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Sheet no : C02-C5 / 1

CONNECTION - C02-C5 ( Combined beam & vertical bracing connection )

LOADING

Vertical Shear for L.H.S beam Fv1 := 12kN Vertical Shear for R.H.S beam Fv2 := 12kN

Axial force on L.H.S beam Fx1 := 473kN Axial force on R.H.S beam Fx2 := 473kN

Axial brace force F1 := 286kN

kN
ANGLE VARIES B/W 6
38° AND 45° 28
202 kN
(MAX)

A 225 kN
40
E2 (MAX)
H

)
AX
0(
M 40
32 70
90

70 STRIP FLANGES N/S

40 OF HE 240A
40

10
20 THK. GUSSET PLATE
140

(MIN)
20
50
90

450(MIN)
150
70

W.P
70
70

HE 400A HE 400A

160 x 20 THK. END PLATE

HE1000M BOLTS @ 90 X/CRS(TYP.)
COL WEB

NOTES:-

All bolts are M20. Grade 8.8.

All welds are 6mm CFW
All main steel & fittings are S275

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Sheet no : C02-C5 / 2

Sectional Properties

Column Dc := 1008 ⋅ mm Wc := 302 ⋅ mm Tc := 30 ⋅ mm tc := 21 ⋅ mm rc := 30 ⋅ mm

HE 1000M

Beam Db1 := 390 ⋅ mm Wb1 := 300 ⋅ mm Tb1 := 19 ⋅ mm tb1 := 11 ⋅ mm rb1 := 27 ⋅ mm

HE 400A

Material Properties

N
Design strength of S275 material py275 := 275 ⋅
Up to & including 16 thk 2
mm
N
Design strength of S275 material py265 := 265 ⋅
beyond 16thk , up to and including 2
mm
40mm thk
N
Design strength of weld pw := 220 ⋅
2
mm

Check for Bolts b/w Endplate & Column web

Bolt Diameter d := 20 ⋅ mm

Total no. of bolts n := 12

Shear capacity of M20 bolt Ps = 91.9 kN

Tension capacity of M20 bolt Pnom = 110 kN

Max Vertical component of brace force Fvb1 := F1 ⋅ sin ( 45deg) Fvb1 = 202.23 kN

Fv2 + Fvb1
Total vertical shear per bolt Fsv := Fsv = 17.85 kN
n

Fx1
Tension per bolt Ft := Ft = 59.13 kN
8

Fsv Ft
Check for combined shear and tension Ratio := + Ratio = 0.73
Ps Pnom
Ratio(0.73 ) < 1.4 : Therefore O.K.

Weld between beam web and end plate

Depth b/w fillets of HE400 A db := 298mm

Bolt Pitch p := 70mm

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Effective length of weld Lw := 2 ⋅ db Lw = 596 mm

Fv1 kN
Shear per mm FL := FL = 0.020
Lw mm

Ft kN
Tension per mm FT := FT = 0.845
p mm
2
⎛ FT ⎞ kN
Resultant force per mm R := ⎜ + FL
2
R = 0.676
⎝ 1.25 ⎠ mm

R
Size of weld required s := s = 4.39 mm
pw ⋅ 0.7

Adopt 6 mm CFW

Check for bending capacity of end plate

Thickness of beam web tw := 11 ⋅ mm

Bolt gauge g := 90mm

Weld between beam web and end plate s := 6mm

Ft ⎛g tw ⎞
Moment Me := ⋅⎜ − − 0.8s Me = 1.03 kN ⋅ m
2 ⎝2 2 ⎠
Me ⋅ 6
Thickness of end plate required treq := treq = 18.22 mm
py265 ⋅ p

Adopt 20mm thick end plate

Check for bearing

Minimum thickness of connected ply tp := 20 ⋅ mm

N
Bearing strength pbs := 460 ⋅
2
mm

Bearing Capacity (per bolt) Pbs := d ⋅ tp ⋅ pbs Pbs = 184 kN

Fv1
Applied load (per bolt) Fs := Fsv + Fs = 19.35 kN
8
Pbs (184 kN) > Fs (19.35 kN): Therefore O.K.

