BRACING CONNECTION

Geometric Properties
BRACE W 6X25 b1= 150 mm
d1= 150 mm
tf1= 11.6 mm
tw1= 8.1
BEAM W 8X31 b2= 203 mm
d2= 203 mm
tf2= 11 mm
tw2= 7.2 mm
COLUMN W 10X49 bc= 253 mm
dc= 254 mm
tfc= 14.2 mm
twc= 8.6 mm
GUSSET PLATE tp= 10 mm
Lw= 150 mm
BOLTS FOR GUSSET PLATE bolt diam. db= 20 mm
hole diam.dh= 22 mm
rows of bolts w= 2
bolt edge distance for brace & gusset e= 40 mm
pitch p= 70 mm
no. of bolts n= 2
Material Properties
Beam; Column; brace ASTM A36 Fy= 240000
Bolts ASTM A325-N bolts Fub= 800000
Fexx= 482700
Forces
Axial force on brace Pa= 33.4 kN
Axial force at the end of the beam Ca= 0.55 kN
Shear force at the end of the beam Va= 16.8 kN
Axial force at the end of the column Cc= 13.64 kN

1. Bracing Tensile Capacity

Shear lag factor U = 0.7 (Table D3.1)

Gross section area Ag=A0-tf1*b1= 3000 mm2
An= 2560 mm2
Effective net section area = Ae=An*U= 1792 mm2

Yielding strength
Tc1=Ag*Fy/ 431.14 kN (Eqn. D2-1)
= 1.67

Fracture strength
Tc2=Ae*Fu/ 358.4 kN (Eqn. D2-1)
= 2

Tensile strength of brace

Tc = min (Tc1, Tc2) 358.40 kN
Pa/Tc= 0.09 OK

2. Bracing Block Shear

Gross area in shear for block failure

Agv =((n-1)*p+e)*tf1= 1276 mm2
Net area in shear for block failure
Anv = Agv-1.5dh*tf1 = 893.2 mm2
Net area in tension for block shear
Ant = (g0-dh)tf1 812 mm2

Vc1 = (Ant*Fu + 0.6Agv*Fy)/ 254.272 kN (Eqn. J4-5)

Vc2 = (Ant*Fu + 0.6Anv*Fu)/ 269.584 kN (Eqn. J4-5)

Vc = min.(Vc1,Vc2) 254.272 kN
Pa/Vc= 0.13 OK

3.Gusset Plate Tensile Yielding

Tc = Apc*Fyp/ 215.57 kN (Eqn. D2-1)

Pa/Tc= 0.15 OK
4. Gusset Plate Tensile Rupture

Tc= Apc*Fup/ 300 kN (Eqn. D2-2)

Pa/Tc= 0.11 OK

5. Gusset Plate Block shear

Gross area in shear for block failure

Agv = ((n-1)p+e)tp= 1100 mm2
Net area in shear for block failure
Anv = Agv-2dh(n-0.5)tp = 440 mm2
Net area in tension for block failure
Ant = (go-dh)tp= 700 mm2

Vc1 = (Ant*Fup + 0.6Agv*Fyp)/ 219.2 kN (Eqn. J4-5)

Vc2 = (Ant*Fup + 0.6Anv*Fup)/ 192.8 kN (Eqn. J4-5)
Vc = min(VC1, Vc2) 192.8 kN

Pa/Vc= 0.17 OK

6. Shear Capacity for Bolts with Gusset Plate and Bracing

Prb = Pa/n 16.7 kN

Bolt Shear Resistance
Shear resistance per bolt
Vcb1 = Fnv*Ab/ 51.81 (Eqn. J3-1)
Fnv = 330 Mpa (Table J3.2)
= 2

Gusset plate Bearing Resistance

Vcb2 = 2.4tp*db*Fup/ 96 kN

Bracing Bearing Resistance

Vcb3 = 2.4*tf1*db*Fu/ 111.36 kN

Bolt Tear Out of Gusset plate edge

Vcb4 = 2*0.6*(e-dh/2)*tp*Fup/ 69.6 kN

Bolt Tear Out of Bracing edge

Vcb5 = 2*0.6*(e-dh/2)*w1*Fu/ 80.736 kN

Shear resistace per bolt

Vcb = min(Vbc1, Vcb2, Vcb3, Vcb4, Vcb5) 51.81 kN

Prb/Vcb = 0.32 OK

7. Forces on welds (Ref. AISC 13thEd. Uniform Method)

eb = d2/2 = 101.5
ec = w3/2= 4.3
Angle between bracing and column = 90- 61 o
= Lwc/2 150 mm
= *tg + eb*tg+ec= 304.85 mm
r = ((+ec)2+(+eb)2)0.5= 398.53 mm

Vertical Force on welds for gusset plate with beam

Vab = eb*Pa/r = 8.51 kN

Shear force on welds for gusset plate with beam

Hab = *Pa/r = 25.55 kN

Moment on welds for gusset plate with beam

Mab = (Lwb/2-)Vab = 1955.22 kNmm

Shear force on welds for gusset plate with web column

Vac = Pa*/r = 12.57 kN

Horizontal force on welds for gusset plate with web column

Hac = Pa*ec/r = 0.36 kN

Moment on welds for gusset plate with web column

Mac = 0

8. Welds between gusset plate and flange of beam

Weld unit force due to strong axis moment

Fa1 = 6Mab/2Lwb2 = 0.26 kN/mm

Weld unit force due to vertical force on weld

Fa2 = Vab/2Lwb = 0.03 kN/mm

Weld unit force due to strong axis shear

Fv = Hab/2Lwb = 0.09 kN/mm
Resultant unit force
Vr = ((Fa1+Fa2)2+Fv 2)= 0.09 kN/mm

Angle resultant relative to axis of weld

= tg-1((Fa1+Fa2)/Fv) 67 o

Weld unit resistance

Vc = min (0.6tp*Fup/2, 0.6*0.707*w0*Fexx(1+0.5sin1.5)/= min(0.6, 1.18)
Vc = 0.6 kN/mm

Vr/Vc = 0.15 OK

9. Welds between gusset plate and web column

Weld unit force due to vertical force on welds

Fa1 = Vac/2Lwc = 0.02 kN/mm

Weld unit force due to horizontal force on weld

Fa2 = Hac/2Lwc = 0.00 kN/mm

Resultant weld unit force

Vr = (Fa12 + Fa2 2)0.5 = 0.02 kN/mm

Angle resultant relative to axis of weld

= tg-1 (Fa1/Fa2) 2o

Weld unit resistance

Vc = min (0.6tp*Fup/2, 0.6*0.707*w0*Fexx(1+0.5sin1.5)/= min(0.48, 0.82)
Vc = 0.6 kN/mm

Vr/Vc = 0.03 OK
 A0= 4740 mm2
ecc:x1=y1= 0

= 29 o

Gross area Apc=tp*Lw = 1500 mm2

Lwc= 300 mm
Lwb= 150 mm

kN/m2 Fu= 400000 kN/m2

kN/m2
kN/m2
Eqn. D2-1)

Eqn. D2-1)

Eqn. D2-1)
Eqn. D2-2)

Table J3.2)
min(0.6, 1.18)

min(0.48, 0.82)