In this study, thermal sprayed coating was applied to the faying surface of steel plates in order to increase the slip coefficient and enhance the slip resistance of the slip-critical joint. Moreover, this study aims to explore the effect of bolt arrangement on slip resistance. Slip tests of slip-critical connection using eight high-strength bolts were carried out to explore the effects of different bolt arrangement on the slip coefficient, bolt pretension, stress on the splice plate, and slip resistance. Splice plates of the specimens were thermal sprayed coated with 150