Appendix D

Connection Design Tables

Appendix D  Connection Design Tables Mongkol JIRAWACHARADET D– 1

Table D-1 Nominal Tensile Strength of Bolt, Fnt Ab (tons)

Bolt Diameter, d (mm)

ASTM Fnt 16 19 20 22 24 25 27
Desig. (ksc) Bolt Area (cm2)
2.01 2.84 3.14 3.80 4.52 4.91 5.73
A307 3,100 6.23 8.79 9.74 11.78 14.02 15.22 17.75
A325 6,300 12.67 17.86 19.79 23.95 28.50 30.93 36.07
A490 7,900 15.88 22.40 24.82 30.03 35.74 38.78 45.23

Table D-2 Nominal Shear Strength of Bolt, Fnv Ab (tons)

Bolt Diameter, d (mm)

ASTM Thread Fnv Load- 16 19 20 22 24 25 27

Desig. Cond. (ksc) ing Bolt Area (cm2)
2.01 2.84 3.14 3.80 4.52 4.91 5.73
S 3.82 5.39 5.97 7.22 8.60 9.33 10.88
A307 - 1,900
D 7.64 10.77 11.94 14.45 17.19 18.65 21.76
S 7.64 10.77 11.94 14.45 17.19 18.65 21.76
N 3,800
D 15.28 21.55 23.88 28.89 34.38 37.31 43.51
A325
S 9.45 13.33 14.77 17.87 21.26 23.07 26.91
X 4,700
D 18.90 26.65 29.53 35.73 42.52 46.14 53.82
S 9.45 13.33 14.77 17.87 21.26 23.07 26.91
N 4,700
D 18.90 26.65 29.53 35.73 42.52 46.14 53.82
A490
S 11.86 16.73 18.54 22.43 26.69 28.96 33.78
X 5,900
D 23.73 33.46 37.07 44.86 53.38 57.92 67.56
N : Bearing-Type connection with threads include in shear plane
X : Bearing-Type connection with threads exclude in shear plane
S : Single shear D : Double shear

Table D-3 Nominal Bearing Strength for Lc  2d, 2.4dFu (tons/cm thickness)

Bolt Diameter, d (mm)

TIS Fu 16 19 20 22 24 25 27
Desig. (ksc) Bolt Area (cm2)
2.01 2.84 3.14 3.80 4.52 4.91 5.73
SM400 4,000 15.36 18.24 19.20 21.12 23.04 24.00 25.92
SM490 5,000 19.20 22.80 24.00 26.40 28.80 30.00 32.40
SM520 5,300 20.35 24.17 25.44 27.98 30.53 31.80 34.34
SM570 5,800 22.27 26.45 27.84 30.62 33.41 34.80 37.58

Appendix D  Connection Design Tables Mongkol JIRAWACHARADET D– 2

Table D-4 Coeffient C for Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups (1 vertical row)

Coefficients, C
for Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups
Angle  0o
Available strength of a bolt group, Pn or Pn/ is determined with
ex  e
Rn  C  rn , Pu   Crn , Pa  Crn /  (  0.75,   2.00)
where s P
Rn  nominal strength, tons
C  coefficient tabulated below s
rn  nominal strength per bolt, tons
s
e  eccentricity of P with respect to centroid
of bolt group, cm s
ex  horizontal component of e, cm
s  bolt spacing  7.5 cm

Number of Bolts in One Vertical Row, n

ex
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5.0 1.18 2.23 3.32 4.39 5.45 6.48 7.51
7.5 0.88 1.75 2.81 3.90 4.98 6.06 7.12
10.0 0.69 1.40 2.36 3.40 4.47 5.56 6.64
12.5 0.56 1.15 2.01 2.96 3.98 5.05 6.13
15.0 0.48 0.97 1.73 2.59 3.55 4.57 5.63
17.5 0.41 0.83 1.51 2.28 3.17 4.13 5.15
20.0 0.36 0.73 1.34 2.04 2.85 3.75 4.72
22.5 0.32 0.65 1.21 1.83 2.59 3.42 4.34
25.0 0.29 0.59 1.09 1.66 2.36 3.14 4.00
30.0 0.24 0.49 0.92 1.40 2.00 2.68 3.44
35.0 0.21 0.42 0.79 1.21 1.74 2.33 3.01
40.0 0.18 0.37 0.70 1.06 1.53 2.06 2.67
45.0 0.16 0.33 0.62 0.95 1.37 1.84 2.39
50.0 0.15 0.29 0.56 0.85 1.24 1.67 1.82

