EFFECT OF VARIOUS VARIABLES ON THE SLIDING COEFFICIENT OF HIGH-STRENGTH BOLT FRICTION JOINTS OF PLATED THIN STEEL PLATES

In this paper, the effects of various variables on the sliding coefficient of a high-strength bolted friction joint of a plated thin steel plate are investigated. First, slip experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of plate thickness and number of bolts on the slip coefficient. Next, FEM analysis was performed to compare the results with the experiments. As a result, it was found that the coefficient of slip became smaller as the thickness of the bracing became thinner, and the coefficient of slip became smaller as the number of bolts increased, both in the experiment and FEM analysis.