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Basic Bolt Design
Review Report Basic Bolt Design


  Tensile Strength:
    for A307, 60 ksi,   for A325, 120 ksi,   for A490, 150 ksi

  Slip-critical pretension:
    70% of the minimum tensile strength

  Combined Shear and Tension for Bearing Type Connections
     ft / (f . Fnt) + fv / (f .Fnv) <= 1.3    LRFD
     O .ft / Fnt + O .fv / Fnv <= 1.3    ASD

    f = 0.75,     O = 2.0
    ft - the required tensile stress
    fv - the required shear stress
    Fnt - nominal tensile stress
    Fnv - nominal shear stress

  Combined Shear and Tension for Slip-Critical Connections
     ks = 1 - T / (1.13 Tb. Nb)  
    ks - slip resistance reduction factor
    T - the required strength
    Tb- 70% of the minimum tensile strength
    Nb - number of bolts carrying the applied tension


  Edge Distance
  1). Minimum end distance
     Le >= 1.5d
  2). Maximum end distance
    Le <= 12 t, and 6 in.

  Spacing of Bolts
  1). Minimum Spacing
     S >= 2.7 d
  2). Maximum Spacing
    S <= 24.t and 12 in.

Minimum Edge
kips Bearing Strength Br = Fu = ksi t = in. e = in.
Tr = kips kips Shear and Tensile Strength Vr =
bolt Grade Shear Faces in. d= Bolt Information