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Simple End Plate Connection Design (Bolted End Plate Connection)

The document summarizes the design of a simple end plate shear connection between two steel beams. Key details include: - The supported and supporting member properties and materials - Calculation of the design shear capacity of 103.5 kN - Selection of 6 bolts in a double shear configuration with properties defined - Checks that the bolt capacities, bearing capacities, and combined stresses are all sufficient - Definition of a 6mm fillet weld between the end plate and supported member and check of weld strength

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Simple End Plate Connection Design (Bolted End Plate Connection)

The document summarizes the design of a simple end plate shear connection between two steel beams. Key details include: - The supported and supporting member properties and materials - Calculation of the design shear capacity of 103.5 kN - Selection of 6 bolts in a double shear configuration with properties defined - Checks that the bolt capacities, bearing capacities, and combined stresses are all sufficient - Definition of a 6mm fillet weld between the end plate and supported member and check of weld strength

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DESIGN OF SIMPLE END PLATE SHEAR CONNECTION

(Values in RED are to be manually input and in GREEN are to picked from the list)

Supporting member designation ISMB400


Yield strength of the supporting member 250 N/mm^2
Supported member designation ISMB250
Yield strength of the supported member 250 N/mm^2
Connection between beam to beam ("bb") or beam to column ("bc") bb
Select ''w'' from dropdown list w

Supporting member properties (in mm) (Ref IS 808-1989 & SP-6 for details)
Max bolt
tf tw g D h2 h1 dia
16 8.9 80 400 32.8 334.4 22
Supported member properties (in mm) (Ref IS 808-1989 & SP-6 for details)
Max bolt
tf tw g1 D h2 h1 dia
12.5 6.9 65 250 27.95 194.1 22

Full shear capacity of supported member = 250*6.9*0.4*250/1000 = 172.5 kN


(Cl 6.4.2 of IS 800-1984)
Percentage of above capacity to which the connection to be designed = 60%
Design shear capacity = 172.5*0.6 = 103.5 kN >= 50kN, Okay
Connection to be designed for above shear alone ("s") or actual forces ("a") ? s

CHECK FOR BOLTS


Bolt Capacities (Bolt data as per Code IS 1367 (Part 3)-1991 & IS 800-1984)
Bolts in SINGLE shear ("s") or DOUBLE shear ("d") ? d
Loads in Supported member (in kN) (In case of double shear enter beam forces which are max)
Axial Fy Fz
-50 50 1
(- for tension)
No of columns of bolts = 2
c/c between bolt columns = 100 mm
Edge distance to plate (2*bolt dia) (Cl 8.9.4.4 of IS 800-1984) = 40 mm Okay
Width of end plate = 100+2*40 = 180 mm
No of rows of bolts = 3
Min pitch (Cl 8.10.1 of IS 800-1984) = 2.5*20 = 50 mm
Pitch of bolts considered = 60 mm
Total depth of end plate required as per bolts = 2*40+(3-1)*60 = 200 mm
Maximum depth of end plate in case of "bb" = 367.2 mm
Depth of end plate provided = depth as obtained from no of bolts = 200 mm , Okay
Total No of bolts, n = 3*2 = 6 Nos
Bolt type ("1" = close tolerance bolts, "2" = Bolts in clearance holes) 2
Increase factor of permissible stresses for Wind or EQ load cases = 1
Bolt Properties (IS 1367(3)) Permissible Stresses (IS 800)
0.2%
Nominal Nominal Tensile Proof Axial
Thread Area, Area, Strength, stress Tension, Shear, Bearing,
(Bolt Dia) Class mm^2 mm^2 (N/mm^2) (N/mm^2) N/mm^2 N/mm^2 N/mm^2
M20 8.8 314.2 245 800 640 120 80 250

Bolt Capacities
Capacity increase factor = MIN(640,0.7*800)/235 =560/235 = 2.4 (Cl 8.9.4.3 of IS 800)
Bolt cap. in Axial Tension, Tcap = 2.4*(1*120)*245/1000 = 70.6, Say = 70 kN
Bolt capacity in SINGLE Shear, Vcap = 2.4*(1*80)*314.2/1000 = 60.3, Say = 60 kN
Bolt capacity in DOUBLE shear = 2*60 = 120 kN

