AISC 360-10 Bolts (14th, 2010)

AISC 360-10 Bolts (14th, 2010) is based on Chapter J3 of the Specification for Structural Steel Buildings issued by the American Institute of Steel Construction. This standard provides comprehensive rules for verifying the strength and behavior of bolts and threaded parts in steel connections. In SDC Verifier, the implementation supports checks for:

• Nominal tensile and shear strength of bolts
• Slip-critical connections
• Bearing strength at bolt holes
• Influence of thread location in shear planes
• Safety factors for different hole types (standard, oversized, slotted)

Users can customize bolt diameter, thread presence, and minimum tension force, or rely on automated defaults. The verification procedure fully adheres to AISC’s prescribed equations and safety margins for both LRFD and ASD design methodologies.