Flange Plate Question 1

[Polecat]

I have need for a reliable way to check the stresses in a circular bolt pattern on a circular flange plate that joins two vertical shafts together. Is there some software out there that can give me the max bolt tension and plate thickness required?&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>I know the ultra conservative way would be to use a P/A + M/S method with pretensioned bolts, but when you encounter very high loads you just can't put enough bolts in place to accomplish this.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any help would be appreciated. <p>William Ford<br><a href=mailto:sesi@mindspring.com>sesi@mindspring.com</a><br><a href=

http://www.spiraleng.com>Spiral

Engineering Services, Inc.</a><br>

 

[MarkRPflow]

Try <A HREF="

http://www.boltscience.com"

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http://www.boltscience.com</A>

or <A HREF="

http://www.fastenersources.com"

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http://www.fastenersources.com</A>

 

[Imagineer]

Is this for a torsion or normal load?<br> <p> Imagineer<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[Polecat]

To: MarkRPflow (Industrial)<br>Thanx for mentioning the sites, but neither has any software that will do the job.<br><br>To: Imagineer (Structural)<br>The connection is subjected to it all ---- moment, shear, axial and torsion.<br><br>I appreciate your interest in this problem.<br><br><br> <p>wyf (The Polecat)<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

http://www.spiraleng.com>SESI</a><br>