B2

CONNECTION DETAIL FOR BEAM TO BEAM SHEAR PLATE CONNECTION

(MAX)
"C" (MAX)

"d.ct"
"0"
"d" DIA OF BOLTS
(TYP)
S
OLT "t.s" THK FULL DEPTH
B SHEAR PLATE
OF

"PD"
N
L UM
CO AGE
A A

121"
.c"
G
"N 3"
1 AM

"N.r" ROWS OF BOLTS

@
2" "e.h" "e.h" BE

@ SPACING "S"
G
IN
M
CO
IN

)
AX
"(M
"a

121"

"K IN
.1 )
(M

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SUPPORTING
1/4 (TYP)
W

BEAM
1/4
W1
(MAX)
"d.cb"

SUPPORTING INCOMING BEAM

BEAM W (BTC-P4-GF) SUPPORTING INCOMING BEAM
"t.s" THK SHEAR PLATE S(E)
BEAM
("D.h" DIA STD HOLES IN BEAM WEB)
&
("D.h" X "D.h1" SSL HOLES IN SHEAR VIEW A-A
PLATE) DETAIL-1
(REFER NOTE 1) DETAILER MUST FOLLOW THIS DETAIL IF STIFFENER
EXISTS DUE TO POST CONNECTION
DIA OF BOLTS
NOTE 1:- "D.h" "D.h1" "e.h"
"d"
i) PROVIDE SHEAR PLATE ON ACUTE SIDE OF BEAM WEB. IF NOT POSSIBLE CONSULT "in" "in" "in"
"in"
CONNECTION ENGINEER. DETAILER TO NOTE THE CONENCTION CAPACITY IN
3/4" 13/16" 1" 1 1/2" THE SHOP DRAWING FOR EOR APPROVAL WHEN
ii) FOLLOW STANDARD PUNCH DOWN "PD" AS 3". IF 3" NOT POSSIBLE, FOLLOW "PD" MENTIONED IN TABLE REMARKS COLUMN
AS (COPE DEPTH + VERTICAL EDGE DISTANCE ROUNDED OFF TO NEAREST 1/8"). 1" 1 1/8" 1 5/16" 2"
NOTES
Bolts are 3/4" A325N type, UNO.
Bolt holes are STD in main menbers & SSL ("D.h"X "D.h1") in shear plate.
Weld electrode is E70XX.
W sections and C sections are grade A992, Connection plates are grade A36.

VERTICAL SHEAR
NUMBER NUMBER THICKNESS
"V1" FIRST BOLT WELD WELD TOP COPE BOTTOM COPE EDGE
SKEWNESS DIA OF BOLTS OF OF SPACING OF SHEAR COPE LENGTH
INCOMING "kip" DISTANCE SIZE SIZE DEPTH DEPTH DISTANCE
S.NO "θ" "d" BOLT BOLT "S" PLATE "C" REMARKS
BEAM (CONNECTION "a" "W" "W1" "d.ct" "d.cb" "Ev"
"DEG" "in" ROWS COLUMNS "in" "t.s" "in"
CAPACITY/ GIVEN "in" "in" "in" "in" "in" "in"
"N.r" "N.c" "in"
LOAD )

B2.1 W14X22 35 90 3/4 3 2 3 2 1/2 5/16 5/16 3 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/2 EOR TO VERIFY CAPACITY
B2.2 W12X19 15 90 3/4 3 1 3 2 3/8 1/4 1/4 5 1/2 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 -
B2.3 W12X19 15 90 3/4 3 1 3 2 3/8 1/4 1/4 5 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 -
B2.4 W10X19 / W10X15 15 90 3/4 2 1 3 1/2 2 3/8 1/4 1/4 5 2 1/2 - 1 1/2 -
B2.5 W6X25 10 90 3/4 2 1 2 2 1/2 5/16 5/16 - - - 1 EOR TO VERIFY CAPACITY
B2.6 C8X11.5 10 90 3/4 2 1 2 1/2 2 3/8 1/4 1/4 3 1 1/2 - 1 1/2 EOR TO VERIFY CAPACITY
B2.7 W30 88 90 3/4 6 2 3 2 1/2 5/16 5/16 5 1/2 1 7/8 7 3/8 1 1/2 -
B2.8 W27 62 90 3/4 6 2 3 2 1/2 5/16 5/16 5 1/2 1 7/8 4 5/8 1 1/2 -
B2.2 BEAM TO BEAM CONNECTION
Design_Method = "ASD 15th Edition"

