Dimensions of the plates used

Test Average Thickness(mm) Average Width(mm)

Single MS bolt 5.96 38.2
Three MS bolts 5.92 40.1
Single HSFG bolt 5.85 64.3
Three HSFG bolts 5.9 40

Single MS bolt
Load(tonnes) Dial reading 1(mm) Dial reading 2(mm)
0 5 5.43
0.25 5.44 5.57
0.5 5.57 5.64
0.75 5.78 5.78
1 6.1 5.89
1.25 6.45 6.15
1.5 6.8 6.37
1.75 6.95 6.56
2 7.37 6.88
2.25 7.71 7.09
2.5 8.08 7.17
2.75 8.34 7.26
3 8.52 7.34
3.25 8.83 7.56
3.5 8.93 7.88
3.75 9.38 8.11
4 9.59 8.31
4.25 9.76 8.83
4.5 9.9 9.31
4.75 10.6 10.1
5 11.75 11.8
Failure load=5.7tonnes

Three MS bolts
Load(tonnes) Dial reading 1(mm) Dial reading 2(mm)
0 4.8 5.7
0.5 4.88 5.8
1 4.94 5.95
1.5 5.24 6.31
2 5.41 6.5
2.5 5.57 6.66
3 5.7 6.81
3.5 5.85 6.95
4 6.3 7.15
4.5 6.48 7.35
 5 6.6 7.7
5.5 7.35 8.45
6 7.8 8.9
6.5 8.4 9.5
7 9 10.1
7.5 9.6 10.8
8 11.74 11.5
Failure load=8.5tonnes

Single HSFG bolt

Load(tonnes) Dial reading 1(mm) Dial reading 2(mm)
0 4.88 5.53
0.5 5.2 5.8
1 5.36 5.9
1.5 5.58 6.08
2 5.97 6.45
2.5 6.974 7.38
3 7.86 8.2
3.5 8.24 8.55
4 8.6 8.91
4.5 9 9.35
5 9.39 9.75
5.5 9.7 10.05
6 10.1 10.45
6.5 10.75 11
7 11.3 11.5
Failure load=11.5tonnes

Three HSFG Bolts

Load(tonnes) Dial reading 1(mm) Dial reading 2(mm)
0 4.85 5.2
1 5.13 5.26
2 5.32 5.46
3 5.55 5.7
4 5.8 5.95
5 6.15 6.3
6 6.96 7.2
7 8.1 8.3
8 11.75 11.5
Failure load=8.55 tonnes
Average bolt diameter(mm)
9.9
9.9
9.9
9.9