Beam to Column Flange Connection:-

(Code: ASD 13th Edition)

Vertical Shear Axial

Incoming Beam: W21x101 V := 90kip A := 18kip

W BEAM
"L.ev"
"n.r" NO.OF ROWS
@ "S" SPACING

W
W COLUMN

2L1xL2xTKS CLIP ANGLE

BOLTS @ GAGE xx c/c
( LONG LEG OSL )
"L.ev"

"e.c"

Notes:-

All bolts are 7/8" A325 N-Type.

All bolt holes in Main member are STD and in Clip angles are SSL ( 15/16" X 1 1/8" Horizontal Slot ).

Weld Electrodes are E70XX.

All main steel is grade ASTM A992, and Connection Material is Grade A36.
 Sectional Properties:-
Column W14X159

dc := 15in bfc := 15.6in tfc := 1.19in twc := 0.745in k c := 2.5in k c1 := 1.5625in

Beam W12X101

db := 21.4in bf := 12.3in tfb := 0.8in twb := 0.5in k b := 1.6875in k b1 := 1.0625in

Material Properties:-
Yield Strength of fy50 := 50ksi Ultimate Strength of fu50 := 65ksi
A992-50 Material A992-50 Material

Yield strength of fy36 := 36ksi Ultimate Strength of fu36 := 58ksi

A36 Material A36 Material:
Nominal Shear strength Fnv := 48ksi Nominal Tensile strength Fnt := 90ksi
of A325 N bolt of A325 N bolt
Design strength of Weld fw := 70ksi
(E70XX Electrode)

Bolt Properties:-

Diameter of Bolt d := 0.875in

Bolt Grade (A325 or A490) ASTM := A325
Connection Type (N or SC) Type := N

Hole Type in member Hole := STD

(STD, SSL,LSL,OVS)
Hole Type in Clip angle Hole := SSL
(STD, SSL,LSL,OVS)
Bolt Spacing S := 3in
Bolt Gage g := 7.5in
End Clearance ec := 0.5in

Vertical Edge Distance Lev := 1.25in

Shear Capacity of bolt Scap := 14.43kip

Tension Capacity of bolt Tcap := 27.06kip

Diameter of hole Dh := 0.9375in

Diameter of horizontal slot Dh1 := 1.125in

Thickness of Clip angle te := 0.5in

π 2 2
Area of Bolt Ab := ⋅ ( d) Ab = 0.601 in
4
 Beam to Column Flange Connection:-

Check for Bolt:-

Number of Rows nr := 5

Number of Columns nc := 2

Number of Bolts n = 10

V
Shear force per bolt Fs := Fs = 9 kip
n

Result :=

A
Tension per bolt Ften := Ften = 1.8 kip
n

Result :=

Check for Combined Shear and Tension: -

Fs kip
Required shear stress on bolt fv := fv = 14.967
Ab 2
in
⎛ Fnt ⎞
Fnt1 := min ⎜ 1.3 ⋅ Fnt − ⋅ fv , Fnt⎟
kip
Nominal tensile stress modified Fnt1 = 60.874
to include the effect of shearing ⎜⎝ 0.5 ⋅ Fnv ⎟⎠ in
2
stress
Residual Tension capacity of Tres := 0.5 ⋅ Fnt1 ⋅ Ab Tres = 18.302 kip
bolt

Result :=

Prying Force
⎛ g − twb ⎞ te
T - stub @ Clip Angle b := ⎜ ⎟− b = 3 in
⎝ 2 ⎠ 2
(
a := min 6in − b − te , 1.25 ⋅ b ) a = 2.2 in

d
b' := b − b' = 2.813 in
2

d
a' := a + a' = 2.687 in
2

Dispersion length P := 2.75in

 6.66 ⋅ Ften ⋅ b'
Thickness required to Tpry := Tpry = 0.46 in
eliminate prying action P ⋅ fu36

6.66 ⋅ Tres ⋅ b'

Thickness required to Tcal := Tcal = 1.466 in
develop the available P ⋅ fu36
strength of bolt with no prying

b' Dh1
ρ := ρ = 1.047 δ := 1 − δ = 0.591
a' P

⎛ Tres ⎞
⋅⎜ − 1⎟
1
β := β = 8.76
ρ ⎜ Ften ⎟⎠
⎝
α' := 1.0 if β ≥ 1 α' = 1

⎡ 1 ⋅ ⎛ β ⎞ ⎤ if β < 1
⎢ ⎜ ⎟⎥
⎣ δ ⎝ 1 − β⎠ ⎦

6.66 ⋅ Ften ⋅ b'

tmin := tmin = 0.365 in
P ⋅ fu36 ⋅ ( 1 + δ ⋅ α')