Forces in Bolts
Axial tension per bolt, Tcal = 0 kN
Max shear force per bolt, Vcal = 103.5/6 = 17.3 kN
Interaction check = (Tcal / Tcap + Vcal / Vcap) = (0/70+17.3/60) = 0.288 <= 1.4, PASS

CHECK FOR BEARING


a) Of end plate
Thickness of bearing plate = 12 mm
Yield stress of the end plate = 250 N/mm^2
Bolt capacity in Bearing, Bcap = 2.4*(1*250)*(12*20)/1000 = 144, Say = 144 kN > 17.3kN, Pass
Plate cap. in Bearing, Bmcap = 1*(1*250)*(12*20)/1000 = 60, Say = 60 kN > 17.3kN, Pass
(Cl 8.9.4.4 of IS 800)

b) Of Supporting member
Thickness of supporting member = 8.9 mm
Yield stress of the end plate = 250 N/mm^2
Bolt capacity in Bearing, Bcap = 2.4*(1*250)*(8.9*20)/1000 = 106.8, Say = 106 kN > 34.6kN, Pass
Plate cap. in Bearing, Bmcap = 1*(1*250)*(8.9*20)/1000 = 44.5, Say = 44 kN > 34.6kN, Pass
(Cl 8.9.4.4 of IS 800)

b.1) Requirement of Strengthening plate of Supporting member


Bearing of Supporting member element is greater than double shear. No Strengthening plate required. Ignore further
Excess force for which bearing is falling short = 0 kN
Thickness of plate required for above force = 0*1000/(250*20) =0 0 mm
Size of Strengthening plate to be same as that of the end plate with fillet weld size as used for end plate on all sides.

CHECK END PLATE FOR BENDING


End plate not subjected to any Tension, Ignore further calculations
Bending moment in plate = 0*3*(100/2-12/2)/1000 = 0 kNm
Thickness of plate required = SQRT(6*0/(0.66*250*200)) = 0 mm < 12mm, End Plt thk OKAY!
(Allowable stress in bending as per cl 6.2.1 of IS 800-1984)

CHECK END PLATE FOR TEARING


Area of end plate resisting tearing = (200-3*21.5)*2*12 = 3252 mm^2
Shear capacity of the plate (Cl 6.4.2 of IS 800-1984) = 0.4*250*3252/1000 = 325.2 kN > 103.5kN, PASS

CHECK FOR COMBINED STRESSES IN END PLATE


Max flexural stress in end plate = 0*(H62/2)/(200*12^3/12) = 0 N/mm^2
Max Shear stress in plate = 103.5*1000/3252 = 31.8 N/mm^2
Max bearing stress in plate = 144.2 N/mm^2
Allowable combined stress = 0.9*250 = 225 N/mm^2
Resultant stress = SQRT(0^2+144.2^2+0*144.2+3*31.8^2) = 154.4 N/mm^2 < 225N/mm^2, PASS
(Cl 7.1.5 of IS 800-1984)

CHECK FOR FILLET WELD BEWEEN WEB OF SUPPORTED MEMBER AND END PLATE
Weld size considered 6 mm
Strength reduction factor for weld (0.8 for site weld, else 1) = 1
Weld strength (Cl 7.1.2 of IS 816-1969) = 110 N/mm^2
Weld strength per mm of weld = 1*110*6/SQRT(2)/1000 = 0.467 kN/mm
Length of weld required = 103.5/0.467 = 222 mm
Height of plate required based on weld length = 222/2+2*6 =123, say = 125 mm< 200mm, Okay
kN >= 50kN, Okay

mm , Okay
(Cl 8.9.4.3 of IS 800)

<= 1.4, PASS

kN > 17.3kN, Pass


kN > 17.3kN, Pass

kN > 34.6kN, Pass


kN > 34.6kN, Pass

g plate required. Ignore further calculations

or end plate on all sides.

mm < 12mm, End Plt thk OKAY!

kN > 103.5kN, PASS

N/mm^2 < 225N/mm^2, PASS


mm< 200mm, Okay

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