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Civil Engineering QUESTION #6605
Question 1
For a bolted connection in a steel structure, the 'block shear' failure mode involves which of the following simultaneous actions?
  • Tension yielding and shear yielding
  • Tension fracture and shear fracture
  • Tension fracture and shear yielding (or vice versa)✔️
  • Compression buckling and bolt shear
Correct Answer Explanation
Block shear is a limit state that involves the 'tearing out' of a block of material. It is characterized by the simultaneous fracture on one plane and yielding on a perpendicular plane (or fracture on both).