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Sheet no : C08-C4/1

CONNECTION NO-C08-C4
LOADS Vertical shear Tie force
APG750X300X314 <B242> Fv := 1100kN Fa := 1100kN

300(MAX)
20 50 75 75 50

90 50 50
100
10
10
90
90
90
90
50 90

PG750x200x90 APG750x300x314<B242>
<B240>
15 THK FIN PLATE
SNIPES 20X20

Notes
All bolts are M30 Grade 8.8.
All main steel and fittings are S355.

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Sheet no : C08-C4/2

SECTIONAL PROPERTIES
Incoming beam APG 750 x 300x 314<B242>
Db := 750 ⋅ mm Wbt := 300 ⋅ mm Wbb := 300 ⋅ mm Tbt := 40 ⋅ mm Tbb := 40 ⋅ mm tb := 35 ⋅ mm

MATERIAL PROPERTIES
N
N Design strength of S355 py355 := 355 ⋅
Design Ultimate strength of pu := 392 ⋅ 2
2 material up to & including 16 thk mm
S355 material mm
N
N Design Strength of fillet pw := 250
Design strength of S355 material py345 := 345 ⋅ 2
2 weld for S355 material mm
beyond 16thk and up to & including mm
40mm thk
N
Bearing Strength of S355 material pbs355 := 550
2
Check for Bolt (Worst case) mm

Dia of bolt d := 30mm

Diameter of hole Dh := 33mm

Pitch p := 90mm
No of bolt rows nr := 7

No of bolt columns nc := 3

Total no of bolts n := 21
Shear capacity of bolt Ps := 210kN
Eccentricity b/w bolt group C.G. and
e := 300mm
supporting beam web edge
Torsional moment induced on MT := Fv ⋅ e MT = 330 kN ⋅ m
bolt group due to vertical shear
Bolt group modulus ( 2 2
Ibg := 6 ⋅ 90 + 6 ⋅ 180 + 6 ⋅ 270 + 14 ⋅ 75 mm
2 2 ) 2
Ibg = 759150 mm
2

MT ⋅ 270mm
Max. horizontal shear on extreme bolt Fhv := Fhv = 117.37 kN
Ibg

MT ⋅ 75 mm Fv
Max. vertical shear on extreme bolt Fvv := + Fvv = 84.98 kN
Ibg n

2 2
Resultant shear per bolt Fs := Fhv + Fvv Fs = 144.9 kN

Fs ( 144.9 kN ) < Ps ( 210 kN ): Therefore O.K.

For tie force

Fa
Horizontal shear per bolt Fht := Fht = 52.38 kN
due to tie force n

Fht ( 52.38 kN ) < Ps ( 210 kN ): Therefore O.K.

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Sheet no : C08-C4/3

Check for bearing of beam web / fin plate

Thickness of fin plate tf := 15mm

Minimum end distance e := 50mm
Minimum thickness of connected ply (
t := min tf , tb ) t = 15 mm
Bearing capacity (
Pbs1 := min d ⋅ t ⋅ pbs355 , 0.5 ⋅ e ⋅ t ⋅ pbs355 ) Pbs1 = 206.25 kN

Fvv ( 84.98 kN ) < Pbs1 ( 206.25 kN ): Therefore O.K.

Check for Fin plate Plain Shear capacity

Design coefficient for S355 Ke355 := 1.1
Depth of fin plate Dwf := 620mm
2
Area of fin plate Av := 0.9Dwf ⋅ tf Av = 8370 mm

2
Net area of fin plate Avnet := Av − nr ⋅ Dh ⋅ tf Avnet = 4905 mm

0.85 ⋅ Av
Plain shear capacity Pv := 0.7 ⋅ py355 ⋅ Avnet ⋅ Ke355 if Avnet ≤ Pv = 1340.78 kN
Ke355

0.6 ⋅ py355 ⋅ Av otherwise

Fv ( 1100 kN ) < Pv ( 1340.78 kN ): Therefore O.K.

Check for Fin plate Block Shear

For vertical shear 600
Shear length Lv := 600 ⋅ mm

k = 4.17
200
Tensile length Lt := 200 ⋅ mm

Block Shear
⎣ (
Pr1 := 0.6 ⋅ py355 ⋅ tf ⋅ ⎡ Lv + Ke355 ⋅ Lt − k ⋅ Dh )⎤⎦ Pr1 = 2136.66 kN

Fv ( 1100 kN ) < Pr1 ( 2136.66 kN ): Therefore O.K.

For tie force

Shear length Lv1 := 200 ⋅ mm
550

k 1 := 10
Tensile length Lt1 := 550 ⋅ mm
200
Block Shear
⎣ (
Pr2 := 0.6 ⋅ py355 ⋅ tf ⋅ ⎡ 2 ⋅ Lv1 + Ke355 ⋅ Lt1 − k 1 ⋅ Dh )⎤⎦ Pr2 = 2051.19 kN

Fa ( 1100 kN ) < Pr2 ( 2051.19 kN ): Therefore O.K.

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Sheet no : C08-C4/4

Shear and bending interaction of fin plate

Eccentricity from beam web to
a := 225mm
centre line first row bolt
Moment due to eccentricity Mx := Fv ⋅ a Mx = 247.50 kN ⋅ m

Shear capacity of fin plate Pvmin := min Pv , Pr1 ( ) Pvmin = 1340.78 kN

2
tf ⋅ Dwf
3
Section modulus of the section Zxx := Zxx = 961000 mm
6

Moment capacity McN := py355 ⋅ Zxx if Fv ≤ 0.75 ⋅ Pvmin McN = 292.59 kN ⋅ m

in the presence of shear
0.5
⎡ ⎛⎜
2⎤
⎞ ⎥
⎢ Fv
1.5 ⋅ py355 ⋅ Zxx ⋅ ⎢ 1 −
⎜⎝ Pvmin ⎠ ⎥⎦
otherwise
⎣
McN (292.59 kN) > Mx (247.5 kN): Therefore O.K.

Fin plate is connected with supporting beam flanges also. It is assumed that the tie force was taken up by the
supporting beam flanges & web together through the weld group.

Weld b/w fin plate to supporting beam web (For vertical shear)

Length available for weld Lweld := 690mm

Fv kN
Shear per mm on weld FL := FL = 0.797
2 ⋅ Lweld mm
FL
Size of fillet weld required s reqd := s reqd = 4.55 mm
0.7 ⋅ pw

Check for weld b/w fin plate and supporting beam (For tie force)

Adopt 10mm CFW allround. (Refer PROKON output)

Check for supporting beam web

Clear depth of beam dc := 714mm

Thickness of supporting beam web tb1 := 10mm

Size of weld s := 10mm

Length of fin plate Df := 690mm

tf
η 1 := η 1 = 0.021
dc

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Sheet no : C08-C4/5

Df + 2s
β 1 := β 1 = 0.994
dc

2
pu ⋅ tb1
Mu := ⋅ 1m Mu = 9.8 kN ⋅ m
4

8Mu
T :=
( )
1 − β 1 ⋅ 1m ⎣ ( )0.5⎤⎦
⋅ ⎡ η 1 + 1.5 ⋅ 1 − β 1 T = 1865.18 kN

Fa ( 1100 kN ) < T ( 1865.18 kN ): Therefore O.K.

Lateral torsional buckling of fin plate

Thickness of fin plate tf = 15 mm

Eccentricity to be considered a := 70mm

for lateral torsional buckling

tf/0.15 ( 100 mm ) >a( 70 mm ) : No check needed for Long fin plate

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