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EngArc - L - Single and Double Shear

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Single and Double Shear

Equation
(Eq1) ave = F A F 2A single shear

(Eq2)

ave =

double shear

Nomenclature
shear stress F force A cross-sectional area of bolt

Single Shear

If plates A and B are connected by bolt C, shear will take place in bolt C in plane DD'. The bolt is in single shear. To determine the average shearing stress in the plane, free-body diagrams of bolt C and of the portion of the bolt located above the plane is drawn. Observing that the shear P = F, it can be concluded that the average shearing stress is: P (Eq1) F

ave = A = A

Double Shear

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EngArc - L - Single and Double Shear

If splice plates H and J are used to connect plates E and G, shear will take place in bolts K and L in each of the two planes MM' and NN'. The bolts are in double shear. To determine the average shearing stress in each plane, free-body diagrams of bolt L and of the portion of the bolt located between the two planes is drawn. Observing that the shear P in each of the sections is P = F/2, it can be concluded that the average shearing stress is: P A F/2 A F 2A

(Eq2)

ave =

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