20.500.12556/RUL-178375 Significance of the deformation capacity of bolts for the performance of bearing-type lap connections The study investigates the significance of the deformation capacity of bolts in bolted bearing lap connections, focussing on connections with aligned and misaligned bolt holes. The investigation includes a series of tests on S960 steel lap connections with M12 and M16 bolts of different bolt classes to evaluate the effects of misalignment of bolt holes and the ability of the bolts to redistribute forces. The test results of connections with aligned bolt holes show that the deformation capacity of the bolts was sufficient to equalise the bolt forces. However, the test results of connections with misaligned bolt holes indicate a potential reliability issue in the design of lap bolt connections where the ductility condition is not met, especially for high-strength bolt classes, e.g. 10.9. The connections were characterised by premature failure of the bolt(s) as the deformation capacity of the bolt was used to overcome the misalignment of the bolt holes. These conclusions can be transferred to connections with lower steel grades, such as S235. bolted connections bolts high strength steel deformation capacity bearing vijačeni spoji vijaki jekla visoke trdnosti deformacijska kapaciteta bočni pritisk true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-26 08:18:54 2026-01-26 08:18:58 2026-02-05 04:27:08 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 899-905 no. 6 Vol. 8 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 624.014.2.078.4:621.882 2509-7075 10.1002/cepa.70166 265888515 265872387 ce_papers_-_2026_-_Moze_-_Significance_of_the_Deformation_Capacity_of_Bolts_for_the_Performance_of_Bearing‐Type_Lap_(1).pdf ce_papers_-_2026_-_Moze_-_Significance_of_the_Deformation_Capacity_of_Bolts_for_the_Performance_of_Bearing‐Type_Lap_(1).pdf 1 2C087879C7DCB8A01EFC3A8001DE602C 79d09d9f0d2c4b5cdb1b393aa9f9e3e4b5449766c3c4d6c5e4e75c4b7ef1abf4 9652212c-01de-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=227187 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cepa.70166 1 47478247-fa87-11f0-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=226158 Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo 0 0 0