Research Article

An Analytical Method for Determining the Load Distribution of Single-Column Multibolt Connection

Table 1

Material properties of cold-formed steel, G550-1T.

ā€‰Test numberSDCOV
CT-1CT-2CT-3CT-4CT-5Mean

T (mm)1.0451.0451.0441.0451.0451.040.00040.04
W (mm)12.6412.6512.5912.5812.5212.590.05220.41
(MPa)608.47605.77605.90617.50606.46608.824.97150.81
(MPa)627.00622.50625.50630.00620.00625.003.88900.62
(GPa)213.51213.49213.49213.58213.58213.5344.17570.02
1.031.021.031.021.021.020.00540.53

Remark. Fy is the yield stress, Fu is the ultimate stress, E is the modulus of elasticity, T is the plate thickness, W is the width of coupon test specimen, is the coefficient of variation, and is the standard deviation.