Shear Behavior of Self Drilling Screws Used in Low Ductility Steel
Shear Behavior of Self Drilling Screws Used in Low Ductility Steel
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低延展性钢用自钻螺钉的剪切性能
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1996
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R. A. Laboube
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Randy L. Daudet;R. A. Laboube
The results of 264 shear tests conducted on self drilling screws are presented. The tests conducted include single screws in single shear, two screws in single shear, and single screws in double shear. The performance and behavior of self drilling screws in low ductility steel are compared to the performance and behavior of screws in normal ductility steel. Results are compared to the 1986 AISI specification with 1989 addenda, and the recently approved AISI specification for self drilling screws which will be included in the next edition of the AISI code. Also, new equations are presented for the tilting/bearing limit state for screws in single shear, and the bearing limit state for screws in double shear. Introduction In light gage steel construction today, the predominant means of fastening is through the use of self drilling screws. Most self drilling screws are produced in diameters ranging from 0.16 in. to 0.25 in. and in lengths ranging from 0.625 in. to 2.0 in. Such screws have tips that are essentially drill bits which function to drill a hole through all of the connecting pieces of steel before the screw threads engage the first steel layer. The fully pre-drilled hole ensures that the connecting layers of steel are tightly clamped once the screw is fully seated. Clamping is ensured due to the fact that the first layer cannot climb the threads of the screw in advance of the second or third layers. Self drilling screws can be used to connect steel sheets that have a total thickness of 0.5 in. On February 6,1993 the AISI SpeCification Committee approved design provisions (1) for self drilling screws which will be incorporated into the next edition of the AISI Specification (2). Although the new design provisions will prove to be very useful for deSigners, they fail to address the design of self tapping screws used in low ductility steel. Therefore, more work is required to obtain a better understanding of self drilling screws used in steels with various degrees of ductility. This paper will summarize the results and conclusions of a comprehensive study concerning the use of self drilling screws used in low ductility steel (3). The study addressed several different topics related to the use of self drilling screws used in low ductility steel including: -screw behavior in low ductility steel versus normal ductility steel; -screws in single and double shear; -connection capacity when load is applied either perpendicular or parallel to the direction of cold reduction; -screw capacity versus drill tip type; -the use of multiple fasteners; -comparison with AISI. This paper will mainly address the tilting/bearing limit state for screws in single shear, and the bearing limit state for screws in double shear. Test Plan In order to achieve a basic understanding of how a single screw behaves in single shear, configurations A and B in Figure 1 were tested. Test setups C and D in Figure 1 were tested to investigate if multiple screws behave differently in low ductility steel than they do in normal ductility steel. Configuration E was tested to ascertain the behavior of screws in double shear. For all tested configurations, steel strips were 1-7/8" wide and 12" long. Screw edge distance and spacing was three times the screw diameter as recommended by AISI to prevent edge tear out of the fasteners. All screws were long enough so that at least 3 screw threads were visable once the screw was fully seated. 1 L. Randy Daudet, P.E., Dietrich Industries, Hammond, Indiana. 2 RA LaBoube, Ph.D, P.E., University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri.