Elastic interaction in multiple bolted timber joints

Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 2 List of axial bolt force ratios after tightening all bolts (T_h: 30 mm)

T_h [mm]	S [mm]	Bolt Number	Axial bolt force ratio
T_h [mm]	S [mm]	Bolt Number	Se.1 A → B → C → D	Se.2 A → D → B → C	Se.3 A → C → B → D	Se.4 B → C → A → D
30	48	A	0.81	0.84	0.86	0.94
		B	0.79	0.82	0.95	0.78
		C	0.78	0.95	0.70	0.81
		D	0.95	0.83	0.96	0.95
		Max./Min	1.22	1.16	1.37	1.22
	60	A	0.76	0.78	0.79	0.91
		B	0.75	0.82	0.90	0.74
		C	0.84	0.90	0.78	0.84
		D	0.91	0.87	0.93	0.93
		Max./Min	1.22	1.15	1.19	1.25
	72	A	0.80	0.83	0.85	0.90
		B	0.78	0.86	0.91	0.78
		C	0.75	0.88	0.74	0.83
		D	0.88	0.83	0.91	0.92
		Max./Min	1.18	1.07	1.23	1.18
	84	A	0.89	0.90	0.89	0.91
		B	0.88	0.92	0.91	0.92
		C	0.88	0.92	0.90	0.90
		D	0.88	0.86	0.90	0.93
		Max./Min	1.02	1.06	1.03	1.03