LOADS Vertical shear

:-
Incoming_Beam = "W12X19" Rvg := 15kip

Supporting Beam
Section Size: Supporting_Beam  "W14X22"
2
ds = 13.7  in bfs = 5  in t fs = 0.335  in t ws = 0.23  in ks = 1.063  in k1s = 0.75  in Ags = 6.49  in

Support material strength:- Fys = 50  ksi Fus = 65  ksi

Incoming Beam1:
Section Size: Incoming_Beam  "W12X19"
2
db1 = 12.2  in bfb1 = 4.01  in t fb1 = 0.35  in t wb1 = 0.235  in kb1 = 0.875  in k1b1 = 0.563  inAgb1 = 5.57  in
Beam material strength:- Fyb1 = 50  ksi Fub1 = 65  ksi

Thickness of the Shear plate t s := 0.375in

Connection material strength:- Fyp := 36  ksi Fup := 58  ksi

Weld strength:- FEXX := 70ksi

Bolt properties :-
Bolt diameter dbolt := 0.75in

Bolt input value Bolt_Type = "A325N"

2
Area of the bolt Abolt = 0.442  in

Nominal strength of bolt Fnv = 54  ksi Fnt = 90  ksi

Shear capacity of bolt Scap = 11.93  kip

Shear_plate holes = "Short Slot: 0.8125"x1" (Transverse to Loading)"

Diameter of hole in shear plate D hsp = 0.8125  in

Length of hole in shear plate D h1sp = 1  in

Beamholes = "STD Hole: 0.8125" dia."

Diameter of hole in incoming beam D hbm = 0.8125  in

Length of hole in incoming beam D h1bm = 0.8125  in

Bolt spacing S1 := 3in

Edge distance (vertical) ev1 = 1.5  in

Edge distance (Horizontal) eh1 = 1.5  in eh2 := 1.5in

End clearance (Set back) ecl := 0.5in

Check for bolts :-
Number of bolt rows nr1 := 3

Number of bolt columns nc1 := 1

Total number of bolts n1 := nr1  nc1 n1 = 3

Bolt gage g1 = 0  in

First bolt distance from the face of web a := 2in a = 2  in

Eccentricity (
e1 := Ecc Holeconn , a , nr1 , nc1 , g1 ) e1 = 1  in

Coefficien C = 2.715
t
Fbg := C  Scap Fbg = 32.38  kip

( )
Result kip Fbg , Rvg = "Capacity (32.38 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"

Check for bearing/tearing capacity of shear plate:- (Considering vertical shear)

  D hsp  
Bearing/tearing

( ) (
Rs1v := min  2.4  f c  dbolt  t s  Fup , 1.2  f c   ev1 - )   t s  Fup , Scap
2  
Rs1v = 11.93  kip
capacity at
extreme bolt

Bearing/tearing ( ) ( )(
Rs2v := min  2.4  f c  dbolt  t s  Fup , 1.2  f c  S1 - Dhsp  t s  Fup , Scap ) Rs2v = 11.93  kip
capacity at
intermediate bolt

Bearing/tearing capacity (
R sv := min Rs1v , Rs2v  C ) Rsv = 32.38  kip

( )
Result kip R sv , Rvg = "Capacity (32.38 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"

Check for bearing/tearing capacity of incoming beam web:- (Considering vertical shear)

  D hbm  
Bearing /tearing capacity

( )
R w1v := min  2.4  f c  dbolt  t wb1  Fub1 , 1.2  f c   ev1 - ( )   twb1  Fub1 , Scap
2  
at extreme bolt

Rw1v = 10.02  kip

Bearing /tearing capacity at ( ) ( )(

Rw2v := min  2.4  f c  dbolt  t wb1  Fub1 , 1.2  f c  S1 - D hbm  t wb1  Fub1 , Scap )
intermediate bolt

Rw2v = 11.93  kip

Bearing / tearing capacity (

R wv := min Rw1v , Rw2v  C ) Rwv = 27.21  kip

( )
Result kip. R wv , R vg = "Capacity (27.21 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"

Check for shear capacity of the shear plate :-

Gross shear area ( )

