Structural Bolting Handbook 2016

This 2016 edition of the Structural Bolting Handbook is based principally upon the June 2014 edition of the RCSC Specification for Structural Joints Using High-Strength Bolts, cited by the 2010 AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 360-10). However, significant changes regarding structural bolting were implemented by the 2016 AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 360-16) that are not addressed by the 2014 RCSC Specification, including: an increase in STD bolt hole diameter and SSL and LSL slot width for bolts 1 inch diameter and above, recognition of the new ASTM F3125 standard, which consolidates and replaces ASTM A325, A325M, A490, A490M, F1852 and F2280, increased minimum bolt pretensions for A325 bolts of 1-1/8 inch diameter and greater, which also affects pre-installation verification testing, and introduction of new AISC Group C bolts with 200 ksi tensile strength, ASTM F3043 and ASTM F3111