Geometry Check:

*** WARNING -- Bolts not tensioned.

*** WARNING -- End plate top edge distance, ae > 2.5 x dia.
2 warnings.

LIMCON V3.63.2.6 {0}

19-FEB-25

14:59:43
Connection: MC1_UC203x52
Type: Bolted Moment End Plate
A - End plate square to beam
Country: UK
Units: SI metric
Design code: EC3
.gammaM0 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM1 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM2 . . . . . . 1.250
.gammaM3 . . . . . . 1.250
.gammaM3ser . . . . . 1.100
.gammaM7 . . . . . . 1.100

Beam 1: Mark=B1 Section=UC203X203X52 Grade=S275 Angle= 0.00°

h = 206 mm Root rad. = 10 mm fyf = 275 N/mm2
b = 204 mm Area = 6630 fyw = 275 N/mm2
tf = 12.5 mm Wel = 510000 fu = 430 N/mm2
tw = 7.9 mm Wpl = 567000
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1876 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6630 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
.Section moment resistance . . . 155.9 kN.m Note
1
.Section shear resistance . . . . 297.9 kN Note
2
.Section tension resistance . . . 1823.3 kN EC3
1-1 (6.6)
.Section compression resistance . 1823.3 kN EC3
1-1 (6.10)
 Column: Mark=C1 Section=UC203X203X52 Grade=S275
h = 206 mm Root rad. = 10 mm fyf = 275 N/mm2
b = 204 mm Area = 6630 fyw = 275 N/mm2
tf = 12.5 mm Wel = 510000 fu = 430 N/mm2
tw = 7.9 mm Wpl = 567000
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1876 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6630 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
.Section moment resistance . . . 155.9 kN.m Note
1
.Section shear resistance . . . . 297.9 kN Note
2
.Section compression resistance . 1823.3 kN EC3
1-1 (6.10)
Column terminates...
Top flange to end of column . . 120 mm

End plate:
446x205x20 Gr./fy/fu=S275/27/430N/mm2
Beam to end plate angle . . . . . 90.00°

End plate welds:

FPBW flanges.
z 8 FW web.

Bolts:
4 x M20 8.8/N top flange, 120 gauge.
4 x M20 8.8/N btm. flange, 120 gauge.

Stiffeners: Gr./fy/fu=S275/27/430N/mm2
2/90 x10 top, 6 FW 100 at midpoint and across ends.
2/90 x10 btm., 6 FW full length and across ends.

BILL OF MATERIALS
Plates:
1 no. - 446x205x20 Grade=S275 . . . . . . . 14.4 kg
4 no. - 181x90x10 Grade=S275 . . . . . . . 5.1 kg
Total mass of plates . . . . . . . . . . . 19.5 kg
Bolts:
8 no. - M20 8.8/N x 70 long . . . . . . . . 3.7 kg
Welds:
409 mm - FPBW 13x13x50% fu=440N/mm2 . . . . 0.3 kg
362 mm - FW 8 fu=440N/mm2 . . . . . . . . . 0.1 kg
2205 mm - FW 6 fu=440N/mm2 . . . . . . . . 0.3 kg
Total mass of welds . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 kg
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1876 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6630 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00

MINIMUM ACTION CHECK

(Minima are based on section capacity, not member capacity.)
Specified minimum design actions:
Bending 50% of Mc.Rd( 155.9) = 78.0 kN.m
Shear 0% of Vc.Rd( 297.9) = 0.0 kN
40.0 kN
Tension 0% of Nt.Rd( 1823.3) = 0.0 kN
Compression 0% of Nc.Rd( 1823.3) = 0.0 kN
NOTE: Input design actions are not automatically increased if they are less than
the specified minimum actions. Minimum actions may be set in any load case.
This check warns if any design action is less than the specified minimum
for all load cases.
WARNING: Design bending moment is less than specified minimum.
 DESIGN CHECK SUMMARY
Case M1 V1 N1 Vc M2 V2 N2 LF Util.
1 20.0 50 -10 10 0.0 0 0 2.39 42%
2 20.0 50 10 10 0.0 0 0 2.19 46% <-- Critical

INPUT DESIGN ACTIONS FOR CASE NO. 2

Beam 1: Moment, MEd . . . . . . 20.0 kN.m
Shear, VEd . . . . . . . 50.0 kN
Axial, NEd . . . . . . . 10.0 kN (tens.)
Column: Shear, VEdc . . . . . . 10.0 kN
Compression, NEdc . . . 50.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25

SECTION ANALYSIS RESULT

Simplified analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 108.3t NEdf = 98.3c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 0.0
MEdw = 0.00
VEdw = 50.0
Elastic analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 99.5t NEdf = 91.6c
NEdw = 2.2t NEdw = 0.0
MEdw = 1.49
VEdw = 50.0
Plastic analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 98.1t NEdf = 90.3c
NEdw = 2.3t NEdw = 0.0
MEdw = 1.75
VEdw = 50.0

NOTE: Simplified analysis results used.

BOLT ARRANGEMENT
4-Bolt Extended End Plate - Unstiffened
│d10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 mm
│d11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 mm
Connection checked for tension at top flange.

Using ASI 2009 model...

Ref. 18: Steel Design Guide 16 (SDG16)

Flush and Extended Multiple Row Moment End Plate Connections
T.M. Murray & W.L. Shoemaker - AISC - 2002
Ref. 19: Steel Design Guide 4 (SDG4)
Extended End Plate Moment Connections - Seismic and Wind Applications
T.M. Murray & E.A. Sumner - AISC - 2004
Ref. 43: Design Guide 12 - Bolted End Plate to Column Moment Connections (DG12)
T.J. Hogan & N. van der Kreek - ASI - 2009

GEOMETRY CHECKS
CHECK 1 - Detailing Requirements:
Bolt diameter . . . . . . . . . . 20 ≥ 20 Yes
20 ≤ 24 Yes
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 ≥ 800 Yes
End plate thickness, ti . . . . . 20 ≥ 16 Yes
20 ≤ 40 Yes
End plate width, bi . . . . . . . 205 ≥ 224 No
<--!
205 ≤ 224 Yes
Bolt gauge, sg . . . . . . . . . 120 ≤ 156 Yes
120 ≤ 180 Yes
120 ≥ 120 Yes
Bolt edge distance, ae . . . . . 60 ≥ 30 Yes
 60 ≤ 50 No
<--!
Bolt flange face distance, af . . 60 ≥ 40 Yes
60 ≤ 75 Yes
NOTE: Clearances should be checked in virtual reality view.

DESIGN RESISTANCE CHECKS

Utilization ratio ──────┐
Design action ────┐ │
┌─Design resistance │ │
Reference
│ │ │
══════════════
Axial force . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 kN
Effective depth . . . . . . . . . 193.7 mm
Axial force equiv. moment . . . . 0.97 kN.m
Fraction of BM . . . . . . . . . 5%

Section Bending/Axial:
│Flange:
│Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2554 mm2
│An . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2554 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
Flange tension yield resistance . . . . . . 702.3 ≥ NEdft = 98.1 14% Pass
Manual p.55
Flange tension rupture resistance . . . . . 790.6 ≥ NEdft = 98.1 12% Pass
Flange compression resistance . . . . . . . 702.3 ≥ NEdfc = 90.3 13% Pass

CHECK 2 - Flange Welds:

Check not required for FPBW.

CHECK 3 - Web Welds:

Web shear force . . . . . . . . . 50.0 kN
Web axial force . . . . . . . . . 0.0 kN
Web bending moment . . . . . . . 0.00 kN.m
Length of web weld . . . . . . . 161 mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 1.322 kN/mm
NOTE: This check uses method from AISC SDG 16 (Ref. 18).
Length for shear resistance . . . 80 mm
For z 8 FW both sides...
Web fillet weld shear resistance (2 sides) 212.5 ≥ VEd = 50.0 24% Pass
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Section moment resistance . . . . 155.9 kN.m
Beam moment utilization ratio . . 13%
│t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
Beam web axial resistance . . . . 2.173 kN/mm
Minimum weld design force (60%) . 1.304 kN/mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
 NOTE: Using 22% directional strength increase. EC3
1-8 (4.1)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 1.619 kN/mm
Fillet weld resistance . . . . . 1.619 kN/mm
Web fillet weld axial resistance (2 sides) 3.238 ≥ nEdw = 1.304 40% Pass

CHECK 4 - Bolts at Tension Flange:

│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt tension resistance . 141.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
No. bolts effective at flange . . 4
Sum of bolt lever arms . . . . . 400 mm
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
Tension bolt moment resistance, Mbt . . . . 112.9 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 19% Pass

CHECK 5 - Bolts in Shear:

Total shear resisted by bolts . . 50.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt shear resistance . . 94.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
No. bolts effective in shear . . 4
Bolt shear resistance, Rn . . . . . . . . . 376.3 ≥ Vb = 50.0 13% Pass SDG4
(3.17)
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Single bolt bearing resistance 344.0 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
End plate bolt bearing resistance, Rn . . . 1376.0 ≥ Vb = 50.0 4% Pass SDG4
(3.18)

CHECK 6 - End Plate in Bending:

End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
Yield line parameter, Yp . . . . 1171 mm
End plate yield resistance, Mpt . . . . . . 103.1 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 20% Pass
Bolt moment resistance, Mbt . . . 112.9 kN.m
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Section moment resistance, Ms . . 155.9 kN.m
» No prying resistance, Mmin . . 125.3 kN.m
» End plate no prying thickness . 22 mm SDG4
(3.10)
Is plate strong enough for no prying? . . . 103.1 ≥ 125.3 No
» Bolt prying does occur.
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt tension resistance . 141.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
Specified minimum tension . . . . 0.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Pt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196.0 kN
Assumed tension, Tb . . . . . . . 68.6 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,i . 22.3 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,o . 35.0 kN SDG16
p.31
│Mq1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.3 kN
│Mq2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.1 kN
│Mq3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.7 kN
│Mq4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.5 kN
Bolt rupture resistance (prying) . . . . . 95.3 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 22% Pass
 Prying factor . . . . . . . . . . 0.33
Informative
Bolt efficiency . . . . . . . . . 84%
Informative

CHECK 7 - End Plate in Shear:

Horiz. shear . . . . . . . . . . 54.1 kN
Horiz. shear yield resistance, Rn . . . . . 541.2 ≥ VEdh = 54.1 10% Pass SDG4
(3.12)
Horiz. shear rupture resistance, Rn . . . . 664.6 ≥ VEdh = 54.1 8% Pass SDG4
(3.13)

CHECK 8 - End Plate Stiffener:

No stiffener.

CHECK 9 - End Plate Stiffener Welds:

No stiffener.

COLUMN-SIDE CHECKS...

CHECK 10/16 - Unstiffened Column Flange Bending at Beam Tension Flange:

NOTE: This capacity is required for checking stiffeners.
Using method from AISC SDG 4 (Ref.19)...
Capacity reduced if column terminates within 150mm of top bolt row.
Top bolt row to end of column . . 60 ≥ 150 No
» Capacity reduced for terminating column.
│bfc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 mm
│tfb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm
│ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 mm
│pfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 mm
│g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 mm
│s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 mm
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
Yield line parameter, Yc . . . . 1394 mm
Col. flange no prying thickness . 20 mm SDG4
(3.20)
Column flange resistance . . . . 47.9 kN.m
Equivalent flange force, Rft . . 247.4 kN ASI
DG12 p.61
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
No prying resistance, Mmin . . . 125.3 kN.m
Unstiffened col. flange resistance, Mct . . 47.9 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 44% Pass
Informative
» Tension flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 11 - Unstiffened Column Web Yielding at Beam Tension Flange:

NOTE: This capacity is required for checking stiffeners.
Capacity reduced if column terminates within Dc of top flange.
Top flange to end of column . . . 120 ≥ 206 No
» Capacity reduced for terminating column.
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.50
Unstiffened col. web yield resistance, Rwt 174.8 ≥ NEdft = 108.3 62% Pass
Informative
» Tension flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 12 - Unstiffened Column Web Yielding at Beam Compression Flange:

NOTE: This capacity is required for checking stiffeners.
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Unstiffened col. web yield resistance, Rwy 380.2 ≥ NEdfc = 98.3 26% Pass
Informative
» Compression flange stiffeners may not be required.
 CHECK 13 - Unstiffened Column Web Crippling at Beam Compression Flange:
NOTE: This check not required with compression flange stiffeners.
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│tf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Column web crippling resistance, Rwc . . . 508.3 ≥ NEdfc = 98.3 19% Pass
Informative
» Compression flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 14 - Unstiffened Column Web Buckling at Beam Compression Flange:

NOTE: This check not required with compression flange stiffeners.
│Column web area . . . . . . . . 2814 mm2
│Lcr/i . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
│ lambda_n . . . . . . . . . . . 53.4
│ αa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.512
│ αb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.500
│ lambda . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.6
│ eta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.163
│ αc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.788
AS4100 6.3.3
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Column web buckling resistance, Rwc . . . . 487.6 ≥ NEdfc = 98.3 20% Pass
Informative
» Compression flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 15/21 - Unstiffened Column Web Panel in Shear:

│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│Awc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1629 mm2
│Fyc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
Column web panel shear . . . . . 118.3 kN
Column web panel shear resistance, Vp . . . 258.6 ≥ VEdp = 118.3 46% Pass

CHECK 22 - Transverse Stiffeners at Beam Tension Flange:

Stiffener width . . . . . . . . . 90 ≥ 98 No
<--!
90 ≤ 98 Yes
Stiffener effective width . . . . 90 mm
Stiffener thickness . . . . . . . 10.0 ≥ 6.2 Yes
Column flange resistance, Rft . . 247.4 kN
Column web yield resistance, Rwt 174.8 kN
» Unstiffened column resistance . 174.8 kN
Flange tension . . . . . . . . . 108.3 kN
» Check of stiffeners not required.

CHECK 22A - Stiffened Column Flange Bending at Beam Tension Flange:

Using method from AISC SDG 4 (Ref.19)...
│bfc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 mm
│tfb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm
│ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 mm
│pfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 mm
│g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 mm
│s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 mm
Yield line parameter, Ycs . . . . 1988 mm
Col. flange no prying thickness . 17 mm SDG4
(3.20)
Column flange resistance . . . . 68.3 kN.m
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
Stiffened col. flange resistance, Mcts . . 68.3 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 31% Pass
No prying resistance, Mmin . . . 125.3 kN.m
Is col. flange strong enough for no prying? 68.3 ≥ 125.3 No
» Bolt prying does occur.
 │Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt tension resistance . 141.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
Specified minimum tension . . . . 0.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Pt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196.0 kN
Assumed tension, Tb . . . . . . . 68.6 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,i . 40.0 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,o . 40.6 kN SDG16
p.31
│Mq1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.6 kN
│Mq2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.0 kN
│Mq3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.1 kN
│Mq4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.5 kN
Bolt rupture resistance (prying) . . . . . 89.6 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 23% Pass
Prying factor . . . . . . . . . . 0.40
Informative
Bolt efficiency . . . . . . . . . 79%
Informative

CHECK 23 - Transverse Stiffeners at Beam Compression Flange:

Stiffener width . . . . . . . . . 90 ≥ 98 No
<--!
90 ≤ 98 Yes
Stiffener thickness . . . . . . . 10.0 ≥ 6.2 Yes
Stiffener side weld . . . . . . . 151 ≥ 131 Yes
Design compression, N*cs . . . . 98.3 kN
Column web yield resistance, Rwy 380.2 kN
Stiffener section yield...
│Stiffener effective width . . . 90 mm
│Effective stiffener area . . . 1800 mm2
│Stiffener yield stress . . . . 275 N/mm2
Stiffener yield resistance . . . 396.0 kN
Stiffener/web cruciform section yield...
Yield resistance, Rfcy . . . . . . . . . . 776.2 ≥ NEdcs = 98.3 13% Pass
Stiffener/web cruciform section buckling...
│le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 mm
│lw1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 mm
│lw2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 mm
│Aws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3513 mm2
│Ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5369E+06 mm4
│rst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 mm
│le/rst . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.195
│Fyws . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│ lambda_n . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4
│ αa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -10.604
│ αb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.500
│ lambda . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.0
│ eta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000
│ αc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000
AS4100 6.3.3
Buckling resistance, Rfcb . . . . . . . . 772.9 ≥ NEdcs = 98.3 13% Pass
Side welds checked for force in excess of unstiffened column web capacity...
» Weld design force . . . . . . . 0.0 kN
Total side weld length . . . . . 605 mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 6 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
 │Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 0.991 kN/mm
Stiffener side weld resistance, Rfcw . . . 599.6 ≥ NEdcs = 0.0 0% Pass

CHECK 24 - Diagonal Shear Stiffeners:

No diagonal shear stiffeners.

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WARNING: This connection does not satisfy all requirements of the model. │
│ Even if stated capacity is adequate the design may not be valid. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

NOTES:
1. Flexural yield capacity ignoring section slenderness.
2. Shear yield capacity ignoring slenderness.

CRITICAL LOAD CASE . . . . 2

CRITICAL LIMIT STATE . . . Column web panel shear resistance, Vp
UTILIZATION RATIO . . . . 46%
CAPACITY RATIO . . . . . . 2.187 Pass

Geometry Check:
*** WARNING -- Bolts not tensioned.
*** WARNING -- End plate top edge distance, ae > 2.5 x dia.
2 warnings.

