Abstract
The objective of this study is proposing a design method to estimate the load-slip characteristics of the bolted joints with steel side plates. It is well known that maximum load of the joints greatly exceeds the allowable load.In the current design spceification, the ultimate load can be determined by the use of the increment factor however, the load-slip behavior cannot be predicted without using the numerical analysis.The method presented here is applying a bi-linear model to the load-slip relationship until the ultimate state where the axtial force in the bolt must be taken into account. Characteristic values conducted here generally showed good agreement with the verification experimental results.
