Hinge Connection Design
A Reference code
B Input
Fy (shear)
Fz (Tension)
Fx (Shear)
C Tension
no of bolts
Diameter of bolts
Tension per bolt Ts
Area of bolt Asb
Tensile stress per bolt
fub Ultimate strength of
the bolts
An Nominal bore area
Design Tension capacity
of bolt Tnb
Permissible tensile stress
of the bolt
IS 800-2007
= 21.8 kN (Node 65; LC-102)
= 21.6 kN
= 0 kN
= 2
= 12 mm2
= 10.80 kN
= 113.04 mm2
= 95.54 N/mm2
= 800
= 0.78 x pi x d2/4
= 88.17 mm2
= 0.9 x fub x An
= 0.9 x 800 x 88.17
= 63.48 kN
0.60 x Tnb /
=
Asb
= 336.96 N/mm2
SAFE
D Shear
Maximum shear force at
support 21.8 kN
Shear force per bolt Vsb 10.90 kN

Actual shear stress in

Vsb/Asb
bolt fsb
10900
113.04

96.43 N/mm2

Nominal shear capacity

x (nnAnb + nsAsb)
of bolt Vnsb

52.21 kN

Permissible shear stress

0.6 x Vnsb/Asb
in bolt fasb

277.13 N/mm2

SAFE

E Check for Combined action

(fsb/fasb)2 + (ftb/fatb)2 96.43

+
63.48
= 0.536
277.13 336.96

< 1

SAFE
Hence use 2 M12 Grade 8.8 bolts for Hinge Connection.
F Design of Plate

100

Shear in each Bolt = 10.90 kN

Moment = 1.09 kN.m

Plate Length L = 270 mm

Plate Width W = 170 mm
Plate Thk Tp = 12 mm

C/s area ( W x Tp ) = 2040 mm

Z = Tp . W3
3
= 58956000 mm

Max. Stress in steel = (P/A) + (M/Z)

= 5.36 Mpa

Max. allowable Stress = 0.87 Fy

= 217.5 Mpa …( Fy for plate 250 Mpa)

SAFE