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Technical Data Sheet :- Bolt Load Capacity Diagrams (BS5950) Date :- 01.01.2003

BOLT LOAD CAPACITY DIAGRAMS TO BS5950

(THE LIMIT STATE METHOD ie. FACTORED APPLIED LOADS)

Grade 4.6 Bolts to BS4190

140 Notes :
130 129 1) These tables are for :-
I.S.O. Metric Coarse Thread Bolts
Fs (shear) ----- values in kN

120
110
2) The combined shear and tension
108
Vapp Tapp
100 + ≤ 1.4
M
36 Vcap Tcap
90 89.8 3) The allowable stresses of the bolts are :-
(M
80 33
)
(N/mm²) Grade 4.6 Grade 8.8
σt
73.4
70 M
30
195 450
60
56.5 (M
27 σv 160 375
50 )
48.5
M 4) The effective areas of the bolts are :-
(M 24
40 39.2 22 a) At = Gross area (tensile area)
M )
30 20 b) Av = Gross area (tensile area)
25.1 M
20 16

10
59.1
30.6

47.8

68.8

89.5

109

135

159

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170

Ft (tension) ----- values in kN

Grade 8.8 Bolts to BS3692

310
300 302

290
280
270
260
254
250
240
230
220 M
36
210 210
200
Fs (shear) ----- values in kN

190
(M
180 33
)
170 172

160
M
150 30
140
130 132
(M
27
120 )
114
110
100 M
24
90 91.9
(M
22
80 )
70 M
20
60 58.9
50
M
16
40
30
20
10
252

312
70.7

110

136

159

207

367

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Ft (tension) ----- values in kN