BEAM TO COLUMN'S FLANGE FIXED CONNECTION TYPE BCFF-1

1-Design Data:
End plate dimensions:
tp= 30 mm
bp= 230 mm

Additional Doubler Plate Thickness:

Pr/Pc= 0,4 ref. to panel zone check
tsw= 25 mm
Same plate in two sides of web of column

bolts location: Stiffener thickness:

e1= 50 mm ts1= 10 mm
e2= 50 mm
e3= 130 mm

bolts sizes:
d= 27 mm
m= 4 no of bolt rows
n= 2 no of bolt columns

beam section dimensions: 23

H= 190 mm
bf= 200 mm
tw= 6,5 mm
tf= 10 mm
H-2c= 134 mm End plate thickness: tp req. < tp O.K.
Zx= 429 cm3 Bolt diameter: db req.< d O.K.
Bolt shear check: fv<Fv O.K.
column section dimensions: 28 Stiffener - 1 : ts1>=tf O.K.
Hc= 290 mm Checking Spacing : e2> S O.K.
bfc= 300 mm Reports Spacing : e3 > S O.K.
twc= 8,5 mm Panel zone (IMF) Ri > Vui O.K.
tfc= 14 mm Panel zone (SMF) R > Vu O.K.
c= 41 mm twc > tz O.K. a1(mm)= 16,81
allowable stresses : a2(mm)= 10,73
Fv= 1470 Kg/Cm2 allowable shearing stress in A325 bearing type bolts (AISC , CHAPTER J, TABLE J3.2)
Fp= 4440 Kg/Cm2 allowable bearing stress for ST37 mild steel(1.2Fu) (AISC , CHAPTER J, J3.1 FORMULA)
Ft= 3080 2
Kg/Cm allowable tension stress in A325 bolts (AISC , CHAPTER J, TABLE J3.2)
Fvp= 960 Kg/Cm2 allowable shearing stress of ST37 mild steel(0.4Fy) (AISC , CHAPTER F, F4-1 Formula)
2
Fvw= 650 Kg/Cm allowable shearing stress of fillet weld on its leg for E60 electrode(AISC,CHAPTER J,J2-3 Formula)
Fy= 2400 kg/cm2 yield stress of ST37 mild steel
Fu= 3700 kg/cm2 ultimate strength of ST37 mild steel
Fnt= 6200 2 nominal tensile stress in A325 bolts (AISC , CHAPTER J , TEBLAE J3.2)
Kg/Cm
Ry= 1,5 ratio of the expected yield stress to the specific minimum yield stress,F y.

(AISC,Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings,TABLE I-6-1)

2.DESIGN PROCEDURE:
bolts section properties:
Atb=m.n.(p.d2/4) = 45,80 Cm2 total sectional area of bolts

Connection design moment

Mpe=(1.1/1.5)RyFyZx= 11,33 Ton.m
Location of Plastic Hinge
Lp1=H/2= 95 mm
Lp2=3.bf= 600 mm
Lp=Min(Lp1,Lp2)= 95 mm Muc Mpe

Moment at the face of Column (Connection Design Moment)

Muc=Mpe+VuLp
Vu
Vu=50%(H.tw.Fvp)= 5,93 Ton

Muc= 11,89 Ton.m

CHECK THE REQUIRED BOLT DIAMETER :

h0 = H+e1-tf/2 = 235 mm 2Ftp

h1=H-e1-tf-tf/2= 125 mm
2Ftp

Ftp=Mu/2(h0+h1)= 16512 Kg
2
Ft=3080 Kg/cm

Mu
Ab req.= Ftp / Ft = 5,36 cm2 V

db req.= 26,13 mm
db req.< d O.K.

CHECK FOR THICKNESS OF END PLATE :

Ab=p.d2/4= 5,73 Cm2 sectional area of bolt

Mpl=2FntAb(h0+h1)= 25,56 Ton.m (AISC Steel Design Guide 4, 3.7 Formula)

Yp=bp/2.[h1.(1/e+1/s)+h0/e-1/2]+2/e3[h1.(e+s)]
S=1/2.(bp.e3)^0.5
bp= 230 mm
e3= 130 mm

S= 86,46 mm
e=MIN(S,e1)= 50 mm

Yp= 119,92 cm
 tp req.= (1.11.Φ.Mpl/Фb.Fy.Yp)^0.5

Ф= 0,75
Φb= 0,9

tp req.= 28,66 mm
tp req. < tp O.K.

CHECK FOR SHEAR STRESS IN BOLTS:

V=H.tw.Fvp Maximum Shear Capacity Of Section

V= 11,86 Ton
Fv= 1470 Kg/Cm2

fv=V/(0.5*Atb)= 518 Kg/Cm2 Shear stress in bolts

fv<Fv O.K.