Result :=

⎡ Ften ⎤
⎢ ⎥
1 ⎢ Tres ⎥
α2 := ⋅ ⎢ − 1⎥ α2 = −0.261
δ 2
⎢ ⎛⎜ te ⎞⎟ ⎥
⎢ ⎜T ⎟ ⎥
⎣ ⎝ cal ⎠ ⎦

(
αa := if α2 < 0 , 0 , α2 ) αa = 0

2
⎛ te ⎞⎟
Prying force Q := Tres ⋅ δ ⋅ αa ⋅ ρ ⋅ ⎜ Q = 0 kip
⎜⎝ Tcal ⎟⎠

Total tension per bolt Ta := Ften + Q Ta = 1.8 kip

Result :=

T - stub @ Column Flange

g
b := − k c1 b = 2.19 in
2
 ⎛ bfc − g ⎞
a := min ⎜ , 1.25 ⋅ b⎟ a = 2.734 in
⎝ 2 ⎠
d
b' := b − b' = 1.75 in
2

d
a' := a + a' = 3.172 in
2

Dispersion length P := 3in

6.66 ⋅ Ften ⋅ b'

Thickness required to Tpry := Tpry = 0.328 in
eliminate prying action P ⋅ fu50

6.66 ⋅ Tres ⋅ b'

Thickness required to Tcal := Tcal = 1.046 in
develop the available P ⋅ fu50
strength of bolt with no prying

b' Dh
ρ := ρ = 0.552 δ := 1 − δ = 0.688
a' P

⎛ Tres ⎞
⋅⎜ − 1⎟
1
β := β = 16.617
ρ ⎜ Ften ⎟⎠
⎝
α' := 1.0 if β ≥ 1 α' = 1

⎡ 1 ⋅ ⎛ β ⎞ ⎤ if β < 1
⎢ ⎜ ⎟⎥
⎣ δ ⎝ 1 − β⎠ ⎦

6.66 ⋅ Ften ⋅ b'

tmin := tmin = 0.252 in
P ⋅ fu50 ⋅ ( 1 + δ ⋅ α')

Result :=

⎡ Ften ⎤
⎢ ⎥
1 ⎢ Tres ⎥
α2 := ⋅ ⎢ − 1⎥ α2 = −1.344
δ 2
⎢ ⎛⎜ tfc ⎞⎟ ⎥
⎢ ⎜T ⎟ ⎥
⎣ ⎝ cal ⎠ ⎦

(
αa := if α2 < 0 , 0 , α2 ) αa = 0

2
⎛ tfc ⎞⎟
Prying force Q := Tres ⋅ δ ⋅ αa ⋅ ρ ⋅ ⎜ Q = 0 kip
⎜⎝ Tcal ⎟⎠
Total tension per bolt Ta := Ften + Q Ta = 1.8 kip

Result :=

Check for Bearing / Tearing capacity of Clip angle:-

⎡ ⎛ Dh ⎞ ⎤
Bearing / Tearing out Rb1 := min ⎢1.2 ⋅ d ⋅ te ⋅ fu36 , 0.6⎜ Lev − ⎟ ⋅ te ⋅ fu36⎥ Rb1 = 13.594 ⋅ kip
at extreme bolt ⎣ ⎝ 2 ⎠ ⎦

Bearing / Tearing out

at intermediate bolt
⎣ ( )
Rb2 := min ⎡1.2 ⋅ d ⋅ te ⋅ fu36 , 0.6 S − Dh ⋅ te ⋅ fu36⎤
⎦ Rb2 = 30.45 ⋅ kip

Bearing Capacity ⎣ (
Rb := nc ⋅ ⎡Rb1 + nr − 1 ⋅ Rb2⎤
⎦) Rb = 270.787 ⋅ kip

Result :=

Check for Bearing / Tearing capacity of Column Flange:-

Bearing / Tearing out

at intermediate bolt
⎣ ( )
Rb1 := min ⎡1.2 ⋅ d ⋅ tfc ⋅ fu50 , 0.6 S − Dh ⋅ tfc ⋅ fu50⎤
⎦ Rb1 = 81.217 ⋅ kip

