Title : Support structure Prepared By :GGJ

design,Vertical Bracing 18-05-2018

Project : Connection marked,VB1 1 of 8
Dilution and Process Air Filter,
IN8008, Dangote Refinery,Nigeria

End Force Summary for Bracing

Member
LC no.
Vx = 60.053 kN 105 M169
Vy = 0.135 kN 110 M161
Vz = 6.592 kN 104 M161

Total End Force on connection

Axial,Vx = 61 kN w.r.t Local axis
Vertical Shear,Vy = 1 kN w.r.t Local axis
Lateral Shear,Vz = 7 kN w.r.t Local axis
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Project : Connection marked,VB1 2 of 8
Dilution and Process Air Filter,
IN8008, Dangote Refinery,Nigeria

Guage line

e1 r

p1 r
e1

q
g
e2

TYPICAL VERTICAL BRACING CONNECTION WITH GUSSET

WELDED AT BACK OF CHANNEL

Guage line

e1 r

p1
e1 r

zy
g
q e2

zy,p
s

TYPICAL BRACING CONNECTION WITH GUSSET WELDED AT

WEB OF CHANNEL

INDICATIVE DIAGRAMS FOR CONNECTION

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Project : Connection marked,VB1 3 of 8
Dilution and Process Air Filter,
IN8008, Dangote Refinery,Nigeria

INPUT DATA
Depth of Thick(t) Guage,g Area
Section (h)
mm mm mm mm2
Supported member ISA 90906 90 6 50 1047
Weld size,s = 3 mm
Weld Length = 180 mm
Effective throat thickness = 2.1
Grade of plate E250
2
fy = 250 N/mm
2
fu = 410 N/mm Table 2,IS2062
βw = 0.8 Table 4.1,EN 1993-1-8:2003

γM2 = 1.25 γM1 = 1 Eq 2.2,EN 1993-1-8:2003

γM0 = 1
Thickness of Gusset plate = 10 mm
Thinner pl thickness = 6 mm Spacing of columns of bots,p3 = 0
Min Plate width = 110 mm No. of bolts = 2
2
Dia of bolt 16 mm Area,A = 157 mm
Dia of hole 18 n1 = 2 n2 = 1
Min Dia of Nut = 27 mm
2
Grade of bolt Class 8.8 fub = 800 N/mm
= 0.6
No. of inner bolts = 0 r= 10 mm
e1 = 40 mm e2 = 40 mm pitch,p1 = 50
Max distance from W.P. to edge of member,q= 100 mm
For Local Y axis
zy =q+e1+p1/2 = 100+40+50/2 = 165 mm
zy,p = q+e1 = 100+40= 140 mm
For Local X axis
zx = 0 mm
zx,p = 0 mm
Length of gusset plate along local X direction 100+2*40 180 mm
Simplified method for Design of Fillet Weld
Resultant force on weld,Fw,Ed = SQRT(61^2+1^2+7^2)
62 kN
Design Resistance,Fw,Rd
= aLfu
√3 βw γM2
= 2.1*180*410/(SQRT(3)*0.8*1.25)/1000
= 89 kN > Fw,Ed = 62 OK
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Project : Connection marked,VB1 4 of 8
Dilution and Process Air Filter,
IN8008, Dangote Refinery,Nigeria

Resistance of the net section

= 0.9*(1047-18*6)*800/1.25/1000
= 540.864 kN > 61 kN OK
Design of Bolt
Shear resistance of single bolt Table 3.4,EN 1993-1-8:2003
=

= 0.6*800*157/1.25/1000
= 60 kN

= 40/3/16
= 0.83

= MIN(0.83,800/410,1)
= 0.83

k1 = MIN((2.8*40/16-1.7),2.5)
= 2.5

Bearing Resistance =
=

= 2.5*0.83*800*16*6/1.25/1000

= 127 kN > FvRd = 60 kN

FRd = IF(127>60,0.8*2*60,2*127)

= 96 kN

Resultant shear on bolt group = SQRT(61^2+1^2)

