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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
Units: SI Details

Problem Description: Testing Spreadsheet vs LRFD tables

INPUT OUTPUT BoltGroup

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Vertical Force Horizontal Force Ultimate Shear = 31.48 kN Yakov Polyakov, PE
Py, kN 10 Px, kN 10 Angle to horizon, b = 45.00 deg yakov@yakpol.net
ex, mm 200 ey, mm 125 True eccentricity, e = 109.602 mm http://yakpol.net

Solved !
Bolt description: A325 SH, 3/4" Dia.
Single bolt shear capacity fRn = 5 kN 55

Bolt Location Y
Bolt X Y 350.000

## mm mm
300.000
1 0 0
2 140 0 250.000 250.833
3 0 75 2 229.444 Px
4 140 75 200.000 e
5 0 150 b
6 140 150 150.000 150.000
125.000
7 0 225 100.000
8 140 225 Py ey
9 0 300 50.000
P
10 140 300
0.000 ex
0
0

0
00

00
00

00

00

00

-50.000
0.

0.

0.

0.
0.

0.
10
0

20

30

40

X
-1

Bolts
Instantenious Center of
rotation
Group Center

Applied 14.142
Ultimate 31.475
D:C 45%
Problem Description: Testing Spreadsheet vs LRFD tables

Maximum Force at connection fP = 31.48 kN Goto: Input

Connection is concentrically loaded 0 Theory

Vertical Force Py = 10.00 kN ex = 200.00 mm Angle b = 0.785 rad

Horizontal Force Px = 10.00 kN ey = 125.00 mm Eccen. e = 109.602 mm
Adjusted b = 0.785 rad
Bolt Parmeters Adjusted e = 109.602 mm
fRn = 5.00 kN Instant. Center (IC) Bolt Group Center (CG)
Rmax= 4.91 kN Xo Yo Xc Yc
dmax = 295.41 mm -16.051 250.833 70.000 150.000

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

Bolt force Bolt
Bolt to IC Bolt
Bolt Location angle to Shear -22.26 -22.26 7609.07
Distance Displ.
horizon Force
Bolt ## X Y q d R D, in Rsinq Rcosq R*d
mm mm rad mm kN mm kN kN kN-mm
1 0 0 -3.08 251.35 4.85 0.29 -0.31 -4.84 1217.93
2 140 0 -2.59 295.41 4.91 0.34 -2.59 -4.17 1449.75
3 0 75 -3.05 176.56 4.63 0.20 -0.42 -4.61 817.18
4 140 75 -2.42 235.09 4.81 0.27 -3.20 -3.60 1131.60
5 0 150 -2.98 102.10 4.08 0.12 -0.64 -4.03 416.67
6 140 150 -2.14 185.79 4.67 0.21 -3.92 -2.53 867.06
7 0 225 -2.59 30.41 2.56 0.04 -1.35 -2.17 77.75
8 140 225 -1.73 158.18 4.54 0.18 -4.48 -0.74 717.64
9 0 300 -0.32 51.72 3.22 0.06 -1.00 3.06 166.40
10 140 300 -1.27 163.61 4.57 0.19 -4.36 1.37 747.09
 Solver
SRsin(q)/sin(d) -6.295 SRcos(q)/cos(d) -6.295 SR*d/(e+lo) 6.295
Psin(b) 4.451 Pcos(b) 4.45 P*lo 1521.82
SRsin(q) -4.45 SRcos(q) -4.45 SR*d 1521.81 Must be Zelo
Difference -0.0003 Difference 0.0000 Difference 0.0000 0.0000
BestGuess
Single bolt capacity multiplier Po 6.295 6.295
Dist. From 0,0 to Inst. Center lo 132.15 mm 132.147
Sideways dist. to Inst. Center mo -10.452 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$68
ConcentricConn =Details!$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$4
theta =IF(Y-Yo=0,0,ATAN2(X-Xo,Y-Yo))-PI()/2
UnitForce =IF(Units="US","kip","kN")
UnitLength =IF(Units="US","in","mm")
Units =Input!$B$8
X =OFFSET(BigX,0,0,COUNT(BigX),1)
Xc =Details!$F$12
Xo =Details!$D$12
 ECCENTRICALLY LOADED BOLT GROUP
ULTIMATE STRENGTH METHOD

Y
Pu Py
Input
This spreadsheet is using the
Details Instantenious Center of Rotation M
(Xi,Yi)
b
to determine shear capacity of bo
CG (Xc,Yc) e
group. This method is described in
Code (2nd Edition, Volume II, p. 8
Px
In theory, the bolt group rotates a
lo qi IC, and the displacements of each
ey proportional to the distance to IC.
mo di Ri load deformation relationship of th
ex R=Rult(1-exp(-10D)0.55), where
IC (Xo,Yo) X
Rult = fRn bolt ultimate shear stren
D = total deformation of the bolt
Input Data: Spreadsheet Formulas:
(inches), experementally determin
Shear force application: Px Py ex ey Xc = AVERAGE(Xi) = 0.34 inches.
Bolt locations: Xi Yi Yc = AVERAGE(Yi) Solving the system of three equilib
Single bolt shear capacity: fRn Xo = -losin(b) - mocos(b) + Xc equations we can find location of
Yo = locos(b) - mosin(b) + Yc ultimate shear force of bolt group
Equlibrium equations: e = - (ey-Yc)cos(b) + (ex-Xc)sin(b) Please, be aware of possibly wron
qi = atan((Yi-Yo)/(Xi-Xo)) - p/2 solution when instantenious cente
(1) SRisin(qi) + Pusin(b) = 0 di = sqrt((Yi-Yo)^2+(Xi-Xo)2) far from bolt group center.
(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