LIMCON V3.63.2.6 {0}

19-FEB-25

15:00:45
Connection: MC1_UC254x31
 Type: Bolted Moment End Plate
A - End plate square to beam
Country: UK
Units: SI metric
Design code: EC3
.gammaM0 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM1 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM2 . . . . . . 1.250
.gammaM3 . . . . . . 1.250
.gammaM3ser . . . . . 1.100
.gammaM7 . . . . . . 1.100

Beam 1: Mark=B1 Section=UB254X146X31 Grade=S275 Angle= 0.00°

h = 251 mm Root rad. = 8 mm fyf = 275 N/mm2
b = 146 mm Area = 3970 fyw = 275 N/mm2
tf = 8.6 mm Wel = 351000 fu = 430 N/mm2
tw = 6.0 mm Wpl = 393000
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1639 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3970 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
.Section moment resistance . . . 108.1 kN.m Note
1
.Section shear resistance . . . . 260.3 kN Note
2
.Section tension resistance . . . 1091.8 kN EC3
1-1 (6.6)
.Section compression resistance . 1091.8 kN EC3
1-1 (6.10)

Column: Mark=C1 Section=UC203X203X52 Grade=S275

h = 206 mm Root rad. = 10 mm fyf = 275 N/mm2
b = 204 mm Area = 6630 fyw = 275 N/mm2
tf = 12.5 mm Wel = 510000 fu = 430 N/mm2
tw = 7.9 mm Wpl = 567000
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1876 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6630 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
.Section moment resistance . . . 155.9 kN.m Note
1
.Section shear resistance . . . . 297.9 kN Note
2
.Section compression resistance . 1823.3 kN EC3
1-1 (6.10)
Column terminates...
Top flange to end of column . . 120 mm

End plate:
495x150x20 Gr./fy/fu=S275/27/430N/mm2
Beam to end plate angle . . . . . 90.00°

End plate welds:

FPBW flanges.
z 6 FW web.

Bolts:
4 x M20 8.8/N top flange, 90 gauge.
4 x M20 8.8/N btm. flange, 90 gauge.

Stiffeners: Gr./fy/fu=S275/27/430N/mm2
2/90 x10 top, 6 FW 100 at midpoint and across ends.
2/90 x10 btm., 6 FW full length and across ends.

BILL OF MATERIALS
Plates:
1 no. - 495x150x20 Grade=S275 . . . . . . . 11.7 kg
4 no. - 181x90x10 Grade=S275 . . . . . . . 5.1 kg
Total mass of plates . . . . . . . . . . . 16.8 kg
Bolts:
8 no. - M20 8.8/N x 70 long . . . . . . . . 3.7 kg
Welds:
292 mm - FPBW 9x9x50% fu=440N/mm2 . . . . . 0.1 kg
2673 mm - FW 6 fu=440N/mm2 . . . . . . . . 0.4 kg
Total mass of welds . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 kg
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1639 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3970 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00

MINIMUM ACTION CHECK

(Minima are based on section capacity, not member capacity.)
Specified minimum design actions:
Bending 50% of Mc.Rd( 108.1) = 54.0 kN.m
Shear 0% of Vc.Rd( 260.3) = 0.0 kN
40.0 kN
Tension 0% of Nt.Rd( 1091.8) = 0.0 kN
Compression 0% of Nc.Rd( 1091.8) = 0.0 kN
NOTE: Input design actions are not automatically increased if they are less than
the specified minimum actions. Minimum actions may be set in any load case.
This check warns if any design action is less than the specified minimum
for all load cases.
WARNING: Design bending moment is less than specified minimum.
WARNING: Design shear force is less than specified minimum.

DESIGN CHECK SUMMARY

Case M1 V1 N1 Vc M2 V2 N2 LF Util.
1 20.0 10 -10 10 0.0 0 0 2.45 41% <-- Critical
2 20.0 10 10 10 0.0 0 0 2.45 41%

INPUT DESIGN ACTIONS FOR CASE NO. 1

Beam 1: Moment, MEd . . . . . . 20.0 kN.m
Shear, VEd . . . . . . . 10.0 kN
Axial, NEd . . . . . . . -10.0 kN (comp.)
Column: Shear, VEdc . . . . . . 10.0 kN
Compression, NEdc . . . 100.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25

SECTION ANALYSIS RESULT

Simplified analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 77.4t NEdf = 87.4c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 0.0
MEdw = 0.00
VEdw = 10.0
Elastic analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 67.2t NEdf = 73.6c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 3.5c
MEdw = 2.91
VEdw = 10.0
Plastic analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 66.0t NEdf = 72.3c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 3.6c
MEdw = 3.21
VEdw = 10.0

NOTE: Simplified analysis results used.

BOLT ARRANGEMENT
4-Bolt Extended End Plate - Unstiffened
│d10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 mm
 │d11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 mm
Connection checked for tension at top flange.

Using ASI 2009 model...

Ref. 18: Steel Design Guide 16 (SDG16)

Flush and Extended Multiple Row Moment End Plate Connections
T.M. Murray & W.L. Shoemaker - AISC - 2002
Ref. 19: Steel Design Guide 4 (SDG4)
Extended End Plate Moment Connections - Seismic and Wind Applications
T.M. Murray & E.A. Sumner - AISC - 2004
Ref. 43: Design Guide 12 - Bolted End Plate to Column Moment Connections (DG12)
T.J. Hogan & N. van der Kreek - ASI - 2009

GEOMETRY CHECKS
CHECK 1 - Detailing Requirements:
Bolt diameter . . . . . . . . . . 20 ≥ 20 Yes
20 ≤ 24 Yes
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 ≥ 800 Yes
End plate thickness, ti . . . . . 20 ≥ 16 Yes
20 ≤ 40 Yes
End plate width, bi . . . . . . . 150 ≥ 166 No
<--!
150 ≤ 224 Yes
Bolt gauge, sg . . . . . . . . . 90 ≤ 156 Yes
90 ≤ 146 Yes
90 ≥ 120 No
Bolt edge distance, ae . . . . . 60 ≥ 30 Yes
60 ≤ 50 No
<--!
Bolt flange face distance, af . . 60 ≥ 40 Yes
60 ≤ 75 Yes
NOTE: Clearances should be checked in virtual reality view.

DESIGN RESISTANCE CHECKS

Utilization ratio ──────┐
Design action ────┐ │
┌─Design resistance │ │
Reference
│ │ │
══════════════
Axial force . . . . . . . . . . . -10.0 kN
Effective depth . . . . . . . . . 242.8 mm
Axial force equiv. moment . . . . -1.21 kN.m
Fraction of BM . . . . . . . . . 6%

Section Bending/Axial:
│Flange:
│Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1256 mm2
│An . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1256 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
Flange tension yield resistance . . . . . . 345.5 ≥ NEdft = 66.0 19% Pass
Manual p.55
Flange tension rupture resistance . . . . . 389.0 ≥ NEdft = 66.0 17% Pass
Flange compression resistance . . . . . . . 345.5 ≥ NEdfc = 72.3 21% Pass

CHECK 2 - Flange Welds:

Check not required for FPBW.

CHECK 3 - Web Welds:

Web shear force . . . . . . . . . 10.0 kN
Web axial force . . . . . . . . . 0.0 kN
Web bending moment . . . . . . . 0.00 kN.m
 Length of web weld . . . . . . . 219 mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 6 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 0.991 kN/mm
NOTE: This check uses method from AISC SDG 16 (Ref. 18).
Length for shear resistance . . . 109 mm
For z 6 FW both sides...
Web fillet weld shear resistance (2 sides) 217.1 ≥ VEd = 10.0 5% Pass
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 18.8 kN.m
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Section moment resistance . . . . 108.1 kN.m
Beam moment utilization ratio . . 17%
│t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
Beam web axial resistance . . . . 1.650 kN/mm
Minimum weld design force (60%) . 0.990 kN/mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 6 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
NOTE: Using 22% directional strength increase. EC3
1-8 (4.1)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 1.214 kN/mm
Fillet weld resistance . . . . . 1.214 kN/mm
Web fillet weld axial resistance (2 sides) 2.428 ≥ nEdw = 0.990 41% Pass

CHECK 4 - Bolts at Tension Flange:

│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt tension resistance . 141.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
No. bolts effective at flange . . 4
Sum of bolt lever arms . . . . . 484 mm
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 18.8 kN.m
Tension bolt moment resistance, Mbt . . . . 136.7 ≥ MEdeq = 18.8 14% Pass

CHECK 5 - Bolts in Shear:

Total shear resisted by bolts . . 10.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt shear resistance . . 94.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
No. bolts effective in shear . . 4
Bolt shear resistance, Rn . . . . . . . . . 376.3 ≥ Vb = 10.0 3% Pass SDG4
(3.17)
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Single bolt bearing resistance 344.0 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
End plate bolt bearing resistance, Rn . . . 1376.0 ≥ Vb = 10.0 1% Pass SDG4
(3.18)

