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BOLT GROUP ANALYSIS EXAMPLE

BOLT GROUP ANALYSIS

Tedds calculation version 1.0.05

Y
5 6
4.4 kips
7.2 kips
X 3 C.G4 5.0XPkips
1.0 kips
5.8 kips
19.0 kips
1 2
6.0 kips
8.3 kips
2.0 in
3.0 in
3.0 in

(0,0) Y C.G.
P= 3.5
8.0=in,
in, 5.0
5.0 in
in
10.0 in

2.0 3.0
in in
7.0 in
3
2
3.0
3.0
2.0
2.0

19.000
5.000
8.00
5.00

3.50
5.00

4.50
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Geometry of bolt groupNumber of rows; R = Number of columns; C = Pitch distance; Sx = inGauge

distance; Sy = inEdge distance in vertical direction; dy = inEdge distance in
horizontal direction; dx = inLoad dataVertical load applied on bolt group; Py =
kipsHorizontal load applied on bolt group; Px = kipsX coordinate of vertical force; X = inY coordinate of horizontal
force; Y = inCenter of gravity of bolt groupX distance of center of bolt group;
Xc = ((C – 1)  Sx) / 2 + dx = inY distance of center of bolt group; Yc = ((R – 1)  Sy) / 2 + dy = inLoad
eccentricity from center of gravity of bolt groupEccentricity of vertical load from C.G.; ex = abs(X – Xc) = inEccentricity of
horizontal load from C.G.; ey = abs(Y – Yc) = inMoment about center of gravity ; M = Px  (Y –
Yc) - Py  (X – Xc) = kip_inBolt numberBolt distance from center of gravityDirect shearTorsional shearTotal forceXi (in)Yi
(in)Pdx (kips)Pdy (kips)Ptx (kips)Pty (kips)(kips);1-1.50-3.00-0.83-3.17-5.182.596.04321.50-3.00-0.83-3.17-5.18-2.598.3273-
1.500.00-0.83-3.170.002.591.01341.500.00-0.83-3.170.00-2.595.8185-1.503.00-0.83-3.175.182.594.38661.503.00-0.83-
3.175.18-2.597.215