Rapid Determination of Ultimate Strength of Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups

Brandt, G. Donald (1982). "Rapid Determination of Ultimate Strength of Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups," Engineering Journal, American Institute of Steel Construction, Vol. 19, pp. 94-100.

The Eighth Edition Manual of Steel Construction of the American Institute of Steel Construction1 bases its Tables X through XVIII for ""Eccentric Loads on Fastener Groups"" on an ultimate strength method. In this method, relative rotation of the connected parts occurs about a given instantaneous center, causing, on each connector, a force which acts perpendicular to the ray joining that connector to the instantaneous center.