Technical
AD 402: Design of end plate joints made with preloaded bolts subject to coincident shear and tension.
Advisory Desk note AD373 gave a summary of the checks required on connections subject to combined shear and tension. This AD note discusses the behaviour of such a connection in more detail.
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