HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS SUBJECT TO TENSION AND PRYING.

Abstract

The connections were loaded so that bolts received tension. The effects of bolt load-deformation characteristics, the tee geometry, and the connection detailing were considered in the investigation. A two-dimensional finite element technique was used to model the flange of the connection and a nonlinear bolt load deformation curve accounted for the bolt behavior. The load distribution on the flange, the stresses in the flange, the bolt load, and the bolt deformation were computed at zero applied load in increments to ultimate.