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This NCCI provides rules for the determination of shear resistance of a "Simple Joint"
using a fin plate connection for Beam/Column and Beam/Beam connections. The rules
apply to a bolted connection loaded in shear and using non-preloaded bolts (i.e. Category
A: Bearing type bolted connection). This NCCI covers the rules for the fin plate, the
supported beam and the supporting column or beam. The rules may be used to evaluate the
overall shear resistance of the connection, for all the possible modes of failure, based on
the rules in EN 1993-1-8 for determining the resistances of individual components of the
connection.
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Contents
Design model
2.
Parameters
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Bolts in shear
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Weld design
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Ductility requirements
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Rotation requirement
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Limits of application
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Background
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Design model
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Fin plate connections may be considered as simple joints according to EN1993-1-1 5.1.2
(1) and (2) and EN1993-1-8 5.1.1 (1), (2) and (3). For further information about simple
connections see SN020. Thus the effects of joint behaviour need not be taken into account in
the analysis of the frame.
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However, for the design of the connection itself, the effective line of transfer of vertical shear,
i.e. where zero moment is assumed to exist, depends on the flexibility of the supporting
element. In practice, most supports are neither fully rigid nor entirely flexible. Therefore it is
safe to design both the bolts and the welds for shear force and moment. Hence, two design
models are used, one (to design the bolt group) where the line of transfer is at the face of the
supporting element and one (to design the weld) where the line of transfer is at the centreline
of the bolt group. The two models are shown in Figure 1.1.
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For weld
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1. Fin plate
2. Supported beam
3. Supporting column
4. Supporting beam
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Figure 1.1
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For weld
The shear resistance and mode of failure of the connection is the value and mode that has the
lowest resistance of all the possible modes of failure. For rules for each of the modes of
failure, refer to Table 1.1 given below.
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VRd,3
VRd,4
VRd,5
VRd,6
VRd,7
VRd,8
10
VRd,9
11
VRd,10
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VRd,11
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VRd,12
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Parameters
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Mode of failure
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Table 1.1
bp
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bp
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hp
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p1
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e1
e 2 e2,b
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e 2 p 2 e2,b
n 2= 1
he
z
n2 = 2
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Av,net
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Diameter of hole
e1
e1,b
Longitudinal end distance (to the edge of the beam or to the edge of a notch)
e2
e2,b
fub
fu,b1
fu,b2
fu,c
fu,p
fy,b1
fy,b2
fy,c
fy,p
gh
gv
Vertical gap between the top of beam flange and top of fin plate
hb
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Distance between the bottom of the fin plate and the bottom of the supported beam.
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tw,b2
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Bolts in shear
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The shear resistance of a single bolt, Fv,Rd is given in Table 3.4 of EN1993-1-8 as:
v f ub A
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z p2
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z p1
(n1 1)
2I
n1 2 1
p2 + n1 n12 1 p12
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where:
1+ n n
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k1 b f u d t
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Therefore vertical bearing resistance of a single bolt on the fin plate, Fb,Rd,ver is:
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k1 b f u, p d t p
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= min 2,8 2 1,7;
do
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f ub
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f u, p
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p1 1
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3d o
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where:
Similarly horizontal bearing resistance of a single bolt on the fin plate, Fb,Rd,hor is:
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k1 b f u, p d t p
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where:
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p2 1
min 2 ;
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3d o
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f ub
; 1,0
f u,p
k1
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= min 2,8 1 1,7;
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p1
1,7; 2,5
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f y, p
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Note: The coefficient 1,27 takes into account the reduction of the shear resistance, due to the
presence of bending moment, see reference (1) (section 6.3.3). For further explanation, see:
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Development of a European process for the design of simple structural joint in steel frames
(in French), by RENKIN Sandra, Diploma work, University of Liege, June 2003.
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where:
Av,net
= Av,net
f u,p
3 M2
= t p (hp n1d 0 )
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VRd,5
= Veff,2,Rd
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where:
is the net area subjected to tension
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VRd,6
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If hp 2,73 z then:
Wel f y,p
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Where:
t p hp2
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VRd,6
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VRd,7 =
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z M0
where:
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t p hp2
tp
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Note: Lateral torsional buckling (LTB) is due to compression stresses which may develop in
the lower part of the fin plate under the action of the bending moment.
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k1 b f u d t
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The bearing resistance of a single bolt, Fb,Rd is given in Table 3.4 of EN1993-1-8 as:
k1 b f u, b1 d t w, b1
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where:
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Therefore vertical bearing resistance of a single bolt on the supported beam web, Fb,Rd,ver is:
p
1
= min 1 ;
3d
o 4
k1
e
= min 2,8 2,b 1,7;
do
f ub
;
f u,b1
1,0
1.4 p 2
1,7;
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Similarly horizontal bearing resistance of a single bolt on the supported beam web, Fb,Rd,hor is:
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k1 b f u, b1 d t w, b1
M2
where:
e
p2 1
= min 2 ,b ;
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3d
d
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f ub
; 1,0
f u, b1
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where:
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VRd,11 = Veff,2, Rd
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where:
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VRd,12 =
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where:
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Provide full strength double fillet welds. The welds are considered as end fillet welds. The
size of the weld throat a complies with the following requirement:
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1. Fin plate
2. Supporting element
a: weld throat
s: leg length
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Figure 15.1
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To ensure adequate rotation capacity, requirements (1) and (2) or requirement (3) given below
must be satisfied.
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The required rotation, required, varies according to the structural system and loading. For
example, for a simply supported beam (length L and second moment of area I) subject to a
uniformly distributed load (Gg+Qq) at ULS:
required =
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(3) Provide details as given in SN016 for the initial design of fin plate connections or
provide standard details as given in reference (2).
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This NCCI applies to one or two vertical lines of bolts (i.e. n2=1 or n2=2) using non-preloaded
bolts for Category A: Bearing type bolted connection in accordance with EN1993-1-8 3.4.1.
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19. Background
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(1) European recommendations for the design of simple joints in steel structures Document prepared under the supervision of ECCS TC10 by: J.P. Jaspart, S. Renkin
and M.L. Guillaume - First draft, September 2003.
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(2) Joints in Steel Construction Simple Connections (P212). The Steel Construction
Institute and The British Constructional Association Ltd., 2002.
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