance measured in line with force from center ev   in
of bolt hole to the end of the connected part: 8

7
Edge distance measured perpendicular to line of force eh   in
from center of bolt hole to the edge of the part: 8

Number of bolts Vertical cross section: No_blt  22

Total number of bolts in the connection: Total_blt  No_blt  NoBltRow
NoBltRow

Longitudinal center-to-center bolt hole spacing: s v  1.2in


(equivalent to s' for staggered hole pattern.)

6
Nominal bolt diameter d   in  0.375in

16
Washers are provided under both head and nut: Washer=2
Only one or no washer is provided: Washer=1
For single shear: =1
For double shear: =2 ShearFace  1

Sum of sv (for staggered hole pattern only)(used to calculate the net

area of net section) SumSv  (NoBltRow  1) 3 d  ... in
NoBltRow

Transverse center-to-center bolt hole spacing:(equivalent to g for s h  2 Icor  in  2.08in


staggered hole pattern.)

Tensile strength of connected sheet Fu  65 ksi

Yield point of connected sheet Fy  50 ksi

Bolt ASTM number (A307, A325, A354, A449, A490): ASTM_NO "A354"

Bolt threads excluded from shear planes Thread=0

Bolt threads NOT excluded from shear planes, Thread=1 Thread  1

Rupture Inputs
Total gross length of failure path subject to tension (failure
path or projection that is perpendicular to force): Lt  46 in

Total gross length of failure path subject to shear (failure path

or projection that is parallel to force): Lv  NoBltRowe
 v
NoBltRow
Number of fastener holes on critical path subject to tension
(Lt).
nt  0.5  No_blt  0.5  21
Note: fastener hole on each corner is counted as a half.

Number of fastener holes on path subject to shear (L v): nv  Total_blt  NoBltRow

NoBltRow NoBltRow
Note: fastener hole on each corner is counted as a half.
dh  0.438in


d  0.375in

b Icor
s   2.156in

No_blt

  SumSv2 
 b  Icor  No_blt  d h 
An
  4 s h   tmin
NoBltRow
  

2. Minimum Edge Distance and Bolt Spacing Requirement (Section E4.1 & E4.2):

b Icor
s   2.156in

No_blt

 dh 
min  eh s h  
 2 

 dh
min  eh s h  
 2 

s v  2.5 d
evm in  1.5d

ehm in  1.5d


3. Strength Based on Edge Distance (AISI 2012, Appendix A, Section E3.1):

Fu
 1.08
Fy

 E3.1  .6

PnE3.1  t evm in Fu

Peg 3.1   E3.1 PnE3.1 Total_blt

4. Bearing Strength of Bolted Connection (Section E3.3):
(a) Bearing strength without consideration of bolt hole deformation (Section E3.3.1):

 E3.3.1   .6

d (Table E3.3.1-1)
COutSht  3.0 if  10
t

COutSht  4  0.1 
d d
 if 10  t  22
t
COutSht  1.8

mf_OutSht 1.00 Table E3.3.1-2)

mf_OutSht 0.75
(Eq. E3.3.1-1)
Pn_OutSht  mf_OutSht COutSht d t Fu

P OBear.3.3  E3.3 PnE3.3OutSht Total_blt

Shear for Bolts (Section E3.4):

Nominal strength values for shear from Spec Appendix A, Table E3.4-1

2 fnv  68 ksi

 d 2
Ab   0.11in

4

 vblt  .65

P nE3.4   vblt fnv Ab Total_blt

6. Rupture of Sheets (Section E6):

Shear lag Factors for Connections to Tension Members Table E6.2-1

 d
Usl  2.5 if Washers 0
s

d
Usl  2.5 if Washers 0
s

d
Usl  3.33 if ( Washer 2)
s

Usl  1

Strength Limited by Shear Rupture - Outside Sheet (Section E6.1):

 E6.1  .65
2 Equation E6.1.2
Anv  2 nv  t eh  ... in
NoBltRow NoBltRow

Vn 6.1.1  .6 Fu Anv  E6.1 Equation E6.1.1

Strength Limited by Tension Rupture - Outside Sheet (Section E6.2):

 E6.2  .65
2
Agt  Lt t Icor  15.117in


A nt   Lt Icor  nt dh t 

SumS v
NoBltRow2 t  ...in2 Equation E6.2.2
NoBltRow 4 s h

Ae  Usl  Ant Equation E6.2.1

NoBltRow NoBltRow NoBltRow

Tn 6.2.1  Fu Ae  E6.2