The impetus for the preparation of a second edition of the Guide to Design Criteria for Bolted and Riveted Joints has been the enthusiastic reception of the original version and the continued citation for over a decade of that book as a source of information regarding the design of bolted connections. There certainly has been no other single reference in this area that has been so accepted by designers, teachers, students, and specification writers. | Guide to Design Criteria for Bolted and Riveted Joints Second Edition Geoffrey L. Kulak John W. Fisher John H. A. Struik Published by AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION Inc. One East Wacker Drive Suite 3100 Chicago IL 60601 Copyright 2001 by the Research Council on Structural Connections. All rights reserved. Original copyright 1987 by John Wiley Sons Inc. transferred to RCSC. Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act without the permission of the copyright owner is unlawful. Requests for permission or further information should be addressed to RCSC c o AISC One East Wacker Drive Suite 3100 Chicago IL 60601. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Fisher John W. 193 1Guide to design criteria for bolted and riveted joints. A Wiley-lnterscience publication. Bibliography p. Includes index. 1. Bolted joints. 2. Riveted joints. I. Kulak Geoffrey. II. Struik John H. A. 1942III. Title. 86-22390 ISBN 0-471-83791-1 for Wiley copyright ISBN 1-56424-075-4 for RCSC copyright Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 Foreword Since the first edition of this book was published in 1974 numerous international studies on the strength and performance of bolted connections have been conducted. Ln the same period the Research Council on Structural Connections has developed two new specifications for structural joints using ASTM A325 or A490 bolts one based on allowable stress principles and the other on a load factor and resistance design philosophy. In addition the Research Council has approved and published A Test Method to Determine the Slip Coefficient for Coatings used in Bolted Joints. This second updated edition has been prepared and approved by the Research Council. Formed in 1947 and formerly known as the Research Council on Riveted and Bolted Structural Connections the Research Council on Structural Connections is a nonprofit .
