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Bolt Stress Analysis Using Elastic Method

This document summarizes the elastic method for calculating bolt stresses. It explains that the horizontal and vertical forces on a bolt group are broken into components and combined. Bolt stresses due to moment are then found and combined with stresses from forces. The resultant stress in each bolt is the vector sum of all applied stresses. The elastic method provides an easy but conservative calculation of bolt stresses that does not match real-world test results well.

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Bolt Stress Analysis Using Elastic Method

This document summarizes the elastic method for calculating bolt stresses. It explains that the horizontal and vertical forces on a bolt group are broken into components and combined. Bolt stresses due to moment are then found and combined with stresses from forces. The resultant stress in each bolt is the vector sum of all applied stresses. The elastic method provides an easy but conservative calculation of bolt stresses that does not match real-world test results well.

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By T. Bart Quimby, P.E., Ph.D.

Quimby & Associates


Move Break force
Horizontal into it’s
Force to components
Center of
Bolt Group

Move Combine
Vertical the Two
Force to Moments
Center of into One
Bolt Group
Find Bolt
Stresses
due to
fy =Py/(Abnb) fx =Px/(Abnb) fmi = M ri / J Moment
fmxi = fmi * dyi/ci
fmyi = fmi * dxi/ci

Find Bolt
Stresses
due to
Vertical
Force
Find Bolt
Stresses
due to Bolt stresses due to Moment are
Horizontal perpendicular to radial lines from
Force the center of the bolt group
The resultant stress in each
fastener equals the vector
sum of the stresses applied
to it.

fi = sqrt[(fyi + fmyi)2 + (fxi + fmxi)2]


Pi = fi Ab
Elastic Method
Good
Very easy and straight forward use of Mechanics
Not so Good
Very conservative
Not consistent with test results resulting in a widely
variable factor of safety

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