USING THE HOLES IN THE HIGH-STRENGTH BOLT SPLICE IN STEEL BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IN 22TCN 272-05

Abstract

According to 22TCN 272-05, high-strength bolts splice are allowed only to use the standard hole. However, in reality, many contractors drilled a incorrect holes and aren’t allowed to use by the standard. This paper proposes to use the holes in the high-strength bolts splice, based on a local stress analysis at the edge of the hole by the Finite Element Method.