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Contents
1. Design model 2
2. Parameters 3
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3. Bolts in shear 4
13. Background 8
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1. Design model
The design model is shown in Figure 1.1. The design procedure refers to an accidental limit
state.
1 1 1
3 3
2 2 2
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The tying resistance and mode of failure of the connection is the value and mode that has the
lowest resistance of all the possible modes of failure. For rules for each of the modes of
failure, refer to Table 1.1 below.
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bp bp
gh gh
gv gv
e1,b e1,b
e1 e1
a a
p1 p1
hp hp
p1 p1
e1 e1
e 2 e 2,b he e2 p 2 e 2,b he
z z
n 2= 1 n2 = 2
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2. Parameters
a Throat thickness of fillet weld
d0 Diameter of hole
e1 Longitudinal end distance (fin plate)
e1,b Longitudinal end distance (to the edge of the beam or to the edge of a notch)
e2 Trasverse end distance (fin plate)
e2,b Transverse end distance (beam web)
fub Ultimate tensile strength of the bolts
fu,b1 Ultimate tensile strength of the supported beam
fu,b2 Ultimate tensile strength of the supporting beam
fu,c Ultimate tensile strength of the supporting column
fu,p Ultimate tensile strength of the fin plate
fy,b1 Yield strength of the supported beam
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he Distance between the bottom of the fin plate and the bottom of the supported beam.
hp Height of the fin plate
I Inertia of the bolt group
n Total number of bolts (i.e. n1 × n2)
n1 Number of horizontal rows of bolts
n2 Number of vertical lines of bolts
p1 Longitudinal bolt pitch
p2 Transverse bolt pitch
tp Thickness of the fin plate
tw,b1 Thickness of supported beam web
tw,b2 Thickness of supporting beam web
tw,c Thickness of column web
γM,u Partial factor for tying resistance equal to 1,1 (not given in EN1993-1-8)
z Transverse distance (face of supporting element to centre of bolt group)
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3. Bolts in shear
NRd,u,1 = nFv,Rd,u
where:
γM,u = 1,1 for tying resistance
αv = 0,6 for class 8.8 bolts
= 0,5 for class 10.9 bolts
The bearing resistance of a single bolt, Fb,Rd is given in Table 3.4 of EN1993-1-8 as:
k1α b f u d t
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Fb, Rd =
γ M, u
Therefore for tying, horizontal bearing resistance of a single bolt on the fin plate, Fb,Rd,u,hor is:
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k1α b f u, p d tp
Fb, Rd, u, hor =
γ M, u
where:
⎛ e p2 1 f ub ⎞
αb = min ⎜ 2 ; − ; ; 1,0 ⎟
⎜ 3d o 3d o 4 f u, p ⎟
⎝ ⎠
⎛ e p1 ⎞
k1 = min ⎜⎜ 2 ,8 1 − 1,7; 1,4 − 1,7; 2 ,5 ⎟⎟
⎝ do do ⎠
γM,u = 1,1 for tying resistance
where:
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f u, p Ant 1 A
Veff,1, Rd = + f y,p nv
γ M, u 3 γ M0
where:
Ant is the net area subjected to tension
= tp (n1 – 1)( p1 – d0) Corrigendum 1
Anv is the net area subjected to shear
⎛ d ⎞
for single vertical line of bolts (n2 = 1) Anv = 2tp ⎜ e2 − 0 ⎟
⎝ 2 ⎠
⎛ d ⎞
for two vertical lines of bolts (n2 = 2) Anv = 2tp ⎜ p2 + e2 − 3 0 ⎟
⎝ 2⎠
γM,u = 1,1 for tying resistance
where:
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The bearing resistance of a single bolt, Fb,Rd is given in Table 3.4 of EN1993-1-8 as:
k1α b f u d t
Fb, Rd =
γ M, u
Therefore horizontal bearing resistance of a single bolt on the beam web, Fb,Rd,u,hor is:
k1α b f u, b1d t w, b1
Fb, Rd, u, hor =
γ M, u
where:
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⎛e p2 1 f ub ⎞
αb = min ⎜ 2 ,b ; − ; ; 1,0 ⎟
⎜ 3d 3d 4 f u, b1 ⎟
⎝ o o ⎠
⎛ p ⎞
k1 = min ⎜⎜1,4 1 − 1,7; 2,5 ⎟⎟
⎝ do ⎠
γM,u = 1,1 for tying resistance
where:
f u, b1 Ant 1 A
Veff,1, Rd = + f y,b1 nv
γ M, u 3 γ M0
where:
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⎛ d ⎞
for single vertical line of bolts (i.e. n2 = 1) Anv = 2t w, b1⎜ e2, b − 0 ⎟
⎝ 2 ⎠
⎛ d ⎞
for two vertical lines of bolts (i.e. n2 = 2) Anv = 2t w, b1⎜ p2 + e2, b − 3 0 ⎟
⎝ 2 ⎠
γM,u = 1,1 for tying resistance
where:
Anet,b1 = tw,b1 (hw,b1 – d0 n1)
hw,b1 = hp (conservatively)
γM,u
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N Rd, u,8 =
8 M pl , Rd ,u
γ M, u (1 − β1 )
(η + 1,5(1 − β ) )
1 1
0.5
See ref 2 check 14 p. 171
where:
1
M pl, Rd, u = 2
f u, c t w, c
4
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13. Background
The rules in this NCCI are based on :
(1) European recommendations for the design of simple joints in steel structures -
Document prepared under the supervision of ECCS TC10 by: J.P. Jaspart, S. Renkin
and M.L. Guillaume - First draft, September 2003.
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(2) Joints in Steel Construction – Simple Connections (P212). The Steel Construction
Institute and The British Constructional Association Ltd., 2002.
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