Design of Bolted Connections A Comparison of a Proposal and Various Existing Standards

A generalized design procedure that addresses all potential ductile and brittle modes of failure for bolted timberconnections is presented. It is mechanics-based, and it offers the required framework to design most possible connectionconfigurations with an adequate degree of precision. It proves to be comprehensive enough to replicate theparticularities of the current Eurocode 5 and CSA O86 multi-fastener group factors (nef for Eurocode 5 and JG for CSAO86). It is also sufficiently flexible to allow most cases to be designed with confidence, however, it’s applicability forother wood species and or engineered wood products should be verified experimentally.