Connection Design according to Macau Design Code

Member MK. HM500x300x11x15

1.Properties
Bolt Plate Parameters of connection
Bolt size (d) 20 mm Plate thickness (tp) 20 mm End distance (e1) 40 mm
class 8.8 Ultimate tensile strength (fu,p) 310 N/mm2 Edge distance (e2) 40 mm
Number of bolts (n) 3 Yield strength (fy,p) 215 N/mm2 Longitudinal Bolts spacing (p1) 100 mm
αv 0.6 Tranverse Bolts spacing (p2) 0 mm
Ultimate tensile strength of bolts (fub) 800 N/mm2 Supported Beam Height of plate (hp) min. 280 mm
Tensile stress area (At) 245.0 mm2 Web thickness (tw,b1) 11 mm Gap (gh) 20 mm
Full bolt area (As) 314.3 mm2 Flange thickness (tf) 15 mm End distance (to edge of beam e1,b) 90 mm
Hole diameter (d0) 22 mm Depth (H) 500 mm Edge distance (to edge of beam e2,b) 40 mm
Number of horizontal bolt lines (n1) 3 Ultimate tensile strength (fu,b1) 310 N/mm2 Supporting to centre of bolt group (z) 60 mm
Number of vertical bolt lines (n2) 1 Yield strength (fy,b1) 215 N/mm2 Partial safety factors (γm0) 1.1
2.Ultimate Design Load Partial safety factors (γm2) 1.25
Axial force = 30 KN
Shear force = 8 KN
Combined force = 31.05 KN

3.Check shear capacity of bolts (Thread excluded in shear plane) 9.Check bearing capacity of supported beam
α = Z p2 / 2I = 0 Horizontal resistance ( Fb,Rd,hor ) = k1 αb fu,b1 d tw,b1 / γm2 = 82.67 KN
b = (n2= 1: 6z / n (n+1) p1 , n2=2 :z p1(n1-1)/2I) = 0.30 αb = min ( e2,b/3do ; fub / fu,b1 ; 1) = 0.61
I = 0.5 n1 p22 + n1( n12-1) p12 /6 = 40000 mm2 k1 = min ( 1.4 p1/do - 1.7 ; 2.5) = 2.50
shear resistance of a single bolt ( Fv,Rd ) = αv fub A /γm2 = 120.69 KN NRd,7 = n Fb,Rd,hor = 248.00 KN > 31.05 OK!
NRd,1 = n Fv,Rd = 362.06 KN > 31.05 OK!
10.Check net section tension capacity of supported beam
4.Check bearing capacity of plate Anet = tw,b1 ( hw,b1 - n1 d0) = 2354 mm2
Horizontal bearing resistance ( Fb,Rd,hor ) = k1 αb fu,p d tp / γm2 = 150.30 KN NRd,8 = 0.9 Anet fu,b1 / ( γm2) = 525.41 KN > 30 OK!
αb = min ( e2/3do ; fub / fup ; 1) = 0.61
k1 = min ( 2.8 e1/do - 1.7 ; 1.4 p1/do - 1.7 ; 2.5) = 2.50 11.Check gross section shear capacity of supported beam
NRd,2 = n Fb,Rd,hor = 450.91 KN > 31.05 OK! Av,b = H tw,b1 = 5500 mm2
VRd,9 = A v, b fy, b1
= 620.65 KN > 8 OK!
3 γm0
5.Check net section tension capacity of plate
Ap,net = tp ( hp - n1 d0) = 4280 mm2 12.Check net section shear capacity of supported beam
NRd,3 = 0.9 Anet fu,p / ( γm2) = 955.30 KN > 30 OK! Av,net = Av,b - n1 d0 tw,b1 = 4774 mm2
VRd,10 = Av,b,net fu,b1 / ( 3 γm2) = 683.56 KN > 8 OK!
6.Check gross section shear capacity of plate
VRd,3 = hp tp fy, p = 497.59 KN > 8 OK! 13.Check Block shear capacity of supported beam
1.27 3 γm0
Net area subjected to tension Ant = tw,b1( n1 p1-(n1- 1) d0) = 2816 mm2
7.Check net section shear capacity of plate Net area subjected to shear Anv = 2 tw,b1(e2,b - 0.5 d0) = 638 mm2
Av,net = tp ( hp - n1 d0) = 4280 mm2 NRd,9 = , + , = 770.36 KN > 31.05 OK!
√
VRd,4 = Av,net fu,p / ( 3 γm2) = 612.82 KN > 8 OK!
14.Check welds
8.Check Block shear capacity of plate Weld size = 8 mm
Net area subjected to tension Ant = tp ( n1p1- (n1-1) d0) = 5120 mm2 Throat size (a) = 5.66 mm
Net area subjected to shear Anv = 2 tp ( e2 - 0.5d0) = 1160 mm2 Weld Length = 560.00 mm min. 280x2
NRd,4 = , + , = 1400.66 KN > 31.05 OK! Correlation factor ( βw) = 0.9
√
Design strength of weld (Fvw.d) = = 159.09 N/mm2
shear capacity (Fw,Rd) = Fvw.d a L = 503.90 KN > 31.05 OK!

Capacity Ratio = 0.13