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End Plate Connection - Moment Connection Design -4 Bolts

c. Design Nominal Reactions
Compression

Fx

0.00 KN

Tension

Fx

23.00 KN

Shear Force

Fy

20.00 KN

Shear Force

Fz

2.00 KN

Bending moment

Mz

20.00 K-m

Bending moment

My

3.00 K-m

Supporting Member :
Beam Properties
Beam Section :

UC 203X203
203.2

Depth of column or plate

Width of column flange or plate

Bp

203.60 mm

mm

Web thickness of column or stiffener

tc

7.20 mm

Flange thickness of column or plate

tf

11.00 mm

Root radius of column or weld to plate

10.20

UC 203X203
203.2

mm

and stiffener

Supported Member
Column Section
Depth of column or plate

mm

Width of column flange or plate

Bp

203.60 mm

Web thickness of column or stiffener

tc

7.20 mm

Flange thickness of column or plate

tf

11.00 mm

Root radius of column or weld to plate

10.20

and stiffener
Dimensions of the End Plate :

Length of the End Plate

300.00 mm

Width of the End Plate

204.00 mm

Thickness Provided, tp

20.00

Connection Details
Assumed bolt configuration
Grade of Bolts (8.8 / HSFG) =

HSFG

Part - 1Bolts

No. of bolt rows

nr

2.00

No. of bolt columns

nc

2.00

Total no. of bolts

Diameter of Bolt d

Diameter of Bolt hole Dh

Dh

26.00 mm

Gross Area of Bolt , Ag

Ag

452.16 mm2

Tensile Stress area of Bolt As

As

352.91 mm2

Pitch ( Spacing between rows )

80 mm

Guage ( Spacing between columns )

90 mm

Edge Distance ( Top )

etop

4.00
24.00 mm

40.00 mm

mm

mm

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End Distance ( Bottom )

e2bottom

40 mm

End Distance ( Side )

e'

40.00 mm

Slip factor for untreated

0.50

For clearance holes

Ks

1.00

Least thick of plate

T1

11.00 mm
a 1 = 136.10

Forces in Bolts
Tension per bolt due to Moment Mz
For Row 1

T2

T1 =

Mz*a1/(nc(a1+a2)

T1 =
For Row 2

62.80 KN

a2= 56.10

Mz*a2/(nc(a1+a2)

T2 =

25.89 KN

T2 =

Assumed Rotation Point

Tension per bolt due to Moment My

For Column 1

T1 =

My/(nr*g)

T1=

16.67 KN
g = 90.00

Tension per bolt due to Axial

= Fx/n

tension Fx

5.75 KN

Assumed Rotation Point

Maximum forces Transfer to Each Bolt

Maximum Tension in bolt row 1

85.22 KN

Maximum Tension in bolt row 2

48.30 KN

Check for Bolts :

Yield strength of bolt

Yf =

882.00 N/mm2

Ult. Tensile strength of bolt

Uf =

981.00 N/mm2

Shear stress of bolt

Ps =

400.00 N/mm2

Tension stress of bolt

Pt =

700.00 N/mm2

Pbb =

1,300.00 N/mm2

P0 =

776.00 N/mm2

P0 =

232.70 KN

Bearing stress of bolt

Minimum proof stress
of bolt
Minimum shank tension
in HSFG bolts

Capacity of one bolt

Shear capacity of bolt

Ps =

141.16

Bearing capacity of bolt

Pb =

346.67

Tension capacity of bolt

Pt' =

209.43

Slip resistance of one bolt

KN
KN
KN

PsL = 0.9 * Ks * * P0
=

104.72 KN

0.9*P0

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Design strength of steel

py =

345.00 N/mm2

Bearing strength of steel

pb =

825.00 N/mm2

Design strength of weld

pw =

220.00

N/mm2

Connection Geometry
Column Side

m2 =

m1 = g/2 - tc/2 - 0.8rc

(dc-P)/2

40.40 mm

33.24 mm

=
e = B/2-g/2

56.80 mm

=
For n smallest of n =
e for the column flange =

41.55 mm
56.80 mm

e for the end plate =

56.80

1.25 m for column flange=

41.55 mm

mm

Beam

m = g/2 - tc/2 - 0.8rc

Leg length of fillet weld to beam web, Sw

36.60 mm

=
e = B/2-g/2

56.80 mm

mm

For n smallest of n =

45.75

e for the column flange =

56.80 mm

e for the end plate =

56.80

1.25 m for column flange=

45.75 mm

mm

Potential Resistance of Bolts in Tension Zone

Bolt Row 1 & 3
Bolt Row 1 & 3 alone
Column Flange Bending
Calculate effective length of T-stub as per Table2.2 of SCI
For bolt row below the flange of a flush end plate
Leff = Min of [ Max{ii,iii}, i ]
Ref. Table 2.2 of moment connection by BCSA
Leff for i = 2 m

