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Bolt Group Analysis Example

This document provides an example of bolt group analysis. It includes the geometry of the bolt group, load data, and calculations for bolt forces and moments. The analysis considers multiple bolts in a group subjected to eccentric vertical and horizontal loads.

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Bolt Group Analysis Example

This document provides an example of bolt group analysis. It includes the geometry of the bolt group, load data, and calculations for bolt forces and moments. The analysis considers multiple bolts in a group subjected to eccentric vertical and horizontal loads.

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Tekla\Structural\ Project Job no.

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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

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