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Calculations of the connection: Beam/Beam - Clip -

Calculations1

General Information

Main beam: IPE 270

Material: S 235
Hb1 = 270 mm Beam height
Wb1 = 135 mm Beam width
twb1 = 6.6 mm Web thickness
tFb1 = 10.2 mm Flange thickness
Ab = 45.94 cm2 Section area
Iby = 5789.78 cm4 Moment of inertia
fyb = 235 MPa Resistance

Secondary beam IPE 270

Material: S 235
Hb1 = 270 mm Beam height
Wb1 = 135 mm Beam width
twb1 = 6.6 mm Web thickness
tFb1 = 10.2 mm Flange thickness
Ab = 45.94 cm2 Section area
Iby = 5789.78 cm4 Moment of inertia
fyb = 235 MPa Resistance

Fin plate:

Material: S 235
hp = 225 mm Plate height
bp = 90 mm Plate width
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tp = 8 mm Plate thickness
fyp = 235 MPa Resistance

Bolts:

Bolts connecting fin plate with secondary beam:

d= 16 mm Diameter
cl = 10.9 Class
nh = 1 Number of columns
nv = 4 Number of rows
n= 4 Number of bolts
d1u = 27 mm Distance to upper edge of fin plate
d1l = 27 mm Distance to lower edge of fin plate
d2u = 45 mm Distance to right edge of fin plate
d2l = 45 mm Distance to left edge of fin plate
a1;b1;c1 = 57;57;57; mm Row spacing
a2;b2;c2 = - mm Column spacing

Welds:

am = 7 mm Thickness of weld connecting fin plate with main beam

Safety factors:

M0 = 1
M1 = 1
M2 = 1.25
M3 = 1.25

Case: Case 1:

Nodal forces:

N= 91.5 kN
M= 0 kNm
V= 38.7 kN

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Bolt connecting fin plate with secondary beam

Ft,Rd = 113.04 kN Tension resistance of a single bolt [tab. 3.4]
Fv,Rd = 96.51 kN Shear resistance of a single bolt [tab. 3.4]

Bolt bearing to the main beam web:

Fvb1x,Rd = 49.28 kN Resistance of bolt for bearing to beam in [tab. 3.4]

horizontal (x) direction
Fvb1z,Rd = 40.83 kN Resistance of bolt for bearing to beam in [tab. 3.4]
vertical (z) direction
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Bolt bearing to the fin plate:

Fvb2x,Rd = 76.8 kN Resistance of bolt for bearing to fin plate in [tab. 3.4]
horizontal (x) direction
Fvb2z,Rd = 46.08 kN Resistance of bolt for bearing to fin plate in [tab. 3.4]
vertical (z) direction

Forces acting in bolts in the secondary beam - fin plate connection

Bolt shear:

es = 48.3 mm Distance between center of a bolt group of an fin plate and center of the
beam web
M0 = 1.87 kNm Moment from vertical force
FMx= 9.84 kN Forces in bolt in direction X from moment M0
FMz = 0 kN Forces in bolt in direction Z from moment M0
Fvz = 9.68 kN Force in bolt in direction Z from vertical force
F x= 32.71 kN Total shear force in direction X
Fz = 9.68 kN Total shear force in direction Z
FxRd = 49.28 kN Design capacity of a bolt for shear in direction X
FzRd = 40.83 kN Design capacity of a bolt for shear in direction Z

Verification capacity of a single bolt in X and Z direction:

Abs(Fx) / FxRd = 0.66 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (66%)

Abs(Fz) / FzRd = 0.24 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (24%)

Block tearing
fin plate

Ant = 2.08 cm2 Net area of the section in tension

Anv = 10.8 cm 2
Area of the section in shear
Veff,Rd = 176.48 kN Design capacity of a section weakened by [3.10.2]
openings

Verification of fin plate for block tearing:

Abs(V) / Veff,Rd = 0.22 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (22%)

Beam

Ant = 1.72 cm2 Net area of the section in tension

Anv = 9.04 cm 2
Area of the section in shear
Veff,Rd = 147.39 kN Design capacity of a section weakened by [3.10.2]
openings

Verification of secondary beam for block tearing:

Abs(V) / Veff,Rd = 0.26 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (26%)

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Verification welds joining fin plate with main beam

Aw = 15.75 cm2 Total area of welds
Awz = 15.75 cm2 Area of vertical welds
Awx = 0 cm2 Area of horizontal welds
lx = 664.45 cm4 Moment of inertia of welds about X axis
ly = 0.65 cm4 Moment of inertia of welds about Y axis
lo = 665.11 cm4 Polar moment of inertia of welds
em = 112.5 mm Distance between center of a bolt group of a fin plate and center of the
beam web
M0 = 0.43 kNm Moment from vertical force
M0t = 1.87 kNm Moment from vertical force and bending
Mx = 7.22 MPa Tangent stress in x direction from moment M 0
Mz = -0.02 MPa Tangent stress in z direction from moment M 0
vz = 24.57 MPa Tangent stress in z direction from vertical force
w = 0.8 Appropriate correlation factor [tab.4.1]

Verification of welds:

Sqrt[(2 + 3( Mx2+ ( Mz+ vz)2)] <= fu / (w* M2); 100.07 MPa < 360 MPa The condition is satisfied (28%)

<= 0,9*fu / M2; 89.71 MPa < 259.2 MPa The condition is satisfied (35%)

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Additional condition

Verification of notched section (secondary beam) for combined bending and shear

An = 15.05 cm2 Cross-sectional area

Z n= 135 mm Distance from centroid to the beam top
ln = 1493 cm4 Second moment of area
Wel,n = 571.82 Elastic modulus
Av,n= 10.3 cm2 Shear area

Verification shear resistance of the notch section:

V <= Vnpl,Rd; 38.7 < 171.2 The condition is satisfied (22.61%)

Verification design moment resistance of the notch section:

M <= Mnel,Rd; 0 < 134.38 The condition is satisfied (0%)

Verification condition of secondary beam web in tension:

N / NRd,b = 0.53 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (53%)

Verification condition of fin plate in tension:

N / NRd,a = 0.3 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (30%)

Verification condition of secondary beam web in shear:

V / VRd,b = 0.35 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (35%)

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Verification condition of fin plate in shear:

V / VRd,a = 0.15 < 1.0 The condition is satisfied (15%)

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Final verification

Verification of connection FEd force FRd - capacity Ratio FEd/FRd

Capacity of single bolt connecting fin plate
Fx = 32.71 kN Fx,Rd = 49.28 kN 66 %
with secondary beam in X direction
Capacity of single bolt connecting fin plate
Fz = 9.68 kN Fz,Rd = 40.83 kN 24 %
with secondary beam in Z direction
Block tearing - fin plate V = 19.35 kN Veff,Rd = 176.48 kN 22 %
Block tearing - beam V = 38.7 kN Feff,Rd = 147.39 kN 26 %
Weld connecting fin plate with main beam 100.07 MPa 360 MPa 28 %
Shear resistance of the notch section 38.7 kN 171.2 kN 22.61 %
Design moment resistance of the notch
0 kN 134.38 kN 0%
section

Connection verification:

The connection conforms to the (EN 1993-1-8:2005/AC:2009)

Additional remarks
Warnings:
1.The condition of minimum and maximum bolt spacing (table 3.3) is not satisfied: