Beam To Column Flange Single Sided Bolted Moment End Plate Connection - Sample Calculation (AS 4100 - 1998)
Beam To Column Flange Single Sided Bolted Moment End Plate Connection - Sample Calculation (AS 4100 - 1998)
Beam To Column Flange Single Sided Bolted Moment End Plate Connection - Sample Calculation (AS 4100 - 1998)
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BEAM TO COLUMN FLANGE SINGLE SIDED BOLTED MOMENT END PLATE CONNECTION (AS4100-1998)
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Bolts in tension
Distance from bolt centre line to edge of plate; ae_t = 75 mm
Pitch of bolt in bolt group (Sect 9.6); Sp_t = 150 mm
Bolts in compression
Distance from bolt centre line to edge of plate; ae_c = 125 mm
Minimum design actions (Cl 9.1.4)
Minimum design bending moment; M∗min = 0.5 × 0.9 × fybw × Sxb = 212.98 kNm
Satisfied, minimum design moment is less than actual design moment
Minimum design vertical shear force on connection; V∗min = 40 kN
Satisfied, minimum design shear is less than actual design shear
Minimum design axial force on connection; N∗min = “NIL“
Calculation of kw and kmw
Depth of web; d1 = (Dh - 2 × tfb) = 675 mm
Total depth of beam; dg = d1 + 2 × tfb = 700 mm
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Area of flange; Aflange = 2 × bfb × tfb = 4826 mm
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Area of web; Aweb = d1 × twb + 0.4292 × rb = 5790 mm
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Second moment of area of flange; Ifb = (2 × bfb × tfb / 12) + (2 × bfb × tfb × ((d1 + 2 × tfb) / 2 - tfb / 2) )
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Ifb = 569992892 mm
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Second moment of area of web; Iwb = (d1 × twb / 12) + (2 × 0.4292 × rb × (d1 /2 - 0.223 × rb) )
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Iwb = 229960114 mm
Area of web / total cross section area; kw = Aweb / (Aflange + Aweb) = 0.55
Prop of design bending mmt transmitted by web; kmw = Iwb / (Iwb + Ifb) = 0.29
Derived design action for flange and web weld
N∗tm = abs((1- kmw) × M∗ / (dg - tfb)) = 259.18 kN
N∗cm = N∗tm = 259.18 kN
N∗f = N∗ × (1 - kw) / 2 = 5.68 kN
Total tension design force in flange; N∗ft = abs(N∗tm + N∗f) = 264.86 kN
Total compression design force in flange; N∗fc = abs(N∗cm - N∗f) = 253.50 kN
Actual force carrying capacity of flange; N∗f_act = 0.9 × fybf × bfb × tfb = 651.51 kN
Safe, design force carrying capacity of flange is adequate
Distance of flange from neutral axis; yft = d1 / 2 + tfb / 2 = 344 mm
Total bending moment on the web; M∗w = abs(kmw × M∗) = 71.87 kNm
Total design axial force on the web; N∗w = abs(kw × N∗)= 13.63 kN
Total design shear force on web; V∗w= abs(V∗) = 50.00 kN
Flange weld capacity (Fillet weld)
Strength reduction factor for weld; φ = 0.6
Design capacity of weld per unit length; φvw = φ × 0.6 × fu_weld × tweld_f / √(2) = 875.68 kN/m
Length of weld across flange; Lw = bfb = 190.0 mm
Design axial capacity of fillet weld; φNw = 2 × Lw × φvw = 332.76 kN
Safe, design capacity of fillet weld for flange is adequate
Web weld capacity (Fillet weld)
Strength reduction factor for weld; φ = 0.6
Length of weld across web; Lw = d1 = 674.6 mm
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Design shear force of fillet weld parallel to z-axis; v∗z = (N∗w / (2 × Lw) + (3 × M∗w / Lw )) = 483.86 kN/m
Design shear force of fillet weld parallel to y-axis; v∗y = V∗ / (2 × Lw) = 37.06 kN/m
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Resultant shear force of fillet weld; v∗ = √ (v∗z + v∗y ) = 485.28 kN/m
Design capacity of weld per unit length; φvw = φ × 0.6 × fu_weld × tweld_w / √(2) = 875.68 kN/m
Safe, design capacity of fillet weld of web is adequate
Derived design actions for bolt, end plate and stiffeners (Ref book, Table 4.8.2.2)
Total tension design force; N∗ft = abs(abs(M∗) × cos(θ) / (dg - tfb) + (N∗ / 2) × cos(θ) + V∗ × sin(θ) / 2)
N∗ft = 365.55 kN
Total compression design force; N∗fc = abs(abs(M∗) × cos(θ) / (dg - tfb) - (N∗ / 2) × cos(θ) - V∗ × sin(θ) / 2)
N∗fc = 326.33 kN
Design shear force; V∗vc = abs(V∗ × cos(θ) - N∗× sin(θ)) = 39.83 kN
Design capacity bolts in tension flange
Design capacity of bolts in tension flange; φNtb = ntw × φNtf / (1 + kpr) = 501.54 kN
Safe, design capacity of bolts in tension flange is adequate
