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Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Gerhard Rehm
2019-04-17

Selecting Material for Bolt Connections

I would like to use FEA to calculate a bolt connection in RFEM. Does the material library provide an option to select the material according to the strength grade of the bolt (for example, 8.8)?

Answer:

The bolt stiffness does not depend on the strength grade, and for most steel types, it is 21,0000 N/mm². Therefore, you can select S235 as the bolt material to consider the stiffness of the bolt.

End Plate Joint with Splice
End Plate Joint with Splice
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Gerhard works in product engineering in the field of timber structures and also assists with customer support. He draws on his development experience to create practical and actionable solutions.

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