CHECK 6 - End Plate in Bending:

End plate design moment, MEdeq . 18.8 kN.m
Yield line parameter, Yp . . . . 1261 mm
End plate yield resistance, Mpt . . . . . . 111.0 ≥ MEdeq = 18.8 17% Pass
Bolt moment resistance, Mbt . . . 136.7 kN.m
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
 Section moment resistance, Ms . . 108.1 kN.m
» No prying resistance, Mmin . . 120.0 kN.m
» End plate no prying thickness . 21 mm SDG4
(3.10)
Is plate strong enough for no prying? . . . 111.0 ≥ 120.0 No
» Bolt prying does occur.
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt tension resistance . 141.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
Specified minimum tension . . . . 0.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Pt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196.0 kN
Assumed tension, Tb . . . . . . . 68.6 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,i . 15.1 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,o . 22.9 kN SDG16
p.31
│Mq1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.7 kN
│Mq2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.1 kN
│Mq3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.5 kN
│Mq4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.8 kN
Bolt rupture resistance (prying) . . . . . 122.7 ≥ MEdeq = 18.8 15% Pass
Prying factor . . . . . . . . . . 0.19
Informative
Bolt efficiency . . . . . . . . . 90%
Informative

CHECK 7 - End Plate in Shear:

Horiz. shear . . . . . . . . . . 38.7 kN
Horiz. shear yield resistance, Rn . . . . . 396.0 ≥ VEdh = 38.7 10% Pass SDG4
(3.12)
Horiz. shear rupture resistance, Rn . . . . 437.6 ≥ VEdh = 38.7 9% Pass SDG4
(3.13)

CHECK 8 - End Plate Stiffener:

No stiffener.

CHECK 9 - End Plate Stiffener Welds:

No stiffener.

COLUMN-SIDE CHECKS...

CHECK 10/16 - Unstiffened Column Flange Bending at Beam Tension Flange:

NOTE: This capacity is required for checking stiffeners.
Using method from AISC SDG 4 (Ref.19)...
Capacity reduced if column terminates within 150mm of top bolt row.
Top bolt row to end of column . . 60 ≥ 150 No
» Capacity reduced for terminating column.
│bfc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 mm
│tfb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 mm
│ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 mm
│pfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 mm
│g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 mm
│s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 mm
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 18.8 kN.m
Yield line parameter, Yc . . . . 2066 mm
Col. flange no prying thickness . 16 mm SDG4
(3.20)
Column flange resistance . . . . 71.0 kN.m
Equivalent flange force, Rft . . 292.5 kN ASI
DG12 p.61
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 18.8 kN.m
 No prying resistance, Mmin . . . 120.0 kN.m
Unstiffened col. flange resistance, Mct . . 71.0 ≥ MEdeq = 18.8 26% Pass
Informative
» Tension flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 11 - Unstiffened Column Web Yielding at Beam Tension Flange:

NOTE: This capacity is required for checking stiffeners.
Capacity reduced if column terminates within Dc of top flange.
Top flange to end of column . . . 120 ≥ 206 No
» Capacity reduced for terminating column.
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.50
Unstiffened col. web yield resistance, Rwt 168.1 ≥ NEdft = 77.4 46% Pass
Informative
» Tension flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 12 - Unstiffened Column Web Yielding at Beam Compression Flange:

NOTE: This capacity is required for checking stiffeners.
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Unstiffened col. web yield resistance, Rwy 371.7 ≥ NEdfc = 87.4 24% Pass
Informative
» Compression flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 13 - Unstiffened Column Web Crippling at Beam Compression Flange:

NOTE: This check not required with compression flange stiffeners.
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│tf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Column web crippling resistance, Rwc . . . 495.0 ≥ NEdfc = 87.4 18% Pass
Informative
» Compression flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 14 - Unstiffened Column Web Buckling at Beam Compression Flange:

NOTE: This check not required with compression flange stiffeners.
│Column web area . . . . . . . . 2783 mm2
│Lcr/i . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
│ lambda_n . . . . . . . . . . . 53.4
│ αa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.512
│ αb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.500
│ lambda . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.6
│ eta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.163
│ αc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.788
AS4100 6.3.3
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Column web buckling resistance, Rwc . . . . 482.3 ≥ NEdfc = 87.4 18% Pass
Informative
» Compression flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 15/21 - Unstiffened Column Web Panel in Shear:

│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│Awc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1629 mm2
│Fyc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
Column web panel shear . . . . . 87.4 kN
Column web panel shear resistance, Vp . . . 258.6 ≥ VEdp = 87.4 34% Pass

CHECK 22 - Transverse Stiffeners at Beam Tension Flange:

Stiffener width . . . . . . . . . 90 ≥ 70 Yes
 90 ≤ 98 Yes
Stiffener effective width . . . . 90 mm
Stiffener thickness . . . . . . . 10.0 ≥ 4.3 Yes
Column flange resistance, Rft . . 292.5 kN
Column web yield resistance, Rwt 168.1 kN
» Unstiffened column resistance . 168.1 kN
Flange tension . . . . . . . . . 77.4 kN
» Check of stiffeners not required.

CHECK 22A - Stiffened Column Flange Bending at Beam Tension Flange:

Using method from AISC SDG 4 (Ref.19)...
│bfc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 mm
│tfb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 mm
│ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 mm
│pfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 mm
│g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 mm
│s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 mm
Yield line parameter, Ycs . . . . 2696 mm
Col. flange no prying thickness . 14 mm SDG4
(3.20)
Column flange resistance . . . . 92.7 kN.m
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 18.8 kN.m
Stiffened col. flange resistance, Mcts . . 92.7 ≥ MEdeq = 18.8 20% Pass
No prying resistance, Mmin . . . 120.0 kN.m
Is col. flange strong enough for no prying? 92.7 ≥ 120.0 No
» Bolt prying does occur.
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt tension resistance . 141.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
Specified minimum tension . . . . 0.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Pt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196.0 kN
Assumed tension, Tb . . . . . . . 68.6 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,i . 26.7 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,o . 26.6 kN SDG16
p.31
│Mq1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.1 kN
│Mq2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.4 kN
│Mq3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.5 kN
│Mq4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.8 kN
Bolt rupture resistance (prying) . . . . . 118.1 ≥ MEdeq = 18.8 16% Pass
Prying factor . . . . . . . . . . 0.23
Informative
Bolt efficiency . . . . . . . . . 86%
Informative

CHECK 23 - Transverse Stiffeners at Beam Compression Flange:

Stiffener width . . . . . . . . . 90 ≥ 70 Yes
90 ≤ 98 Yes
Stiffener thickness . . . . . . . 10.0 ≥ 4.3 Yes
Stiffener side weld . . . . . . . 151 ≥ 131 Yes
Design compression, N*cs . . . . 87.4 kN
Column web yield resistance, Rwy 371.7 kN
Stiffener section yield...
│Stiffener effective width . . . 90 mm
│Effective stiffener area . . . 1800 mm2
│Stiffener yield stress . . . . 275 N/mm2
Stiffener yield resistance . . . 396.0 kN
Stiffener/web cruciform section yield...
Yield resistance, Rfcy . . . . . . . . . . 767.7 ≥ NEdcs = 87.4 11% Pass
Stiffener/web cruciform section buckling...
 │le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 mm
│lw1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 mm
│lw2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 mm
│Aws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3707 mm2
│Ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5379E+06 mm4
│rst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 mm
│le/rst . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.282
│Fyws . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│ lambda_n . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4
│ αa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -10.513
│ αb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.500
│ lambda . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.8
│ eta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000
│ αc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000
AS4100 6.3.3
Buckling resistance, Rfcb . . . . . . . . 815.6 ≥ NEdcs = 87.4 11% Pass
Side welds checked for force in excess of unstiffened column web capacity...
» Weld design force . . . . . . . 0.0 kN
Total side weld length . . . . . 605 mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 6 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 0.991 kN/mm
Stiffener side weld resistance, Rfcw . . . 599.6 ≥ NEdcs = 0.0 0% Pass

CHECK 24 - Diagonal Shear Stiffeners:

No diagonal shear stiffeners.

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WARNING: This connection does not satisfy all requirements of the model. │
│ Even if stated capacity is adequate the design may not be valid. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

NOTES:
1. Flexural yield capacity ignoring section slenderness.
2. Shear yield capacity ignoring slenderness.

CRITICAL LOAD CASE . . . . 1

CRITICAL LIMIT STATE . . . Web fillet weld axial resistance (2 sides)
UTILIZATION RATIO . . . . 41%
CAPACITY RATIO . . . . . . 2.453 Pass
Geometry Check:
*** WARNING -- Bolts not tensioned.
*** WARNING -- End plate top edge distance, ae > 2.5 x dia.
2 warnings.