Design capacity bolts in compression flange
Design shear force at end plate - support interface; V∗vc = 39.83 kN
Minimum vertical end distance; aey = ae_c = 125 mm
Design capacity related to tearout in end plate; φVbi = min(0.9 × 3.2 × df × ti × fui, 0.9 × aey × ti × fui) = 648.00 kN
Design cap related to tearout in supporting sect; φVbc = min(0.9 × 3.2 × df × tfc × fuc, 0.9 × aey × tfc × fuc) = 334.54 kN
Design capacity of bolts in single shear; φVdf = min(φVf, φVbi, φVbc) = 92.60 kN
Design capacity of bolts in compression flange; φVfb = ncw × φVdf = 185.20 kN
Safe, design capacity of bolts in compression flange is adequate
End plate flexure check
Effective value of af; afe = af - df / 2 = 65 mm
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Design capacity of plate in bending; φNpb = 0.9 × fyi × bi × ti / afe = 662.02 kN
Safe, design flexural capacity of end plate is adequate
End plate shear check
Design capacity of plate in shear (horizontal); Vph = 0.9 × 0.5 × fyi × bi × ti = 860.63 kN
Safe, design capacity of plate in shear (horizontal) is adequate
Design capacity of plate in shear (vertical); Vpv = 0.9 × 0.5 × fyi × di × ti = 3442.50 kN
Safe, design capacity of plate in shear (vertical) is adequate
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Distance from bolt holes to root radius on column; ad = (Sg - twc - 2 × rc) / 2= 31 mm
Distance from centre of holes to edge of plate; ai = (bi - Sg) / 2 = 63 mm
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Desg cap of cl flng adjacent to bm tension flng; φRt1 = 0.9 × fycf × tfc × (3.14 + ((2 × ac + Sp_t - dh) / ad)) = 505.08 kN
Maximum design bolt force in tension; N∗ft_max = N∗ft / ntw = 91.39 kN
atemp = (ad + ai) = 94 mm
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Des cap of cl flng adjacent to bm tension flng; φRt2=0.9×fycf×tfc ×((3.14×(ad+ac)+0.5×Sp_t)/atemp)+4×N∗ft_max×(ai/atemp)
φRt2 = 416.60 kN
Des cap of cl flng adjacent to bm tension flng; φRt = min(φRt1, φRt2) = 416.60 kN
Safe, tension stiffeners are not required
Necessity of compression stiffeners
Dist from outer face of flange to inner of root radius; kc = tfc + rc = 27 mm
Depth of column; dwc = dc - 2 × kc = 474 mm
Desg cap of cl flng adjacent to bm compression flng;φRc1 = 0.9 × fycw × twc × (tfb +5 × kc + 2 × ti) = 549.37 kN
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Desg cap of cl flng adjacent to bm compression flng;φRc2 = 0.9 × √(fycw × 1 MPa) × 10800 × twc / dwc = 324.82 kN
Desg cap of cl flng adjacent to bm compression flng;φRc = min(φRc1, φRc2) = 324.82 kN
Unsafe, compression stiffeners are required
Necessity of stiffeners (Incoming beam tension / compression flange to width of cloumn flange)
Width of column flange; bfc = 209 mm
Distance from ten flange of beam to end of plate; Le_t = ae_t + af = 150 mm
Distance from comp flange of beam to end of plate; Le_c = di - ( Le_t + db) = 296 mm
Minimum distance of incoming beam flange; Le = min(Le_t, Le_c) = 150 mm
Unsafe, tension and compression stiffeners are required
Tension stiffeners details
Number of stiffeners; ns_t = 2
Grade of stiffeners; 350
Yield strength of stiffeners; fys_t = 360 MPa
Width of stiffeners; bs_t = 90 mm
Thickness of stiffeners; ts_t = 6 mm
Tension stiffeners weld
Nominal tensile strength of weld metal; fu_weld_t = 430 MPa
Category of weld; GP (General Purpose)
Size of fillet weld (equal leg); tweld_t = 5 mm
Design of tension stiffeners
Maximum stiffener design force; N∗ts = max(N∗ft - φRt, 0 kN) = 0.00 kN
Maximum width of stiffeners (Cl 5.14.3); bs_t_max = 15 × ts_t / √(fys_t / 250 MPa) = 75 mm
Effective width of stiffeners; bs_t_eff = min (bs_t_max, bs_t)= 75 mm
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Effective area of stiffeners; As_t = ns_t × bs_t_eff × ts_t = 900 mm
Length of stiffeners; Ls = dc - 2 × tfc = 502 mm
Design capacity of stiffened web; φRs = 0.9 × (0.6 × fycw × twc × Ls + fuc × twc × Le)= 1402.33 kN
Safe, stiffeners provided in column in tension region is adequate
Tension stiffeners weld design
Strength reduction factor for weld; φ = 0.6
Design capacity of weld per unit length; φvw = φ × 0.6 × fu_weld_t × tweld_t / √(2) = 547.30 kN/m
Cropping provided (assumed); tcrop = 15 mm
Length of weld; Lw = bs_t_eff - tcrop = 60 mm
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