= 62 < 96 OK
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Project : Connection marked,VB1 5 of 8
Dilution and Process Air Filter,
IN8008, Dangote Refinery,Nigeria

Tension resistance

= 0.9*800*157/1.25/1000

= 90 kN

Axial load or Tension on each bolt = (7/2)

= 4< 90 OK

Punching Shear resistance,

= 0.6*3.14*27*10*410/1.25/1000

= 167 kN > 4 OK

Combined shear & tension

= 62/96+4/90/1.4
= 0.68 < 1 OK

Design of Gusset Plate

Shear resistance of the end plate Multi-Storey Steel Buildings
Part 5: Joint Design,Sec 3
Shear resistance of gross section

= 110*10*250/(1.27*SQRT(3)*1)/1000
= 125 kN

Shear resistance of net section

Net area,Av,net = 10*(110-2*16)

2
780 mm
= 2*780*410/(SQRT(3)*1.25)/1000)
= 295 kN
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IN8008, Dangote Refinery,Nigeria

Block tearing resistance

Net area subjected to tension Net area subjected to shear

= 10*(40-0.5*18) = 10*((40+50+40)-40-(2-0.5)*18)
2 2
= 310 mm = 630 mm

VRd,b = 0.5*

= 0.5* 410*310/1.25/1000)
+
250*630/(SQRT(3)*1)/1000)

= 0.5* 101.68 + 90.93267

= 142 kN

VRd,min = MIN(125,295,142)
= 125 kN > 62 OK
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Resistance of the Gusset plate in bending Multi-Storey Steel Buildings

Along major axis Part 5: Joint Design,Sec 3

VEd in local Y direction = 1 kN

2.73*z= 2.73*165 = 450.45 mm

hp,Min Width of Gusset plate
= 90+2*10 = 110 mm

hp < 2.73*z

VRd = ∞ Wel,p*fy,p/(z*γM0)

where, Wel,p = tp*hp^2/6

3
Wel,p = 10*110^2/6 = 20167 mm

VRd = 20167*250/(165*1)/1000

= 30.55606 kN > 1 OK

Along minor axis

Gusset is allowed to rotate along minor axis,therefore above check is not required

Resistance of the Gusset plate in buckling

VEd in local Y direction = 1 kN

tp/0.15 = 10/0.15 = 67 < z= 165

2
Wel,p = 20167 mm

λLT = 2.8*(zphp/(1.5tp2))0.5 = 2.8*(140*110/(1.5*10^2))^0.5

= 29
fp,LT = is the lateral torsional buckling strength of the plate obtained from
BS 5950-1 Table 17[10] (See Appendix A) and based on λLT :
2
= 250 N/mm

VRd = min(Wel,p*fp,LT/(z*0.6*γM1),Wel,p*fy,p/(z*γM0))
= Wel,p*fy,p/(z*γM0)
= MIN(20167*250/(165*0.6*1),20167*250/(165*1))/1000) 31
= 20167*250/(165*1)/1000 31
= 31 kN > 1 kN OK
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Project : Connection marked,VB1 8 of 8
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IN8008, Dangote Refinery,Nigeria

VEd in local X direction = 61 kN

hp,Length of Gusset plate

= = 180 mm
tp/0.15 = 10/0.15 = 67 > z= 0
2
Wel,p = tp*hp /6
2
Wel,p = 10*180^2/6 54000 mm

λLT = 2.8*(zphp/(1.5tp2))0.5 = 2.8*(0*180/(1.5*10^2))^0.5

= 0
fp,LT = is the lateral torsional buckling strength of the plate obtained from
BS 5950-1 Table 17[10] (See Appendix A) and based on λLT :
2
= 250 N/mm

VRd = min(Wel,p*fp,LT/(z*0.6*γM1),Wel,p*fy,p/(z*γM0))
= Wel,p*fy,p/(z*γM0)
= MIN(54000*250/(0*0.6*1),54000*250/(0*1))/1000) ∞
= 54000*250/(0*1)/1000 ∞
= ∞ kN > 0 kN OK