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Verification Example - Coped Beam: Geometry

This document summarizes a verification example of a coped beam to beam fin plate connection designed according to CSA S14-16. The connection uses M20 bolts and a 10mm thick plate made of various W series steel grades. The block shear resistance is checked for the connection using both the CISC manual calculation method and IDEA StatiCa software. The results show that IDEA StatiCa provides more conservative block shear resistance values than the CISC method, with the difference increasing with higher tensile and yield strengths. This is because IDEA only considers yield strength while CISC uses both yield and tensile strengths in its formula.

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Verification Example - Coped Beam: Geometry

This document summarizes a verification example of a coped beam to beam fin plate connection designed according to CSA S14-16. The connection uses M20 bolts and a 10mm thick plate made of various W series steel grades. The block shear resistance is checked for the connection using both the CISC manual calculation method and IDEA StatiCa software. The results show that IDEA StatiCa provides more conservative block shear resistance values than the CISC method, with the difference increasing with higher tensile and yield strengths. This is because IDEA only considers yield strength while CISC uses both yield and tensile strengths in its formula.

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IDEA StatiCa Connection Verification example 1

Verification example – Coped beam


Type of connection: Beam to beam fin plate connection
Unit system: Metric
Designed acc. to: CSA S14-16
Investigated: Base material
Plate Materials: W series steel grade
Bolts: M20, grade A325, standard holes with diameter 22 mm

Geometry:

Bolts M20, A325

tf = 10 mm

tw = 6 mm

Applied forces:
N = 0 kN
V = -500 kN
M = 0 kNm

Procedure:
Block shear resistance is checked on a coped beam (thickness of the web 6 mm), which is designed to
fail while other components are still undamaged.
IDEA StatiCa Connection Verification example 2

IDEA StatiCa Connection


The resistance of plate in IDEA is determined at 5% limit strain. Steel grade 300W is shown on
following pictures.
IDEA StatiCa Connection Verification example 3

CISC
t= 6 mm
wn = 82 mm
wgv = 160 mm
An = 492 mm2
Ut = 0.3
Agv = 1920 mm2

(𝐹y + 𝐹u )
𝑇r = 𝛷u ∙ [𝑈t ∙ 𝐴n ∙ 𝐹u + 0.6 ∙ 𝐴gv ∙ ]
2
For steel grades with Fy > 460 MPa, (Fy+ Fu)/2 is replaced with Fy.

Comparison:
Steel Block shear resistance:
grade Fy Fu CISC IDEA IDEA/CISC
260W 260 410 335 215 64%
300W 300 450 374 244 65%
350W 350 450 395 282 71%
380W 380 480 425 305 72%
400W 400 520 455 321 70%
480W 480 590 480 379 79%
550W 550 620 544 430 79%

The results of IDEA StatiCa Connection design gives conservative values of block shear resistance
compared to manual computation according to CSA 16-14. This is caused mainly due to the use of
the tensile force, Fu, in the analytical formula. IDEA works only with the yield strength, Fy, and
therefore the results differ with increasing difference between the tensile strength and yield
strength. Also, due to the one-sided fin plate connection, the fin plate slightly bends and thus
decreases the resistance.
IDEA StatiCa Connection Verification example 4

Block shear
600
550
Block shear resistance Tr [kN]

500
450
400
350
300
250
200 CISC
150 IDEA
100
50
0
250 300 350 400 450 500 550
Yield strength Fy [MPa] - W series

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