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ECCENTRIC SHEAR CONNECTION ANALYSIS OF BOLT GROUP

Last updated: 25-Apr-02

Theory
Details

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

Units:

US

Testing Spreadsheet vs LRFD tables

Problem Description:
INPUT
Vertical Force
Py, kip
ex, in

YP
16-Apr

Engineer:

OUTPUT

-2
-5

Horizontal Force
Px, kip
ey, in

2
0

BoltGroup
Copyright 2001

Ultimate Shear =

64.58 kip

Yakov Polyakov, PE

Angle to horizon, =
True eccentricity, e =

-45.00 deg
8.357 in

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

Solved !
Bolt description: A325 SH, 3/4" Dia.
Single bolt shear capacity Rn =
15.9 kip

Bolt
##

Bolt Location
X
in
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

Y
in

13.000

0
3
6
9
0
3
6
9
0
3
6

8.000

5.680
4.091
3.000

Py

0.000
-6.000

-4.000

-2.000
0.000
-2.000

2.000

4.000

-2.479

-7.000

Bolts
Ins tantenious Center of
rotation

6.000

ex

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ed: 25-Apr-02

Px

ey
P

Testing Spreadsheet vs LRFD tables

Problem Description:

P =

Maximum Force at connection

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

-2.00 kip
2.00 kip

Bolt Parmeters
Rn =
15.90 kip
Rmax=
15.61 kip
dmax =
7.01 in

Bolt ##

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

Y
in
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
6
6
6

0
3
6
9
0
3
6
9
0
3
6

Theory
Angle
Eccen. e =
Adjusted =
Adjusted e =

-5.00 in
0.00 in

Instant. Center (IC)

Xo
Yo
4.110
5.680

Bolt Location

Goto: Input

64.58 kip
0

Bolt force
Bolt to IC
angle to
Distance
horizon

d
rad
in
-3.77
7.01
-4.13
4.91
1.49
4.12
0.89
5.28
-3.33
5.79
-3.53
2.90
1.29
1.16
0.32
3.50
-2.82
5.99
-2.53
3.28
-1.40
1.92

-0.785
8.357
-0.785
8.357

rad
in
rad
in

Bolt Group Center (CG)

Xc
Yc
2.727
4.091

Bolt
Shear
Force
R
kip
15.61
15.07
14.68
15.21
15.36
13.62
9.98
14.23
15.41
14.03
12.06

Bolt
Displ.
, in
in
0.34
0.24
0.20
0.26
0.28
0.14
0.06
0.17
0.29
0.16
0.09

(Rsin)

(Rcos)

(R*d)

45.67

-45.67

675.44

Rsin
kip
9.15
12.63
14.63
11.84
2.95
5.21
9.59
4.51
-4.87
-8.08
-11.89

Rcos
kip
-12.64
-8.23
1.14
9.56
-15.08
-12.59
2.76
13.49
-14.63
-11.46
2.01

R*d
kip-in
109.42
73.96
60.51
80.38
88.92
39.52
11.53
49.80
92.27
46.00
23.12

Solver
Rsin()/sin(d)

Psin()
Rsin()
Difference

-4.062

Rcos()/cos(d)

-4.062 R*d/(e+lo)

Pcos()
-2.872
Rcos()
2.87
0.0000 Difference

Single bolt capacity multiplier

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

P*lo
2.87
R*d
-2.87
0.0000 Difference
Po
lo
mo

4.062
2.10 in
0.146 in

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$68
ConcentricConn =Details!$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$4
theta
=ATAN2(X-Xo,Y-Yo)-PI()/2
UnitForce
=IF(Units="US","kip","kN")
UnitLength
=IF(Units="US","in","mm")
Units
=Input!$B$8
X
=OFFSET(BigX,0,0,COUNT(BigX),1)
Xc
=Details!$F$12
Xo
=Details!$D$12

4.062

42.48
42.48 Must be Zelo
0.0000
0.0000
BestGuess
4.062
2.102

ECCENTRICALLY LOADED BOLT GROUP

ULTIMATE STRENGTH METHOD

Pu

Py

Input
Details

(Xi,Yi)

CG (Xc,Yc)

e
Px

lo

i
di

mo
IC (Xo,Yo)

ex

ey
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:Rn

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

Equlibrium equations:

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

(1)

Risin(i) + Pusin() = 0

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

(2)

Ricos(i) + Pucos() = 0

dmax = max(di)

(3)

Ridi + Pu(e+lo) = 0

max = 0.34 inches

i = max(di/dmax)

Equations variables: Pu lo and mo

Ri = Rn(1-exp(-10i))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(-10)0.55), where
Rult = Rn bolt ultimate shear strength.
= total deformation of the bolt
(inches), experementally determined
max = 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.

using the
r of Rotation Method
capacity of bolt
is described in LRFD
Volume II, p. 8-28). In
up rotates around IC,
nts of each bolt is
distance to IC. The
ationship of the

), where
ate shear strength.
n of the bolt
ntally determined

of three equilibrium
nd location of IC and
of bolt group.
possibly wrong
ntenious center is
up center.