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ECCENTRIC SHEAR CONNECTION ANALYSIS OF BOLT GROUP

Last updated: 25-Apr-02

The following calculations comply with LRFD Steel Design Manual 2nd Edition

Theory
Details

Units:

SI

Testing Spreadsheet vs LRFD tables

Problem Description:

INPUT

BoltGroup

OUTPUT

Copyright 2001

Vertical Force
Horizontal Force
Py, kN
-2 Px, kN
10
ex, mm
-5 ey, mm
0

Ultimate Shear =

85.57 kN

Yakov Polyakov, PE

Angle to horizon, b =
True eccentricity, e =

-11.31 deg
5.527 mm

yakov@yakpol.net
http://yakpol.net

Solved !
Bolt description: A325 SH, 3/4" Dia.
Single bolt shear capacity fRn =
15.9 kN
Bolt Location
X
Y
mm
mm
1
0
2
0
3
0
4
0
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
6
10
6
11
6

174.9
Y

12

Bolt
##

0
3
6
9
0
3
6
9
0
3
6

10

IC

Px
e
b

CG

Px
0
-10

-5

Py

ey

Py

10

ex

-2

X
Bolts
Instantenious Center of rotation
Group Center
Applied Force
diagonal scale

Testing Spreadsheet vs LRFD tables

Problem Description:

fP =

Maximum Force at connection

Connection is concentrically loaded
Vertical Force Py =
Horizontal Force Px =

-2.00 kN
10.00 kN

Bolt Parmeters
fRn =
15.90 kN
Rmax=
15.61 kN
dmax =
7.83 mm

Goto: Input

85.57 kN

Theory

FALSE

Angle b =
Eccen. e =
Adjusted b =
Adjusted e =
Instant. Center (IC) Bolt Group Center (CG)
Xo
Yo
Xc
Yc
3.153
7.169
2.727
4.091
ex =
ey =

-5.00 mm
0.00 mm

-0.197
5.527
-0.197
5.527

rad
mm
rad
mm

S(Rsinq) S(Rcosq) S(R*d)

Bolt force
angle to
horizon

Bolt Location
Bolt ##

X
mm
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Y
mm
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
6
6
6

0
3
6
9
0
3
6
9
0
3
6

q
rad
-3.56
-3.79
-4.36
1.04
-3.16
-3.18
-3.27
0.08
-2.76
-2.54
-1.96

Bolt to IC
Distance
d
mm
7.83
5.23
3.36
3.65
7.17
4.17
1.18
1.84
7.71
5.05
3.08

Bolt
Shear
Force
R
kN
15.61
14.97
13.75
14.01
15.51
14.41
9.61
11.44
15.59
14.90
13.44

Bolt
Displ.

16.78

-83.91

D, in
mm
0.34
0.23
0.15
0.16
0.31
0.18
0.05
0.08
0.33
0.22
0.13

Rsinq
kN
6.28
9.03
12.89
12.12
0.33
0.53
1.25
0.95
-5.75
-8.40
-12.44

Rcosq
R*d
kN
kN-mm
-14.29 122.22
-11.94
78.26
-4.78
46.23
7.04
51.08
-15.50 111.19
-14.40
60.13
-9.53
11.33
11.40
21.02
-14.49 120.26
-12.30
75.21
-5.11
41.38

738.32

Solver
SRsin( q)/sin(d)

Psin(b)
SRsin(q)
Difference

-5.382

SRcos(q)/cos(d)

-1.055

Pcos(b)

1.06

SRcos(q)

5.382

P*lo
SR*d

46.44

5.28
-5.28

0.0000 Difference

Single bolt capacity multiplier

Dist. From 0,0 to Inst. Center
Sideways dist. to Inst. Center

-5.382 SR*d/(e+lo)

0.0000 Difference
Po
lo
mo

5.382
3.10 mm
0.186 mm

For calculation purposes external force (Po) is always positive

and rotates boltgroup contrclockwise about it's center
(Xc,Yc). Eccentricity (e) is always positive as well. The
distance (lo) from boltgroup center to instantenious center
(Xo,Yo) can be negative but not less than -e.

Definition of Ranges
BestGuess_lo =Details!$R$8
BestGuess_po =Details!$R$7
betta
=Details!$I$8
BigX
=Details!$B$19:$B$68
ConcentricConnection
=Details!$E$4
d
=SQRT((X-Xo)^2+(Y-Yo)^2)
dmax
=Details!$B$12
e
=Details!$I$9
ex
=Details!$F$6
ey
=Details!$F$7
lo
=Details!$P$8
mo
=Details!$P$9
Mustbe0
=Details!$R$5
Po
=Details!$P$7
Print_Area
=Details!$A$1:$R$46
Px
=Details!$C$7
Py
=Details!$C$6
Rn
=(1-EXP(-10*d/dmax*0.34))^0.55
Rult
=Details!$B$10
SumRcos
=Details!$O$4
SumRd
=Details!$Q$4
SumRsin
=Details!$M$4
theta
=IF(Y-Yo=0,0,ATAN2(X-Xo,Y-Yo))-PI()/2
UnitForce
=IF(Units="US","kip","kN")
UnitLength
=IF(Units="US","in","mm")
Units
=Input!$B$8
X
=OFFSET(BigX,0,0,COUNT(BigX),1)
Xc
=Details!$F$12
Xo
=Details!$D$12

46.44 Must be Zelo

0.0003

0.0000
BestGuess
5.382
3.102

ECCENTRICALLY LOADED BOLT GROUP

ULTIMATE STRENGTH METHOD

Pu

Py
Input
Details

(Xi,Yi)
b
CG (Xc,Yc)

e
Px

lo

qi
ey
di

mo
IC (Xo,Yo)

ex

Ri
X

Input Data:

Spreadsheet Formulas:

Shear force application: Px Py ex ey

Xc = AVERAGE(Xi)

Bolt locations: Xi Yi

Yc = AVERAGE(Yi)

Single bolt shear capacity: fRn

Xo = -losin(b) - mocos(b) + Xc
Yo = locos(b) - mosin(b) + Yc

Equlibrium equations:

e = - (ey-Yc)cos(b) + (ex-Xc)sin(b)
qi = atan((Yi-Yo)/(Xi-Xo)) - p/2

(1)

SRisin(qi) + Pusin(b) = 0

di = sqrt((Yi-Yo)^2+(Xi-Xo)2)

(2)

SRicos(qi) + Pucos(b) = 0

dmax = max(di)

(3)

SRidi + Pu(e+lo) = 0

Dmax = 0.34 inches

Di = Dmax(di/dmax)

Equations variables: Pu lo and mo

Ri = fRn(1-exp(-10Di))0.55

This spreadsheet is using the

Instantenious Center of Rotation
Method to determine shear capacity of
bolt group. This method is described in
LRFD Code (2nd Edition, Volume II, p.
8-28). In theory, the bolt group rotates
around IC, and the displacements of
each bolt is proportional to the
distance to IC. The load deformation
relationship of the bolt:
R=Rult(1-exp(-10D)0.55), where
Rult = fRn bolt ultimate shear strength.
D = total deformation of the bolt
(inches), experementally determined
Dmax = 0.34 inches.
Solving the system of three equilibrium
equations we can find location of IC
and ultimate shear force of bolt group.
Please, be aware of possibly wrong
solution when instantenious center is
too far from bolt group center.