Checked only for bearing type but not strength, since bracings are fixed after lifting

BOLT
Ultimate strength of the bolt,fu
=
800
N/mm2
Yield strength of the bolt,fy
=
640
N/mm2
Young's modulus, E
=
208000
N/mm2
Bolt Type
=
8.8
Nominal tensile Stress
=
600
N/mm2
Nominal Shear Stress
=
320
N/mm2
Min Bolt pretension
=
205000
N
Assumed bolts
=
8
Asuumed bolts in one row
=
2
bolt diameter, d
=
24
mm
Hole Dia, h
=
26
mm
Spacing, s
=
72
mm
thickness of connected part
=
16
mm
Width of gusset plate
=
300
mm
Thickness of web
=
16
mm
flange thickness
=
19
mm
Area of Bolt, Ag
=
452.3904
mm^2
Net area in Shear, Anv
=
3968
mm^2
Gross area subjected to shear ,Agv
=
4800
mm^2
Net area subjected to tension, Ant
=
3968
mm^2
Minimum Edge distance
=
50
mm
Edge Bolt Clear distance, Lc
=
37
mm
Non-edge bolt clear distance, Lc
=
48
mm
For Gusset plate
Area of member, Ag
Ultimate strength of the member,fu
Yield strength of the plate,fy

=
=
=

4800
460
345

=
=
=
=
=

91321
481165
105
300
14955

mm^2
N/mm2
N/mm2

AISC Table J3-2

AISC Table J3-2
AISC Table J3-1M

AISC Table 3.3 M

2.67 or 3 times bolt diameter
Governs

* diameter^2 / 4
Plate area - area of bolts, in cross-sectio

plate c/s
Plate area - area of bolts, in cross-sectio
AISC J3-4M, gives 34mm

gusset plate width * thickness . Same are

conservatively used for connecting memb

STAAD Maximum values

Axial Force acting on bolt group
Shear Force acting on bolt group
Moment,, M
D, depth of minimum section
Max Axial force due to self weight only, Fcd

N
N

Input depends on force acting on bolt, not

member
KN-M
mm
N

STRENGTH OF BOLT IN CONNECTED PART

AISC Eq J3-1
Only Tensile Stress

Rn/

Strength
per Bolt
N
Ft *Ag /
135717

vs

>

Load per Bolt

N
11415

AISC Eq J3-1
Only Shear Stress

AISC Eq J3-2
Combined Tension and Shear
F'nt
fv, reqd shear stress
Adjusted tensile stress F'nt , < Fnt

Du

Slip resistance, Rn
Rn/, per bolt

Slip Critical Condition

ks = 1 - Ta/Du Tb Nb
Ta = Tensile force, KN
Tb = Min fastener tension
Nb = No.of bolts
ks
Slip critical Resistance

=
=

Fv *Ag /

Rn/

144765

>

60146

= F'nt*Ab/
120046 >
= 1.3*Fnt - *Fnt * fv/Fnv
=
66
N/mm2
=
531
N/mm2

=
=
=
=
=

1.13
AISC J3-8
0.5
* Du * hsc * Tb * Ns
Rn/1.76
131619.31818
N

71561

AISC Eq J3-4
>

11415.125

AISC J3-5 b
=
=
=
=
=

481
205
8
0.74
97446

KN
KN
assumed
N

>

60145.625

Bearing strength at Bolt Holes

Standard size hole. Deformation at service load is a design consideration
Rn/ = Minimum of (1.5*Lc*t*Fu/2) and (3.0*dt*Fu/2)
AISC Eq J3-6a
Rn/ per bolt = 204240
N
>

60146

CONNECTED ELEMENTS
Yield and ultimate strengths of plate are to be used
tensile yield check
Tensile rupture check

=
=
=
=

Fy Ag /1.67
991617
Fu Ae/2
938400

91321

OK

91321

OK

Ae = 0.85 Ag
Shear yield Check
Shear rupture Check
Block shear strength, Rn/
but,
Ubs , non-uniform tensile stress
Rn/