LIMCON V3.63.2.6 {0}

19-FEB-25

15:01:14
Connection: MC1_UB203x25
Type: Bolted Moment End Plate
A - End plate square to beam
Country: UK
Units: SI metric
Design code: EC3
.gammaM0 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM1 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM2 . . . . . . 1.250
.gammaM3 . . . . . . 1.250
.gammaM3ser . . . . . 1.100
.gammaM7 . . . . . . 1.100

Beam 1: Mark=B1 Section=UB203X133X25 Grade=S275 Angle= 0.00°

h = 203 mm Root rad. = 8 mm fyf = 275 N/mm2
b = 133 mm Area = 3200 fyw = 275 N/mm2
tf = 7.8 mm Wel = 230000 fu = 430 N/mm2
tw = 5.7 mm Wpl = 258000
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1285 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3200 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
.Section moment resistance . . . 70.9 kN.m Note
1
.Section shear resistance . . . . 204.0 kN Note
2
.Section tension resistance . . . 880.0 kN EC3
1-1 (6.6)
 .Section compression resistance . 880.0 kN EC3
1-1 (6.10)

Column: Mark=C1 Section=UC203X203X52 Grade=S275

h = 206 mm Root rad. = 10 mm fyf = 275 N/mm2
b = 204 mm Area = 6630 fyw = 275 N/mm2
tf = 12.5 mm Wel = 510000 fu = 430 N/mm2
tw = 7.9 mm Wpl = 567000
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1876 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6630 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
.Section moment resistance . . . 155.9 kN.m Note
1
.Section shear resistance . . . . 297.9 kN Note
2
.Section compression resistance . 1823.3 kN EC3
1-1 (6.10)
Column terminates...
Top flange to end of column . . 120 mm

End plate:
445x150x20 Gr./fy/fu=S275/27/430N/mm2
Beam to end plate angle . . . . . 90.00°

End plate welds:

FPBW flanges.
z 6 FW web.

Bolts:
4 x M20 8.8/N top flange, 90 gauge.
4 x M20 8.8/N btm. flange, 90 gauge.

Stiffeners: Gr./fy/fu=S275/27/430N/mm2
2/90 x10 top, 6 FW 100 at midpoint and across ends.
2/90 x10 btm., 6 FW full length and across ends.

BILL OF MATERIALS
Plates:
1 no. - 445x150x20 Grade=S275 . . . . . . . 10.5 kg
4 no. - 181x90x10 Grade=S275 . . . . . . . 5.1 kg
Total mass of plates . . . . . . . . . . . 15.6 kg
Bolts:
8 no. - M20 8.8/N x 70 long . . . . . . . . 3.7 kg
Welds:
266 mm - FPBW 8x8x50% fu=440N/mm2 . . . . . 0.1 kg
2580 mm - FW 6 fu=440N/mm2 . . . . . . . . 0.4 kg
Total mass of welds . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 kg
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1285 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3200 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00

MINIMUM ACTION CHECK

(Minima are based on section capacity, not member capacity.)
Specified minimum design actions:
Bending 50% of Mc.Rd( 70.9) = 35.5 kN.m
Shear 0% of Vc.Rd( 204.0) = 0.0 kN
40.0 kN
Tension 0% of Nt.Rd( 880.0) = 0.0 kN
Compression 0% of Nc.Rd( 880.0) = 0.0 kN
NOTE: Input design actions are not automatically increased if they are less than
the specified minimum actions. Minimum actions may be set in any load case.
This check warns if any design action is less than the specified minimum
for all load cases.
 WARNING: Design bending moment is less than specified minimum.

DESIGN CHECK SUMMARY

Case M1 V1 N1 Vc M2 V2 N2 LF Util.
1 20.0 50 -10 10 0.0 0 0 2.41 42%
2 20.0 50 10 10 0.0 0 0 2.20 45% <-- Critical

INPUT DESIGN ACTIONS FOR CASE NO. 2

Beam 1: Moment, MEd . . . . . . 20.0 kN.m
Shear, VEd . . . . . . . 50.0 kN
Axial, NEd . . . . . . . 10.0 kN (tens.)
Column: Shear, VEdc . . . . . . 10.0 kN
Compression, NEdc . . . 50.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25

SECTION ANALYSIS RESULT

Simplified analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 107.4t NEdf = 97.4c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 0.0
MEdw = 0.00
VEdw = 50.0
Elastic analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 92.0t NEdf = 85.3c
NEdw = 3.3t NEdw = 0.0
MEdw = 2.68
VEdw = 50.0
Plastic analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 90.1t NEdf = 83.5c
NEdw = 3.4t NEdw = 0.0
MEdw = 3.04
VEdw = 50.0

NOTE: Simplified analysis results used.

BOLT ARRANGEMENT
4-Bolt Extended End Plate - Unstiffened
│d10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 mm
│d11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 mm
Connection checked for tension at top flange.

Using ASI 2009 model...

Ref. 18: Steel Design Guide 16 (SDG16)

Flush and Extended Multiple Row Moment End Plate Connections
T.M. Murray & W.L. Shoemaker - AISC - 2002
Ref. 19: Steel Design Guide 4 (SDG4)
Extended End Plate Moment Connections - Seismic and Wind Applications
T.M. Murray & E.A. Sumner - AISC - 2004
Ref. 43: Design Guide 12 - Bolted End Plate to Column Moment Connections (DG12)
T.J. Hogan & N. van der Kreek - ASI - 2009

GEOMETRY CHECKS
CHECK 1 - Detailing Requirements:
Bolt diameter . . . . . . . . . . 20 ≥ 20 Yes
20 ≤ 24 Yes
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 ≥ 800 Yes
End plate thickness, ti . . . . . 20 ≥ 16 Yes
20 ≤ 40 Yes
End plate width, bi . . . . . . . 150 ≥ 153 No
150 ≤ 224 Yes
Bolt gauge, sg . . . . . . . . . 90 ≤ 156 Yes
90 ≤ 133 Yes
90 ≥ 120 No
Bolt edge distance, ae . . . . . 60 ≥ 30 Yes
 60 ≤ 50 No
<--!
Bolt flange face distance, af . . 60 ≥ 40 Yes
60 ≤ 75 Yes
NOTE: Clearances should be checked in virtual reality view.

DESIGN RESISTANCE CHECKS

Utilization ratio ──────┐
Design action ────┐ │
┌─Design resistance │ │
Reference
│ │ │
══════════════
Axial force . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 kN
Effective depth . . . . . . . . . 195.4 mm
Axial force equiv. moment . . . . 0.98 kN.m
Fraction of BM . . . . . . . . . 5%

Section Bending/Axial:
│Flange:
│Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1039 mm2
│An . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1039 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
Flange tension yield resistance . . . . . . 285.7 ≥ NEdft = 90.1 32% Pass
Manual p.55
Flange tension rupture resistance . . . . . 321.7 ≥ NEdft = 90.1 28% Pass
Flange compression resistance . . . . . . . 285.7 ≥ NEdfc = 83.5 29% Pass

CHECK 2 - Flange Welds:

Check not required for FPBW.

CHECK 3 - Web Welds:

Web shear force . . . . . . . . . 50.0 kN
Web axial force . . . . . . . . . 0.0 kN
Web bending moment . . . . . . . 0.00 kN.m
Length of web weld . . . . . . . 172 mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 6 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 0.991 kN/mm
NOTE: This check uses method from AISC SDG 16 (Ref. 18).
Length for shear resistance . . . 86 mm
For z 6 FW both sides...
Web fillet weld shear resistance (2 sides) 170.9 ≥ VEd = 50.0 29% Pass
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Section moment resistance . . . . 70.9 kN.m
Beam moment utilization ratio . . 30%
│t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
Beam web axial resistance . . . . 1.567 kN/mm
Minimum weld design force (60%) . 0.941 kN/mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 6 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
 NOTE: Using 22% directional strength increase. EC3
1-8 (4.1)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 1.214 kN/mm
Fillet weld resistance . . . . . 1.214 kN/mm
Web fillet weld axial resistance (2 sides) 2.428 ≥ nEdw = 0.941 39% Pass

CHECK 4 - Bolts at Tension Flange:

│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt tension resistance . 141.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
No. bolts effective at flange . . 4
Sum of bolt lever arms . . . . . 399 mm
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
Tension bolt moment resistance, Mbt . . . . 112.5 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 19% Pass

CHECK 5 - Bolts in Shear:

Total shear resisted by bolts . . 50.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt shear resistance . . 94.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
No. bolts effective in shear . . 4
Bolt shear resistance, Rn . . . . . . . . . 376.3 ≥ Vb = 50.0 13% Pass SDG4
(3.17)
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Single bolt bearing resistance 344.0 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
End plate bolt bearing resistance, Rn . . . 1376.0 ≥ Vb = 50.0 4% Pass SDG4
(3.18)

CHECK 6 - End Plate in Bending:

End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
Yield line parameter, Yp . . . . 1008 mm
End plate yield resistance, Mpt . . . . . . 88.7 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 24% Pass
Bolt moment resistance, Mbt . . . 112.5 kN.m
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Section moment resistance, Ms . . 70.9 kN.m
» No prying resistance, Mmin . . 78.8 kN.m
» End plate no prying thickness . 19 mm SDG4
(3.10)
Is plate strong enough for no prying? . . . 88.7 ≥ 78.8 Yes
» Bolt prying may not occur.
Bolt rupture resistance (no prying) . . . . 112.5 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 19% Pass

CHECK 7 - End Plate in Shear:

Horiz. shear . . . . . . . . . . 53.7 kN
Horiz. shear yield resistance, Rn . . . . . 396.0 ≥ VEdh = 53.7 14% Pass SDG4
(3.12)
Horiz. shear rupture resistance, Rn . . . . 437.6 ≥ VEdh = 53.7 12% Pass SDG4
(3.13)

CHECK 8 - End Plate Stiffener:

No stiffener.

