Mottram, J. Toby (James Toby), 1958- and Zafari, B.. (2011) Pin-bearing strengths for bolted connections in fibre-reinforced polymer structures. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings, Vol.164 (No.5). pp. 291-305. ISSN 0965-0911

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Abstract

Presented in this paper are pin-bearing strengths for pultruded fibre-reinforced polymer materials that are required in order to check the bearing resistance when designing bolted connections. For steel pin diameters up to 16 mm, equivalent test results, at room temperature, using the European standard test method BS EN 13706-2 and another test method (such as ASTM D 5764) are shown not to be significantly different. As the latter method uses much smaller specimen blanks, new pin-bearing strengths can be determined for the web material in a 203 x 203 x 9.5 mm wide flange shape, with the connection force at 0 degrees, 45 degrees or 90 degrees to the direction of pultrusion. An evaluation is made of the test results and recommendations are given on how pin-bearing strengths are to be determined so that they will match the geometries of bolted connections and connection forces found in practice.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Engineering
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Fibrous composites -- Testing, Strength of materials
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings
Publisher:	ICE Publishing
ISSN:	0965-0911
Date:	October 2011
Volume:	Vol.164
Number:	No.5
Number of Pages:	15
Page Range:	pp. 291-305
Identification Number:	10.1680/stbu.2011.164.5.291
Institution:	University of Warwick
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Version or Related Resource:	Paper presented at: 4th Biennial Conference on Advanced Composites in Construction (ACIC), Edinburgh, Scotland, 2009
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/39057

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