Ag :=  nr1 - 1  S1 + 2  ev1  t s Ag = 3.37  in
2

An := Ag - nr1 D hsp +

1   2
Net shear area in  t  An = 2.39  in
  16  s

Shear capacity ( )
Fcap := min  0.6  f g  Ag  Fyp , 0.6  f n An  Fup ( ) Fcap = 41.60  kip
 ( )
Result kip Fcap , R vg = "Capacity (41.6 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"
Check for shear capacity of the Incoming beam web :-

Top cope depth dct = 1.5  in

Bottom cope depth dcb = 0  in

Gross shear area (

Agv := db1 - dct - dcb  t wb1 ) Agv = 2.51  in
2

Ant := Agv - nr1   Dhbm +

1  2
Net shear area in t wb1 Ant = 1.9  in
 16 
Shear capacity ( ) (
Fscap := min  0.6  f g  Agv  Fyb1 , 0.6  f n  Ant  Fub1) Fscap = 37.00  kip

( )
Result kip Fscap , R vg = "Capacity (37 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"

Check for block shear capacity of shear plate (considering vertical shear) :-

Gross shear area ( )

Agv :=  nr1 - 1  S1 + ev1  t s Agv = 2.81  in
2

Anv := Agv - nr1 - 0.5  D hsp +

1 
Net shear area (
 16 
)
in  t s Anv = 1.99  in
2

Ant :=  nc1 - 1  g1 + eh2 - nc1 - 0.5  D h1sp +

1 
Net tension area

( ) 
(
in  t
16  s
) Ant = 0.36  in
2

Ubs = 1 (Reduction coefficient) (Refer J.4.3 AISC 15th Ed)

Block shear capacity ( ) ( )

Bscap := min  0.6  f n  Agv  Fyp , 0.6  f n Anv  Fup + f n  Ubs  Ant  Fup( ) Bscap = 40.91  kip

( )
Result kip Bscap , R vg = "Capacity (40.91 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"

Check for block shear capacity of incoming beam web (considering vertical shear) :-

Gross shear area (Conservatively) ( )

Agv :=  nr1 - 1  S1 + ev1  t wb1 Agv = 1.76  in
2

Anv := Agv - nr1 - 0.5  D hbm +

1 
Net shear area

( 16 
)
in  t wb1 Anv = 1.25  in
2

Ant :=  nc1 - 1 g1 + eh1 - nc1 - 0.5  D h1bm +

1 
Net tension area

( ) 
(
16 
)
in  t wb1 Ant = 0.25  in
2

Ubs = 1 (Reduction coefficient) (Refer J.4.3 AISC 15th Ed)

Block shear ( ) ( )
Bscap1 := min  0.6  f n  Agv  Fyb1 , 0.6  f n Anv  Fub1 + f n  Ubs  Ant  Fub1
  ( ) Bscap1 = 32.46  kip
capacity

( )
Result kip Bscap1 , Rvg = "Capacity (32.46 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"

Check for buckling capacity of coped section :-

 bfs - t ws
Length of cope Lc1 := + 0.5in - ecl Lc1 = 2.385  in
2

( )
Result in 2  db1 , Lc1 = "t.avl (24.4 in) > t.req(2.38 in)-----------> O.K"

Top cope depth dct = 1.5  in

Maximum cope depth (

C max := if dcb = 0in , 0.5  db1 , 0.2  db1 ) C max = 6.1  in

( )
Result in Cmax , dct = "t.avl (6.1 in) > t.req(1.5 in)-----------> O.K"

Eccentricity (
c1 := Ceil Lc1 + ecl , 5.5in ) c1 = 5.5  in

Clear depth of coped section ho := db1 - dct - dcb ho = 10.7  in

Young's Modulus E := 29000ksi

 Lc1   Lc1 
f d1 := 2  if   1 f d1 = 0.391
 d b1   d b1 
  1 
Lc  Lc1 
min 1 +   , 3 if  >1
  db1    db1 

1.65
 ho   Lc1 
ka := 2.2    if  1 ka = 26.185
 Lc1   ho 
2.2  ho  Lc1 
if  >1
Lc1
 ho 

ho
λ := λ = 45.532
t wb1

(
k1 := max f d1  ka , 1.61 ) k1 = 10.238

k1  E
λp := 0.475  λp = 36.603
Fyb1

0.903  E  k1
Fcr.s := Fcr.s = 129.319  ksi
2
λ
3
Plastic section modulus Zmod.s = 11.707  in
3
Elastic section modulus Smod.s = 6.617  in

