75mm 75mm 75mm 75mm 100mm

d 20mm

140mm
Fv 330 MPa
A325

Determine the maximum permissible of the factored load, Pu

Due to the symmetry of the bolts:

x 150mm

y 70mm

x 2

y 2 4 150 2 4 75 2 10 70 2 161500mm
Shear strength of a bolt

20 2
Pc Rn v .Fv . Ab 0.75 330 77.754kN
4

Applied load at the center of the bolts

Pu n.Pc 10 77.54kN

Shearing stress

fv
M .d

M. x2 y2 M
fv

A. x 2 y 2
330

20 2
161500

A. d 2 A. x 2 y 2 x 2
y2 150 2 70 2 4
M 101.148kN.m

M Pu .e
by
M 101.148
e 0.13m 130mm
Pu 777.54
A242
d 20mm
Fy 50ksi 345MPa

40mm
Fu 70ksi 483MPa
t 12.7 mm

60mm
PL1 / 2 51 / 2

40mm
Gusset plate : 9.5mm
40mm 75mm 75mm 40mm

a) Check all spacing and edge distance

Check spacing

S min 2.6d 2.6 20 52mm S 75mm oK

Check edge distance

For the edge bolts
32mm 40mm oK

1 1
PL 5
2 2
b) Bearing strength of the tension number
For the edge bolts
h 20
Lc Le 40 30mm
2 2

Rn .1.2 Fu .Lc .t Rn 2.4 Fu .d .t

Rn 0.75 1.2 483 30 12.7 165.62kN

Upper Limit
Rn 2.4 Fu .d .t 0.75 2.5 483 20 12.7 230.028kN
 Rn 165.62kN
So,
For other bolts
Lc s h 75 (20 2) 53mm

Rn .1.2 Fu .Lc .t Rn 2.4 Fu .d .t

Rn 0.75 1.2 483 53 12.7 292.596kN

Upper Limit
Rn 2.4 Fu .d .t 0.75 2.5 483 20 12.7 230.028kN

Rn 230.028kN
So,
c) Bearing strength of the gusset plate (3/8 inch-thick=9.5mm)
Lc 30mm
For the edge bolt:
Rn .1.2 Fu .Lc .t Rn 2.4 Fu .d .t

Rn 0.75 1.2 483 30 12.7 165.620kN 230.028kN

Rn 165.620kN
So,