208.75 mm

Leff for ii = 4m+1.25e

Leff iii = m1

where from Fig 2.16

203.96 mm

1 =
2 =
=

m1/(m1+e)
m2/(m1+e)
6.00

Leff iii =

199.44 mm

Ledd = min of ( max(i,iii),ii)

203.96 mm

Plastic moment capacity of the

Mp = Leff x tf x py/4

equivalent T-stub

2.13 KN.m

1 =
2 =

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Potential resistance is the minimum of the following

Mode 1 Complete flange yielding

Pr = 4 Mp / m

256.15 KN

Mode 2 Bolt failure with flange

Pr = (2 Mp + n( Pt'))/(m+n)

yielding

Mode 3 Bolt failure

Pr = Pt'

289.62 KN

418.86 KN

256.15

Potential resistance for column flange bending Pr =

KN

Column Web Tension

As row 1 & 3 is near the flange, web tension can be discounted

End Plate Bending

Calculate effective length of T-stub as per Table2.5 of SCI

For bolt row below the flange of a flush end plate

Leff = Min of [ Max{ii,iii}, i ]

Ref. Table 2.4 of moment connection by BCSA

Leff for i = 2 m

229.85 mm

Leff for ii = 4 m + 1.25 e

Leff iii = m1

where from Fig 2.16

217.40 mm

m1/(m1+e)
m2/(m1+e)

1 =
2 =
=

Leff iii =

1 =
2 =

6.00
219.60 mm

Plastic moment capacity of the

Mp = Leff x tf x py/4

equivalent T-stub

7.58 KN.m

Potential resistance is the minimum of the following

Mode 1 Complete flange yielding

Pr = 4 Mp / m

828.00 KN

Mode 2 Bolt failure with flange

Pr = (2 Mp + n( Pt'))/(m+n)

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yielding

416.70 KN

Mode 3 Bolt failure

Pr = Pt'
418.86 KN

416.70

Potential resistance for column flange bending Pr =

KN

Beam Web Tension

As row 1 & 3 is near the flange, web tension can be discounted
Bolt Row 2
Row 2 and 1 as group
Column Flange Bending
Calculate effective length of T-stub as per Table2.6 of SCI
Leff = { Max of [ ii/2,(iii-ii/2)] }x2 + p

283.96 mm

Plastic moment capacity of the

Mp = Leff x tf x py/4

equivalent T-stub

2.96 KN.m

Potential resistance is the minimum of the following

Mode 1 Complete flange yielding

Pr = 4 Mp / m

356.62 KN

Mode 2 Bolt failure with flange

Pr = (2 Mp + n( Pt'))/(m+n)

yielding

Mode 3 Bolt failure

Pr = Pt'

544.65 KN

837.72 KN

356.62

Potential resistance for column flange bending Pr =

KN

Column Web Tension

Web tension can be discounted due to effective tensile length of web assuming a max. spread at
60deg from bolts to the centre of web is crossing the flange.
End Plate Bending
Calculate effective length of T-stub as per Table2.5 of SCI
Leff = { Max of [ ii/2,(iii-ii/2)] }x2 + p

301.80 mm

Plastic moment capacity of the

Mp = Leff x tp x py/4

equivalent T-stub

10.41 KN.m

Potential resistance is the minimum of the following

Mode 1 Complete flange yielding

Pr = 4 Mp / m

1,137.93 KN

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Mode 2 Bolt failure with flange

Pr = (2 Mp + n( Pt'))/(m+n)

yielding

Mode 3 Bolt failure

Pr = Pt'

718.27 KN

837.72 KN

718.27

Potential resistance for column flange bending Pr =

KN

Beam Web Tension

Web tension can be discounted due to effective tensile length of web assuming a max. spread at
60deg from bolts to the centre of web is crossing the flange
Potential Resistance of Bolts in Tension Zone
WORK SHEET: TENSION ZONE
Step 1

Column Side

Row

Flange Bending

1.00

Resistance of Row 1
256.15

2.00

Beam Side
Web Tension

Flange
Bending

Web
Tension

256.15
N.A

416.70

N.A

Resistance of
Row 2 only
256.15

100.47
N.A

416.70

N.A

N.A

718.27

N.A

Resistance of
Row 2+1 as
group
356.62
100.47
Pr1 = Capacity of row 1 alone
Pr2 = Min. of { Capacity of row 2 alone,
( Capacity of row 2+1 ) - Pr1 }

Potential
Resistance

301.57

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