Research Article

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

Table 7

Bolt load distribution for variation in plate thickness.

and (mm)Bolt load distribution (%)Efficiency, (%)
Bolt 1Bolt 2Bolt 3

0.4034.7530.5134.7591.52
0.6034.7230.5634.7291.69
1.0034.6730.6734.6792.01
1.4034.5930.8334.4492.62
1.6034.4831.0534.4893.14

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