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APPENDIX–I FLOWCHART FOR DESIGN OF

STRUCTURAL STEEL ELEMENT
Flow Chart for Design of Beam with Endplate connection:

Start

Select Section for Beam

M γm 0
Zp =
fy

Plastic \ Compact Slender

Classification

Semi Compact

No Is Yes
V<Vd
? Is
Yes No
V<Vd
Yes
Is No ?
V<0.6Vd
?
Yes
Is No

V<0.6Vd
?

Reduced Moment capacity as Moment capacity as per Reduced Moment capacity as

per IS800-2007 clause 8.4 IS800-2007 clause 8.2 per IS800-2007 clause 8.4

No Is Yes
Md>M
?

Write Selected Section

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Flow Chart for Design of Column:

Start

Select Section for Column

P xx γ m 0
Area =
f cd

Allowable Compressive Stress as

per IS800-2007 clause 7.1.2.1

No Is Yes
Pd>Pxx
?

Slender
Classification

Plastic \ Compact Semi Compact

False Section Strength True

As per IS800-2007 clause 9.3.1.1
and clause 9.3.1.3

False
True Overall Member Strength
As per IS800-2007 clause 9.3.2.2

Write Selected Section

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Flow Chart for Design of Endplate Connection:

Start

Select trial configuration

Calculate Strength of Bolt (Bolt Capacity)

Number of Bolts Required

Residual Strength for prying Q (Bolt capacity – Tension in bolt)

Design of Weld Connecting Beam and Endplate

Actual Prying Qa

Increase No Is Yes

thickness of Plate
Qa<Q Total Tension in Bolt
? (Tension due to moment+
No
Prying+Axial force in beam)
Is
tp > tprec Thickness of plate required under bending (tprec)
? Yes

False
Check for True
Increase Combine Tension and Shear
Bolt Diameter Asper IS 800-2007Clause No10.4.6

Strength of beam flange

in compression
No Yes
Design of Secondary Is flange strength
Flange plate Greater than reaction
?

Yes
No Is Beam connecting
to the Column flange
?
A B

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A B

False Check for Column True

Web Buckling

Design of Web
Doubler plate

False True
Check for Column Web
Crippling

Design of Web
Doubler plate

Write the final connection configuration

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Flow Chart for Design of Gusseted Column-base:

Start

Select trial configuration

Calculate ecrit, e

No Is Yes
ecrit < e
?

Nominal anchored rods (Tension Bolt) Calculate strength of anchored rod (Tension Bolt)

Design of Gusset Plate Tension in anchored rod (Tension Bolt)

Design of Base Plate Number of bolts Change diameter of bolt

Check for
No
Yes Combine Tension and Shear
Asper IS 800-2007Clause No10.4.6

Design of Gusset Plate

Design of Base Plate

Write final configuration

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Flow Chart for Design of Gusseted Plate:

Start

Select trial configuration

Slender
Classification
Plastic \ Compact Semi Compact

Shear and moment capacity

Change depth of plate

No Is Yes
Shear capacity > Shear due to upward pressure
?
Change thickness of plate

No Is Yes
Moment capacity > Moment due to upward pressure
?

Write final configuration

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Flow Chart for Design of Base Plate:

Start

Select trial configuration

Change thickness of Moment capacity

base plate

No Is Yes
Moment capacity > Moment due to upward pressure
?

Write final configuration

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