NCCI: Design of A Notched Section at The End of A Beam

NCCI: Design of a notched section at the end of a beam

SN038a-EN-EU

This NCCI provides the rules for checking the resistance of a beam section notched near
the support. The rules are limited to beams of symmetrical I section with one or both
flanges notched at the end to facilitate its attachment to a support. The support is usually a
beam web but may be the web of a column.
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Contents
1.
Introduction
2.
Design model
3.
Notched section dimensions
4.
Notched section properties
5.
Design checks
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1.
Introduction
Figure 1.1 shows three types of notched beam connections commonly used: bolted double
angle web cleats, a flexible endplate plate and a fin plate. When the height of the supporting
beam is not sufficiently greater than that of the supported beam, a double notch is required.
1

Supporting beam
Supported beam
Bolted double angle web cleats
Flexible end plate
Fin plate
Figure 1.1
2.
Key
1
2
3
4
5
Typical notched beam connections
Design model
Depending on the support conditions (one-sided or two sided joints, rigidity of the support
and of the connecting elements, height of the connection, etc.) it is known that some end
moments may exist in such types of connections. By adopting a connection design which
ensures adequate rotational flexibility and ductile behaviour (see SN017 for example) the end
moments can be kept to such a small order that they can be neglected in design.
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On the latter basis one can assume that the support conditions satisfy the pinned joint
classification criteria so that for design the sole reaction is simple shear at the support. The
support point can be assumed to be at the face of the supporting element.
The notched section (see Figure 2.1) is checked for combined bending and shear using the
relevant sections of EN 1993-1-1. For the latter design check, one uses the maximum bending
moment in the notch which occurs at the beginning of the notch at a distance of en from the
support point. Taking VEd as the shear force at the support, the maximum moment in the notch
is then given by:
Mn,Ed = VEd en
(1)
A
dnt
dnt
tw
h - dnt
zn

tf
ln
VEd
bf
A-A
a)
en
B
dnt
tw
h - dnt - dnb
dnb
ln
B-B
VEd
en
b)
Key:
1 Centroid of the notched section
Figure 2.1
3.
Single notch and double notch beam ends and sections
Notched section dimensions
A typical notched section is shown in Figure 2.1. Assuming the flanges of both beams are at
the same level, for a hot rolled section the depth of the top notch dnt must not be less than the
flange thickness plus the root radius of the supporting beam. The notch length ln must be
sufficient to avoid contact with the flange of the supporting beam.
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4.
Notched section properties
4.1
Beam with a single notch
Taking A and I as the cross-sectional area and second moment of area of the full beam section
respectively, the sectional properties of the notched section (section A-A, Figure 2.1 a)) can
approximately be taken as follows:
Cross-sectional area
An = A bf tf - (dnt - tf) tw
Distance of centroid from the beam top
2
2
0,5hA 0,5tf (bf tf ) 0,5(d nt tf )t w
zn =
An
Second moment of area

In = I + A (zn - h/2) (bf tf) (zn - tf/2) (dnt - tf)tw (zn - dnt/2 - tf/2) - (dnt - tf)3tw/12
Elastic modulus
In
Wel, n =
zn d nt
Shear area for a T section
Av,n = 0,9(An bf tf) (EN 1993-1-1 6.2.6 c))
4.2
Beam with a double notch
In this case the section to be checked is rectangular (section B-B, Figure 2.1 b)), for which the
section properties are as follows:
Cross-sectional Area
Elastic modulus
Shear area for a plate section
5.
An = (h - dnt - dnb) tw
t (h d nt d nb ) 2
Wel, n = w
6
Av,n = 0,9An
Design checks
The shear resistance of the notch section is checked by:

A f
VEd Vn, pl, Rd = v, n y
3 M0
The design moment resistance of the notch section is checked by:
If VEd 0,5Vn, pl, Rd
If VEd > 0,5Vn, pl, Rd
M n,Ed M n,el,Rd =
Wel,n f y
M n,Ed M n,el,Rd =
Wel,n f y
M0
M0
2V
(1 Ed 1 ) (conservative)
V
n,pl Rd
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