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

Table 5

Calculation of stiffness.

Stiffness equation	Stiffness component
	Equation (33)

Remark. and are the stiffness of the plate from the bolt to the ends of plates, , , , and are the stiffness of the plate between bolts, and , , and are the bolt-plate interaction stiffness.