Influence of the flexural rigidity of the bolt on the behavior of the T-stub steel connection

Abstract T-stubs are generally used to represent the tension zone of bolted moment resisting connections. The bolts are considered at present as components loaded only in tension. This paper investigates the influence of the bolt bending on the behavior of the T-stubs. A 3D finite element model was first developed and validated by comparison with experimental results found in the literature. The numerical model was then used to analyse the behavior of various T-stubs regarding mainly the values of the axial tensile forces and the bending moments in the bolts. The results show the influence of the bolt bending moment on the failure mode of some T-stubs. The numerical model was also used to evaluate the accuracy of the analytical interaction formula determining the resistance of isolated bolts subjected to bending moment and axial tensile force. Finally, an analytical model is proposed to evaluate the bending moments and the axial tensile forces in the bolts considered as T-stub components. The comparisons with the numerical model results show that the analytical model represents well the behavior of T-stubs considering the bending moments in the bolts.

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