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SHS Jointing
Introduction
Butt Joints
Flange Connections
Splice Joints
End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
Lattice Joints
Beam to Column Connections
Slab to Column Connections
Cast Joints
Mechanical Joints
Flowdrill & Hollo-Bolt Jointing
Flowdrill
Hollo-Bolt
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SHS Jointing
Introduction
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Butt Joints
Up to 6mm
Up to 20mm
Up to 3mm
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Butt Joints
CHS Butt Joint Bolts applied to hold joint together for welding, once
welded the bolts and cleats are removed.
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Flange Connections
20mm min
20mm min
Ft Pb = 1.2Ft / no bolts
Blank flange
Ring Flange
t
Pb
3t min 2t min
Min PCD
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Flange Connections
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Flange Connections
Base plates can either be plain or Similarly flanges are used as either cap
stiffened dependent on thickness and or base connections for columns.
loading.
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Flange Connections
CHS and SHS with bolted flange connections CHS with bolted flange
connections
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Splice Joints
Splice Joint with cover plate removed - SHS Splice joint with Cover Plate -
CHS
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Splice Joints
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Splice Joints
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
Double fork end fitting, pinned onto Bolted single forked plate end fittings
column head cruciform plate
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
General Photograph showing column base and bracing Pinned double forked
jointing bracing joints
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
SHS bolted into a double forked bracket Longitudinal gusset plates, with double forked
pinned joint
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
Double forked end fitting on stiffening plate Double forked end fitting, pinned onto
column base
Single forked end fitting Simple flange welded onto SHS, ready to be
bolted onto another section
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
Transverse cleat
Fabricated
bracket attaching
beam to a column
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
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End Fittings, Cleats & Brackets
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Lattice Joints
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Lattice Joints
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Lattice Joints
Design Notes
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Lattice Joints
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Lattice Joints
Overlap joint, with central division plate and end cap plate
forming a T connection, supporting additional vertical
bracing, creating a KT joint
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Lattice Joints
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Lattice Joints
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Lattice Joints
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Lattice Joints
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Lattice Joints
SHS overlap joint, with central division CHS overlap Joint, with central division plate
plate and an end cap plate, forming a
T connection
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Lattice Joints
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Beam to Column Connections
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Beam to Column Connections
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Connections 02
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Beam to Column Connections
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Beam to Column Connections
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Beam to Column Connections
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Beam to Column Connections
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Connections 06
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Slab to Column Connections
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Connections 01
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Cast Joints
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Mechanical Joints
Lindapter - Lindibolt
Lindapter
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Mechanical Joints
Huck
Clufix
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Mechanical Joints
Lindapter Hollo-Bolt
Lindapter
Flowdrill
Flowdrill
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Mechanical Joints
Molabolt
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Mechanical Joints
As an alternative to mechanical fixings the Studs can be welded onto the section
walls of thicker sections may be drilled and face. Some methods leave a collar at
tapped (Fig 1), or, if the section thickness the root. Holes must be recessed to
is insufficient, threaded pads or nuts can clear the collar or clearance washers
be welded on (Fig 2). fitted (Fig 3).
Fig. 1
Fig. 3
Fig. 2
Cladding may be fixed direct to hollow A wide range of other fixings including J
sections by using self drilling self tapping (Fig 5) and U (Fig 6) bolts are available.
fasteners (Fig 4). It is important that
these use twin seal washers to avoid
water penetration and should be fastened
at 90 degrees or perpendicular otherwise
the screw may skid off center and or the
drill point break.
Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6
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Flowdrill & Hollo-Bolt Jointing (for Hollow Sections)
Design Guidance
The design guidance for Flowdrill and Hollo-Bolt
systems with grade 8.8 bolts in conjunction with
Corus Tubes hot finished structural hollow sections
is given in BCSA/SCI Joints in Steel Construction
(Ref 1).
