CALCULATION OF BOLT TENSION CONNECTION

PIPE SHAPE BRACING

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H150X150X7
DATA
Steel shape Bolt Welding
Steel grade JIS-SS400 Bolt type A325-N Weld rod class E70XX
Height H (mm.) 150 Diameter of bolt D (mm.) 20 Size of weld a (mm.) 6
Web thickness tw (mm.) 7 Number of bolt n (NOS) 4 Weld dist. E (mm.) 160
Flange thickness tf (mm.) 10 11 Shear plane Single 1 Length of weld L (mm.) 940
Yield stregth Fy (N/mm ) 2
235 Allowable shear stress Fv (N/mm ) 2
145 Allowable stress FExx (N/mm2) 490
Bearing strength Fu (N/mm2) 400 Bolt hole (mm.) Dh (mm.) 22 Effective size 0.707 a 4.24
150
Plate
Column edge dist a1 (mm.) 40
Column bolt dist. a2 (mm.) 60
Row edge dist. b1 (mm.) 62.5
Row bolt dist. b2 (mm.) 90
Column number na (NOS) 4
Row number nb (NOS) 1

G-PL THK. tgp (mm.) 10

Plate width Wp (mm.) 125 ERR

ENVELOPE TENSION/COMPRESSION OF SECTION

Pmax (kN) = = 169 GUSSET PLATE CONTROL
CHECK BOLT CAPACITY
Area of bolt Ab (mm2) = pD2/4 = 314
Shear capacity Va (kN) = nFvAb = 182
Bearing capacity (Gusset PL.) Fp (kN) = nD tgp (Le Fu/ 2D) = 384
Shear capacity control = 182 > 169 OK.

CHECK BLOCK SHEAR FAILURE AT PLATE

Area of shear resistance Anv (mm2) = [(a1+(na-1)a2)-(na-0.5)Dh]tgp = 1,430
Area of tensile resistance Ant (mm2) = [(b1+(nb-1)b2-(nb-0.5)Dh]tgp = 515
Block shear capacity Ta (kN) = 0.3FuAnv + 0.5FuAnt = 275 > 169 OK.

CHECK MEMBER PLATE THICKNESS

Gross area Ag (mm2) = Htw+(B-tw)tf = 2,480
Net area An (mm2) = (H - nbDh)tw+(B-tw)tf = 2,326
Effective area Ae (mm2) = UAn = 1,745
Tension capacity Ta (kN) = 0.6 FyAg = 350 > 169 OK.
Ta (kN) = 0.5 FuAe = 349 > 169 OK.

CHECK GUSSET PLATE THICKNESS

Gross area Ag (mm2) = Wptp = 1,250
Net area An (mm2) = (Wp - nbDh)tp = 1,030
Effective area Ae (mm2) = UAn = 1,030
Tension capacity Ta (kN) = 0.6 FyAg = 176 > 169 OK.
Ta (kN) = 0.5 FuAe = 206 > 169 OK.
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PIPE SHAPE BRACING
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L75X75X6
DATA
Steel shape Bolt Welding
Steel grade JIS-SS400 Bolt type A325-N Weld rod class E70XX
Height H (mm.) 75 Diameter of bolt D (mm.) 20 Size of weld a (mm.) 6
Thickness t (mm.) 6 Number of bolt n (NOS) 2 Weld dist. E (mm.) 160
Area of section A (cm.2) 9 Shear plane Single 1 Length of weld L (mm.) 790
Yield stregth Fy (N/mm ) 2
235 Allowable shear stress Fv (N/mm ) 2
145 Allowable stress FExx (N/mm2) 490
Bearing strength Fu (N/mm2) 400 Bolt hole (mm.) Dh (mm.) 22 Effective size 0.707 a 4.24
75
Plate
Column edge dist a1 (mm.) 40
Column bolt dist. a2 (mm.) 60
Row edge dist. b1 (mm.) 40
Row bolt dist. b2 (mm.) 0
Row edge dist. b3 (mm.) 35
Column number na (NOS) 2
Row number nb (NOS) 1

G-PL THK. tgp (mm.) 10

Plate width Wp (mm.) 95

ENVELOPE TENSION/COMPRESSION OF SECTION

Pmax (kN) = = 28 BLOCK SHRAR CONTROL
CHECK BOLT CAPACITY
Area of bolt Ab (mm2) = pD2/4 = 314
Shear capacity Va (kN) = nFvAb = 91
Bearing capacity (Gusset PL.) Fp (kN) = nD tgp (Le Fu/ 2D) = 160
Shear capacity control = 91 > 28 OK.

CHECK BLOCK SHEAR FAILURE AT ANGLE

Area of shear resistance Anv (mm2) = [(a1+(na-1)a2)-(na-0.5)Dh]t = 402
Area of tensile resistance Ant (mm ) = [(b3+(nb-1)b2-(nb-0.5)Dh]t
2
= 144
Block shear capacity Ta (kN) = 0.3FuAnv + 0.5FuAnt = 77 > 28 OK.

CHECK BLOCK SHEAR FAILURE AT PLATE

Area of shear resistance Anv (mm2) = [(a1+(na-1)a2)-(na-0.5)Dh]tgp = 670
Area of tensile resistance Ant (mm2) = [(b1+(nb-1)b2-(nb-0.5)Dh]tgp = 290
Block shear capacity Ta (kN) = 0.3FuAnv + 0.5FuAnt = 138 > 28 OK.

CHECK MEMBER PLATE THICKNESS

Gross area Ag (mm2) = n.Aa = 873
Net area An (mm2) = Ag-n.Dh.t = 741
Effective area Ae (mm2) = UAn = 630
Tension capacity Ta (kN) = 0.6 FyAg = 123 > 28 OK.
Ta (kN) = 0.5 FuAe = 126 > 28 OK.

CHECK GUSSET PLATE THICKNESS

Gross area Ag (mm2) = Wptp = 950
Net area An (mm2) = (Wp - nbDh)tp = 730
Effective area Ae (mm2) = UAn = 730
Tension capacity Ta (kN) = 0.6 FyAg = 134 > 28 OK.
Ta (kN) = 0.5 FuAe = 146 > 28 OK.