Evaluation for slip resistance of bolted joints including different contact surfaces with disk-type friction shims inserted

Abstract

There is concern that the slip coefficient of high-strength bolted joints with different faying surfaces may be lower than that of conventional joints, and it has been reported that the slip coefficient is improved by inserting friction shims. In this study, shims were modified to be disk-shaped, which can be inserted into each bolt hole, for application to arbitrary bolted joints, and their slip resistance was evaluated by slip resistance tests. As a result, it was confirmed that a slip coefficient of 0.6 or higher could be expected with the insertion of shims. Failure modes of the contact surfaces were also investigated by dismantling the specimens after the test and observing the contact surfaces.