Research Article

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

Table 8

Bolt load distribution for variation in plate thickness ratio ().

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

134.7230.5634.7291.69
238.1430.6531.2191.95
339.6730.7529.5988.76
440.3930.8628.7586.25
540.6930.9828.3384.98

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