Moment Connection Design
Moment Connection Design
Material Properties
Plate Bolt
Yield Stress (fy) 350 640 N/mm2
Ultimate Stress (fu) 450 800 N/mm2
CALCULATION OF ACTUAL FORCE IN THE BOLT Check bolt for combined shear and tension
Calculation of Tension Capacity of bolt due to moment (Vsf/ Vdf)2 + (Tf/ Tdf)2<1
Cl - 10.4.6 of IS:800-2007
Effective
Tension in bolt
Bolt bolt
Bolt n*r2 due to moment (149.62/141.15)^2 + (48.5/90.54)^2
Distance(mm) distance
Mz*nr2/r
mm ( r )
1 0.045 - -
2 0.135 0.09 0.02 8.71 1.124 + 0.29
3 0.225 0.18 0.06 17.42
4 0.315 0.27 0.15 26.13 1.4106 >1Revise Bolt Size
5 0.405 0.36 0.26 34.84
- - - - Check for Plate thickness
- - - -
6 0.925 0.88 1.55 85.16 Tension in the plate ,T 149.62 kN
7 1.015 0.97 1.88 93.87
8 1.105 1.06 2.25 102.57 Maximum bending moment
9 1.195 1.15 2.65 111.28 M 2xTx P/8
10 1.285 1.24 3.08 119.99 M 3.366 kN-M
nr2 11.88
Thickness plate required
Actual Tension due to moment Tm 119.99 kN tp 6xMx1.1/(fyxg)
tp 26.56 MM
Actual Tension due to Axial Force Tx Fx/n'
Tx 29.63 kN