Diploma of Mechanical Engineering

Bolted Joints
Twisting Problems
1) Find the maximum shear stress
5 x M12 Bolts
( 89.7 MPa )

2) Find the maximum bolt load & size of

bolts required (use bolt loads from
table 3)
(7.36kN, M8 )

3)

4) Find bolt size required

if max = 190 MPa..

Find the maximum bolt load and

bolt size required
if max = 190 MPa.
( 20.58 kN, A = 108 mm2 M12 )

Bolted joints Twisting problems.doc

S. E. Tomsett
Version 24 March 2009

Christchurch Polytechnic
Institute of Technology

( A=84mm2 M12 )

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