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Analysis of Shear Performance of Multi-Bolt Shear Connectors
Rongtian Xie1, Tao Yang1,2,3, Baojun Li4
1College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Abstract:
Bolt shear connectors used in prefabricated steel-concrete composite beams can be arranged into a group to enhance the construction efficiency, which will cause the multi-bolt effect and further affect the shear performance of bolt connectors. This paper developed three-dimensional finite element models of push-out specimens to investigate the shear performance of multi-bolt connectors. Numerical results showed that the friction coefficient at the interfaces between the steel girders and precast concrete (PC) slabs and bolt preload dramatically improved the initial stiffness of bolts; when the longitudinal spacing of bolts was reduced from 100 mm to 60 mm, the decrease in the average peak load per bolt was 3.5%, 9.2%, and 11.4% for bolts of 16 mm, 20 mm, and 24 mm diameters. A modified calculation method for the shear resistance of multi-bolt shear connectors was proposed based on the numerical analysis, and a simplified model of shear load versus relative slip was further developed.
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