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The following parameters will be utilized in the splice component and splice design.

Geometric Properties

Bolt Diameter[0.625/0.75/0.875/1/1.125]: Nominal diameter of the bolt used in design. The design only supports the given options for bolt diameter, and entering a different bolt diameter is not supported.

The definitions related to bolt geometry can be specified by defining parameters below:

Diameter of the Head:

Diameter of the Nut:

Thickness of the Head:

Thickness of the Nut:

Mechanical Properties

Grade of Bolt Material[A325/F1852/A490/F2280/A307_GradeA/A307_GradeB]: The type of material used for the bolt determines the shear resistance of low strength bolts and the minimum required bolt tension for high strength bolts.

Is Bolt Slip Critical[Yes/No]: Option to specify the mechanism by which bolt force is transferred. This parameter turns automatically into ‘N/A’ (Not Applicable) in case a low strength bolt grade is selected.

Hole Type[StandardHole/OversizeHole/Short-SlottedHoles/Long-SlottedHoleswithPerptoForce/Long-SlottedHoleswithParaltoForce]: Affects the reduction factor for bolt holes in determining block shear rupture resistance.

Punched or Drilled Hole[PunchedFullSize/DrilledFullSize]: Bolts can be specified as either drilled or punched. This parameter will be used for design of related elements.

Bolt Thread[Excluded/Included]: The type of bolt is determined by the position of threads relative to the shear plane and impacts the shear resistance of the bolt.

Surface Condition[ClassA/ClassB/ClassC/ClassD]: Related to the slip resistance of bolts. Refers to the condition of the faying surfaces, such as being unpainted and clean, blast-cleaned with a coating, galvanized, etc.

Visual Settings

Number of Segments Used to Draw the Bolt:The "Number of Segments used to draw bolts" refers to how many discrete parts or segments are used to represent a bolt in a graphical or computational model.