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Chapter 4: Design Concepts
M4.2: Design Bolts for Splice Plate Connection
Equilibrium Equation
State the Problem
Table of Contents
Equilibrium Equation
Allowable Shear Stress
Minimum Required Bolt Area
Minimum Bolt Diameter
Try One
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The figure shows the free body diagram for the steel plate marked 1. The load on the steel plate directed away from the splice plates is 480 kilo newtons. The shear forces on both sides of the bolt have magnitude of tau times A subscript bolt and are directed opposite to the load.
Draw a free-body diagram of steel plate
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