Section D3.3 or AISC J4-2

=
=
=
=
=
<
=
=

0.6fy Ag/1.5
662400
N
0.6fu Anv/2
547584
N
0.6FuAnv +Ubs Fu Ant
0.6FyAgv + Ubs Fu Ant
0.5
1906240
N

481165

OK

481165

OK

AISC Eq J4-5
481165

OK

Compression Check
r = sqrt(I/A)
For UPN200, A = 64.4 cm^2. I = 3620 Cm^4
KL/r, 1*3000/77.02 = 39.0
> 25
4.71 * sqrt(E/fy) = 115.6
If, KL/r < 4.71 * sqrt(E/fy),
Fcr = Fy * 0.658^(Fy/Fe)
Where, Fe = ^2 E/ (KL/r)^2
Fe = 1353.1
Fcr
So, Pn
Pn

=
=
=

Maximum force

310.1
Fcr *Ag
1488378

481165

Is this section OK?

AISC section J4-4

use AISC Chapter E

AISC Eq E7-2

N/mm2
N/mm2
N

AISC E7-1

N
SECTION IS OK

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY REQUIREMENTS

AISC J6- Other types of splices in cross sections of plate girders and beams shall develop
the strength required by the forces at the point of the splice. Due to non-availability of
detailed design procedure in AISC codes for bolted splices, British Standard codes are use
Check 1
Flange cover plate
Min length of cover plate on each
column, Lfp = 300
Minimum width of flange cover plate,
Wfp = 248

min of flange width and 225mm

flange width - thickness of flange - two times

thickness of gusset plate

Min thickness of flange cover plate, Tfp = 10

min of half of flange thickness and 10 mm
If Moment, M < F*D/2, net tension doesnot occur
Moment, M = 105000000

Fcd is max axial force due to factored self weight only.

Fcd *D /2 = 86915469 Fcd value obtained from STAAD
here, M is greater than Fcd *D /2
Must check for net tension
Check 2, is actually a calculation
Net Tension, F2 = 205141
Check 3

N,

M/D - Fcd/2

Max allowable F2 is
min(Py Ap, Ke Py Afp net) < 2309592000
Is F2 < allowable limit?
YES. So, OK
Afp. Gross area of one flange cover
plate = 4800
Afpnet, Net area of one flange cover
plate
Ke
T1, thickness of upper column
B1. flange width of upper column
Py1 , Upper column design strength
F2/(T1 B1 Py1) must be less than 0.1
Check 4
Net Tension, F2
Lj, joint length

=
=
=
=
=
=

70780.8768
1.1
19
300
481165
N
0.0001
< 0.1

OK

< Reduction factor * sum of

bolt shear
capacities
calculated
from
bolts assumed an
=
388
mm
minimum cover distance

Ps, shear strength of bolt =

As, shear area of bolt =

144765
452.3904

Pfbs, bearing strength of flange cover

plate, top bolts =

102120

Pfbs, bearing strength of flange cover

plate, other bolts =

132480

Pbs, bearing strength of flange cover

plate =

855600

Is F2 < Pbs

for 355 steel

? =

Section is Safe

Check 5
F2 = F tie /2
F tie /2 =
Is F2 < = F tie/ 2 ? =

N
mm^2

469200
DESIGN IS OK

Min Bolts required on each

side of section and on each
flange

Min Bolts required on each

side of section and on each
flange

N,

Tfp * Fy* Wfp

Min Bolts required on each

side of section and on each
flange

Sample diagram of splice arrangement

Reqd bolts are 9. but for symmetry,

provide 12 for each column section,
6 on each flange

olt diameter

of bolts, in cross-section
of bolts, in cross-section

h * thickness . Same area is

ed for connecting member.

n force acting on bolt, not

Is Strength >
Load

OK

OK

OK

AISC Eq J3-3b

OK

OK

OK

AISC Eq J4-1
AISC Eq J4-2

AISC Eq J4-3
AISC Eq J4-4

rE
ISC Eq E7-2

ms shall develop
-availability of
ard codes are used

225mm

of flange - two times

ckness and 10 mm

STAAD

capacities
m bolts assumed and
er distance