Effect of Bolt-Hole Clearance on Bolted Connection Behavior for Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Structural Plastic Members
Table 3
Experimental results for PFRP bolted connections.
Shape
ID
Average local failure load (kN)
Local failure mode
Average structural fracture load (kN)
Structural fracture mode
Angle
A-C0.0
5
5
1
0
B
S
A-C0.5
0.5
B
S
A-C1.0
1.0
B
S
A-C1.5
1.5
B
S
A-C2.0
2.0
B
S
A-C2.5
2.5
B
S
A-C3.0
3.0
B
S
I-shape-1
I-C0.0
5
5
1
0
B
CT
I-C0.5
0.5
B
S
I-C1.0
1.0
B
S
I-C1.5
1.5
B
S
I-C2.0
2.0
B
S
I-C2.5
2.5
B
S
I-C3.0
3.0
B
S
I-shape-2
I-B10-C0.0
5
5
1
0
B
S
I-B10-C0.5
0.5
B
S
I-B10-C1.0
1.0
B
S
I-B10-C1.5
1.5
B
S
I-B10-C2.0
2.0
B
S
I-B10-C2.5
2.5
B
2
S
I-B10-C3.0
3.0
B
S
I-shape-3
I-B12-C0.0
4.17
4.17
1.2
0
B
CT
I-B12-C0.5
0.5
B
S
I-B12-C1.0
1.0
B
S
I-B12-C1.5
1.5
B
S
I-B12-C2.0
2.0
B
S
I-B12-C2.5
2.5
B
S
I-B12-C3.0
3.0
B
S
Note. Although all of the specimens were assumed to have exact sizes for bolt-hole clearance, however, in practice some error in clearance size was unavoidable during the specimen preparation and testing, which may affect the test results.