CHECK 9 - End Plate Stiffener Welds:

No stiffener.

COLUMN-SIDE CHECKS...

CHECK 10/16 - Unstiffened Column Flange Bending at Beam Tension Flange:

NOTE: This capacity is required for checking stiffeners.
Using method from AISC SDG 4 (Ref.19)...
Capacity reduced if column terminates within 150mm of top bolt row.
Top bolt row to end of column . . 60 ≥ 150 No
 » Capacity reduced for terminating column.
│bfc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 mm
│tfb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 mm
│pfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 mm
│g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 mm
│s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 mm
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
Yield line parameter, Yc . . . . 1662 mm
Col. flange no prying thickness . 15 mm SDG4
(3.20)
Column flange resistance . . . . 57.1 kN.m
Equivalent flange force, Rft . . 292.4 kN ASI
DG12 p.61
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
No prying resistance, Mmin . . . 78.8 kN.m
Unstiffened col. flange resistance, Mct . . 57.1 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 37% Pass
Informative
» Tension flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 11 - Unstiffened Column Web Yielding at Beam Tension Flange:

NOTE: This capacity is required for checking stiffeners.
Capacity reduced if column terminates within Dc of top flange.
Top flange to end of column . . . 120 ≥ 206 No
» Capacity reduced for terminating column.
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.50
Unstiffened col. web yield resistance, Rwt 166.7 ≥ NEdft = 107.4 64% Pass
Informative
» Tension flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 12 - Unstiffened Column Web Yielding at Beam Compression Flange:

NOTE: This capacity is required for checking stiffeners.
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Unstiffened col. web yield resistance, Rwy 370.0 ≥ NEdfc = 97.4 26% Pass
Informative
» Compression flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 13 - Unstiffened Column Web Crippling at Beam Compression Flange:

NOTE: This check not required with compression flange stiffeners.
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│tf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Column web crippling resistance, Rwc . . . 492.3 ≥ NEdfc = 97.4 20% Pass
Informative
» Compression flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 14 - Unstiffened Column Web Buckling at Beam Compression Flange:

NOTE: This check not required with compression flange stiffeners.
│Column web area . . . . . . . . 2777 mm2
│Lcr/i . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
│ lambda_n . . . . . . . . . . . 53.4
│ αa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.512
│ αb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.500
│ lambda . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.6
│ eta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.163
│ αc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.788
AS4100 6.3.3
│bsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
 │fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Ct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Column web buckling resistance, Rwc . . . . 481.2 ≥ NEdfc = 97.4 20% Pass
Informative
» Compression flange stiffeners may not be required.

CHECK 15/21 - Unstiffened Column Web Panel in Shear:

│tw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│Awc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1629 mm2
│Fyc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
Column web panel shear . . . . . 117.4 kN
Column web panel shear resistance, Vp . . . 258.6 ≥ VEdp = 117.4 45% Pass

CHECK 22 - Transverse Stiffeners at Beam Tension Flange:

Stiffener width . . . . . . . . . 90 ≥ 64 Yes
90 ≤ 98 Yes
Stiffener effective width . . . . 90 mm
Stiffener thickness . . . . . . . 10.0 ≥ 3.9 Yes
Column flange resistance, Rft . . 292.4 kN
Column web yield resistance, Rwt 166.7 kN
» Unstiffened column resistance . 166.7 kN
Flange tension . . . . . . . . . 107.4 kN
» Check of stiffeners not required.

CHECK 22A - Stiffened Column Flange Bending at Beam Tension Flange:

Using method from AISC SDG 4 (Ref.19)...
│bfc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 mm
│tfb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 mm
│pfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 mm
│g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 mm
│s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 mm
Yield line parameter, Ycs . . . . 2227 mm
Col. flange no prying thickness . 13 mm SDG4
(3.20)
Column flange resistance . . . . 76.6 kN.m
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 21.0 kN.m
Stiffened col. flange resistance, Mcts . . 76.6 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 27% Pass
No prying resistance, Mmin . . . 78.8 kN.m
Is col. flange strong enough for no prying? 76.6 ≥ 78.8 No
» Bolt prying does occur.
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt tension resistance . 141.1 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
Specified minimum tension . . . . 0.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . 800 N/mm2
│Pt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196.0 kN
Assumed tension, Tb . . . . . . . 68.6 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,i . 26.3 kN SDG16
p.31
Bolt max. prying force, Qmax,o . 26.6 kN SDG16
p.31
│Mq1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.3 kN
│Mq2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.0 kN
│Mq3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.6 kN
│Mq4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.4 kN
Bolt rupture resistance (prying) . . . . . 97.3 ≥ MEdeq = 21.0 22% Pass
Prying factor . . . . . . . . . . 0.23
Informative
Bolt efficiency . . . . . . . . . 86%
Informative
 CHECK 23 - Transverse Stiffeners at Beam Compression Flange:
Stiffener width . . . . . . . . . 90 ≥ 64 Yes
90 ≤ 98 Yes
Stiffener thickness . . . . . . . 10.0 ≥ 3.9 Yes
Stiffener side weld . . . . . . . 151 ≥ 131 Yes
Design compression, N*cs . . . . 97.4 kN
Column web yield resistance, Rwy 370.0 kN
Stiffener section yield...
│Stiffener effective width . . . 90 mm
│Effective stiffener area . . . 1800 mm2
│Stiffener yield stress . . . . 275 N/mm2
Stiffener yield resistance . . . 396.0 kN
Stiffener/web cruciform section yield...
Yield resistance, Rfcy . . . . . . . . . . 766.0 ≥ NEdcs = 97.4 13% Pass
Stiffener/web cruciform section buckling...
│le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 mm
│lw1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 mm
│lw2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 mm
│Aws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3520 mm2
│Ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5369E+06 mm4
│rst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 mm
│le/rst . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.198
│Fyws . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│ lambda_n . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4
│ αa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -10.601
│ αb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.500
│ lambda . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.9
│ eta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000
│ αc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000
AS4100 6.3.3
Buckling resistance, Rfcb . . . . . . . . 774.4 ≥ NEdcs = 97.4 13% Pass
Side welds checked for force in excess of unstiffened column web capacity...
» Weld design force . . . . . . . 0.0 kN
Total side weld length . . . . . 605 mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 6 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 0.991 kN/mm
Stiffener side weld resistance, Rfcw . . . 599.6 ≥ NEdcs = 0.0 0% Pass

CHECK 24 - Diagonal Shear Stiffeners:

No diagonal shear stiffeners.

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WARNING: This connection does not satisfy all requirements of the model. │
│ Even if stated capacity is adequate the design may not be valid. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

NOTES:
1. Flexural yield capacity ignoring section slenderness.
2. Shear yield capacity ignoring slenderness.

CRITICAL LOAD CASE . . . . 2

CRITICAL LIMIT STATE . . . Column web panel shear resistance, Vp
UTILIZATION RATIO . . . . 45%
CAPACITY RATIO . . . . . . 2.204 Pass
Geometry Check:
*** WARNING -- Bolts not tensioned.
*** WARNING -- Check inner flange face distance.
2 warnings.

