Example 5 - Splices - CHS tension splice

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CHS Tension Splices - Worked Example 5
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Joints in Steel Construction - Simple Connections
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May 2002
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DESIGN EXAMPLE 5 TENSION SPLICE
Check the following connection for the design forces shown:
Design Information:
End Plates: 25mm thick
Bolts: M24 8.8
Material: S275 steel
Weld: 12mm fillet
Example 5 - Splices - CHS tension splice
750kN
750kN
25
25
480 diameter
273 x 6.3 CHS Grade S275
273 x 6.3 CHS Grade S275
50
e
1
e
2
53.5
Total number of bolts N =8
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Example 5 - Splices - CHS tension splice
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CHS Tension Splices - Worked Example 5
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SUMMARY 0F FULL DESIGN CHECKS FOR EXAMPLE 5
Sheet
CHECK
Capacity Applied
Comments
Nos kN kN
3 CHECK 1
Recommended detailing Not Not All recommendations
practice Applicable Applicable adopted
3 CHECK 2
Complete end plate yielding 1610 750
4 CHECK 3
Bolt failure with end plate yielding 1036 750 CRITICAL CHECK
4 CHECK 4
Bolt failure 1584 750
5 CHECK 5
Weld
- Tension Capacity 1585 750 Full strength welds
5 CHECK 6
Member
- Tension capacity 1452 750
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CONNECTION DESIGN USING CAPACITY TABLES FROM YELLOW PAGES
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273 X 6.3 CHS Grade S275 Standard connection Table H.36
Total number of bolts N = 8
End plate thickness = 20mm
Tying capacity = 946 kN
Applied force = 750 kN
750kN < 946kN O.K.
Note: The capacity from Table H.36 is conservatively based on the thickest
section in the range.
See
Table H.34
note (2)
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CHECK 1: Recommended detailing practice
End Plates t
p
= 25mm
Bolts d = 24mm dia
Holes D
h
= 26mm
Spacing ( 2.5d =60) p = 380 x /
8
(<10d =240) = 149mm
Edge distance ( 1.4D
h
=36) e
2
= 50mm
CHECK 2: Complete end plate yielding
Basic requirement:
t
p
2
p
y plate
f
3
F
t

2
1
f
3
= ( k
3
+(k
3
2
4 k
1
)
0.5
)
2k
1
k
1
= l
n
(r
2

/r
3
) [l
n
=natural log
e
]
D 273
r
2
= +e
1
= +53.5 = 190
2 2
D t
w
273 6.3
r
3
= = = 133.4
2 2
190
k
1
= l
n
= l
n
1.42 = 0.354
133.4
k
3
= k
1
+2 =0.354 +2 = 2.354
1
f
3
= ( 2.354 +(2.354
2
4 x 0.354)
0.5
)
2 x 0.354
= 6.19
25
2
x 265 x x 6.19
Plate capacity = = 1610kN
2 x 10
3
F
t
= 750kN 1610 kN O.K.
750kN
750kN
t =6.3
w
t =25
p
e =53.5
1
D =273
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CHECK 3: Bolt failure with end plate yielding
Basic requirement:
NP
t
F
t

1 1
1 + [l
n
=natural log
e
]
f
3
f
3
l
n
(r
1
/r
2
)
P
t
= Exact bolt capacity = 198kN
f
3
= 6.19
CHECK 2
e
eff
= minimum of e
2
and 1.25e
1
= 50 mm
D 273
r
1
= +e
1
+e
eff
= +53.5 +50 = 240mm
2 2
D 273
r
2
= +e
1
= +53.5 = 190mm
2 2
240
l
n
(r
1
/r
2
) = l
n
= l
n
1.263 = 0.234
190
8 x 198
Bolt group capacity = = 1036kN
1 1
1 +
6.19

6.19 x 0.234
F
t
= 750kN < 1036 kN O.K.
CHECK 4: Bolt failure
Basic requirement for bolt tensile capacity:
F
t
N P
t
N P
t
= 8 x 198
= 1584 kN
F
t
= 750kN 1584kN O.K
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750kN
e =53.5
1
e =50
2
t =6.3
w
p = 139
750kN
P
t
from
Yellow pages
Table H.49
P
t
from
Yellow pages
Table H.49
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CHECK 5: Welds
Basic requirement for weld tensile capacity:
(i) t
w
a (continuous full strenghth weld )
or
(ii) F
t
D a p
w
p
w
= design strength of weld = 220N/mm
2
weld throat a = 0.7 s = 0.7 x 12mm = 8.4mm
(i) t
w
= 6.3mm 8.4mm
x 273 x 8.4 x 220
D a p
w
= = 1585kN
10
3
(ii) F
t
= 750kN < 1585kN
CHECK 6: Member Capacity
Basic requirement:
F
t
A p
y
A = 52.8 cm
2
p
y
= 275 N/mm
2
52.8 x 10
2
x 275
A p
y
= = 1452kN
10
3
F
t
= 750kN < 1452kN
e =53.5
1
t =6.3
w
D =273mm
continuous
weld
750kN 750kN
p
w
from
BS 5950 -1
Table 37
O.K
O.K
p
y
from
BS 5950 -1
Table 9
O.K
Yellow pages
Table H.70
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