Col umn Spl i ce Desi gn

W1000x412
Loads at splice Vertical
Shear
Horizontal shear axial tension Major axis
Moment
Minor axis
Moment
F
v
1650kN := F
h
150kN := F
a
3500kN := M
z
3200kN m := M
y
100kN m :=
Note:
All bolts are 1 1/8" ASTM A490 Bolts
All welds are 8mm CFW
All members are of grade W350 and plates are W250
Section Properties
Column W1000x412
D
c
1008mm := W
c
402mm := T
c
40mm := t
c
21.1mm := A
c
52500mm
2
:=
Material Properties:
F
y350
50ksi 344.74 MPa = := F
yPL
36ksi 248.21 MPa = :=
F
u350
450MPa :=
F
uPL
58ksi 399.9 MPa = :=
Bolt Properties
bolt diameter d 1.125in :=
nominal bolt hole size D
h
30mm :=
no of bols in flange n
f
10 :=
no of bolts in web n
w
10 :=
resistance factor for fastners
f
0.75 :=
resistance factor for shear yielding
s
1 :=
resistance factor for tension yielding
t
0.9 :=
resistance factor for rupture 0.75 :=
y
0.9 :=
r
nv
223kN :=
shear capacity of A490 bolt
tensile capacity of A490 bolt r
nt
398kN :=

1. Check for Bol ts Fl ange si de:
axial compression force acting / flange
F
f
F
a
W
c
T
c

A
c
1072 kN = :=
axial force in web
F
w
F
a
2 F
f
1356 kN = :=
lever arm distance
L
a
D
c
T
c
0.97m = :=
polar moment of inertia of bolt group
I
bg1
n
f
120
2
4 40
2
120
2
+
( )
+

mm
2
208000 mm
2
= :=
vertical shear per bolt
F
sv
F
f
n
f
M
z
L
a
n
f
+
M
y
2
F
h
2
210 mm +

120 mm
I
bg1
+ 475.71 kN = :=
horizontal shear per bolt
F
sh
F
h
2
n
f
M
y
2
F
h
2
210 mm +

120 mm
I
bg1
+ 45.43 kN = :=
shear per bolt
R
s
F
sv
2
F
sh
2
+

477.88 kN = :=
chek1 "OK" R
s
2 r
nv
< if
"Not Good" otherwise
"Not Good" = :=
R
s
2 r
nv

1.07 =
2. Check for Bol ts i n the web si de:
eccentricity in connection
e 105mm :=
torsional moment due to eccentricity
M
t
F
v
e 173.25 kNm = :=
y
max
220mm := x
max
55mm :=
moment of inertia of bolt group
I
bg
n
w
55
2
( )
mm
2
4 110
2
220
2
+
( )
mm
2
+ 2.72 10
5
mm
2
= :=
horizontal shear per bolt
H
h
M
t
y
max

I
bg
F
w
n
w
+ 275.6 kN = :=
vertical shear per bolt
H
v
M
t
x
max

I
bg
F
v
n
w
+ 200 kN = :=

shear per bolt R
s1
H
h
2
H
v
2
+

340.52 kN = :=
chek2 "OK" R
s1
2 r
nv
< if
"Not Good" otherwise
"OK" = :=
R
s1
2 r
nv

0.76 =
3. Check for Beari ng Capaci ty of col umn Web:
clear distance L
c
min 110mm D
h
( ) 50mm
D
h
2

35 mm = :=
bearing strength of column web in vertical
direction
r
nbs1
1.2 L
c
t
c
F
u350
299.09 kN = :=
rnbs1 (299.09KN) > H.h (166.4kN): therefore OK
bearing strength of column web at bolt r
nbs2
2.4 d t
c
F
u350
488.38 kN = :=
rnbs2 (488.38KN) > R.s1 (177.09): therefore OK
Check for beari ng capaci ty of web pl ate:
minimum thickness t
w
16mm :=
bearing strength of plate r
nws
2 1.2 L
c
t
w
F
uPL
403.1 kN = :=
rnws (403.1KN) > H.h (166.4kN): therefore OK
rnws (403.1KN) > H.v (60.61kN): therefore OK
Check for tensi on capaci ty of outer fl ange pl ate
total compression or tension per flange F
tot
F
f
M
z
L
a
+ 4377.79 kN = :=
minimum thickness t
1
38mm :=
gross area of connected flange plate A
g
t
1
420 mm 15960 mm
2
= :=
net area of connected part A
net
min t
1
420mm 2 D
h
1.5mm + ( )