Appendix D  Connection Design Tables Mongkol JIRAWACHARADET D– 3

Table D-5 Coeffient C for Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups (2 vertical rows)

Coefficients, C
for Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups
Angle  0o
Available strength of a bolt group, Pn or Pn/ is determined with
ex  e
Rn  C  rn , Pu   Crn , Pa  Crn /  (  0.75,   2.00)
where s P
Rn  nominal strength, tons
C  coefficient tabulated below s
rn  nominal strength per bolt, tons
e  eccentricity of P with respect to centroid s
of bolt group, cm
ex  horizontal component of e, cm 7.5
s  bolt spacing  7.5 cm

Number of Bolts in One Vertical Row, n

ex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5.0 0.84 2.54 4.48 6.59 8.72 10.8 12.9 15.0
7.5 0.65 2.03 3.68 5.67 7.77 9.91 12.1 14.2
10.0 0.54 1.67 3.06 4.86 6.84 8.93 11.1 13.2
12.5 0.45 1.42 2.59 4.21 6.01 8.00 10.1 12.2
15.0 0.39 1.22 2.25 3.69 5.32 7.17 9.16 11.2
17.5 0.35 1.08 1.99 3.27 4.74 6.46 8.33 10.3
20.0 0.31 0.96 1.78 2.93 4.27 5.86 7.60 9.50
22.5 0.28 0.86 1.60 2.65 3.87 5.34 6.97 8.75
25.0 0.26 0.78 1.46 2.42 3.53 4.90 6.42 8.10
30.0 0.22 0.66 1.24 2.06 3.01 4.19 5.51 7.01
35.0 0.19 0.57 1.08 1.78 2.62 3.66 4.82 6.15
40.0 0.17 0.51 0.95 1.57 2.07 3.24 4.27 5.47
45.0 0.15 0.45 0.85 1.41 1.88 2.90 3.83 4.92
50.0 0.14 0.41 0.77 1.27 1.58 2.63 3.48 4.47

Appendix D  Connection Design Tables Mongkol JIRAWACHARADET D– 4

Table D-6 Coeffient C for Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups (3 vertical rows)

Coefficients, C
for Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups
Angle  0o
Available strength of a bolt group, Pn or Pn/ is determined with ex  e
Rn  C  rn , Pu   Crn , Pa  Crn /  (  0.75,   2.00)
where s P
Rn  nominal strength, tons
C  coefficient tabulated below s
rn  nominal strength per bolt, tons
e  eccentricity of P with respect to centroid s
of bolt group, cm
ex  horizontal component of e, cm 7.5 7.5
s  bolt spacing  7.5 cm

Number of Bolts in One Vertical Row, n

ex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5.0 1.71 4.07 6.81 9.86 13.0 16.1 19.3 22.3
7.5 1.42 3.40 5.79 8.61 11.7 14.8 18.0 21.1
10.0 1.21 2.90 4.97 7.53 10.4 13.4 16.6 19.8
12.5 1.05 2.51 4.34 6.64 9.24 12.1 15.2 18.3
15.0 0.92 2.21 3.85 5.91 8.27 11.0 13.9 16.9
17.5 0.81 1.96 3.44 5.31 7.46 9.95 12.7 15.6
20.0 0.72 1.76 3.11 4.80 6.78 9.09 11.6 14.4
22.5 0.64 1.60 2.83 4.38 6.20 8.34 10.7 13.3
25.0 0.58 1.46 2.59 4.02 5.71 7.70 9.91 12.4
30.0 0.49 1.24 2.21 3.44 4.91 6.65 8.59 10.8
35.0 0.42 1.08 1.92 3.00 4.30 5.83 7.57 9.53
40.0 0.37 0.95 1.70 2.66 3.82 5.19 6.75 8.51
45.0 0.33 0.85 1.52 2.39 3.43 4.67 6.08 7.68
50.0 0.29 0.77 1.37 2.16 3.11 4.24 5.53 6.99

