The purpose of this AD Note is to clarify the definition of the length of slotted holes and kidney shaped holes. The need for clarification has arisen because some designers have been using a value other than that intended.
In BS 5959-1:2000, Tables 33 and 36 give the standard dimensions of holes for non-preloaded and preloaded bolts respectively. The tables include values for the dimension “length” of slotted holes and kidney-shaped slots. The “length” of the slotted hole given in those Tables is intended to mean the overall length of the physical hole, as shown below for both slotted holes and kidney-shaped slots. In support of this meaning, the same definition can also be found on page 8-213 of the second edition of the AISC “Manual of Steel Construction, Load & resistance factor design, volume II, Connections”.
Figure 1b: Kidney-shaped slot (from SCI-P212, Figure 9.2)
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The misinterpretation seems to have arisen when the distance between the centres of the circles at the ends of the slots (which is a dimension given in some software) is used instead of the correct definition. Designers should take care not to use the wrong dimension, because that might result in long slots greater than the limiting value or in classifying a long slot as a short slot (and thus giving an unsafe value of bearing and slip resistance).
A slotted hole for bolting would automatically be 1/2 the diameter of the said called out slot/bolt size. 15/16' slotted hole for a 7/8' bolt would be a 15/32' radius on the ends. I don't believe, to my limited mental recollection, that either document or the RCSC Bolting Section of AISC Manual calls out the radius. The assortment of radius cutters for metal. Beveltools has solid carbide cutters for a wide range of metals. Every type of Beveltools bevel heads has its own characteristics, making them more or less suitable for certain types of metal. Simply change the bevel head to create a different angle or radius, or to bevel a different type of metal.
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