BRIEF 6
Beam to Beam Flexible End-plate Connection to EC 3 (UK NAD)
Basic Data
User Defined Applied Forces at Interface
Shear Forces Left = 100.0 kN, Right = 100.0 kN
Tie Force Left 75.0 kN, Right 75.0 kN
Design to EC 3: Part 1-8: 2005 Design of Connections
SCI Green Book P358: Joints in steel construction: Simple joints to Eurocode 3
Basic Dimensions
Left-457x152UB67 [S 355] D=458.0, B=153.8, T=15.0, t=9.0, r=10.2, py=355
Supporting-533x210UB82 [S 355] D=528.3, B=208.8, T=13.2, t=9.6, r=12.7, py=355
Right-457x152UB67 [S 355] D=458.0, B=153.8, T=15.0, t=9.0, r=10.2, py=355
Bolts 20 mm Ø in 22 mm holes Grade 8.8 Bolts
Plates S 355 All weld grades provided to suit minimum connected steel grade
Summary of Results (Unity Ratios)
Left & Right Hand Beams
Check 4 Supported Beam Web Shear 677.3 >= 100.0kN 0.15 OK
Checks 1 & 2 Detailing Practice 1.00, 0.83, 1.00, 0.64, 0.61 1.00 OK
Check 5: Notch Resistance 0.13 0.13 OK
Check 6: Notch Stability 0.27 0.27 OK
Checks 8 & 9 Bearing & Shear 752.6, 752.6, 752.6, 1480.1, 1273.2 >= 100.0kN 0.13 OK
Check 10 Shear 816.6, 722.3 >= 100.0kN 0.14 OK
Check 10 Combined Bearing 146.3 >= 20.0kN 0.14 OK
Check 11-14 Tie Forces 557.4, 860.5, 1603.6, 1576.6, 1068.5 >= 100.0kN 0.18 OK
Left & Right Hand Beams
Check 1: Recommended Detailing Practice
Plate Depth >= 0.6•D 0.6 • 458 = 274.8 mm 410 mm OK
10 >= tp<= 12 10.0 mm OK
90 <= p3 <= 140 90 mm OK
Check 4: Supported Beam Web Shear
Vpl,Rd=0.9•tbw•hpw•fybw / (√3•γM0) 0.9 • 9.0 • 408 • 355 / (√3 • 1.0) 677.3 kN OK
Check 2: Supported Beam Welds
a=0.48 twb1 0.48 • 9.0 4.3 mm
a1=a•VEd/ Vpl.Rd•1.27 4.3 • 100.0 / 677.3 • 1.27 (SCI AD370) 0.8 mm
Smin=max(3, min( a, a1 ) ) / 0.7 4.3 mm OK
Check 5: Supported Beam Notch Resistance
VRd=Av.N•fybw /(√3•γM0) 3802 • 355 / (√3 • 1.0) 779.3 kN Low Shear
Mv.Rd=fy.b1•Wel.N.y/ γM0 355 • 375/1.0 133.2 kN.m
VRd=Min(VRd , Mv.rd/ La) Min(779.29, 133.17 / 112) 779.3 kN OK
Check 6: Supported Beam - Single Notched Web Stability (restrained)
Dnt<= h_b1/ 2 50.0 <= 458.0/ 2 mm 50.0 <= 229.0 OK
Ln <= 110000•hb1/(hb1/ tw.b1)³ 102 <= 110000•458 / (458/ 9)³ 102 <= 382 OK
Check 7: Unrestrained Supported Beam. Overall Stability of Notched Beam
Beam assumed to be restrained ignored
Check 8a: Bolt Shear
Fv,Rd=αv•fub•A / γM2 0.6 • 800 • 245.0 / 1.25 94.1 kN
VRd1=0.8•n•Fv,Rd•cols 0.8 • 5 • 94.1 • 2 752.6 kN OK
