Bolted Cover Plate Splice Connection To BS5950
Bolted Cover Plate Splice Connection To BS5950
Bolted Cover Plate Splice Connection To BS5950
08
640
40 3 x 80
80 3 x 80
40
310
85 14085
40
40
220
140
40140
40
220
220
0
100
UC 305x305x137
S275
460
S275
460
M24 (Torqued General Grade HSFG)
26
0.50
20
310
640
4
2
8
80
80
40
140
85
2
1
2
140
40
140
40
736
736
736
265
2778
1.2
6697
PASS - Effective flange area is adequate
265
2778
6192
PASS - Effective flange plate area is adequate
113.9
359.4
331.2
160
736.0
113.9
6.5
8
PASS - Flange plate bolting is adequate
100
8800
6720
6233
Av_net >= 0.85 ? Av / Ke - Bolt holes may be ignored in the shear area
1399
180
40
0.5
1351
1351
PASS - Effective web plate area is adequate in shear
12592080
70
7.0
60.7
PASS - Effective web plate area is adequate in bending
140
50.0
50.0
70.7
45.0
57
0.8
113.9
228.5
520.4
227.7
PASS - Web plate bolting is adequate
UC 305x305x137
M24 (Torqued General Grade HSFG)
640 mm x 310 mm x 20 mm to the outside of each flange
16 No. total per flange - 4 No. rows of 2 No. bolts on each side of the joint
220 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm on each side of the web
4 No. total - 2 No. rows of 1 No. bolts on each side of the joint
Bolted cover plate splice connection To BS5950-1:2000 (Library item: Beam splice connection
title)Library item : Show splice connection sketchConnection loadsDesign moment; M = kNmAxial force
in the member (compression +ve); N = kNShear force in the member; V = kN(Library item:
Connection loads)Steel beam detailsBeam section classification; Grade of steel section; pbs_s =
select(Grades, “S275”, 460 N/mm2, “S355”, 550 N/mm2, 670 N/mm2) = N/mm2Section bearing strength; p
bs_s = N/mm2 (Library item: Steel beam details)General connection detailsGrade of steel plate; pbs_p =
select(Gradep, “S275”, 460 N/mm2, “S355”, 550 N/mm2, 670 N/mm2) = N/mm2Plate bearing strength; pbs
_p = N/mm2Bolt classification; Hole diameter; Dh = mmBolt slip factor; m = Hole type factor; K
s = 1.0(Library item: General connection details)Flange plate details – plates bolted to one side of each
flangeThickness of flange plates; tfp = mmWidth of flange plates; bfp = mmLength of flange
plates; lfp = mm (Library item: Single flange plate details)Flange bolting detailsRows of flange bolts on
each side of joint; nfb_r = Bolts per row; nfb_p = Total number of flange bolts each side of joint; nfb
= nfb_r nfb_p = Spacing between rows of bolts; Sf = mmSpacing between rows of bolts across
joint; Sfc = mmSpacing at end of flange plates; Sfe = mmLateral spacing between central bolts; Sflc
= mmLateral spacing at edge of flange plates; Sfle = mm (Library item: Narrow flange bolting
details)Thickness of web plates; twp = mmWidth of web plates; bwp = mmLength of web
plates; lwp = mm(Library item: Web plate details)Web bolting detailsRows of web bolts; nwb_r = Bolts
per row each side of joint; nwb_p = Total number of web bolts each side of joint; nwb = nwb_r
nwb_p = Spacing between rows of bolts; Sw = mmSpacing at end of web plates; Swe = mmLateral
spacing between central bolts; Swlc = mmLateral spacing at edge of web plates; Swle = mm
(Library item: Narrow web bolting details)Step 1 - Distribution of forces in member flangesForces in
member tension flange; T = [M / (Db - Tb)] – N / 2 = kNForces in member compression flange; C=
[M / (Db - Tb)] + N / 2 = kNForce in the flange; Ff = max(T, C) = kN(Library item: Step 1 calcs)Step
