{"title":"Theoretical and experimental validation of the use of hydraulic load cells in fit-for-purpose assessment of structural bolt assemblies","authors":"S. Fernando, Jessey Lee, Y. Oktavianus","doi":"10.1080/13287982.2022.2066610","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A hydraulic load cell is a simple onsite load measurement device for quality assurance of structural fasteners. While these load cells can be used to establish torque-tension relationship, due to their reduced stiffness compared to electronic load cells, prominent standards such as EN14399-2 prevents the use of hydraulic load cells in bolt assemblies testing where nut rotational angle is also of importance. Since the significant angular parameter used in EN14399-2 is a difference of two angles, it can be argued that when the difference of angle is considered, the reduced stiffness effect of hydraulic load cell could be negated. This paper provides both theoretical and experimental validation of using an electronic and a hydraulic load cell to carry out the fit-for-purpose assembly test as prescribed in EN14399-2. Results show that a hydraulic load cell can be used as a simple onsite screening test to improve quality assurance of structural bolt assemblies on construction sites. The Australian Standard for fastener assemblies AS/NZS 1252:2016 requires a test regime to ensure the supplied bolts are suitable for its intended application. The methodology developed in this paper maybe used to screen the quality of the supplied fasteners on-site before being used in the assembly.","PeriodicalId":45617,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Structural Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2022-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Australian Journal of Structural Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13287982.2022.2066610","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CIVIL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT A hydraulic load cell is a simple onsite load measurement device for quality assurance of structural fasteners. While these load cells can be used to establish torque-tension relationship, due to their reduced stiffness compared to electronic load cells, prominent standards such as EN14399-2 prevents the use of hydraulic load cells in bolt assemblies testing where nut rotational angle is also of importance. Since the significant angular parameter used in EN14399-2 is a difference of two angles, it can be argued that when the difference of angle is considered, the reduced stiffness effect of hydraulic load cell could be negated. This paper provides both theoretical and experimental validation of using an electronic and a hydraulic load cell to carry out the fit-for-purpose assembly test as prescribed in EN14399-2. Results show that a hydraulic load cell can be used as a simple onsite screening test to improve quality assurance of structural bolt assemblies on construction sites. The Australian Standard for fastener assemblies AS/NZS 1252:2016 requires a test regime to ensure the supplied bolts are suitable for its intended application. The methodology developed in this paper maybe used to screen the quality of the supplied fasteners on-site before being used in the assembly.
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