9.3.7 93.7.4 9.3.7.2 Design strength of bolts Tension capacity of bolts The tension capacity P; of a bolt should be taken as. Pr Ay (9.25) where A; _ is the tensile stress area P: _ istension strength obtained from Table 9.8. ‘Table 9.8 - Design tension strength of bolts [Bott grade [Design tension strength p, (N/mm) so 46 240 88 560 _ 10.9 700 BS General grade HSFG = M24 590 2M27 515 Higher grade HSFG 700 ASTM ‘A307 310 A325 620 | A490 pieces 750) GBS00IT—«8B “400 89 8 (Other grades (U, = 1000 Nimm*) O7 Uy but Ye : 'Note: U, is the specified minimum tensile strength of the bolt Yois the specified minimum yield strength of the bolt. Prying force (2) Design against prying force is not required provided that all the following conditions are satisfied. () Bolt tension capacity P; is reduced to Prom = 0.8 A Br (9.26) in which Pron is the nominal tension capacity of the bolt (i) The bolt gauge G on the flange of UB, UC and T sections does not exceed 0.558, in which B is total width of the flange, see Figure 9.11 I 2F, byt 4 Toe of filet weld or % of root radius u & t . Gs 0.558 B o— Fi+Q Figure 9.11 - Prying force (b) If the conditions described in (a) above cannot be satisfied, the prying force @ should be calculated and taken into account and Fig should be calculated as follows: Fig = Fi + 109 230 [Other grades (U, $1000 Nimm?) O.7(U, + Ys) |Note: U, is the specified minimum tensile strength of the bolt. YEis the specified minimum veld strength of the bo | 9.3.6.1.3 Bearing capacity of connected parts, The bearing capacity P,, of the connected parts should be the least ofthe followings Poe =Koe Oly Poe (a7) Pog =0.5 ss Oly Pog (@.18) and Pg =1.5 le ty Us $2.00 t, Up (0.19) in which 155