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| | Joint Types (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | In this joint, the load is transferred from the steel into the bolt by bearing against the shank of the bolt, carried through the bolt by shear, then into the next layer of steel by bearing of the bolt against the side of the bolt hole. |
 | | These joints include certain column splices, certain connections in crane buildings, certain beam-to-column connections in taller buildings, connections of members supporting running machinery or loads that produce impact or stress reversal, or any other connections so designated by the Engineer. |
 | | The third type of joint is the direct tension (DT) joint, called such because the bolts receive direct applied loading from the structure. |
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