LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED

ECC DIVISION
DOCUMENT NO. DATE
PROJECT:
25-Dec-20
DESIGNED CHECKED PAGE
STRUCTURE: Design of eccentric bracket type 1 connection
SS AK
DESCRIPTION SYM UNIT VALUE
Design of Bolts P
Max load on the bracket P KN 150
Eccentricity from the centroid of connection e m 0.30 e
Direct shear in bolts F1 kN 150.0
Design moment , M = P*e M KNm 45
Pitch of the bolt S mm 80 S
Dia of bolt D mm 20
no of vertical rows n' No.s 2
thickness of the bracket plate th mm 10
permissible stress in bolt in single shear tvf N/mm2 80
20 mm Bolt strength in Single Shear (3.14/4 x d x d) x t vf BSS kN 25
permissible bearing stress in bolt s N/mm2 250
20 mm Bolt strength in Bearing (spf x th x d) BSS KN 50
Design Bolt Strength DBS kN 25

no of bolts in each row, n1 = SQRT(6*M/(n'*S*DBS)) n1 No.s 8

Total no of bolts,n= n' * n1 n No.s 16

Check for shear in bolts
Resistance against translation (shear),f1 = (P/n) f1 kN 9.2
Radius of rotation from the centre of connections SX2
R m 2
0.7
+ SY2
Rotational stifness,[k=P*e/ (SX2+ SY2)] k KN/m 64.5
Horizontal distance of critical bolt from the centre line of
Ra m 0.10
connection Ra
Vertical distance of critical bolt from the centreline of connection
Rb m 0.28
Rb
Total horizontal component H= k*Rb H kN 18.1
Total vertical component V= (k*Ra+f1) V kN 15.6
Resultant resistance R2=H2+V2 R kN 23.9
Load on critical bolt R kN 23.9
Safe load on bolt BSS kN 25
SAFE
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ECC DIVISION
DOCUMENT NO. DATE
PROJECT:
25-Dec-20
DESIGNED CHECKED PAGE
STRUCTURE: Design of eccentric bracket type 1 connection
SS AK

UNSAFE
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ECC DIVISION
DOCUMENT NO. DATE
PROJECT:
25-Dec-2
DESIGNED CHECKED PAGE
STRUCTURE: Design of eccentric bracket type 1 connection
AG AK
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED SYM UNIT VALUE
Design of Bolts
Max load on the bracket P KN 120.0
eccentricity from the centreline of connection e m 0.35

design moment , M = P*e M KNm 42

pitch of the bolt S mm 75
dia of bolt D mm 22
no of vertical rows n' No.s 2
thickness of the connecting angle of bracket Tee th mm 10
permissible stress in bolt in single shear tvf N/mm2 80
20 mm Bolt strength in Single Shear (3.14/4 x d x d) x t vf BSS kN 30
permissible bearing stress in bolt s N/mm2 250
20 mm Bolt strength in Bearing (spf x th x d) BSS KN 55
Design Bolt Strength DBS kN 30
no of bolts in each row n1 No.s 8.0
Total no of bolts ( n'n1) n No.s 16
Check for shear in bolts
Resistance against translation (shear) (P/n) f1 kN 7.5
Value of radius of rotation from the centre of connections
R m2 0.7
S X 2+ SY2
Rotational stifness (k=P*e/SX + SY )
2 2
k KN/m 60.2
Horizontal distance of critical bolt from the centre line of
Ra m 0.1
connection Ra
Vertical distance of critical bolt from the centreline of connection
Rb m 0.3
Rb
Total horizontal component H= k*Rb H kN 16.9
Total vertical component V= (k*Ra+f1) V kN 13.5
Resultant resistance R2=H2+V2 R kN 21.6

Load on critical bolt R kN 21.6

Safe load on bolt BSS kN 25
Hence the design is safe
 LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED
ECC DIVISION
DOCUMENT NO. DATE
PROJECT:
25-Dec-2
DESIGNED CHECKED PAGE
STRUCTURE: Design of eccentric bracket type 1 connection
AG AK

UNSAFE
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DATE
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120 kN
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