Job: to design a beam to column flange simple connection with high strength friction bolts to a

given shear force Ved.

Preliminary Data:
Steel S275
Beam IPE 450
Column HEA 340
Plate 12mm
VEd=550kN
Column HEA340, S275
Depth

h c := 330mm

Width

b c := 300mm

Thickness of the web

twc := 9.5mm

Thickness of the flange

tfc := 16.5mm

Fillet radius

r := 27mm
2

Area

Ac := 133.5mm

Beam IPE450, S275

Depth

h b := 450mm

Width

b b := 190mm

Thickness of the web

twb := 9.4mm

Thickness of the flange

tfb := 14.6mm

Fillet radius

rb := 21mm

Area

Ab := 98.8mm

Plate S275
Thickness

tp := 12mm

Yield s trength

fy := 275

N
2

mm
Ultimate tensile strength

fup := 430

N
2

mm
HSF Bolts M22 grade 10.9:
Tensile stress area

As := 303mm

Diameter of the shank

d := 22mm

Diameter of the holes

d 0 := 24mm

Diameter of the washer

d w := 50mm

Yield s tregth

fyb := 900

mm
Ultimate tensile stregth
v := 0.5

fub := 1000

N
2

mm

Design Shear Force:

VEd := 550kN
Partial Safety Factors:
M0 := 1
M2 := 1.25

(for shear resistance in ULS)

M3 := 1.25
Mu := 1.1

(for tying resistance in ULS)

Abstract - High strength friction bolts

High strength friction bolts produce compressive stress on the connecting
plates, increasing their frictional resistance and allowing the transfer of shear force
between them.

Preloading of bolts:
n := 4

no. of bolts

Fp.Cd := n 0.7 fub As = 848.4 kN

Resistance of the high strength friction bolts connection between plates and
column
Number of friction faces:
n f := 2
Slip factor for treated surfaces:
:= 0.5
Friction force for one bolt:
n f Fp.Cd
Fs.Rd :=
= 678.72 kN
M3
Friction will resist the Shear Force.
Conclusion :
High strength friction bolts are used because of their greater stiffness,their
capacity to bear alternative forces and their better fatigue resistance compared with
normal bolts.
They need more care and trained workers and they are more expensive.
So,in our case,we better use the normal bolted connections.
The rest of the checkings will be done like they were done for normal
bolted connection.
Weld design(S275)
a := 0.48 twb = 4.512 mm
Choose as a=5mm welding.
Plate design
The plate height
h p := hb 2 100 mm = 250 mm
From Eurocode 1993-1-8:
Minimum
e1 := 1.2 d 0 = 28.8 mm
e2 := 1.2 d 0 = 28.8 mm
Maximum
e1 := 4 tp + 40mm = 88 mm
e2 := 4tp + 40mm = 88 mm
Choose e1 := 80mm., e2 := 50mm
p1 := 2.2d 0 = 52.8 mm
p2 := 2.4d 0 = 57.6 mm
p 1 := hp e1 e1 = 90 mm
.

.
p2 := e2 + tfb + e2 = 114.6 mm
p2 := 115mm
The plate base will have the dimension:
b p := e2 + p2 + e2 = 215 mm
tp := 12mm
We will have one plate 250x215x12 with 4 bolts.

Joint shear resistance

Beam Web in Shear

Av := 0.9 h p twb + 2 tfb = 8.685 10 mm

Av fyb
VRd7 :=

1
3

M0

= 4.513 10 kN

End plate in bearing

e1
3d0

= 1.111

p1
3 d0

1
4

=1

fub
fup

b is the minimum of the above 3 relations:

p1
1 e1 fub
b := min
,
,
=1
3 d 0 4 3d 0 fup

2.8

e2
d0

1.7 = 4.133

e2

k1 := min 2.5 , 2.8

1.7 = 2.5
d0

FbRd :=

k1 b fup d tp
M2

= 227.04 kN

VRd2 := 0.8 4 FbRd = 726.528 kN

= 2.326

Joint tying resistance

Bolts in shear
The bolts are not subjected to shear.
End Plate in Bearing

e2 fub
,
, 1 = 0.694
3d 0 fup
p1
e1

k12 := min 2.8

1.7 , 1.4
1.7 , 2.5 = 2.5
d0
d0

b2 := min

Fb.Rd.u.hor :=

k12 b2 fup d tp
Mu

= 179.167 kN

NRd.u.2 := n Fb.Rd.u.hor = 716.667 kN

Column Flange in Bearing
e2c := e2 + 95mm = 145 mm

e2c fub
,
, 1 = 1
3d 0 fup

p1

k13 := min 1.4

1.7 , 2.5 = 2.5
d0

b3 := min

Fb.Rd.u.hor2 :=

k1 b fup d tfc
Mu

= 354.75 kN
3

NRd.u.5 := n Fb.Rd.u.hor2 = 1.419 10 kN

Joint shear resistance

VRd2 = 726.528 kN
3

VRd7 = 4.513 10 kN
Joint tying resistance
NRd.u.2 = 716.667 kN
3

NRd.u.5 = 1.419 10 kN
All the resistances have values above the design load value,so the design
is good.