General:

1) Calculate bolt hole diameter for the bolt having nominal diameter i)
14 mm, ii) 18 mm, iii) 24 mm, iv) 27 mm, v) 38 mm
2) Calculate maximum edge distance for a connection having maximum
plate thickness of 10 mm
3) Calculate minimum and maximum pitch for a 16 mm diameter bolt.
Assume plate thickness 10mm
4) Calculate net effective cross-sectional area of 18 mm bolt.
5) Calculate design shear capacity of a 20 mm bolt in i) single shear and
ii) double shear
6) Calculate design bearing capacity of a 18 mm bolt for a plate
thickness of 12 mm.

Analysis:
7) A connection between a double angle section 2 ISA 75 x 50 x 6 and
gusset plate 8 mm thick consists of 6 bolts of 20 mm nominal
diameter in a single line. Calculate maximum factored force the
connection can resist based on shear and bearing.
Consider case the angles are connected back to back to the
gusset plate.
Consider angles connected to the same side of gusset plate

8) 6 bolts of 20 diameter HSFG bolts of grade 8.8 are used to connect

two plates. Determine the slip resistance of the connection for
a. Plates subjected to service load
b. Plates subjected to ultimate load.
Hence determine safe axial load that can be applied on the
plates.
9) For the problem below investigate the safety of slip critical joint for
30mm diameter bolt of grade 8.8. The gusset plate is 10mm thick.

10) The joint shown in fig has to carry a factored load of 180kN. End
plate used is of size 160 mm x 140 mm x 16 mm. The bolts used are
M20 HSFG of grade 8.8. Check whether the design is safe.

160mm

Design:
11) Calculate number of bolts required to transfer a factored axial
force of 100 kN through a bolted connection using 12 mm bolts in
single shear with plate thickness of 8 mm. Calculate efficiency of the
designed joint.
12) Two plates 250mmx8mm and 250mmx16mm are to be connected
in a double cover butt joint with 16mm diameter bolts. The cover
plates are 6mm thick. The factored tensile force on the connection is
400kN. Design the connection.
13) A bridge truss diagonal carries an axial pull of 300 kN. Two plates
of 200 x 10 mm and 200 x 18 mm of the diagonal member are to be
jointed together. Design a suitable splice. Assume Fe410 plate and
grade of 4.6 bolt of diameter 20 mm.

14) Design suitable bolted connection for a single angle strut made up
of ISA 100 x 75 x 8 using 10mm gusset plate for a factored
compressive load of 150 kN. Assume 20 mm bolts. Draw connection
details.

15) An inclined truss member is made up of two ISA 125 x 75 x 10

connected back-to-back with longer leg connected to gusset plate 12
mm thick. Design a bolted connection to transfer a factored design
force of 300 kN using 16 mm bolts. Draw connection details.

16)

Design the connection for the below given structural arrangement: