Engineering Transactions, 67, 2, pp. 199–211, 2019
10.24423/EngTrans.1006.20190405

The Influence of High-Strength Bolts Stiffening on Flange Connection Behaviour

Izabela MAJOR
Czestochowa University of Technology
Poland

Maciej MAJOR
Czestochowa University of Technology
Poland

Krzysztof KULIŃSKI
Czestochowa University of Technology
Poland

Flange connections can commonly be seen in advertising board structures, which are subjected to wind loading. Depending on the structure’s geometry, additional torsion forces should be taken into account. In this paper the static behaviour of a flange connection with high-strength bolts under torsion load has been discussed. The numerical analysis concerns two cases: a flange connection subjected only to a high-strength bolts prestressing load and a flange connection subjected to both – bolts prestressing force and torsion moment. The stated boundary problem has been solved with the use of SolidWorks software. The obtained numerical results show good agreement with the analytical method.
Keywords: flange connection; high-strength bolts; tightening torque; torsion analysis; structural analysis
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DOI: 10.24423/EngTrans.1006.20190405