Study on the Effect of Product Tolerance on Slip Strength of High Strength Bolted Friction Type Joint with Thick Plates

Abstract

This study focuses on effects of product tolerance of high strength bolted friction type joint that contains extremely thick plates to its slip strength. The statistical values of tolerance are summarized by investigation of the result of past researches on slip tests of the joints. The sensitivity analysis is conducted based on the value. Some effects of tolerance to the strength, such as the tolerance of Young’s modules of steel plate, slip coefficient and axial forces of bolts, are large. And, it is also shown that the effects of tolerance are different according to structural dimensions of the joint.