Plastic moment capacity (single cope) Mps := Fyb1  Zmod.s Mps = 48.778  kip  ft

Elastic moment capacity (single cope) Mes := Fyb1  Smod.s Mes = 27.573  kip  ft

:=  =  
Flexural strength at Mfx.s := Mps if λ  λp Mfx.s = 43.605  kip  ft
coped section
M - ( M - M )   λ - 1 if λ < λ  2  λ
 ps ps es  λ  p p
  p 
Fcr.s  Smod.s if λ > 2  λp

( fa)  Mfx.s
Buckling Capacity of single cope Fb.s := Fb.s = 56.97  kip
c1

2
ho  t wb1 3
Plastic section modulus Zmod.d := Zmod.d = 6.726  in
4

2
ho  t wb1 3
Elastic section modulus Smod.d := Smod.d = 4.484  in
6

Plastic moment capacity (double cope) Mpd := Fyb1  Zmod.d Mpd = 28.026  kip  ft

Elastic moment capacity (double cope) Med := Fyb1  Smod.d Med = 18.684  kip  ft

  Lc1    dct  
C b := max  3 + ln     1 -  , 1.84 Cb = 1.84
  db1    db1
 

1.9  E  Cb
Fcr.d := Fcr.d = 219.398  ksi
Lc1 ho
2
twb1

Lc1  ho 0.08  E
Flexural strength at Mfx.d := (
min Zmod.d  Fyb1 , 1.6  Fyb1  Smod.d ) if
2

Fyb1
coped section t wb1

   Lc1  ho  Fyb1   Lc  h
min C b  1.52 - 0.274      Med , Mpd if 0.08  E < 1 o  1.9  E
  t 2  E   Fyb1 t wb1
2 Fyb1
   wb1   
Lc1  ho 1.9  E
(
min Fcr.d  Smod.d , Mpd ) if
2
>
Fyb1
t wb1

Mfx.d = 28.026  kip  ft

( fa)  Mfx.d
Buckling Capacity of double cope Fb.d := Fb.d = 36.62  kip
c1

Buckling Capacity Fb := Fb.s if dcb = 0in Fb = 56.969  kip

Fb.d otherwise

( )
Result kip Fb , R vg = "Capacity (56.97 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"

Check for combined flexural and shear stress of incoming beam web ( Gross ) :-

Induced moment on web Ms := R vg  c1

due to vertical shear Ms = 6.87  kip  ft
 3
Plastic Section Modulus Zmod = 11.707  in

Moment capacity of web ( )

Mc := f a  Zmod  Fyb1 Mc = 29.21  kip  ft
due to vertical shear

Shear capacity of web ( )(

Vc := 0.6  f g  ho  t wb1  Fyb1 ) Vc = 50.29  kip

2 2
 Rvg   Ms 
Ratio of combined stress on web R :=   +  R = 0.144
 Vc   Mc 

Result ratio ( 1 , R ) = "(1) > (0.14)-----------> O.K"

Check for combined flexural and shear stress of shear plate ( Gross ) :-

Eccentricity between first column of e2 := a e2 = 2  in

bolt and supporting beam web

Depth of shear plate

 ( )
D p :=  nr1 - 1  S1 + 2  ev1
 Dp = 9  in

2
Gross shear area Agv := D p  t s Agv = 3.375  in

Induced moment on plate Ms := R vg  e2 Ms = 2.5  kip  ft

due to vertical shear

2
Dp  ts 3
Plastic section modulus Zg := Zg = 7.594  in
4

Moment capacity of plate ( )

Mc := f a  Zg  Fyp Mc = 13.64  kip  ft
due to vertical shear

Shear capacity of plate ( )

Vc := 0.6  f g  Agv  Fyp Vc = 48.6  kip

2 2
 Rvg   Ms 
Ratio of combined stress on plate R :=   +  R = 0.129
 Vc   Mc 

Result ratio ( 1 , R ) = "(1) > (0.13)-----------> O.K"

