How to Calculate Bolt Shear Strength?

Bolted connection under working shear force

As shown in Figure 1-8, this connection uses a bolt to resist the working load F through a punched hole. Assuming each bolt receives an equal working load, the shear force received by each bolt is F.

Therefore, the compressive strength condition between the bolt rod and the hole wall is:

The conditions for the shear strength of bolts are:

In the formula:

F represents the operating shear force exerted on the bolt, in Newtons;

d₀ represents the diameter of the shear face of the bolt, which can be taken as the bolt hole diameter, in millimeters;

[τ] represents the permissible shear strength of the thread, in MPa, for steel

, where [S]_τ is the safety factor as per Table 1-9;

L_min represents the minimum height of the bolt rod squeezed by the hole wall, in millimeters.

During design, L_min should be greater than or equal to 1.25d; i represents the number of shear faces on the bolt rod. In Figure 1-1b, i=2, and in Figure 1-8, i=1.

The required shear stress for bolts is typically selected as 60Mpa.

The stress cross-sectional area of M1 bolt: 0.46mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M2 bolt: 2.07mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M3 bolt: 5.03mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M4 bolt: 8.78mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M5 bolt: 14.2mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M6 bolt: 20.1mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M8 bolt: 36.6mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M10 bolt: 58mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M12 bolt: 84.3mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M14 bolt: 115mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M16 bolt: 157mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M18 bolt: 192mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M20 bolt: 245mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M22 bolt: 303mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M24 bolt: 353mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M27 bolt: 459mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M30 bolt: 561mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M33 bolt: 694mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M36 bolt: 817mm²

The stress cross-sectional area of M39 bolt: 976mm²