The document discusses design requirements for bolted and welded structural connections. Key points include:
1) Connections must be designed for both strength and serviceability limit states. Slip-critical bolted connections resist shear through friction and must not slip under service loads.
2) Bolted connections can be designed as either slip-critical or bearing-type depending on loading conditions. Slip-critical connections rely on pretensioned bolts while bearing connections transmit load through bolt bearing and shear strength.
3) Proper bolt pretension, hole size, edge and end distances must be provided to develop the full strength of slip-critical and bearing-type bolted connections. Weld quality is important for