Bearing Capacity (
Rb := nc ⋅ nr ⋅ Rb1 ) Rb = 812.175 ⋅ kip

Result :=

Check for Shear Capacity of Clip angle:-

⎡⎣( nr − 1) ⋅ S + 2 ⋅ Lev⎤⎦ ⋅ te
2
Gross area of angle Agv := Agv = 7.25 ⋅ in

⎡ ⎛ 1 ⎞⎤ 2
Net area of angle Anv := Agv − ⎢nr ⋅ ⎜ Dh + in⎟⎥ ⋅ t Anv = 4.75 ⋅ in
⎣ ⎝ 16 ⎠⎦ e

Shear Capacity of
Clip Angle
⎣ ⎣ ( )( )
vcl := 2⎡min ⎡ 0.4 ⋅ Agv ⋅ fy36 , 0.3 ⋅ Anv ⋅ fu36 ⎤⎤
⎦⎦ vcl = 165.3 ⋅ kip

Result :=

Check for Shear Capacity of Incoming Beam web:-

2
Gross Area Agv := db ⋅ twb Agv = 10.7 ⋅ in

Shear Capacity (
Fshe := min 0.4 ⋅ Agv ⋅ fy50 , 0.3 ⋅ Agv ⋅ fu50 ) Fshe = 208.65 ⋅ kip
 Result :=

Check for Block Shear Capacity of beam web:-

2
Gross Shear Area Agv := 2 ⋅ ( 4in − 0.5in) ⋅ twb Agv = 3.5 in

⎡⎣( nr − 1) ⋅ S + 2 ⋅ Lev⎤⎦ ⋅ twb

2
Tension Area Ant := Ant = 7.25 ⋅ in

Ubs := 1.0 (Tension Stress Concentration is Uniform)

Block Shear
Capacity
(
vblock := 0.3 ⋅ Agv ⋅ fy50 + Ubs ⋅ 0.5Ant ⋅ fu50 ) vblock = 288.125 ⋅ kip

Result :=

Check for Block Shear Capacity of clip angle:-

⎡⎣( nr − 1) ⋅ S + Lev⎤⎦ ⋅ te
2
Gross Shear Area Agv := Agv = 6.625 ⋅ in

⎡ n − 0.5 ⋅ ⎛ D + 1 in⎞⎤ ⋅ t A = 4.375 ⋅ in2

Net Shear Area Anv := Agv − ⎢( r ) ⎜⎝ h 16 ⎟⎠⎥⎦ e nv
⎣
⎡ ⎛ 1 ⎞⎤ 2
Net tension area Ant := ⎢2.5in − 0.5⎜ Dh1 + in⎟⎥ ⋅ te Ant = 0.953 ⋅ in
⎣ ⎝ 16 ⎠⎦

Ubs := 1.0 (Tension Stress Concentration is Uniform)

( )( )
Block Shear
vblock := 2⎡min ⎡ 0.3 ⋅ Agv ⋅ fy36 , 0.3 ⋅ Anv ⋅ fu36 ⎤ + Ubs ⋅ 0.5Ant ⋅ fu36⎤
Capacity ⎣ ⎣ ⎦ ⎦
vblock = 198.381 ⋅ kip
Result :=

Check for weld between beam web and clip angle:-

length of weld ( )
Lw := nr − 1 ⋅ S + 2 ⋅ Lev Lw = 14.5 in

kLw := 3.5in

kLw
k := k = 0.241
Lw
 2
kLw
xLw := xLw = 0.57 in
2 ⋅ kLw + Lw

aL w := 4in − xLw aL w = 3.43 in

aL w
a = 2.734 in
a :=
Lw

Coefficients C1 := 1 (E70XX Electrode)

size of fillet weld required D := 5

per 16th of inch
C := 2.7316
Coefficients

( )
kip
Rn := 0.5 ⋅ 2 ⋅ C ⋅ C1 ⋅ Lw ⋅ D Rn = 198.041 kip
Weld strength in

0.707 ⋅ f u50 ⋅ twb

Reduction factor for C3 := C3 = 1.05
beam web thickness ⎛ D ⋅ in ⋅ f ⎞
⎜ ⎟
⎝ 16 w⎠

Ccap := 1 if (C3 > 1) Ccap = 1

C3 otherwise

Weld design strength Fstr := Ccap ⋅ Rn Fstr = 198.041 kip

Result :=

Adopt 5/16 inch FW

By inspection all other checks are o.k.