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Structural Steel Frames 305<br />

Bolt failing<br />

in single<br />

shear<br />

Single shear failure<br />

Bolt failing<br />

in double<br />

shear<br />

Double shear failure<br />

Figure 5.28 Shear failure.<br />

Bolt bears so<br />

heavily that it<br />

crushes steel<br />

Figure 5.29 Bearing failure.<br />

Bolt pitch (spacing)<br />

If bolts are too closely spaced, they may bear so heavily on the section of the members<br />

around them that they tear through the metal, with the result that, instead of the load being<br />

borne by all, it may be transferred to a few bolts which may then fail in shear. To prevent<br />

the possibility of this type of failure, it is usual to space bolts at least two and a half times<br />

their diameter apart. The distance apart is measured centre to centre. Bolts should be at<br />

least one and three quarter times their diameter from the edge of the steel member.<br />

5.5 Welding<br />

The word ‘welding’ describes the operation of running molten weld metal into the heated<br />

junction of steel plates or members so that, when the weld metal has cooled and solidified,

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