The design guidance, for joints in simple
construction, result from Corus Tubes initial
research work undertaken in connections with
CIDECT. The guidance has been consolidated into
the information published by the BCSA/SCI Joints
in Steel Construction (Ref 1).
Further test work is being undertaken to establish
design guidance for moment resisting joints.
Procedural checks are given for bearing, shear and
local bolt pull out of the RHS wall and for the
combined effect of the column axial load and the
structural integrity tensile load of BS 5950 : Part 1.
The combined check for the column axial load and
the structural integrity tensile load recognises that
the flexibility of the RHS face caused by the tensile
load can, in the presence of the column axial load,
reduce the overall joint capacity.
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Flowdrill & Hollo-Bolt Jointing (for Hollow Sections)
Reference
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Flowdrill
The Tools
The initial hole is made by a flowdrill tool consisting of a
tungsten carbide bit held in a Flowdrill Morsetaper collet
adaptor (fig. 1). The tool can be used in a conventional drilling
machine or CNC machine as found in fabricators works,
provided it has adequate horsepower and spindle speed.
Fig 1
Fig 2
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Flowdrill
Note:
Flowdrilled joints used at
locations exposed to the
weather should not be
considered as water tight.
Flowdrilling is not suitable for
us with pre-galvanised
materials.
Flowdrill data :
Further information on thermal drilling, including drilling machine parameters and tool sizes can be obtained
from the companies given below:
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Hollo-Bolt
Location Flats
Collapse
mechanism
Body
Cone Knurling
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Hollo-Bolt
Drilling requirements:
Hollo-Bolt uses a plain drilled hole which can be made
on site or in the fabrication shop using all normal
drilling equipment. The finished hole should have a
tolerance of -0.2mm to +1.0mm from the nominal given
in the data table (table 4).
Bolt Bolt Fixing Bolt Internal Edge Bolt Across Nominal Tightening
size length thickness centres min. edge distance hole flats bolt torque
(size1) (V) (W) (X) distance (E1) dia. main dia.
Min Max Min (Y) (dh) body
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm Nm
M8 50 3 22 35 13 50 tp 14 19 8 21
M10 55 3 22 40 15 55 tp 18 24 10 40
M12 60 3 25 50 18 60 tp 20 30 12 78
M16 75 8 29 55 20 65 tp 28 36 16 190
M20 90 8 34 70 25 90 tp 35 46 20 300
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Hollo-Bolt
Material Options
The standard product is manufactured from mild steel and is electro-zinc
plated with the addition of JS500 1000 hour saltspray corrosion
protection. The central fastener is a grade 8.8 bolt.
For special applications, the Hollo-Bolt is available manufactured from
316 stainless steel, with a grade A4-80 central bolt. This will not be a
stocked item, and would be manufactured to order.
Installation
The only tools required to fit Hollo-Bolt are two spanners - an open
ended spanner to hold the collar and a torque wrench to tighten the
central bolt. Alternatively a power operated electric hand bolt is in
development.
Should the steelwork need to be adjusted, the fixing can simply be
removed and the hole reused with another Hollo-Bolt.
Step 1
Drill holes in required position (see table 4 for
recommended hole size). Offer up the Hollo-Bolt
and fixture to the steelwork. Insert product through
both fixture and steelwork, cone end first.
Step 2
Grip the Hollo-Bolt collar with an open ended
spanner. Using a torque wrench, tighten the central
bolt to the recommended torque given in the table
above.
Step 3
The Hollo-Bolt cone is drawn up into the body,
spreading the product legs and providing a secure
fixing.
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Hollo-Bolt
Sealing Options
In certain applications, it may be necessary
to seal the Hollo-Bolt to prevent ingress of
water or other corrosive agents. For details
of sealing options available, please contact
Lindapter.
Special Options
(manufactured to order)
Stainless steel
Button head setscrew
Socket head capscrew
Countersunk setscrew/body
Special body lengths
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