0.85 A
g
,

13566 mm = :=

Tension capacity of flange plate
T
cap
min
y
A
g
F
yPL
A
net
F
uPL
, ( ) 3565.31 kN = :=
T.cap (3002.36kN) > F.tot/2 (2039.65KN): therefore OK
Check for tensi on capaci ty of i nner fl ange pl ate
t
1
38mm :=
gross area of connected flange plate
A
g1
t
1
160 mm 6080 mm
2
= :=
net area of connected part
A
net1
min t
1
160mm D
h
1.5mm + ( )

0.85 A
g1
,

4883 mm = :=
Tension capacity of flange plate
T
cap1
2min
y
A
g1
F
yPL
A
net1
F
uPL
, ( ) 2716.42 kN = :=
T.cap (2287.51kN) > F.tot/2 (2039.65kN): therefore OK
check for tensi on capaci ty of col umn fl ange;
effective thickness of column flange
t
eff
T
c
40 mm = :=
gross area of connected column flange
A
gf
t
eff
W
c
16080 mm
2
= :=
net area of connected part
A
netf
min A
gf
2 D
h
1.5mm + ( ) t
eff
0.85 A
gf
,

13560 mm
2
= :=
tension capacity of column flange
T
capf
min
t
A
gf
F
y350
A
netf
F
u350
, ( ) 4576.5 kN = :=
T.capf (4576.5kN) > F.tot (4079.29kN): therefore OK
Check for Bl ock shear capaci ty of col umn fl ange:
shear length
L
v
320mm 50mm + 370 mm = :=
tensile length
L
t
W
c
240mm
2
81 mm = :=
gross area subjected to shear
A
gv
2 L
v
T
c
29600 mm
2
= :=
gross area subjected to tension
A
gt
2 L
t
T
c
6480 mm
2
= :=
net area subjected to shear
A
nv
A
gv
9 D
h
1.5mm + ( ) T
c

18260 mm
2
= :=
net area subjected to shear
A
nt
A
gt
1 D
h
1.5mm + ( ) T
c

5220 mm
2
= :=
tension lag factor coefficient
U
bs
1 :=

Block shear capacity
R
nb1
min 0.6 F
u350
A
nv
( ) 0.6 F
y350
A
gv
,

U
bs
F
u350
A
nt
+ 5459.4 kN = :=
R.nb1 (5459.4kN) > F.tot (4079.29kN): therefore OK
Check for Bl ock shear capaci ty of col umn web:
shear length L
vw
2 110mm 50mm + ( ) 320 mm = :=
tensile length L
tw
440mm :=
gross area subjected to shear A
gvw
L
vw
t
c
6752 mm
2
= :=
gross area subjected to tension A
gtw
L
tw
t
c
9284 mm
2
= :=
net area subjected to shear A
nvw
A
gvw
3 D
h
1.5mm + ( ) t
c

4758.05 mm
2
= :=
net area subjected to shear A
ntw
A
gtw
4 D
h
1.5mm + ( ) T
c

4244 mm
2
= :=
tension lag factor coefficient U
bs
1 :=
Block shear capacity
R
nb2
min 0.6 F
u350
A
nvw
( ) 0.6 F
y350
A
gvw
,

U
bs
F
u350
A
ntw
+ 2395.86 kN = :=
R.nb2 (2395.86kN) > F.w (1239.77kN): therefore
OK
Check for compressi on capaci ty of i nner fl ange pl ate:
resistance factor for compression
c
0.9 :=
max effective length for buckling L 100mm := thickness of plate t
g
38mm :=
max available dispersed length w
d1
160mm :=
gross area subjected to compressive
force
A
gfi
w
d1
t
g
6080 mm
2
= :=
r
yy
t
g
2
12
10.97 mm = :=
min radius of gyration
effective length factor K 1 :=

modulus of elasticity of steel
E 200GPa :=
elastic critical buckling stress
F
e

2
E
K L
r
yy

2
2.38 10
4
MPa = :=
K L
r
yy
9.12 =
design compressive strength
R
nc

c
F
yPL
A
gfi
1358.21 kN = :=
R.nc (1358.21kN) > F.tot/4(1094kN): therefore
OK
Wel d check for fl ange rei nforcement Pl ate to fl ange:
net shear force acting on reinf plate
F
bp
F
tot
T
capf
198.71 kN = :=