CE401 Design of Steel Structures Module 1

Q.4. Two plates of 10 mm & 18mm thick are to be joined by a double bolted double cover butt
joint. Assuming cover plates of 8 mm thickness, design the joint to transmit a factored load of
500 kN. Use Fe410 plates and 4.6 grade bolts.

1) Data given

For Grade 4.6 bolt, assume M20 bolts

Diameter of bolt, d=20 mm

Diameter of bolt hole, do = 20 + clearance (Table 19 of IS 800:2007)
= 20 + 2 = 22 mm
Ultimate strength of bolt, fub = 400 MPa

For Fe410 plate

Ultimate strength of plate , fu = 410 MPa (Table 1 of IS 800:2007)

From these data, we can find

Pitch, p = 2.5 d =2.5 x 20 = 50 mm
End distance, e= 1.7 do= 1.7 x 22 =37.4 ≈ 40 mm

2) Design strength of bolt (bolt value)

i) Shear capacity of bolt (Cl. 10.3.3 of IS 800:2007)

Since the joint has a packing plate greater than 6mm , the bolt strength in shear has to be

reduced by ßpk (Cl. 10.3.3.3 of IS 800:2007)

ßpk = (1 – 0.0125 tpk)

thickness of thicker packing plate, tpk = 8 mm

ßpk = (1 – 0.0125 x 8) = 0.9

Vnsb fub
Design shear capacity, Vdsb = = [ nnAnb + nsAsb] x ßpk
γmb √3 γmb
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Since there are 3 plates, total no. of shear planes = 3-1= 2 planes.

Assuming shear planes acts at the thread,

nn = 2, ∴ns = 0
π π
Anb =0.78 x d2 = 0.78 x x 202 = 245 mm2
4 4

γmb =1.25 {resistance governed by ultimate stress} (Table 5 of IS 800:2007)

400
∴ Vdsb = [ 2 x 245+ 0] x 0.9 = 81.47 kN
√3x1.25

ii) Bearing capacity of bolt (Cl. 10.3.4 of IS 800:2007)

Vnpb 2.5 kb .d.t.fu

Design bearing strength of bolt Vdpb = =
γmb γmb

e 40
= 3 X 22 = 0.606
3do
p 50
− 0.25 = 3 X 22 − 0.25 = 0.51
kb = least of 3do = 0.51
fub 400
= = 0.976
fu 410
{ 1 }

thickness of main plates

t = smaller of (
sum of cover plates
) = smaller of (108+8=16
𝑚𝑚 & 18 𝑚𝑚
𝑚𝑚
) = 10 mm

Vnpb 2.5x 0.51x 20 x 10 x 410

∴Vdpb = = = 83.64 kN
γmb 1.25

Vdsb 81.47
∴ Design strength of bolt Vdb = smaller of { } = smaller of { } = 81.47 kN
Vdpb 83.64

load
No of bolts required =
bolt value

500
= = 6.13 ≈ 8 bolts
81.47

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