Revisiting the Net-Section Tensile Rupture Strength Limit State of Single-Bolt Connections in Pultruded Structures
This article has been corrected.
VIEW CORRECTIONPublication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 26, Issue 5
Abstract
An in-depth assessment is conducted to examine the analytical and experimental results that formed the basis of the net-section tensile rupture strength of single-bolt connections, stipulated in the ASCE Pre-Standard for Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structures. As a result of our findings, we propose that current ASCE net-tension tensile strength design criteria be consolidated and revised to a simple form attractive for routine uses by practicing engineers. The proposed simplified nominal resistance equation and the results from single-bolt double-lap connection experiments were used to determine the resistance factor ϕ with a target reliability index of 4.5.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
ASCE. 2010. “Pre-standard for load resistance factor design (LRFD) of pultruded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) structures.” Accessed November 9, 2010. http://dev1.kreysler.com.
ASCE. 2016. “ASCE rules for standards committee.” Accessed September 2021. Reston, VA: ASCE. https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-files/publications-and-news/publications/documents/asce-rules-standards-committees.pdf.
ASCE. 2017. Minimum design loads and associated criteria for buildings and other structures. Reston, VA: ASCE.
Chamis, C. C. 1988. “Simplified procedures for designing bolted joints.” In NASA Technical Memorandum 100281, Prepared for the 43rd Annual Conf. of the Society of the Plastics Industry Cincinnati, 1–14. Cleveland, OH: NASA Lewis Research Center.
Clarke, J. L. 1996. Structural design of polymer composites: EUROCOMP design code and Handbook. 1st ed. New York: E & and FN Spon.
Coker, E. G., and L. Fillon. 1957. A treatise on photo-elasticity (Revised by H. T. Jessop). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Frocht, M. M., and H. Hill. 1940. “Stress-concentration factors around a central circular hole in a plate loaded through a pin in the hole.” Vol. 7, ASME, A5–A9. Reprinted in Photoelacticity, January, 1969, pp. 159–170, Pergamon.
Hart-Smith, L. J. 1976. Bolted joints in graphite-epoxy laminates. NASA Langley Contract Rep. NASA CR-144899. Washington, DC: NASA.
Hart-Smith, L. J. 1980. “Mechanically-fastened joints for advanced composites: Phenomenological considerations and simple analyses.” In Fibrous composites in structural design, 543–574. Berlin, HL: Springer.
Hart-Smith, L. J. 2001. “Bolted and bonded joints.” In Vol. 21 of ASM handbook: Composites, edited by D. B. Miracle and S. L. Donaldson, 271–289. Materials Park, OH: ASM International.
Hizam, R., A. C. Manalo, W. Karunasena, and Y. Bai. 2018. “Effect of bolt threads on the double lap joint strength of pultruded fibre reinforced polymer composite materials.” Constr. Build. Mater. 181: 185–198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.06.061.
Knight, R. 1935. “XLV. The action of a rivet in a plate of finite breadth.” London, Edinburgh, Dublin Philos. Mag. J. Sci. 19 (127): 517–540. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786443508561398.
Koiter, W. 1957. “An elementary solution of two stress concentration problems in the neighborhood of a hole.” Q. Appl. Math. 15 (3): 303–308. https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/1957-15-03.
Lee, Y.-G., E. Choi, and S.-J. Yoon. 2015. “Effect of geometric parameters on the mechanical behavior of PFRP single bolted connection.” Composites, Part B 75: 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.01.015.
Lutz, C. 2004. “Structural integrity of bolted joints for pultruded GRP profiles.” Ph.D. thesis, School of Engineering, Univ. of Warwick.
Mosallam, A. S. 2011. Design guide for FRP composite connections. Reston, VA: ASCE.
Mottram, J. T. 2010. “Prediction of net-tension strength for multirow bolted connections of pultruded material using the Hart–Smith semiempirical modeling approach.” J. Compos. Constr. 14 (1): 105–114. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000043.
Mottram, J. T. 2013. “Rationale for simplifying the strength formulae for the design of multi-row bolted connections failing in net tension.” In Proc. 6th Int. Conf. on Advanced Composites in Construction, 383–392. Northern Ireland: Queen's Univ. Belfast.
Mottram, J. T., and G. J. Turvey. 2003. “Physical test data for the appraisal of design procedures for bolted joints in pultruded FRP structural shapes and systems.” Prog. Struct. Eng. Mater. 5 (4): 195–222. https://doi.org/10.1002/(ISSN)1528-2716.
Rosner, C. N. 1992. “Single-bolted connections for orthotropic fibre-reinforced composite structural members, a thesis submitted to the faculty of graduate studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of science.” Ph.D. thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Manitoba.
Rosner, C. N., and S. H. Rizkalla. 1995. “Bolted connections for fiber-reinforced composite structural members: experimental program.” J. Mater. Civ. Eng. 7 (4): 223–231. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(1995)7:4(223).
Tajeuna, T. A., F. Légeron, S. Langlois, P. Labossiere, and M. Demers. 2016. “Effect of geometric parameters on the behavior of bolted GFRP pultruded plates.” J. Compos. Mater. 50 (26): 3731–3749. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998315625101.
Theocaris, P. 1956. “The stress distribution in a strip loaded in tension by means of a central pin.” J. Appl. Mech. 23 (1): 85–90. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4011212.
Turvey, G. J. 1998. “Single-bolt tension joint tests on pultruded GRP plate: Effects of tension direction relative to pultrusion direction.” Compos. Struct. 42 (4): 341–351. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-8223(98)00079-8.
Wahl, A., and R. Beeuwkes, Jr. 1934. “Stress concentration produced by holes and notches.” Trans. ASME 56: 617–625.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 26 • Issue 5 • October 2022
Copyright
© 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Received: Nov 23, 2021
Accepted: May 14, 2022
Published online: Jul 19, 2022
Published in print: Oct 1, 2022
Discussion open until: Dec 19, 2022
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.
Cited by
- Abdul-Hamid Zureick, Charbel Nassar, Influence of Bolt Threads on the Net Section Tensile Rupture Strength of Single-Bolt Connections in Pultruded Structures, Journal of Composites for Construction, 10.1061/JCCOF2.CCENG-4537, 28, 4, (2024).
- Ammar A. Alshannaq, Abdel Rahman Awawdeh, Implementation of Machine Learning in Predicting Pin-Bearing Strength of Aged and Nonaged Pultruded GFRP Composites, Journal of Composites for Construction, 10.1061/JCCOF2.CCENG-4483, 28, 3, (2024).