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Analysis of Steel Moment Connections
Analysis of Steel Moment Connections
moment
connections
Basic principles
of connection
design
Bending moment is
carried mainly by the
flanges
Therefore connect M
flanges for moment
transfer
Moment connection of an I-Beam
C=T
Break moment into a
force couple M
Choose a suitable weld
size
d
Then calculate the
required length of the
weld to carry the tension
force T
Resultant tension force T = M/d
q = T/l
where l = weld length
Welded shear plate
Centroid M = V.e
of weld
group
e
Simplified approach
V.e/d
Break eccentric load
up into a vertical
force along the V
vertical weld and a
pair (couple) of
d
horizontal forces V
along the horizontal
welds
Then choose
lengths of welds to
carry the calculated
forces V.e/d
e
Stress calculations
V V
+
M = V.e M = V.e
Stress calculations for vertical force V
qV
qAx = M yA / Ip
M = V.e qAy = M xA / Ip
qBy yB
qBM qAM = (qAx2 + qAy2)0.5
B
Similarly for point B
qBx
Then select weld size for max. q
Stress calculations for combined V and M
A qAx
Combine the weld stress
qAy components from the vertical
qAV force and the torsional moment
V
qA
qA = [qAx2 + (qAV + qAy)2]0.5
Tmax
Ti = Tmax (hi / hmax)
M = Ti hi Ti
M
hmax
hi
C = Ti
Pre-tensioned moment connection
Pre-tensioned Moment
Connection
Apply both tension and
Ti compression forces to pre-
tensioned bolts.
Compression force can be
seen as a release of the
tension force.
+
TM
M = M
Bolted shear plate
e
P
Centroid of
bolt group
M = Pe
Vertical load
VP = P / n
VP
Moment
xi Treat the bolt group as a
bolt i cross-section subjected to a
FxM torsional moment
ri FMi
FyM Ip = i A ri2
yi
= i A (xi2 + yi2)
FyM Fmax
P VP