Appendix D  Connection Design Tables Mongkol JIRAWACHARADET D– 5

Table D-7 Coeffient C for Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups (4 vertical rows)

Coefficients, C
for Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups
Angle  0o
Available strength of a bolt group, Pn or Pn/ is determined with ex  e
Rn  C  rn , Pu   Crn , Pa  Crn /  (  0.75,   2.00)
where s P
Rn  nominal strength, tons
C  coefficient tabulated below s
rn  nominal strength per bolt, tons
e  eccentricity of P with respect to centroid s
of bolt group, cm
ex  horizontal component of e, cm 7.5 7.5 7.5
s  bolt spacing  7.5 cm

Number of Bolts in One Vertical Row, n

ex
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5.0 1.77 4.10 6.84 9.82 12.9 16.0 19.1 22.2
7.5 1.47 3.45 5.86 8.61 11.6 14.7 17.8 20.9
10.0 1.25 2.95 5.07 7.55 10.4 13.3 16.4 19.5
12.5 1.08 2.57 4.44 6.67 9.26 12.1 15.1 18.1
15.0 0.94 2.26 3.93 5.96 8.33 11.0 13.8 16.8
17.5 0.83 2.01 3.52 5.37 7.55 9.97 12.7 15.5
20.0 0.74 1.81 3.18 4.87 6.88 9.13 11.7 14.4
22.5 0.66 1.64 2.90 4.45 6.31 8.40 10.8 13.3
25.0 0.60 1.50 2.65 4.10 5.81 7.77 9.99 12.4
30.0 0.50 1.28 2.27 3.52 5.01 6.74 8.71 10.9
35.0 0.43 1.11 1.98 3.08 4.40 5.93 7.69 9.62
40.0 0.38 0.98 1.75 2.73 3.91 5.29 6.87 8.62
45.0 0.34 0.88 1.57 2.45 2.69 4.77 6.20 7.80
50.0 0.30 0.79 1.42 2.22 2.32 4.33 5.65 7.12

Appendix D  Connection Design Tables Mongkol JIRAWACHARADET D– 6

 Table D-8 Weld properties when considered as a line (weld size = 1 cm)

Weld Pattern c.g. Polar moment of inertia (J)

d d3
12

b
d(3 d2  b2 )
d 6

b
b(3 d2  b2 )
d 6

x
d2
y y 
d 2(b  d) (b  d)4  6b2d2
b2 12(b  d)
x 
2(b  d)
b

b2 8b3  6bd2  d3 b4
d x  
2b  d 12 2b  d

y
d d2 b3  6b2d  8 d3 d4
y  
2b  d 12 2d  b
b

Appendix D  Connection Design Tables Mongkol JIRAWACHARADET D– 7

 Table D-8 Weld properties when considered as a line (weld size = 1 cm)

Weld Pattern c.g. Polar moment of inertia (J)

d (b  d)3
6
b

b
d2 b3  8 d3 d4
y y  
d b  2d 12 b  2d

b
b3  3b2  d3
d 6

r 2 r 3

Appendix D  Connection Design Tables Mongkol JIRAWACHARADET D– 8

Table D-9 Coeffient C for Eccentrically Loaded Weld Groups

Coefficients, C
for Eccentrically Loaded Weld Groups
Angle = 0o
Available strength of a weld group, Pn or Pn/ is determined with e  aL