CHECK FOR BOLT SPACING AND EDGE DISTANCE :

S=max(2P/Fu.tp+d/2 , 3d) minimum required bolt spacing (AISC , CHAPTER J, J3-5 Formula)

P=(pd2/4).fv maximum shear load transmitted by bolt

d= 27 mm
fv = 517,69 Kg/Cm2
P= 2964,00 Kg
Fu= 3700 Kg/Cm2
tp = 3 Cm

2P/Fu.tp+d/2= 1,88 Cm
3d= 8,1 Cm
S= 8,10 Cm
e3 > S O.K.

Se=max(2P/Fu.tp , 1.75d) minimum required bolt to edge distance (AISC , CHAPTER J, J3-6 Formula)

2P/Fu.tp= 0,53 Cm
1.75d= 4,73 Cm
Se= 4,73 Cm
e2> S O.K.
CHECK FOR WELDING OF WEB OF BEAM TO END PLATE:(a2)
tpa= 30 mm Thickness of thicker plate of connection
amin.= 8 mm Minimum fillet weld size according to thickness of thicker plate
(AISC , CHAPTER J, TABLE J2.4)
Rw=Fvwxa
Lw=2((H-2tf)/2)= 170 mm
av=V/(Fvw.Lw)= 10,73 mm The required weld to resist the shear force

at=0.6Fytw/(2xFvw)= 7,2 mm The required weld to develop the bending stress in the beam web-
near the tension bolts
a4=Max.(amin.,av,at)

a2= 10,73 mm
CHECKING OF PANEL ZONE:
Fy= 2400 Kg/Cm2
dc=Hc= 290 mm column depth
t=tcw+2tsw= 58,5 mm
Pr/Pc= 0,4
dm=H-tf= 180 mm

Pr= required strength of the column

Py= FyA,axial yield strenght of the column
Pc= 0.6Py

Pr<=0.4Pc (AISC , CHAPTER J, J10-9 Formula)

Rn=0.60Fydct Rn= 244,30 Ton

Pr>0.4Pc (AISC , CHAPTER J, J10-10 Formula)

Rn=0.60Fydct(1.4-Pr/Pc) Rn= 244,30 Ton

Pr/Pc= 0,4 ------------> Use: J 10-9 formula ------------> Rn= 244,30 Ton

SPECIAL MOMENT FRAMES (SMF)

Muc=(Muc)1=(Muc)2= 11,89 Ton.m
Puf=Muc/dm= 66,05 Ton
Vu=(Puf)1+(Puf)2= 132,10 Ton
Wv= 1,5 Rv=Rn (AISC,Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings,Section 9.3a)
R=Rv/Wv= 162,86 Ton R > Vu O.K.

tz=(dz+wz)/90 (AISC,Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings,Section 9.3b, 9-2 Formula)
dz=H-2ts1= 170 mm Panel zone depth between continuity plates
wz=Hc-2tcf= 262 mm Panel zone width between column flanges
tz= 4,8 mm
twc > tz O.K.
 tsw > tz O.K.

INTERMEDIATE MOMENT FRAMES (IMF)

Mpe(IMF)=(1.1/1.5)FyZx= 7,55 Ton.m
Muc(IMF)=Mpe(IMF)+VuLp= 8,11 Ton.m
Puf(IMF)=Muc(IMF)/dm= 45,08 Ton
Vui=2Puf(IMF)= 90,15 Ton
W= 1,67 (AISC,Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings,Section 10.3)
Ri=Rn/W= 146,29
Ri > Vui O.K.

CHECKING OF STIFFENER-1:
According to FEMA 350 (FEMA, 2000a),continuty plates are not required when :

tcf>0.40√(1.8bftf) tcf> 24,00 mm

tcf>bf/6 tcf> 33,33 mm

Acording to FEMA 350,For two-sided (interior) connections,the continuty plates should be

equal in thickness to the thicker of the two beam flanges on either side of the column.

ts1>=tf O.K.
Welding of Stiffener to web of the column : (a1)
tsa1= 10 mm Thickness of thicker plate of connection
amin.= 5 mm Minimum fillet weld size according to thickness of thicker plate
(AISC , CHAPTER J, TABLE J2.4)
Rn(FLB)=6.25tcf2Fy= 29,4 ton W= 1,67
Rn(WLY)=(5k+N)Fytcw= 43,86 ton W= 1,5
Rn(FLB)/W= 17,60 ton (AISC , CHAPTER J, J10-1 Formula)
Rn(WLY)/W= 29,24 ton (AISC , CHAPTER J, J10-2 Formula)

Rnmin=Min.(Rn(FLB),Rn(WLY))= 17,60 ton

Rust=2.Puf-Rnmin= 114,49 ton

Lw=4(Hc-2tcf)= 1048 mm
a=Rust/(FvwLw)= 16,81 mm

a1=Max.(amin.,a) a1= 16,81 mm