End Plate Connection Design

Calculations are inaccordance with the BS5950: Part 1: 1990 and the analysis follows the recommended
design procedure checks given in the BCSA/SCI publication "Joints in simple Construction" 2nd Edition.

Applied Tensile Force F = = 60 kN

Applied Shear Vx = = 20 kN
Vy = = 5 kN
Resultant Shear Vr = (Vx^2+Vy^2)^0.5 = 21 kN

End Plate Detail

Grade of End Plate Pgrade = = 43

Thickness of Plate tp = = 10 mm
Bearing Strength of end plate pbs = Table 33, Grade 43 = 460 N/mm2
Strength py = Table 6, Grade 43 = 275 N/mm2
Ultimate Tensile Strength Us = For Grade 43 = 410 N/mm2

Supported Beam Detail

Depth D = = 100 mm
Web Thickness tw = = 6.3 mm
Strength py = = 275 N/mm2

Bolt Connection Detail

Bolt Grade bgrade = = 8.8

Number of bolts n = = 4
Number of rows bn = = 2
Bolt Diameter db = = 16 mm
Hole Diameter Dh = db+2 = 18 mm
Min. Required Pitch of Bolts pmin = db * 2.5 = 40 mm
Min. Required Edge Distance emin = db * 2.0 = 32 mm
Pitch of Bolt Group (Vertical) p = = 50 mm
Gauge/Pitch of Bolt (Horizontal g = = 180 mm
Edge Distance (Vertical) e1 = = 40 mm
Edge Distance (Horizontal) e2 = = 50 mm

Bolt Area (per bolt) As = = 157 mm2

Bolt Shear Strength (per bolt) ps = Table 32, Grade 8.8 = 375 N/mm2
Bolt Bearing Strength (per bolt pt = Table 32, Grade 8.8 = 450 N/mm2
Bolt Tensile Strength (per bolt) pbb = Table 32, Grade 8.8 = 1035 N/mm2

Length of End Plate L = 130 mm

Width of Plate W = 280 mm
Bolt Group Strength in Shear

Shear Capacity of Bolt Group Ps = n*ps*As = 235.5 kN

For Top pair of Bolts Ps = smaller of n*ps*As
or 1/2*e1*tp*pbs = 92 kN

V <= Ps, Applied shear is within plain shear capacity of bolt gr V <= Ps OK!!

Bolt Group Strength in Tension

Tension Capacity of Bolt pt = Table 32 for grade2 = 450 N/mm2

Tension Area of Bolt As = = 157 mm2
Tension Capacity of Bolt Group Pt = n * pt * As / 1000 = 282.6 kN

F <= Pbt, Maximum load/bolt is within Tension capacity F <= Pbt bolt OK!!

Combined Shear and Tension of Bolt Group

Applied Shear / Shear Capacity = V / Ps = 0.11

Applied Tension / Tension Capacity = F / Pbt = 0.21
Combined Shear and Tension of Bolt = (Fr / Ps) + (Vy / Pt) = 0.32 <= 1.4 , OK

Bolt Group Strength in Bearing

The bearing Capacity is taken as the lesser of :

(1) Bearing Capacity of Bolt

Bearing Strength of Bolt pbb = Table 32 for grade 2 = 1035 N/mm2
Thinner Material Thickness tmin = tp = 10 mm
Bearing Capacity of Bolt Pbb = db * tmin * pbb / 1000 = 165.6 kN

Fr <= Pb, Maximum load/bolt is within bearing capacity of Bolt V <= Pb OK!!

(2) Bearing Capacity of the Thinner Material

Bearing Strength pbs = Table 33 for grade = 460 N/mm2
Bearing Capacity Pbs = db * tmin * pbs / 1000 = 73.6 kN

Fr <= Pb, Maximum load/bolt is within bearing capacity of connecting ply V <= Pb OK!!
Shear Capacity of End Plate

End Plate Plain Shear Strength

Shear Area Av = 0.9 * tp *L = 1170 mm2

Net Shear Area Avnet = Av - ( tp * Dh * bn ) = 810 mm2
Shear Capacity Pvp1 = 0.6 * py * Av / 1000 = 193.05 kN
Shear Capacity Pvp2 = 0.5 * Us * Avnet /1000 = 166.05 kN
Shear Capacity of Fin Plate Pvp = Pvp2 = 166.05 kN

V <= Pvp, Applied shear is within plain shear capacity of fin plaV <= Pvp OK!!

End Plate Block Shear Strength

Vertical Shear Area Av1 = tp * ( L - e1 ) = 900 mm2

Horizontal Shear Area Ateff = ( e2 - 0.5 * Dh ) * tp = 410 mm2
Shear Capactiy Pvb1 = 0.6 * py * Av1 / 1000 = 148.5 kN
Shear Capactiy Pvb2 = 0.5 * Us * Ateff /1000 = 84.05 kN
Block Shear Capacity Pvb = Pvb2 = 232.55 kN

V <= Pvb, Applied shear is within block shear capacity of fin pl V <= Pvb OK!!

Shear Capacity of Supported Beam Web at the End Plate

Shear Area Av = 0.9*L*tw = 737.1 mm2

Shear Capacity Pv = 0.6*Av*py = 121.6215 kN

V <= Pv, Applied hear is within shear capacity of beam web V <= Pv OK!!

Weld Requirement

Number of runs of FW FWr = = 4 run

Recommended Fillet Weld Thic smin = 0.8 * tp = 8 mm
Max. Weld Length Allowable pe Lmax = ( L - 2 * smin) = 264
Length of Weld provided per run Lw = = 100 mm
Moment of Inertia Ix = FWr * L^3 / 12 = 333333 mm3
Direct Shear Fs = V / (Lw*FWr) = 0.052 kN/mm
Direct Tension Ft = F / (Lw*FWr) = 0.150 kN/mm
Resultant Load Fr = ( Ft^2 + Fs^2 ) 1/2 = 0.159 kN/mm

Try FW size FW = = 6 mm
Design Strength (43 or 51) pw = Table 36, E43 = 215 N/mm2
Weld Capacity pwr = FW * pw = 0.903 kN/mm

Fr <= pwr, the fillet weld provided is satisfactory Fr <= pwr OK!!
Tension Capacity of End Plate

Effective Length of plastic hinge

at section A-A LeA = 2*eeA+(nb-1)*peA = 130 mm
eeA = e1, <= e2 = 40 mm
PeA = p, <= 2*e2 = 50 mm

at section B-B LeB = 2*eeB+(nb-1)*peB = 130 mm

c = 1/2 * (W-2*e2-tw-2s) = 80.85 mm
eeB = e1, <= c + Dh/2 = 40 mm
PeB = p, <= 2*c + Dh = 50 mm

Design Tensile Strength Pu = Us/1.25 = 328 n/mm2

Moment Capacity of End Plate
at section A-A MuA = (Pu*LeA*tp^2) /4 = 1.07 kNm
at section B-B MuB = (Pu*LeB*tp^2) /4 = 1.07 kNm

Distance Between Plastic Hinges L = c - Dh/2 = 71.85 mm

Tying Capacity of End Plate Ptp = 2*(MuA+MuB)/L = 59.35 kN

F plate
F <= Ptp, the applied tensile force is within prying capacity of end > Ptp NOT OK!!!