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Lateral resistance of anchor-bolt joints between timber sills and foundations III: numerical simulations of the effect of sill thickness on the effective lateral resistance of multiple anchor-bolt joints

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Effective lateral resistance of multiple anchorbolt joints was estimated by considering sill thickness or length/diameter ratios of anchor bolts. Load-slip relationships of single anchor bolt joints were analyzed by the stepwise linear approximation based on the generalized theory of a beam on an elastic foundation and the criterion of “fracture bearing displacement” for several sill thicknesses or length/diameter ratios of anchor bolts. Monte Carlo simulations of the effective lateral resistance of multiple anchor-bolt joints were conducted using the analyzed load-slip curves of single anchor-bolt joints. Effective resistance ratios of multiple anchor-bolt joints were simulated for some combinations of length/diameter ratios of anchor bolts, lead-hole clearances, and number of anchor bolts. The simulated results are: (1) the influence of lead-hole clearance becomes more apparent as length/diameter ratios of single anchor-bolt joints decrease; (2) there is no obvious effect of number of anchor-bolts over the range of 5 to 15; (3) average effective resistance ratios can be adopted for allowable stress design; and (4) reduction of effective resistance ratios should be considered particularly for small length/diameter ratios of anchor-bolt joints.

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Hirai, T., Namura, K., Kimura, T. et al. Lateral resistance of anchor-bolt joints between timber sills and foundations III: numerical simulations of the effect of sill thickness on the effective lateral resistance of multiple anchor-bolt joints. J Wood Sci 52, 295–301 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-005-0773-0

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