MS Excel BOLT COEFFICIENT CALCULATOR Vesion 1.

0, Copyright 2011 by Redem Legaspi Jr

Commands:
Calculate

Abort

Use Pre-defined Bolt Group

Clear Bolt Data

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Message Board:
Instantaneous Center FOUND: xRo = -1.906, yRo = 5.286

Notes:
1.) The mathematics behind this spreadsheet is based on the method developed
by Donald Brandt on the determination of the location of instantaneous center of
rotation of Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Group. In contrast to Crawford & Kulak's
method that searches the instantaneous center of rotation along the line
perpendicular to the applied load, Brandt's method includes all points in a twodimensional plane to locate the instantaneous center of rotation.
2.) This spreadsheet is driven by VBA Code (Visual Basic for Application macro).
When opening and using this spreadsheet, the VBA Code must be activated. To
do this, you must set your macro security setting to either Medium or Low and
allow macro to run.
3.) The graphics layout of Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Group, above, is created by
manipulating MS Excel chart.
4.) Please visit my personal blog: engineersviewpoint.blogspot.com for further
discussions on Eccentrically Load Bolt Group and instantaneous center of
rotation.

The Author:
This spreadsheet/program is written by Redem Solasco Legaspi Jr for AISC
(American Institute of Steel Construction) SteelTools.

edem Legaspi Jr

Today is November 4, 2015

Data Input:
Load Eccentricity
Load Rotation Angle
Bolt Group Layout:
No.
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Coordinates
x
y
0.000
0.000
0.000
4.000
0.000
8.000
3.500
0.000
3.500
4.000
3.500
8.000
7.000
0.000
7.000
4.000
7.000
8.000
10.500
0.000
10.500
4.000
10.500
8.000
14.000
0.000
14.000
4.000
14.000
8.000

Results:
13.500
65.000

C Coefficient Value
C' Coefficient Value

Help
Remarks

9.352
78.449
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Coordinates
x
y

Remarks

45
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