https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/118583/limcon-bolt-strengthIn Limcon Bolt Strength calculation in connections seems giving higher than usual AISC 360-05 procedure. In AISC formulation is 0.75*Fn*Ab. But if you apply same in Limcon results are not consistent. Is there any problem or what is the reason for thisen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/365791?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:22:52 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:30fd0839-da56-4e35-a0e1-f570c4600f73Seth Guthrie<p>In AISC 360-10 table J3.2, for A490X bolts, Fnv is 579 MPa. It was 520 in the 2005 edition of the manual, however.</p> <p>Here&#39;s a reference regarding the 2010 changes:&nbsp;http://msc.aisc.org/globalassets/modern-steel/archives/2011/11/2011v11_a_comparative_look.pdf</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/365731?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:03:08 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:afda099e-b266-4183-a7b4-5c21940556e8Serkan Aydoğdu<p><a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/7651.1.jpg"><img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/7651.1.jpg" alt=" " /></a></p> <p></p> <p>in my calculation 84.4 kN is 78.4 kN. Why there is difference. 0.75*520 (for A490M) * Ab (201 mm^2 for M16 bolt)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/365632?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 27 Apr 2016 22:31:06 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:ae904938-c9b2-4f84-b081-6d001a783538Seth GuthrieWhat type of connection are you designing? Is this for bolt tension or shear? What bolts are you using? (better yet reply back with your file and version number).<div style="clear:both;"></div>