Check 8b: End-Plate Bearing
P1, e1, P2, e2, αb, k1 70.0, 40.0, 90.0, 30.0, 0.606, 2.118
Fb,Rd=k1• αb•fu,p •d•tp/ γM2 2.1 • 0.606 • 470 • 20 • 10.0 / 1.25 96.5 kN
0.80•Fv,Rd < Fb,Rd
FRd=0.80• n•fv,Rd•rows 0.80 • 5 • 94.1 • 2 752.6 kN OK
Check 8c: Supporting Beam Web Bearing
αb=Min( p1/d0/3-¼, fub/ fu, 1) Min(70/22/3-¼, 800/470, 1) » Min(0.811, 1.702, 1) 0.811
k1.inn=min(2.5, 1.4•p2/d0-1.7) min(2.5, 1.4 • 90/22 - 1.7 » Min(2.5, 4.0) 2.500
Fb,Rd=k1•αb•fu,2 •d•tp/ γM2 2.5 • 0.811 • 470 • 20.0 • 9.6 / 1.25 146.3 kN
0.80•Fv,Rd < Fb,Rd
FRd=0.80• n•fv,Rd•rows 0.80 • 5 • 94.1 • 2 752.6 kN OK
Check 9a: End-Plate Plane Shear
VRd4=2• hp•tp•Fyp/(1.27•√3•γM0) 2•410 • 10 • 355/(1.27 • √3 • 1.0) 1323.4 kN OK
VRd=2• tp•(hp-n1•d_0)•Fup/( √3•γM2) 2•10•(410 - 5 • 22) • 470/(√3 • 1.1) 1480.1 kN OK
Check 9b: End-Plate Block Shear
Anv, Ant=Fn(tp, hp, e1, e2, n1, d0) (10, 410, 40, 30, 5, 22) 2710, 190 mm²
VRd=2•(Fup•Ant/γM2+fyp•Anv/(√3•γM0)) 2•(470 • 190 / 1.1 + 3552710 • /(√3 • 1.0) 1273.2 kN OK
Check 10: Supporting Member - Local Resistance
Ved=( Ved1+Ved2)/2 (100 + 100)/2 ( per shear plane) 100.0 kN
Av, AVnet=Fn(et, eb, p1, n, dia, T) fn(90, 45, 70, 5, 22.0, 9.6) 3984, 2928 mm²
VRd=Av•Fyp/( √3•γM0) 3984 • 355/(√3 • 1.0) 816.6 kN OK
VRd=Avnet•F_up/( √3•γM2) 2928 • 470/(√3 • 1.1) 722.3 kN OK
Check 10: Combined Load Bearing on supporting web
Fed=Ved1/n1+Ved2/n2 <= Fb,Rd 100.0/10 + 100.0/10 (per bolt) 20.0 kN OK
Tie Forces
Applied Tie Force 100.0 kN
Check 11: End-Plate in Bending
Leff=e1A+(n-1)•p1A+e1A 40.0 + (5-1) • 70 + 44.6 364.6 mm
Mpl1=0.25•Leff•t²•fu.p/ γMu 0.25 • 364.6 • 10² • 470 / 1.1 3.89 kN.m
FRd.u.1=(8•n-2•ew)• mpl1 (8 • 30.0 - 2 • 8.3) • 4
/ (2•m •n-ew•(m+n)) / (2 • 35.0 • 30.0 - 8.3 • (35.0 + 30.0)) 557.4 kN
FRd.u.2=
(2•Mpl2+n•S( k2•fub•A / γmu ))/(m+n) (2•3.89 + 30.00•10•0.90•800•245/1.1)/ (35.0 + 30.0) 860.5 kN
Frd.u.3=S•k2•Fub•As/ γMu 10 • 0.90•800 • 245/1.1 1603.6 kN
FRd=min(Frd.u.1, Frd.u.2, Frd.u.3) Min (557.40, 860.54, 1603.64 ) 557.4 kN OK
Check 12: Beam Web Tension
FRd=tbw•hpeff•Fubw / γMu 9.0 • 410 • 470 / 1.1 1576.6 kN OK
Check 13: Welds
Web Fvw.d=fu / √3/ ßw/ γMu 470.0 / √3 / 0.90 / 1.1 274.1 N/mm²
Frd.web=2• Fvw.d•a•(webD -2•a) 2 • 274.1 • 4.9 • (407.6 - 2 • 4.9) 1068.5 kN OK
Structural integrity - Supporting Beam
Supporting Beam Web Tie Check Caution! Not checked due to limitation of current guidance
