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CALCULATION Client
SHEET SCI/BCSA Connections Group

BCSA Calcs by
RS
Checked by
AW
Date
May 2002

DESIGN EXAMPLE 5 TENSION SPLICE


Check the following connection for the design forces shown:

750kN

273 x 6.3 CHS Grade S275


53.5 50
e1 e2

25
273 x 6.3 CHS Grade S275 25
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750kN

Total number of bolts N = 8

480 diameter

Design Information:
End Plates: 25mm thick
Bolts: M24 8.8
Material: S275 steel
Weld: 12mm fillet
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SUMMARY 0F FULL DESIGN CHECKS FOR EXAMPLE 5

Sheet Capacity Applied


CHECK Comments
Nos kN kN

3 CHECK 1
Recommended detailing Not Not All recommendations
practice Applicable Applicable adopted

3 CHECK 2
Complete end plate yielding 1610 750

4 CHECK 3
Bolt failure with end plate yielding 1036 750 CRITICAL CHECK

4 CHECK 4
Bolt failure 1584 750
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5 CHECK 5
Weld
- Tension Capacity 1585 750 Full strength welds

5 CHECK 6
Member
- Tension capacity 1452 750

CONNECTION DESIGN USING CAPACITY TABLES FROM YELLOW PAGES

Yellow pages
273 X 6.3 CHS Grade S275 Standard connection Table H.36
Total number of bolts N = 8
End plate thickness = 20mm See
Table H.34
Tying capacity = 946 kN
note (2)
Applied force = 750 kN
750kN < 946kN O.K.
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Note: The capacity from Table H.36 is conservatively based on the thickest
section in the range.

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CHECK 1: Recommended detailing practice


End Plates tp = 25mm

Bolts d = 24mm dia

Holes Dh = 26mm

Spacing ( 2.5d = 60) p = 380 x /8


(< 10d =240) = 149mm

Edge distance ( 1.4Dh = 36) e2 = 50mm

CHECK 2: Complete end plate yielding

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e 1 = 53.5 t w = 6.3
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D = 273
t p = 25
Basic requirement:
tp2 py plate f3
Ft
2
1 0.5
f3 = ( k3 + (k32 4 k1) )
2k1

k1 = ln (r2 /r3) [ln = natural loge]

D 273
r2 = + e1 = + 53.5 = 190
2 2

Dt 273 6.3
r3 = w = = 133.4
2 2

190
k1 = ln = ln1.42 = 0.354
133.4

k3 = k1 + 2 = 0.354 + 2 = 2.354

1
f3 = ( 2.354 + (2.3542 4 x 0.354)0.5)
2 x 0.354
= 6.19

252 x 265 x x 6.19


Plate capacity = = 1610kN
2 x 103
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Ft = 750kN 1610 kN O.K.

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CHECK 3: Bolt failure with end plate yielding

p = 139
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e 1 = 53.5 t w = 6.3
e2 = 50

Basic requirement:
NP
Ft t

1 1
1 + [ln = natural loge]
f3 f3 ln(r1/r2)
Pt from
Yellow pages
Pt = Exact bolt capacity = 198kN Table H.49

f3 = 6.19 CHECK 2
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eeff = minimum of e2 and 1.25e1 = 50 mm

D 273
r1 = + e1+ eeff = + 53.5 + 50 = 240mm
2 2

D 273
r2 = + e1 = + 53.5 = 190mm
2 2

240
ln(r1/r2) = ln = ln 1.263 = 0.234
190

8 x 198
Bolt group capacity = = 1036kN
1 1
1 +
6.19 6.19 x 0.234

Ft = 750kN < 1036 kN O.K.

CHECK 4: Bolt failure


Basic requirement for bolt tensile capacity:

Ft N Pt
Pt from
Yellow pages
N Pt = 8 x 198 Table H.49
= 1584 kN
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Ft = 750kN 1584kN O.K

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CHECK 5: Welds
continuous
weld

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D = 273mm

e 1 = 53.5 t w = 6.3

Basic requirement for weld tensile capacity:


(i) tw a (continuous full strenghth weld )
or

(ii) Ft D a pw

pw from
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pw = design strength of weld = 220N/mm2


BS 5950 -1
Table 37
weld throat a = 0.7 s = 0.7 x 12mm = 8.4mm

(i) tw = 6.3mm 8.4mm O.K

x 273 x 8.4 x 220


D a pw = = 1585kN
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(ii) Ft = 750kN < 1585kN O.K

CHECK 6: Member Capacity

Basic requirement:

Ft A py

Yellow pages
A = 52.8 cm2
Table H.70

py from
py = 275 N/mm2 BS 5950 -1
Table 9

52.8 x 102 x 275


A py = = 1452kN
103
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Ft = 750kN < 1452kN O.K

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