Check for combined flexural and shear stress of shear plate ( Net ) :-

Anv :=  nr1 - 1  S1 + 2ev1 - nr1 D hsp +

1 
Net shear area

( )  16
in  t s

Anv = 2.391  in
2

3
Zmod = 5.553  in

Moment capacity of plate ( )

Mcap := f n  Zmod  Fup Mcap = 13.42  kip  ft

Induced moment on plate Ms1 := R vg  e2 Ms1 = 2.5  kip  ft

due to vertical shear

Shear capacity of plate ( )

Vc := 0.6  f n  Anv  Fup Vc = 41.597  kip
 2 2
 Rvg   Ms1 
Ratio of combined stress on plate R 1 :=   +  R1 = 0.165
 V c   Mcap 
( )
Result ratio 1 , R 1 = "(1) > (0.16)-----------> O.K"

Check for buckling capacity of shear plate :-

First bolt distance from supporting web Lb := a Lb = 2  in

Depth of shear plate ( )

D p :=  nr1 - 1  S1 + 2  ev1 Dp = 9  in

(
 db1 -  nr1 - 1  S1 1 )
Punch down PD := Ceil   , in PD = 3.125  in
 2 8 

  Lb    PD  
Lateral torsional buckling factor C b := max  3 + ln    1 -  , 1.84 Cb = 1.84
  Dp    Dp  

2
Dp  ts 3
Elastic section modulus of plate Sp := Sp = 5.062  in
6

2
Dp  ts 3
Plastic section modulus of plate Zp := Zp = 7.594  in
4

Elastic moment capacity My := Sp  Fyp My = 182.25  kip  in

Plastic moment capacity Mp := Zp  Fyp Mp = 273.37  kip  in

Young's modulus E := 29000ksi

1.9E  C b
Critical stress Fcr := Fcr = 792.062  ksi
Lb Dp
2
ts

Lb  D p
Mn := (
min Zp  Fyp , 1.6  Fyp  Sp ) if
2

0.08E
Fyp
Mn = 273.375  kip  in
ts

   Lb  Dp  Fyp   L D
min C b  1.52 - 0.274    My , Mp if 0.08E < b p  1.9E
   t 2  E   Fyp ts
2 Fyp
   s   
Lb  D p
(
min Fcr  Sp , Mp ) if
2
>
1.9E
Fyp
ts

( fa)  Mn
Buckling capacity of shear plate Pbuc := Pbuc = 81.849  kip
Lb

( )
Result kip Pbuc , R vg = "Capacity (81.85 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"

Check for maximum thickness of shear plate :-

Coefficient C 1z = 5.889  in

Moment strength of bolt group Mmax1 := 1.11  Fnv  Abolt  C 1z

Mmax1 = 13  kip  ft

6Mmax1
Maximum thickness of shear tab Tpmax := if nc1 > 1 Tpmax = 0.438  in
2
Fyp  D p

dbolt 1
+ in otherwise
2 16

t min := t s if nc1 > 1 t min = 0.235  in

(
min t s , t wb1 ) otherwise

( )
Result in Tpmax , t min = "t.avl (0.44 in) > t.req(0.24 in)-----------> O.K"

Check for weld b/w shear plate and supporting beam web :-

Length of weld ( )
Lw := nr1 - 1  S1 + 2ev1 Lw = 9  in

R vg kip
Shear per inch on weld FL := FL = 0.833 
2Lw in

1 FL 
s := max  in ,   16
Size of fillet weld required
per 16th of inch  4 0.707  0.6  fc FEXX  ( ) s = 4  in

Adopt 1/4" fillet weld

 FL  16 
6.19    ksi
Minimum thickness of
t min :=  0.707  ( 0.6  fc) FEXX  t min = 0.1  in
shear plate required Fup

( )
Result in t s , t min = "t.avl (0.37 in) > t.req(0.1 in)-----------> O.K"

 FL  16 
Minimum thickness of 6.19    ksi
incoming beam web required
t min :=
 0.707  ( 0.6  fc) FEXX  t min = 0.09  in
(conservatively) Fus

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Result in t ws , t min = "t.avl (0.23 in) > t.req(0.09 in)-----------> O.K"

Check for shear capacity of shear plate @ beam web :-

Shear capacity ( )
Fcap := 0.6  f g  Lw  t s  Fyp Fcap = 48.6  kip

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Result kip Fcap , R vg = "Capacity (48.6 kip) > Load(15 kip)-----------> O.K"