BRACING SHEAR CONNECTION

EUROCODE 3 - Part 1-8

INPUT DATA - MATERIALS, GEOMETRIC DATA

PLATE 10 mm
Steel gr. S275
L100x100x10
Steel gr. S275
10 mm
Steel gr. S275
SHAPES DIMENSION
BRACING
hb
100 mm
bb
100 mm
twb
10 mm
tfb
10 mm
rb
8 mm

Column
Bracing
Plate

2
19.2 cm
3
24.7 cm
3
24.7 cm

Area_b
Wbmin
Wbmax

BOLTS DATA
grade
4.6
diameter
db =
16 mm
Hole
d0 =
18 mm
2
A stress
Ab =
157 mm
2
fub =
400 N/mm
Bolts used
2
1
N file vert.
nv =
N file orizz. nh=
2
Vert. Gauge= pv =
50 mm
Hor. Gauge = ph=
0 mm

Plates Number
Plate thk.
Vert. Edge Dist.
Hor. Edge Dist.
Plate Lenght
Plate Height

Combo
Axial force

CONNECTING PLATE
np =
1
tp =
10 mm
Lv =
30 mm
Lh =
50 mm
Lp =
126 mm
Hp =
180 mm

FORCES FOR CALCULATION

103 Element 102
N=
23.365 kN

BRACING CHECK
1.04 m
0.89 m
1.37 m
49.0

Hor. Lenght
Vert. Lenght.
Total lenght
Horizzontal angle: h=

Yielding tension check (complete section)

2
3840 mm
Section Area
M0
1.05
Npl,rd = A * fy /M0
Nsd = N

1005.714 kN
23.365 kN

Rupture tension check (net section)

A netta =
M2
Nu,rd = 0.9 * Ant * fu / M2 =
Nsd = N

ok!

Nsd
Nrd

0.02

ok!

2
4880 mm
1.25

1510.848 kN
23.365 kN

Vrd,b =(v * fub * Ab) / MB =

30.1 kN
v =
0.6 for grades 4.6, 5.6 e 8.8
0.5 for grades 4.8, 5.8, 6.8 and 10.9
0.6 if threaded part is excluded from shear plane
v =
0.6
MB
1.25

tp =
Hp =
Ap =
Wp,pl =

fyp considered:
Tension check
Nsd = N / np =
Nt,rd = min (Npl,rd ; Nu,rd)
Npl,rd = A * fy /M0
M0
Nu,rd = 0.9 * Ant * fu / M2 =
Ant = tp * (Hp-d0*nh) =
M2
Welding of plate - fillet weld
Weld lenght
Fillet size
Fw,sd/Lc =[N or Ncos(h)]*a =

w =
M2
fvw,d =
Fw,Rd = fvw * a =

0.02

BOLTS CHECK
11.68 kN
5.84 kN
Shear on bolts by axial force

Nsd = N / 2 =
Vsd=
Nsd / nb =

Plate Thikness
Plate Height
Plate Area

Nsd
Nrd

Vsd
Vrd

0.19

ok!

Nsd
Nrd

0.05

ok!

CHECK PLATE - TENSION

10 mm
180 mm
2
1800 mm
3
81000 mm
2
275 N/mm

23.365 kN
446 kN
471.4286 kN
1.05
446 kN
2
1440 mm
1.25

Lc =
a=

180 mm
6 mm
129.8 N/mm
0.85
1.25
234 N/mm
1402 N/mm

Fillet Force

Total force
Force components

Fsd
Frd

0.09

ok!

BEARING RESISTANCE
Bracing check
Fsd = Vsd,tot
Fb,rd = K1*b*fu*db*ttot / M2
with:
ttot =twb+ wp =
twb =
wp = web pudding =
fu =
db =
M2
b = min ( d; fub/fu; 1) =
d = load direction:
end bolts =Lv/(3*d0)=
inner bolts =pv/(3*d0)-1/4=
K1 = perpendicular to load:
b. estr. =min(2.8Lh/d0-1.7; 2.5)
b. int. =min(1.4ph/d0-1.7; 2.5)
Plate
Fsd = Vsd,tot*2
Fb,rd = K1*b*fu*db*tp / M2
dove:
tp =
fu =
db =
M2
b = min ( d; fub/fu; 1) =
d = Load direction:
end bolts =Lv/(3*d0)=
inner bolts =pv/(3*d0)-1/4=
K1 = perpendicular to load:
b. estr. =min(2.8Lh/d0-1.7; 2.5)
b. int. =min(1.4ph/d0-1.7; 2.5)

5.8 kN
-52 kN
10
10
0
430
16
1.25
0.56

Fsd
Fbrd

-0.11

ok!

Fsd
Fbrd

-0.22

ok!

0.10

ok!

0.19

ok!

mm
mm
mm
N/mm2
mm

0.56
0.68
2.5
-1.7

11.7 kN
-52 kN
10 mm
2
430 N/mm
16 mm
1.25
0.56
0.56
0.68
2.5
-1.7

NET SECTION CHECK IN GROUP OF BOLTS

- bolts with eccentrical load
beam:
Veff,2,rd = 0.5 * fu *Ant,g / M2 + (fy/3) * Anv,g / M0
2
440 mm
2
320 mm

Anv,g = [Lv + (nh-1)*pv -nh*d0] * ttot =

Ant,g = [Lh + (nv-1)*ph -nv*d0] * tot =
Fsd = N/2
Veff,2,rd =

11.6825 kN
121.6 kN

Tension area
Shear area
Vsd
Veff,2,rd

Plate
Veff,2,rd = 0.5 * fu *Ant,g / M2 + (fy/3) * Anv,g / M0
Anv,g = [Lv + (nh-1)*pv -nh*d0] * tp =
Ant,g = [Lh + (nv-1)*ph -nv*d0] * tp =
Fsd = N / np
Veff,2,rd =

2
440 mm
2
320 mm

23.365 kN
121.6 kN

Tension area
Shear area
Vsd
Veff,2,rd