2 - Calculate distribution of forces in member flangesCheck area of flangepys = py_5950:2000(Grades,
Tb) = N/mm2Ke = select(Grades, “S275”, 1.2, “S355”, 1.1, 1.0) = Design strength of section; pys =
N/mm2Minimum required effective flange area; Ff / pys = mm2Effective net area coefficient; Ke =
Effective flange area; Aef = min(Ke [Bb – (nfb_p Dh)] Tb, Bb Tb) = mm2(Library item: Step 2.1
calcs)Check area of flange platespyp = py_5950:2000(Gradep, tfp) = N/mm2Design strength of plates; py
p = N/mm2Minimum required effective flange plate area; Ff / pyp = mm2Effective flange plate area; A
ep = min(Ke [bfp – (nfb_p Dh)] tfp, bfp tfp) = mm2(Library item: Step 2.2 single plate calcs)Step
3 - Design of flange boltsSlip resistance of the bolt per interface; Sfb = 1.1 Ks m Pp =
kNBearing capacity of the bolt in the flange; Pbg_s = 1.5 d Tb pbs_s = kNBearing capacity of the
bolt in the plate; Pbg_p = 1.5 d tfp pbs_p = kNAverage flange bolt end distance; Sfe_ave =
Sfe + (nfb_r - 1) Sf / 2 = mmBearing capacity limit of the bolt in the plate; Pbg_p_lim = 0.5 Sfe_ave
tfp pbs_p = kNBolt capacity; Ps = min(Sfb, Pbg_s, Pbg_p, Pbg_p_lim) = kNNumber of bolts
required; nfb_req = Ff / Ps = Number of bolts provided; nfb = (Library item: Step 3 single plate
calcs)Step 4 - Design of web plates and boltsCheck web plate in shearShear force in web plates; V=
kNGross shear area; Av = nwp lwp twp = mm2Net shear area (allowing for bolt holes); Av_net =
nwp (lwp – nwb_r Dh) twp = mm2Net shear area limit; 0.85 Av / Ke = mm2(Library item: Step
4.1.1 calcs)Gross shear capacity of web plates; pv_gross = 0.6 Av pyp = kNLength of block
shear face; Lv = Swe + (nwb_r - 1) Sw = mmLength of block tension face; Lt = Swle + (nwb_p -
1) Swl = mmBlock shear coefficient; k = if(nwb_p > 1, 2.5, 0.5) = Block shear capacity of web
plates; pv_block = 0.6 pyp twp nwp [Lv + Ke (Lt - k Dh)] = kNShear capacity of web plates; p
v = min(pv_gross, pv_block) = kN(Library item: Step 4.1.2 - net calcs)Check web plate in bendingK =
select(nwb_r, 1, 0, 2, 0.5, 3, 2, 4, 5, 5, 10, 6, 17.5, 7, 28, 8, 42, 9, 60, 10, 82.5, 11 , 110, 12, 143, 13, 182, 14,
227.5, 15, 280, 16, 340, 17, 408, 18, 484.5, 19, 570, 20, 665)Second moment of area of web plate; I = (twp
lwp3 / 12) – (nwb_r twp Dh3 / 12) – (twp Dh K Sw2) I = mm4Distance from joint to
centroid of bolt group;a = [((nwb_p – 1) Swl) + Swlc] / 2 = mmMoment in web plate; Mwp = V a =
kNmMoment capacity of web plates; Mcap = pyp nwp I / (lwp / 2) = kNm(Library item: Step 4.2
calcs)Check web plate boltsElastic section modulus of bolt group; Zb = nwb_r (nwb_r + 1) Sw / 6 =
mmForce on bolt due to moment; Fm = V a / Zb = kNForce on bolt due to direct shear; Fv = V /
nwb_r = kNResultant bolt load; Fr = (Fm2 + Fv2) = kNAngle of the resultant bolt load; q = atan(Fm
/ Fv) = degMinimum edge distance; er = min(Swe / cos(q), Swle / cos(90 - q)) = mmEdge distance
factor for web plate bearing; Kedge = min(er / (3 d), 1) = Slip resistance of the bolt per interface; Sfb =
1.1 Ks m Pp = kNBearing capacity of the bolt in the web; Pbg_s = 1.5 d tb pbs_s =
kNBearing capacity of the bolt in the plate; Pbg_p = 1.5 Kedge d twp nwp pbs_p = kNBolt
capacity; Ps = min(nwp Sfb, Pbg_s, Pbg_p) = kN(Library item: Step 4.3 narrow web
calcs)Connection summaryBeam classification; Bolt classification; Flange plates; Flange bolting;
Web plates; Web bolting; (Library item: Single flange connection summary)