Bolted Connection Tests of Thin G550 and G300 Sheet Steels
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 124, Issue 7
Abstract
Cold formed structural members are fabricated from sheet steels that must meet various material requirements prescribed in applicable national design standards. These requirements ensure that 1) stress concentrations can be redistributed and 2) members and connections can undergo a minimum amount of displacement without a loss in structural performance. The 1996 Australian/New Zealand AS/NZS 4600 and both North American cold formed steel design standards, CSA-S136 and AISI, allow for the use of thin (t< 0.9 mm in AS/NZS 4600), high strength (fy= 550 MPa) sheet steels if the yield stress and ultimate strength are reduced to 75% of their minimum specified values. This paper provides a summary of results detailing the behavior of bolted connections tested in shear, which were composed of 0.42 mm G550, 0.60 mm G550, and 0.60 mm G300 sheet steels (to the 1993 Australian standard AS 1397). Recommendations concerning the adequacy of current design standards with respect to the design of thin sheet steel bolted connections are made, along with the calibration of applicable limit states resistance equations for the three observed modes of failure: end pull-out, bearing, and net section fracture.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 124 • Issue 7 • July 1998
Pages: 798 - 808
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