Single bolt capacity to EN 1993-1-8

Bolt diameter d= 20 mm Gross bolt area A= 3.14

Hole diameter d0 = 22 mm Net bolt area As = 2.45
Edge distances Spacing
Bolt Grade 8.8 fub = 800 N/mm2 e1 = 40.0 mm, p1 = 50.0
Steel grade S355 fu = 510 N/mm 2 e2 = 40.0 mm, p2 = 60.0
Plate thickness t= 14 mm gM2 = 1.25 k1 = 2.12 ab =

0 . 6 f ub A 0 . 9 f ub A s
Shear capacity F v,Rd= = 120.6 kN Tension capacity F t,Rd= = 141.1
M2 M2

k 1 b f u dt 0 .6 d m tf u
Bearing capacity F b,Rd= = 122.8 kN Punching capacity B p,Rd = = 344.5
M2 M2
Shear load Fv,Ed = 100.0 kN Tension load Ft,Ed = 0.0

F v,Ed F t,Ed
Combined shear and tension + = 0.83 <1
F v,Rd 1. 4 F t,Rd

Bolts diameters, hole sizes and areas

Bolt diameter, d, mm 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 30
Hole diameter d0 , mm 13 15 18 20 22 24 26 30 33
Gross area A, cm2 1.13 1.54 2.01 2.54 3.14 3.80 4.52 5.73 7.07
Net area As , cm2 0.84 1.15 1.57 1.92 2.45 3.03 3.53 4.59 5.61
Head/nut height tbh , mm 10 11.5 13 14.5 16 17.5 19 21.5 24
Punching diam. dm , mm 20.5 23.5 26 29 32 35.5 39 44 50

Bolt grades
Bolt grade 4.6 4.8 5.6 5.8 6.8 8.8 10.9
Tensile strength fub, N/mm 2
400 400 500 500 600 800 1000
Yield strength fyb, N/mm2 240 320 300 400 480 640 900

Minimum edge distances and spacing

Bolt diameter d, mm 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 30
Edge distences, e1 = 1.2d0 15.6 18.0 21.6 24.0 26.4 28.8 31.2 36.0 39.6
mm e2 = 1.2d0 15.6 18.0 21.6 24.0 26.4 28.8 31.2 36.0 39.6
p1 = 2.2d0 28.6 33.0 39.6 44.0 48.4 52.8 57.2 66.0 72.6
Spacing, mm
p2 = 2.4d0 31.2 36.0 43.2 48.0 52.8 57.6 62.4 72.0 79.2

Steel grade S355 fu = 510 N/mm2 gM2 = 1.25 k1 = 1.66 ; ab =

Shear capacity through threaded portion

 d, mm 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 30
4.6 16.1 22.1 30.1 36.9 47.0 58.2 67.8 88.1 108
4.8 13.4 18.4 25.1 30.7 39.2 48.5 56.5 73.4 90
5.6 20.2 27.6 37.7 46.1 58.8 72.7 84.7 110 135
Bolt grade 5.8 16.8 23.0 31.4 38.4 49.0 60.6 70.6 91.8 112
6.8 20.2 27.6 37.7 46.1 58.8 72.7 84.7 110 135
8.8 32.3 44.2 60.3 73.7 94.1 116 136 176 215
10.9 33.6 46.0 62.8 76.8 98.0 121 141 184 224

Shear resistance through unthreaded portion

d, mm 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 30
4.6 21.7 29.6 38.6 48.9 60.3 73.0 86.9 110 136
4.8 21.7 29.6 38.6 48.9 60.3 73.0 86.9 110 136
5.6 27.1 36.9 48.3 61.1 75.4 91.2 109 137 170
Bolt grade 5.8 27.1 36.9 48.3 61.1 75.4 91.2 109 137 170
6.8 32.6 44.3 57.9 73.3 90.5 109 130 165 204
8.8 43.4 59.1 77.2 97.7 121 146 174 220 271
10.9 54.3 73.9 96.5 122 151 182 217 275 339

Bearing resistance for minimum spacing

d, mm 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 30
6 19.5 22.8 26.0 29.3 32.5 35.8 39.0 43.9 48.8
8 26.0 30.3 34.7 39.0 43.3 47.7 52.0 58.5 65.0
10 32.5 37.9 43.3 48.8 54.2 59.6 65.0 73.1 81.3
12 39.0 45.5 52.0 58.5 65.0 71.5 78.0 87.8 97.5
Plate thickness - 14 45.5 53.1 60.7 68.3 75.9 83.4 91.0 102 114
t, mm 16 52.0 60.7 69.4 78.0 86.7 95.4 104 117 130
18 58.5 68.3 78.0 87.8 97.5 107 117 132 146
20 65.0 75.9 86.7 97.5 108 119 130 146 163
22 71.5 83.4 95.4 107 119 131 143 161 179
24 78.0 91.0 104 117 130 143 156 176 195

Tension resistance
d, mm 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 30
4.6 24.2 33.1 45.2 55.3 70.6 87.3 102 132 162
4.8 24.2 33.1 45.2 55.3 70.6 87.3 102 132 162
5.6 30.2 41.4 56.5 69.1 88.2 109 127 165 202
Bolt grade 5.8 30.2 41.4 56.5 69.1 88.2 109 127 165 202
6.8 36.3 49.7 67.8 82.9 106 131 152 198 242
8.8 48.4 66.2 90.4 111 141 175 203 264 323
10.9 60.5 82.8 113 138 176 218 254 330 404

Puhching shear resistance

d, mm 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 30
dm, mm 22 25 29 32 36 40 43 49 54
6 99.7 116 133 150 166 183 199 224 249

Plate thickness -
 8 133 155 177 199 221 244 266 299 332
10 166 194 221 249 277 305 332 374 415
12 199 233 266 299 332 365 399 449 498
Plate thickness - 14 233 271 310 349 388 426 465 523 581
t, mm 16 266 310 354 399 443 487 532 598 664
18 299 349 399 449 498 548 598 673 748
20 332 388 443 498 554 609 664 748 831
22 365 426 487 548 609 670 731 822 914
24 399 465 532 598 664 731 797 897 997
 cm2
cm2
Spacing
mm
mm
0.51

kN

kN

kN

36
39
10.18
8.17
28.5
60

Steel grades
Steel grade S235 S275 S355
Tensile strength fu, N/mm 2
360 430 510
Yield strength fy, N/mm2 235 275 355

36
46.8
46.8
85.8
93.6

0.4
 36
157
131
196
163
196
314
327

36
195
195
244
244
293
391
489

36
58.5
78.0
97.5
117
137
156
176
195
215
234

36
235
235
294
294
353
471
588

36
65
299
 399
498
598
698
797
897
997
1096
1196
Fillet weld capacity to EN 1993-1-8
Steel grades
Steel grade S235 S275 S355
Tensile strength fu, N/mm 2
360 430 510
Correlation factor bw 0.8 0.85 0.9
gM2 = 1.25

Fillet weld capacity Fw,Rd, kN/cm

Steel grade S235 S275 S355
Weld resistance fw,Rd, N/mm 2
208 234 262
4 8.31 9.35 10.47
6 12.47 14.02 15.70
8 16.63 18.69 20.94
Weld throat 12 24.94 28.04 31.41
a, mm 14 29.10 32.71 36.64
16 33.26 37.39 41.88
18 37.41 42.06 47.11
20 41.57 46.73 52.35