LIMCON V3.63.2.6 {0}

19-FEB-25

15:03:23
Connection: SC4_UC356x287
Type: Bolted Moment End Plate
D - Apex connection or splice
Country: UK
Units: SI metric
Design code: EC3
.gammaM0 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM1 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM2 . . . . . . 1.250
.gammaM3 . . . . . . 1.250
.gammaM3ser . . . . . 1.100
.gammaM7 . . . . . . 1.100

Beam 1: Mark=B1 Section=UC356X406X287 Grade=S275 Angle= 0.00°

h = 394 mm Root rad. = 15 mm fyf = 275 N/mm2
b = 399 mm Area = 3.6600E+04 fyw = 275 N/mm2
tf = 36.5 mm Wel = 5075000 fu = 430 N/mm2
tw = 22.6 mm Wpl = 5812000
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9408 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6600E+04 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
.Section moment resistance . . . 1598.3 kN.m Note
1
 .Section shear resistance . . . . 1493.6 kN Note
2
.Section tension resistance . . . 10065 kN EC3
1-1 (6.6)
.Section compression resistance . 10065 kN EC3
1-1 (6.10)

End plate:
434x400x30 Gr./fy/fu=S275/27/430N/mm2
Beam to end plate angle . . . . . 90.00°

End plate welds:

FPBW flanges.
z 12 FW web.

Bolts:
4 x M24 8.8/S/N top flange, 140 gauge.
4 x M24 8.8/S/N btm. flange, 140 gauge.

BILL OF MATERIALS
Plates:
1 no. - 434x400x30 Grade=S275 . . . . . . . 40.9 kg
Bolts:
8 no. - M24 8.8/S/N x 70 long . . . . . . . 6.1 kg
Welds:
798 mm - FPBW 37x37x50% fu=440N/mm2 . . . . 4.2 kg
641 mm - FW 12 fu=440N/mm2 . . . . . . . . 0.4 kg
Total mass of welds . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 kg
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9408 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6600E+04 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00

MINIMUM ACTION CHECK

(Minima are based on section capacity, not member capacity.)
Specified minimum design actions:
Bending 50% of Mc.Rd( 1598.3) = 799.2 kN.m
Shear 0% of Vc.Rd( 1493.6) = 0.0 kN
40.0 kN
Tension 0% of Nt.Rd( 10065) = 0.0 kN
Compression 0% of Nc.Rd( 10065) = 0.0 kN
NOTE: Input design actions are not automatically increased if they are less than
the specified minimum actions. Minimum actions may be set in any load case.
This check warns if any design action is less than the specified minimum
for all load cases.
WARNING: Design bending moment is less than specified minimum.

DESIGN CHECK SUMMARY

Case M1 V1 N1 Vc M2 V2 N2 LF Util.
1 130.0 130 -2800 0 0.0 0 0 1.30 77% <-- Critical
2 130.0 130 0 0 0.0 0 0 1.30 77%

INPUT DESIGN ACTIONS FOR CASE NO. 1

Beam 1: Moment, MEd . . . . . . 130.0 kN.m
Shear, VEd . . . . . . . 130.0 kN
Axial, NEd . . . . . . . -2800.0 kN (comp.)
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 830 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25

SECTION ANALYSIS RESULT

Simplified analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 0.0 NEdf = 1764.0c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 0.0
MEdw = 0.00
VEdw = 130.0
Elastic analysis:
 Beam 1... NEdf = 0.0 NEdf = 1464.3c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 554.3c
MEdw = 8.08
VEdw = 130.0
Plastic analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 0.0 NEdf = 1454.7c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 569.8c
MEdw = 8.71
VEdw = 130.0

NOTE: Simplified analysis results used.

BOLT ARRANGEMENT
WARNING: Tension flange not defined.
WARNING: Compression flange not defined.

Using ASI 2009 model...

Ref. 18: Steel Design Guide 16 (SDG16)

Flush and Extended Multiple Row Moment End Plate Connections
T.M. Murray & W.L. Shoemaker - AISC - 2002
Ref. 19: Steel Design Guide 4 (SDG4)
Extended End Plate Moment Connections - Seismic and Wind Applications
T.M. Murray & E.A. Sumner - AISC - 2004
Ref. 41: Design Guide 10 - Bolted Moment End Plate Beam Splice Connections (DG10)
T.J. Hogan & N. van der Kreek - ASI - 2009

GEOMETRY CHECKS
CHECK 1 - Detailing Requirements:
Bolt diameter . . . . . . . . . . 24 ≥ 20 Yes
24 ≤ 24 Yes
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 830 N/mm2
Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 ≥ 800 Yes
End plate thickness, ti . . . . . 30 ≥ 16 Yes
30 ≤ 40 Yes
End plate width, bi . . . . . . . 400 ≥ 419 No
<--!
400 ≤ 270 No
Bolt gauge, sg . . . . . . . . . 140 ≤ 180 Yes
140 ≥ 140 Yes
Bolt spacing, sp . . . . . . . . 132 ≥ 80 Yes
Bolt flange face distance, af . . 60 ≥ 40 Yes
60 ≤ 75 Yes
NOTE: Clearances should be checked in virtual reality view.

DESIGN RESISTANCE CHECKS

Utilization ratio ──────┐
Design action ────┐ │
┌─Design resistance │ │
Reference
│ │ │
══════════════
WARNING: Excessive axial force for BMEP model - axial force model used.
Axial force . . . . . . . . . . . -2800.0 kN
Effective depth . . . . . . . . . 357.1 mm
Axial force equiv. moment . . . . -499.9 kN.m
Fraction of BM . . . . . . . . . 385%

CHECK 2 - Flange Welds:

Check not required for FPBW.

CHECK 3 - Web Welds:

Web shear force . . . . . . . . . 130.0 kN
Web axial force . . . . . . . . . 0.0 kN
Web bending moment . . . . . . . 0.00 kN.m
Length of web weld . . . . . . . 290 mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mm
 │Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 1.983 kN/mm
NOTE: This check uses method from AISC SDG 16 (Ref. 18).
Length for shear resistance . . . 145 mm
For z 12 FW both sides...
Web fillet weld shear resistance (2 sides) 575.4 ≥ VEd = 130.0 23% Pass
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 0.00 kN.m
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Section moment resistance . . . . 1598.3 kN.m
Beam moment utilization ratio . . 0%
│t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.6 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
Beam web axial resistance . . . . 6.215 kN/mm
Minimum weld design force (60%) . 3.729 kN/mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
NOTE: Using 22% directional strength increase. EC3
1-8 (4.1)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 2.428 kN/mm
Fillet weld resistance . . . . . 2.428 kN/mm
Web fillet weld axial resistance (2 sides) 4.856 ≥ nEdw = 3.729 77% Pass

CHECK 4 - Bolts at Tension Flange:

Neither flange is in tension » check not required.

CHECK 5 - Bolts in Shear:

WARNING: Both flanges in compression.
Total shear resisted by bolts . . 130.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 830 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt shear resistance . . 140.6 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
No. bolts effective in shear . . 8
Bolt shear resistance, Rn . . . . . . . . . 1125.1 ≥ Vb = 130.0 12% Pass SDG4
(3.17)
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 830 N/mm2
│Single bolt bearing resistance 619.2 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
End plate bolt bearing resistance, Rn . . . 4953.6 ≥ Vb = 130.0 3% Pass SDG4
(3.18)
Total shear . . . . . . . . . . 130.0 kN
Shear per bolt . . . . . . . . . 16.2 kN

CHECK 6 - End Plate in Bending:

Neither flange is in tension » check not required.

CHECK 7 - End Plate in Shear:

No bolts outside tension flange » check not required.

CHECK 8 - End Plate Stiffener:

No stiffener.

CHECK 9 - End Plate Stiffener Welds:

No stiffener.
 ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ WARNING: This connection does not satisfy all requirements of the model. │
│ Even if stated capacity is adequate the design may not be valid. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

NOTES:
1. Flexural yield capacity ignoring section slenderness.
2. Shear yield capacity ignoring slenderness.

CRITICAL LOAD CASE . . . . 1

CRITICAL LIMIT STATE . . . Web fillet weld axial resistance (2 sides)
UTILIZATION RATIO . . . . 77%
CAPACITY RATIO . . . . . . 1.302 Pass

Geometry Check:
*** WARNING -- Bolts not tensioned.
1 warning.

LIMCON V3.63.2.6 {0}

19-FEB-25

15:04:04
Connection: SC4_UC356x202
Type: Bolted Moment End Plate
D - Apex connection or splice
Country: UK
Units: SI metric
Design code: EC3
.gammaM0 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM1 . . . . . . 1.000
.gammaM2 . . . . . . 1.250
.gammaM3 . . . . . . 1.250
 .gammaM3ser . . . . . 1.100
.gammaM7 . . . . . . 1.100

Beam 1: Mark=B1 Section=UC356X368X202 Grade=S275 Angle= 0.00°

h = 375 mm Root rad. = 15 mm fyf = 275 N/mm2
b = 375 mm Area = 2.5700E+04 fyw = 275 N/mm2
tf = 27.0 mm Wel = 3538000 fu = 430 N/mm2
tw = 16.5 mm Wpl = 3972000
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6732 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5700E+04 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
.Section moment resistance . . . 1092.3 kN.m Note
1
.Section shear resistance . . . . 1068.9 kN Note
2
.Section tension resistance . . . 7067.5 kN EC3
1-1 (6.6)
.Section compression resistance . 7067.5 kN EC3
1-1 (6.10)

End plate:
414x380x25 Gr./fy/fu=S275/27/430N/mm2
Beam to end plate angle . . . . . 90.00°

End plate welds:

FPBW flanges.
z 8 FW web.