Pn  CP1wDL , Pu   Pn , Pa  Pn /  (  0.75,   2.00)

where
Pn
Pn  nominal strength, tons
C  coefficient tabulated below L c.g.
P1w  nominal strength of 1-cm weld
D  fillet weld size, cm
L  characteristic length of weld group, cm
e  horizontal component of eccentricity of Pn
with respect to centroid of weld group, cm x
a  e/L kL
k L  characteristic width of weld group, cm
k
a
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2
0.00 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.60 3.00 3.40 3.80 4.20 4.60 5.00
0.10 0.857 1.02 1.18 1.33 1.48 1.63 1.78 2.10 2.43 2.76 3.11 3.46 3.82 4.19
0.15 0.743 0.916 1.06 1.20 1.34 1.47 1.61 1.90 2.20 2.52 2.84 3.18 3.52 3.87
0.20 0.640 0.816 0.956 1.09 1.21 1.34 1.47 1.73 2.02 2.31 2.62 2.93 3.26 3.59
0.25 0.555 0.729 0.864 0.986 1.10 1.22 1.34 1.59 1.85 2.13 2.42 2.72 3.03 3.35

0.30 0.486 0.654 0.784 0.900 1.01 1.12 1.23 1.47 1.71 1.98 2.25 2.54 2.83 3.14
0.40 0.385 0.537 0.656 0.761 0.861 0.960 1.06 1.27 1.49 1.72 1.97 2.23 2.50 2.79
0.50 0.316 0.453 0.561 0.657 0.747 0.836 0.926 1.11 1.31 1.53 1.75 1.99 2.24 2.50
0.60 0.268 0.390 0.489 0.576 0.658 0.739 0.820 0.990 1.17 1.37 1.58 1.80 2.03 2.27
0.70 0.232 0.342 0.432 0.512 0.587 0.661 0.736 0.892 1.06 1.24 1.43 1.64 1.85 2.08

0.80 0.204 0.304 0.386 0.460 0.529 0.598 0.667 0.811 0.965 1.13 1.31 1.50 1.70 1.92
0.90 0.182 0.273 0.349 0.417 0.482 0.545 0.609 0.743 0.886 1.04 1.21 1.39 1.58 1.78
1.00 0.164 0.248 0.319 0.382 0.442 0.501 0.561 0.685 0.819 0.964 1.12 1.29 1.47 1.66
1.20 0.138 0.209 0.271 0.326 0.379 0.431 0.483 0.593 0.711 0.840 0.979 1.13 1.29 1.46
1.40 0.118 0.181 0.235 0.284 0.331 0.378 0.424 0.522 0.628 0.743 0.869 1.00 1.15 1.30

1.60 0.104 0.159 0.208 0.252 0.294 0.336 0.378 0.467 0.562 0.667 0.780 0.903 1.03 1.17
1.80 0.092 0.142 0.186 0.226 0.265 0.303 0.341 0.422 0.509 0.605 0.708 0.821 0.942 1.07
2.00 0.083 0.128 0.168 0.205 0.240 0.275 0.311 0.385 0.465 0.553 0.649 0.753 0.864 0.984
2.20 0.076 0.117 0.154 0.188 0.220 0.252 0.285 0.353 0.428 0.509 0.598 0.695 0.799 0.910
2.40 0.069 0.107 0.142 0.173 0.203 0.233 0.263 0.327 0.396 0.472 0.555 0.645 0.742 0.846

2.60 0.064 0.099 0.131 0.160 0.189 0.216 0.245 0.304 0.369 0.440 0.517 0.602 0.693 0.791
2.80 0.059 0.092 0.122 0.149 0.176 0.202 0.229 0.284 0.345 0.412 0.485 0.564 0.650 0.742
3.00 0.055 0.086 0.114 0.140 0.165 0.189 0.214 0.267 0.324 0.387 0.456 0.531 0.612 0.699
x 0.000 0.008 0.029 0.056 0.089 0.125 0.164 0.246 0.333 0.424 0.516 0.610 0.704 0.800

Appendix D  Connection Design Tables Mongkol JIRAWACHARADET D– 9