Elastic interaction in multiple bolted timber joints

Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 4 List of axial bolt force ratios after tightening all bolts (T_h: 60 mm)

T_h [mm]	S [mm]	Bolt Number	Axial bolt force
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
60	48	A	0.68	0.62	0.54	0.98
		B	0.49	0.50	0.93	0.17
		C	0.48	0.94	0.21	0.56
		D	0.94	0.49	0.94	0.93
		Max./Min	1.95	1.90	4.57	5.81
	60	A	0.71	0.68	0.61	0.97
		B	0.58	0.59	0.98	0.33
		C	0.57	0.94	0.29	0.64
		D	0.95	0.57	0.96	0.95
		Max./Min	1.65	1.66	3.42	2.95
	72	A	0.84	0.87	0.86	0.93
		B	0.81	0.83	0.94	0.77
		C	0.75	0.92	0.72	0.84
		D	0.92	0.83	0.94	0.94
		Max./Min	1.22	1.11	1.31	1.23
	84	A	0.78	0.81	0.78	0.95
		B	0.76	0.77	0.96	0.62
		C	0.72	0.95	0.57	0.78
		D	0.92	0.75	0.95	0.95
		Max./Min	1.28	1.26	1.68	1.52