Bolts:
4 x M24 8.8/S/N top flange, 140 gauge.
4 x M24 8.8/S/N btm. flange, 140 gauge.

BILL OF MATERIALS
Plates:
1 no. - 414x380x25 Grade=S275 . . . . . . . 30.9 kg
Bolts:
8 no. - M24 8.8/S/N x 70 long . . . . . . . 6.1 kg
Welds:
749 mm - FPBW 27x27x50% fu=440N/mm2 . . . . 2.1 kg
641 mm - FW 8 fu=440N/mm2 . . . . . . . . . 0.2 kg
Total mass of welds . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 kg
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│Av . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6732 mm2
│fyw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Aeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5700E+04 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00

MINIMUM ACTION CHECK

(Minima are based on section capacity, not member capacity.)
Specified minimum design actions:
Bending 50% of Mc.Rd( 1092.3) = 546.2 kN.m
Shear 0% of Vc.Rd( 1068.9) = 0.0 kN
40.0 kN
Tension 0% of Nt.Rd( 7067.5) = 0.0 kN
Compression 0% of Nc.Rd( 7067.5) = 0.0 kN
NOTE: Input design actions are not automatically increased if they are less than
the specified minimum actions. Minimum actions may be set in any load case.
This check warns if any design action is less than the specified minimum
for all load cases.
WARNING: Design bending moment is less than specified minimum.

DESIGN CHECK SUMMARY

Case M1 V1 N1 Vc M2 V2 N2 LF Util.
1 100.0 100 -500 0 0.0 0 0 1.19 84% <-- Critical
2 100.0 100 100 0 0.0 0 0 1.19 84%
 INPUT DESIGN ACTIONS FOR CASE NO. 1
Beam 1: Moment, MEd . . . . . . 100.0 kN.m
Shear, VEd . . . . . . . 100.0 kN
Axial, NEd . . . . . . . -500.0 kN (comp.)
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 830 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25

SECTION ANALYSIS RESULT

Simplified analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 37.7t NEdf = 537.7c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 0.0
MEdw = 0.00
VEdw = 100.0
Elastic analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 69.5t NEdf = 466.6c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 102.9c
MEdw = 6.84
VEdw = 100.0
Plastic analysis:
Beam 1... NEdf = 68.8t NEdf = 462.9c
NEdw = 0.0 NEdw = 105.9c
MEdw = 7.58
VEdw = 100.0

NOTE: Simplified analysis results used.

BOLT ARRANGEMENT
4-Bolt Flush End Plate
│d11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 mm
│d12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 mm
Connection checked for tension at top flange.

Using ASI 2009 model...

Ref. 18: Steel Design Guide 16 (SDG16)

Flush and Extended Multiple Row Moment End Plate Connections
T.M. Murray & W.L. Shoemaker - AISC - 2002
Ref. 19: Steel Design Guide 4 (SDG4)
Extended End Plate Moment Connections - Seismic and Wind Applications
T.M. Murray & E.A. Sumner - AISC - 2004
Ref. 41: Design Guide 10 - Bolted Moment End Plate Beam Splice Connections (DG10)
T.J. Hogan & N. van der Kreek - ASI - 2009

GEOMETRY CHECKS
CHECK 1 - Detailing Requirements:
Bolt diameter . . . . . . . . . . 24 ≥ 20 Yes
24 ≤ 24 Yes
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 830 N/mm2
Bolt UTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 ≥ 800 Yes
End plate thickness, ti . . . . . 25 ≥ 16 Yes
25 ≤ 40 Yes
End plate width, bi . . . . . . . 380 ≥ 395 No
380 ≤ 330 No
Bolt gauge, sg . . . . . . . . . 140 ≤ 180 Yes
140 ≥ 140 Yes
Bolt spacing, sp . . . . . . . . 132 ≥ 80 Yes
Bolt flange face distance, af . . 60 ≥ 40 Yes
60 ≤ 75 Yes
NOTE: Clearances should be checked in virtual reality view.

DESIGN RESISTANCE CHECKS

Utilization ratio ──────┐
Design action ────┐ │
┌─Design resistance │ │
Reference
 │ │ │
══════════════
Axial force . . . . . . . . . . . -500.0 kN
Effective depth . . . . . . . . . 347.6 mm
Axial force equiv. moment . . . . -86.9 kN.m
Fraction of BM . . . . . . . . . 87%

Section Bending/Axial:
│Flange:
│Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0117E+04 mm2
│An . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0117E+04 mm2
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
Flange tension yield resistance . . . . . . 2782.1 ≥ NEdft = 68.8 2% Pass
Manual p.55
Flange tension rupture resistance . . . . . 3132.2 ≥ NEdft = 68.8 2% Pass
Flange compression resistance . . . . . . . 2782.1 ≥ NEdfc = 462.9 17% Pass

CHECK 2 - Flange Welds:

Check not required for FPBW.

CHECK 3 - Web Welds:

Web shear force . . . . . . . . . 100.0 kN
Web axial force . . . . . . . . . 0.0 kN
Web bending moment . . . . . . . 0.00 kN.m
Length of web weld . . . . . . . 290 mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 1.322 kN/mm
NOTE: This check uses method from AISC SDG 16 (Ref. 18).
Length for shear resistance . . . 145 mm
For z 8 FW both sides...
Web fillet weld shear resistance (2 sides) 383.6 ≥ VEd = 100.0 26% Pass
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 13.1 kN.m
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Section moment resistance . . . . 1092.3 kN.m
Beam moment utilization ratio . . 1%
│t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.5 mm
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
Beam web axial resistance . . . . 4.538 kN/mm
Minimum weld design force (60%) . 2.723 kN/mm
│Weld leg . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm
│Base metal fy . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│Base metal fu . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│beta_w . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
│Weld design shear strength . . 234 N/mm2 EC3
1-8 (4.4)
NOTE: Using 22% directional strength increase. EC3
1-8 (4.1)
│»Effective weld resistance . . 1.619 kN/mm
Fillet weld resistance . . . . . 1.619 kN/mm
Web fillet weld axial resistance (2 sides) 3.238 ≥ nEdw = 2.723 84% Pass

CHECK 4 - Bolts at Tension Flange:

│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 830 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt tension resistance . 211.0 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
No. bolts effective at flange . . 4
 Sum of bolt lever arms . . . . . 508 mm
End plate design moment, MEdeq . 13.1 kN.m
Tension bolt moment resistance, Mbt . . . . 214.4 ≥ MEdeq = 13.1 6% Pass

CHECK 5 - Bolts in Shear:

Total shear resisted by bolts . . 100.0 kN
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 830 N/mm2
│gammaM2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Single bolt shear resistance . . 140.6 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
No. bolts effective in shear . . 4
Bolt shear resistance, Rn . . . . . . . . . 562.5 ≥ Vb = 100.0 18% Pass SDG4
(3.17)
│fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 N/mm2
│fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 N/mm2
│Bolt fub . . . . . . . . . . . 830 N/mm2
│Single bolt bearing resistance 516.0 kN EC3
1-8 T3.4
End plate bolt bearing resistance, Rn . . . 2064.0 ≥ Vb = 100.0 5% Pass SDG4
(3.18)

CHECK 6 - End Plate in Bending:

End plate design moment, MEdeq . 13.1 kN.m
Yield line parameter, Yp . . . . 2470 mm
End plate yield resistance, Mpt . . . . . . 271.7 ≥ MEdeq = 13.1 5% Pass
Bolt moment resistance, Mbt . . . 214.4 kN.m
│gammaM0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
Section moment resistance, Ms . . 1092.3 kN.m
» No prying resistance, Mmin . . 238.0 kN.m
» End plate no prying thickness . 21 mm SDG4
(3.10)
Is plate strong enough for no prying? . . . 271.7 ≥ 238.0 Yes
» Bolt prying may not occur.
Bolt rupture resistance (no prying) . . . . 214.4 ≥ MEdeq = 13.1 6% Pass

CHECK 7 - End Plate in Shear:

No bolts outside tension flange » check not required.

CHECK 8 - End Plate Stiffener:

No stiffener.

CHECK 9 - End Plate Stiffener Welds:

No stiffener.

NOTES:
1. Flexural yield capacity ignoring section slenderness.
2. Shear yield capacity ignoring slenderness.

CRITICAL LOAD CASE . . . . 1

CRITICAL LIMIT STATE . . . Web fillet weld axial resistance (2 sides)
UTILIZATION RATIO . . . . 84%
CAPACITY RATIO . . . . . . 1.189 Pass