Experimental Tests and Analytical Studies of Bearing-Type Axial Steel Connection

Abstract

The capacity of the bolted connection on steel tensile rods can be determined through capacity analysis and connection failure. In term of capacity analysis and failure of steel tensile connection, the specified tensile connection capacity is generated based on several parameters such as cross-section of rod, grade of steel, thickness and grade of the steel plate, and grade and diameter of bolts. The capacity of steel tensile connections as a result of capacity analysis and connection failure often has a lower value than the connection capacity in real conditions. In this research, the comparison of 30x30x3mm angle cross-section connections with BJ37 grade quality was connected with 2 mm steel plate (also BJ37 grade) using 8 mm bolt connectors (A307 grade), through capacity analysis, failure study, and experimental study with type of failure is bolt bearing failure. In the capacity analysis study and the failure of steel tensile connections obtained a nominal capacity is 14.21 kN with the type of failure is shear failure. In the experimental study was tested 3 specimens, the average value of ultimate capacity was 18.67 kN and the failure for all of the three specimens are shear failures. The conclusion that can be drawn from this research is both the result of analytical calculations and experimental testing in the laboratory showed a good agreement and have the same trend. The test specimens were designed on the basis of analytical calculations for bolt bearing failure, experimental test results for all of three specimens all showed a failure pattern of bolt shear. The nominal strength from the results of the analytical study with the ultimate load of the experimental study results has a difference of 31.4% with higher experimental results. Through this research is expected to be a learning-media to know one type of failure on the steel connections that is bolt shear failure, obtain a comparison between analytical calculation results referring to applicable design standards, and the results of experimental testing in the laboratory.