Fin Plate Connection Design

Calculations are inaccordance with the BS5950: Part 1: 2000

Moment Capacity
UB size = 533x210x92
Design Strength py = S275 = 275 N/mm2
Plastic Modulus Sxx = = 2360 cm3
Depth of Section d = = 533 mm
Web thickness tw = = 10 mm
Max Moment Med = py*Sxx = 649 kNm
Max Shear Force Pmax = = 888 kN
Percentage of Design Shear Force % = = 32 %
Design Shear Force P = = 280 kN
Eccentricy of Loading e = = 85 mm
Design Moment Md = Pe = 24 kNm
Design Shear Force / Bolt Fs = P/n = 70 kN/bolt
Design Torsion Force / Bolt Ft = Mr max /((y^2)+(z^2)) 64.9 kN/bolt
Design Resultant Force / Bolt Vr = √(Fs^2+Ft^2+2FsFtcosθ) = 96 kN/bolt
Design Tension Force / Bolt Ftmax = Pez max /(z^2) = 17.7 kN/bolt
Ke = 1.2

Bolt Detail
Bolt Grade bgrade = = 4.6
Number of bolts N = = 4
Number of rows bn = = 4
Bolt Line = = 1
Bolt Diameter db = = 24 mm
Hole Diameter Dh = db+3 = 26 mm
Min. Bolt distances pmin = db * 2.5 = 60 mm
Min. Edge Distance emin = db * 2.0 = 48 mm
Pitch of Bolt Group (Vertical) p = = 110 mm
Gauge/Pitch of Bolt (Horizontal) g = = 0 mm
Edge Distance (Vertical) e1 = = 40 mm
Edge Distance (Horizontal) e2 = = 40 mm

Bolt Area (per bolt) As = = 353 mm2

Bolt Shear Strength (per bolt) ps = = 160 N/mm2
Bolt Bearing Strength (per bolt) pbs = = 460 N/mm2
Bolt Tensile Strength (per bolt) pbb = = 240 N/mm2

Fin Plate Detail

Length of Fin Plate L = 450 mm
Width of Plate W = 80 mm
Thickness of Plate tp = = 15 mm
Bearing Strength of Connect Part pbs = = 460 N/mm2

Fin Plate Bolt Arrangement

x x2 Horizontal distance from bolt group centre to centre of bolt
0 0

p y y2 Vertical distance from bolt group centre to centre of bolt

55 55 6050
110 165 54450
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
Sum 60500 r = sqrt( x max 2+y max 2) 165 mm
Beam Detail
Thickness of web tw = = 10 mm

Checking - Fin Plate Bolt Shear Capacity

Design Shear Force per Bolt Pmax = P/N = 35 kN/bolt
Shear Capacity per Bolt Ps = = 56.5 kN/bolt
The section is satisfactory.

Checking - Fin Plate Bolt Bearing Capacity

Design Resultant Force / Bolt Vr = = 96 kN/bolt
Coefficient kbs = 0.7
Bearing Capacity per Bolt Pbs = kbs * d * tp * pbs = 115.92 kN/bolt
The section is satisfactory.

Checking - Fin Plate Shear Capacity

Design Shear Force P = = 280 kN
Shear Area Av = 0.9 * tp *L = 6075 mm2
Net Shear Area Avnet = Av - ( tp * Dh * bn ) = 4515 mm2
Shear Capacity Pv1 = 0.6 * py * Av = 1002 kN
0.85Av/Ke = 4303.125 mm2
Pv2 = 0.7*py*Ke*Avnet = 1043 kN
Pv = 1002 kN
The section is satisfactory.

Checking - Fin Plate Bearing Capacity

Design Resultant Force / Bolt Vr = = 96 kN/bolt
Coefficient kbs = = 0.7
Bearing Capacity of fin plate Pbs = kbs * d * tp * pbs = 116 kN/bolt
The section is satisfactory.

Checking - Beam Web Bearing Capacity

Design Resultant Force / Bolt Vr = = 96 kN/bolt
Coefficient kbs = 0.7
Bearing Capacity Pbs = kbs * d * tweb * pbs = 78 kN/bolt
The section is not satisfactory.

Checking - Beam Web Block Shear Capacity

Design Shear Force P = = 280 kN
Coefficient k = = 0.5
Length for Tension Face Lt = = 40 mm
Length for Shear Face Lv = = 330 mm
Block Shear Capacity Pr = 0.6pyt[Lv+Ke(Lt-kDt) = 604 kN
The section is satisfactory.

Checking - Fin Plate Welding Capacity

Design Shear Force P = = 280 kN
Design Moment Md = = 24 kNm
Total weld length Le = = 900 mm
Direct Vertical Shear force /mm = 0.30 kN/mm
b = = 1 mm
Moment of Inertia Ix = bh3/12 = 15187500 mm4
Distance to extreme fibre = = 225 mm
Max bending force/mm = = 0.35 kN/mm
Resultant force/mm = = 0.50 kN/mm
Leg length s = 0.8*tp = 6.0 mm
Fillet weld strength pw = = 220.0 N/mm2
Strength of weld = 0.7*s*pw = 0.924 kN/mm
The section is satisfactory.
End Plate Bolt Arrangement
z(mm) z2(m2)
60 60 0.0036
110 170 0.0289
110 280 0.0784
110 390 0.1521
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
Sum 0.263

Bolt Connection Detail

Bolt Grade bgrade = = 8.8
Number of bolts N = = 8
Number of rows bn = = 4
Bolt Line = = 2
Bolt Diameter db = = 24 mm
Hole Diameter Dh = db+3 = 26 mm
Min bolt distances pmin = db * 2.5 = 60 mm
Min. Required Edge Distance emin = db * 2.0 = 48 mm
Pitch of Bolt Group (Vertical) p = = 60 mm
Gauge/Pitch of Bolt (Horizontal) g = = 75 mm
Edge Distance (Vertical) e1 = = 110 mm
Edge Distance (Horizontal) e2 = = 160 mm

Bolt Area (per bolt) As = = 353 mm2

Bolt Shear Strength (per bolt) ps = = 375 N/mm2
Bolt Bearing Strength (per bolt) pt = = 460 N/mm2
Bolt Tensile Strength (per bolt) pbb = = 240 N/mm2

Length of End Plate L = 450 mm

Width of Plate W = 310 mm

End Plate Detail (To Column Support)

Thickness of Plate tp = = 15 mm
Bearing Strength of end plate pbs = = 460 N/mm2
Strength py = = 275 N/mm2

Checking - Bolt Tension Capacity

Design Tension Force per Bolt Ftmax = Pez max /(z^2) = 17.7 kN/bolt
Tension Capacity of Bolt pt = 240 N/mm2
Tension Area of Bolt As = 353 mm2
Tension Capacity per bolt Pt = 0.8 * pt * As / 1000 = 67.8 kN/bolt
The section is satisfactory.