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Sheet no : C02-C5 / 4

Weld between gusset plate and beam flange

Max Horizontal component of brace force Fhb1 := F1 ⋅ cos ( 38deg) Fhb1 = 225.37 kN

Length available for welding l := 450 ⋅ mm Leff := l − 25 ⋅ mm Leff = 425 mm

Fhb1 kN
Shear on weld FL := FL = 0.265
2 × Leff mm

Eccentricity of weld from w.p e := 150 ⋅ mm

Moment due to eccentricity M := Fhb1 ⋅ e M = 33.81 kN ⋅ m

M ⋅6 kN
Tension on weld FT := FT = 0.561
2 mm
2 ⋅ Leff

2
⎛ FT ⎞ kN
Resultant per mm on weld R := ⎜ + FL
2
R = 0.522
⎝ 1.25 ⎠ mm

R
Size of weld required s := s = 3.39 mm
pw ⋅ 0.7

Adopt 6mm CFW

Weld between gusset plate and end plate

Max Vertical component of brace force Fvb1 = 202.23 kN

Length available for welding l := 230 ⋅ mm Leff := l − 25 ⋅ mm Leff = 205 mm

Fvb1 kN
Shear on weld FL := FL = 0.493
Leff ⋅ 2 mm

FL
Size of weld required s := s = 3.2 mm
0.7 ⋅ pw

Adopt 6mm CFW

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Sheet no : C02-C5 / 5

Check for compression capacity of gusset plate

Thickness of gusset plate tg := 20mm

Max Effective length for Buckling Leff := 320mm

2
tg
Min radius of gyration ryy := ryy = 5.77 mm
12

Leff
Slenderness ratio λ := 1.5 ⋅ λ = 83.14
ryy

N
Allowable compressive strength pc = 170.78
2 ( B.S 5950-2000,Cl - 4.7.4 & TABLE 24)
mm
Bolt pitch in brace bar
p := 70mm

Bolt gauge in brace bar

g := 90mm

⎛ 2p ⎞+g
Max available dispersed length within gusset wd := ⎜ 2 ⋅ wd = 251.66 mm
⎝ 3⎠
Compressive strength of the plate Pc := wd ⋅ tg ⋅ pc Pc = 859.57 kN

Pc (859.57 kN) > F1 (286 kN): Therefore O.K.

Check for gusset plate against minor axis bending

Minimum width considered for w := ( 139.47 + 90 + 177.75)mm

139

minor axis moment

.4 7

w = 407.22 mm
90

tw := 7.5mm
.0

Minimum thickness of connected ply

0

( Web thickness of HE 240A ) 177.75

⎛ tg tw ⎞
Moment due to eccentricity M := ⎜ + ⋅F
⎝2 2⎠ 1 M = 3.93 kN ⋅ m
2
w ⋅ tg
Moment capacity of Mcap := ⋅ 1.2 ⋅ py265 Mcap = 8.63 kN ⋅ m
gusset plate 6

F1 M
Check for combined axial and moment R := + R = 0.79 < 1
Pc Mcap

Adopt 20 thk gusset plate

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Check for brace bar

Sectional Properties
2
Bracing HE 240A w := 240 ⋅ mm tf := 12mm tw := 7.5 ⋅ mm D := 230mm rb := 21mm Abr := 7680mm

Diameter of bolt db := 20mm

Diameter of hole Dh := 22mm

No of bolt rows nr := 3

No of bolt columns nc := 2

Total no of bolts n := 6

End distance et := 40mm

Check for bolts

F1
Shear load on each Bolt Fs := Fs = 47.67 kN
n
Ps (91.88 kN) > Fs (47.67 kN): Therefore O.K.

Check for bearing

Minimum thickness of connected ply tw = 7.5 mm

N
Bearing strength pbs := 460 ⋅
2
mm

Bearing Capacity Pbs := db ⋅ tw ⋅ pbs ⋅ n Pbs = 414 kN

g
Pbs (414 kN) > F1 (286 kN): Therefore O.K.

Block shear capacity of brace bar

p

Net area coefficient for S275 k e := 1.2 k := 1

p

( )
et

Lv := et + nr − 1 ⋅ p Lv = 180 mm
Shear length

Tensile length Lt := g Lt = 90 mm

Block Shear capacity

⎣ (
Pr := 0.6 ⋅ py275 ⋅ tw ⋅ ⎡2Lv + k e ⋅ Lt − k ⋅ Dh ⎤
⎦ ) Pr = 526.61 kN

Pr (526.6 kN) > F1 (286 kN): Therefore O.K.

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Reduced tension capacity of brace bar

(2.rb)2 − π ⋅ rb2 2
Area - root radius Ar := Ar = 94.64 mm
4

Reduced gross area

⎣ ( ⎦ )
Ag := Abr − 2 ⋅ ⎡ w − tw ⋅ 0.5⎤ ⋅ tf − 2Ar Ag = 4700.72 mm
2

Net area (
An := Ag − 2 ⋅ Dh ⋅ tw ⋅ k e ) An = 5244.87 mm
2

(
Ae := min Ag , An ) Ae = 4700.72 mm
2

2
a2 := Ag − D ⋅ tw a2 = 2975.72 mm

Tension capacity (
PT := py275 ⋅ Ae − 0.5 ⋅ a2 ) PT = 851.4 kN

PT (851.4 kN) > F1 (286 kN): Therefore O.K.

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