ISOGEOEMTRIC ANALYSIS

OUTLINE
 PROBLEM DISCUSSION
 PREPROCESSING
• Boundary Conditions
• Analytical Modelling
 ANALYSIS
• Method of Analysis
• Design Assumptions and Considerations
• Design Parameters
 RESULTS
• Stress Concentration Factor at varying Thickness
• Stress Concentration Factor at varying
• Stress Concentration Factor at varying ratio
PROBLEM
• Determine the Stress Concentration Factors at the Coped Section of a Simple Shear Tab Steel Connection with
Uniaxial Tensile Loading
• Geometric Properties

Source: AISC 360 2010 Specifications for Structural Buildings

SINGLE SHEAR TYPE STEEL CONNECTION
PROBLEM
• Geometric Properties…cont’d

REMARKS:
Center Line of Bolt Holes • Notations
Distance from Supporting Beam’s Web to center of bolt
group.
length of coped section.
length of the section with no coping.
Edge to edge distance of gusset plate at the coped
section.
Total width of the plate.
upper coping width.
lower coping width.
radius of fillet.

• For modelling simplification, bolt holes shall

be disregarded. The plate will be cut up to
the centerline of the bolt holes.

Fillet/Coped Section

Chamfer (2 Locations)
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

REMARKS:
• For , analysis can be performed using the
half portion of the model.
• Edge 1 and 2 are welded to the supporting
beams flange and web respectively. These
EDGE 1 locations are simulated as pinned
connections.
• Edge 3 is the symmetry axis of the plate.
Roller supports are assigned at this edge. It

EDGE 2

EDGE 4
is free to move along the X-axis.
• Loadings are applied at edge 4.

EDGE 3
 ANALYTICAL MODELLING
• Modelling in Rhino 𝜉 1= {0,0,0,1,1,1 }
𝜂 1= { 0,0,0,1,1,1 }
1

𝜉 2= { 0,0,0.5,1,1,1 }
𝜂2= { 0,0,0,0.5,1,1,1 }

3 𝜉 3= { 0,0,0,1,1,1 }
Initial Model 𝜂 3 ={ 0,0,0,1,1,1 }
ANALYTICAL MODELLING
• Modelling in Rhino

1 1

Merged Surface Control PointsMerged Surfaces Model with Degenerated Control Point

REMARKS:
• A degenerate control point is needed to meet geometric requirement at Point 1.
ANALYTICAL MODELLING
• Modelling in Rhino
=0, =0
𝜂 =0, =1

=1, =1

=0.43, =0 =1, =0

{
𝜉 = 0,0,0,0.064,0.13,0 .18,0 .24,0 .33,0 .43 ,
0.53,0 .62,0.69,0 .75,0 .88,1,1,1 }
𝜂={ 0,0,0,1,1,1 }
ANALYTICAL MODELLING
• Modelling in Rhino

Y Y
X
Z
X Z
PLAN VIEW SIDE VIEW ISOMETRIC VIEW
REMARKS:
• Number of Elements = 31x18x2 = 1116 elements
• Number of Knot Points
• Total number of Control Points = 33x20x4 = 2640
METHOD OF ANALYSIS
• Incremental Method. Strain Driven.
• Iterative.
METHOD OF ANALYSIS
• Loaded up to Ultimate Stress?
DESIGN ASSUMPTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS
• Stress-Strain Curve. (Annex C of EN 1993-1-5)
DESIGN PARAMETERS
• Material Properties.

REMARKS:
• Yield Strength (A36 Mild/Low Carbon Steel)
• Elastic Modulus
• Plastic Modulus,
• Shear Modulus,
• Poisson’s ratio
 RESULTS
• Varying Thickness (t = 10,12,16 mm)

t=10mm t=12mm

t=16mm
 RESULTS
• Varying Thickness (t = 10,12,16 mm)

ELASTIC-STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR

2.4
2.2

2.2 2.18

2.16
2
2.14

2.12
1.8
2.1

1.6 2.08

2.06
1.4
2.04

1.2 2.02

SCF for t=10 mm SCF for t=12 mm SCF for t=16 mm 2

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

𝑀𝑎𝑥 𝜎 𝑉𝑀
𝑆𝐶𝐹 =
𝜎 𝑛𝑒𝑡
RESULTS
• Varying Thickness (t = 10,12,16 mm)

ELASTIC STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR

2.2

2.189
2.19
2.183

2.187
2.18

2.17

2.16

2.15
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
RESULTS
• Varying ()