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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 3 List of axial bolt force ratios after tightening all bolts (Th: 45 mm)

From: Elastic interaction in multiple bolted timber joints

Th

[mm]

S

[mm]

Bolt Number

Axial bolt force

Se.1

A → B → C → D

Se.2

A → D → B → C

Se.3

A → C → B → D

Se.4

B → C → A → D

45

48

A

0.64

0.57

0.55

0.96

B

0.55

0.54

0.92

0.16

C

0.44

0.92

0.17

0.57

D

0.93

0.57

0.94

0.93

Max./Min

2.12

1.70

5.61

6.01

60

A

0.85

0.89

0.89

0.94

B

0.82

0.86

0.92

0.81

C

0.84

0.91

0.81

0.89

D

0.89

0.85

0.93

0.94

Max./Min

1.08

1.07

1.15

1.16

72

A

0.77

0.81

0.77

0.93

B

0.73

0.73

0.94

0.65

C

0.73

0.94

0.61

0.78

D

0.91

0.77

0.91

0.93

Max./Min

1.26

1.29

1.55

1.42

84

A

0.85

0.90

0.89

0.92

B

0.88

0.91

0.93

0.92

C

0.92

0.95

0.95

0.94

D

0.93

0.92

0.94

0.94

Max./Min

1.09

1.05

1.07

1.02