End Plate Connection Design Calculations are inaccordance with the BS5950: Part 1: 1990 and the analysis

follows the recommended design procedure checks given in the BCSA/SCI publication "Joints in simple Construction" 2nd Edition. Applied Tensile Force Applied Shear Resultant Shear End Plate Detail Grade of End Plate Thickness of Plate Bearing Strength of end plate Strength Ultimate Tensile Strength Supported Beam Detail Depth Web Thickness Strength Bolt Connection Detail Bolt Grade Number of bolts Number of rows Bolt Diameter Hole Diameter Min. Required Pitch of Bolts Min. Required Edge Distance Pitch of Bolt Group (Vertical) Gauge/Pitch of Bolt (Horizontal) Edge Distance (Vertical) Edge Distance (Horizontal) Bolt Area (per bolt) Bolt Shear Strength (per bolt) Bolt Bearing Strength (per bolt) Bolt Tensile Strength (per bolt) Length of End Plate Width of Plate bgrade n bn db Dh pmin emin p g e1 e2 As ps pt pbb L W = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 8.8 4 2 16 18 40 32 50 180 40 50 157 375 450 1035 130 280 D tw py = = = = = = 100 6.3 275 mm mm N/mm2 Pgrade tp pbs py Us = = = = = = = = = = 43 10 460 275 410 F Vx Vy Vr = = = = = = = = 60 20 5 21 kN kN kN kN

(Vx^2+Vy^2)^0.5

Table 33, Grade 43 Table 6, Grade 43 For Grade 43

mm N/mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2

db+2 db * 2.5 db * 2.0

mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2 mm mm

Table 32, Grade 8.8 Table 32, Grade 8.8 Table 32, Grade 8.8

Bolt Group Strength in Shear Shear Capacity of Bolt Group For Top pair of Bolts Ps Ps = = n*ps*As smaller of n*ps*As or 1/2*e1*tp*pbs = = 235.5 92 V <= Ps OK!! kN kN

V <= Ps, Applied shear is within plain shear capacity of bolt group Bolt Group Strength in Tension Tension Capacity of Bolt Tension Area of Bolt Tension Capacity of Bolt Group pt As Pt = = = n * pt * As / 1000 Table 32 for grade2 = = =

450 157 282.6

N/mm2 mm2 kN

F <= Pbt, Maximum load/bolt is within Tension capacity Combined Shear and Tension of Bolt Group Applied Shear / Shear Capacity Applied Tension / Tension Capacity Combined Shear and Tension of Bolt Bolt Group Strength in Bearing The bearing Capacity is taken as the lesser of : (1) Bearing Capacity of Bolt Bearing Strength of Bolt Thinner Material Thickness Bearing Capacity of Bolt = = = V / Ps F / Pbt (Fr / Ps) + (Vy / Pt)

F <= Pbt bolt OK!!

= = =

0.11 0.21 0.32

<= 1.4 , OK

pbb tmin Pbb

= = =

Table 32 for grade 2 tp db * tmin * pbb / 1000

= = =

1035 10 165.6 V <= Pb OK!!

N/mm2 mm kN

Fr <= Pb, Maximum load/bolt is within bearing capacity of Bolt (2) Bearing Capacity of the Thinner Material pbs Bearing Strength Bearing Capacity Pbs

= =

Table 33 for grade db * tmin * pbs / 1000

= =

460 73.6 V <= Pb OK!!

N/mm2 kN

Fr <= Pb, Maximum load/bolt is within bearing capacity of connecting ply

Shear Capacity of End Plate End Plate Plain Shear Strength Shear Area Net Shear Area Shear Capacity Shear Capacity Shear Capacity of Fin Plate Av Avnet Pvp1 Pvp2 Pvp = 0.9 * tp *L = Av - ( tp * Dh * bn ) = 0.6 * py * Av / 1000 = 0.5 * Us * Avnet /1000 = Pvp2 = = = = = 1170 810 193.05 166.05 166.05 V <= Pvp OK!! mm2 mm2 kN kN kN

V <= Pvp, Applied shear is within plain shear capacity of fin plate End Plate Block Shear Strength Vertical Shear Area Horizontal Shear Area Shear Capactiy Shear Capactiy Block Shear Capacity Av1 Ateff Pvb1 Pvb2 Pvb = tp * ( L - e1 ) = ( e2 - 0.5 * Dh ) * tp = 0.6 * py * Av1 / 1000 = 0.5 * Us * Ateff /1000 = Pvb2 = = = = =

900 410 148.5 84.05 232.55 V <= Pvb OK!!

mm2 mm2 kN kN kN

V <= Pvb, Applied shear is within block shear capacity of fin plate Shear Capacity of Supported Beam Web at the End Plate Shear Area Shear Capacity Av Pv = = 0.9*L*tw 0.6*Av*py = =

737.1 121.6215 V <= Pv OK!!

mm2 kN

V <= Pv, Applied hear is within shear capacity of beam web Weld Requirement Number of runs of FW Recommended Fillet Weld Thickness Max. Weld Length Allowable per run Length of Weld provided per run Moment of Inertia Direct Shear Direct Tension Resultant Load Try FW size Design Strength (43 or 51) Weld Capacity FWr smin Lmax Lw Ix Fs Ft Fr FW pw pwr = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

0.8 * tp ( L - 2 * smin) FWr * L^3 / 12 V / (Lw*FWr) F / (Lw*FWr) ( Ft^2 + Fs^2 ) 1/2

4 8 264 100 333333 0.052 0.150 0.159 6 215 0.903

run mm mm mm3 kN/mm kN/mm kN/mm mm N/mm2 kN/mm

Table 36, E43 FW * pw

Fr <= pwr, the fillet weld provided is satisfactory

Fr <= pwr OK!!

Tension Capacity of End Plate Effective Length of plastic hinge at section A-A

LeA eeA PeA

= = = = = = = = = = = =

2*eeA+(nb-1)*peA e1, <= e2 p, <= 2*e2

= = =

130 40 50 130 80.85 40 50 328 1.07 1.07 71.85 59.35

mm mm mm mm mm mm mm n/mm2 kNm kNm mm kN NOT OK!!!

at section B-B

LeB c eeB PeB

2*eeB+(nb-1)*peB = 1/2 * (W-2*e2-tw-2s) = e1, <= c + Dh/2 = p, <= 2*c + Dh Us/1.25 (Pu*LeA*tp^2) /4 (Pu*LeB*tp^2) /4 c - Dh/2 2*(MuA+MuB)/L = = = = = =

Design Tensile Strength Moment Capacity of End Plate at section A-A at section B-B Distance Between Plastic Hinges Tying Capacity of End Plate

Pu MuA MuB L Ptp

F <= Ptp, the applied tensile force is within prying capacity of end plate F > Ptp