Bolt capacity: validation

Every formula and clause of Bolt capacity was compared by hand with CSA S16-19, and every row matched, on 2026-09-29. The rows below are read from the calculation itself at its declared values, so they are the formulas the page runs today.

Formulas

NameSymbolicClauseAgainstDate
V_rb1\(\displaystyle \frac{0.6 \cdot 0.8 \cdot m_{\mathrm{shear}} \cdot k \cdot F_{\mathrm{ub}} \cdot \pi \cdot d^{2}}{4}\)Cl. 13.12.1.2 (c), phi_b = 0.80 per Cl. 13.1 c)CSA S16-19 Cl. 13.12.1.2 (c)2026-09-29
V_rb2\(\displaystyle 3 \cdot t \cdot d \cdot 0.8 \cdot F_{u}\)Cl. 13.12.1.2 (a), phi_br = 0.80 per Cl. 13.12.1.2CSA S16-19 Cl. 13.12.1.2 (a)2026-09-29
V_rb3\(\displaystyle \frac{2 \cdot 0.6 \cdot e \cdot t \cdot 0.75 \cdot \left(F_{u} + F_{y}\right)}{2}\)Cl. 13.11, phi_u = 0.75 per Cl. 13.1 a)CSA S16-19 Cl. 13.11 (second term, tear-out)2026-09-29
V_rb\(\displaystyle \min\left(V_{\mathrm{rb}1}, V_{\mathrm{rb}2}, V_{\mathrm{rb}3}\right)\)CSA S16-19 Cl. 13.12.1.2 (lesser of a and c) with Cl. 13.112026-09-27
T_rb\(\displaystyle \frac{0.75 \cdot F_{\mathrm{ub}} \cdot 0.8 \cdot \pi \cdot d^{2}}{4}\)Cl. 13.12.1.3, phi_b = 0.80 per Cl. 13.1 c)CSA S16-19 Cl. 13.12.1.32026-09-29
e_min\(\displaystyle 34\ \mathrm{mm}\)Cl. 22.3.2, Table 5CSA S16-19 Cl. 22.3.2, Table 5 (sheared edges, 20 mm bolt row: 34 mm)2026-09-27

Clauses

ClauseStepsAgainstDate
Cl. 13.12.1.2 (c), phi_b = 0.80 per Cl. 13.1 c)V_rb1CSA S16-19 Cl. 13.12.1.2 (c) and Cl. 13.1 c) (phi_b = 0.80, bolts)2026-09-29
Cl. 13.12.1.2 (a), phi_br = 0.80 per Cl. 13.12.1.2V_rb2CSA S16-19 Cl. 13.12.1.2 (a) (B_r = 3 phi_br n t d F_u; phi_br = 0.8 stated in the clause)2026-09-29
Cl. 13.11, phi_u = 0.75 per Cl. 13.1 a)V_rb3CSA S16-19 Cl. 13.11 (second term, tear-out) and Cl. 13.1 a) (phi_u = 0.75)2026-09-29
Cl. 13.12.1.3, phi_b = 0.80 per Cl. 13.1 c)T_rbCSA S16-19 Cl. 13.12.1.3 and Cl. 13.1 c) (phi_b = 0.80, bolts)2026-09-29
Cl. 22.3.2, Table 5e_minCSA S16-19 Cl. 22.3.2, Table 5 (sheared edges, 20 mm bolt row: 34 mm)2026-09-27