Beam to Column Moment Connection with End Plate as per IS 800 : 2007

Section Properties:

a. Supported Beam

Yield Strength, fy,b1 = 345 N/mm2

Ultimate Tensile Strength, fu,b1 = 490 N/mm2
Depth of the beam, hb1 = 300 mm
Thickness of web, tw,b1 = 8 mm
Thickness of flange, tf,b1 = 12 mm
Width of flange, bf,b1 = 180 mm

b. Supporting member

Yield Strength, fy,2 = 345 N/mm2

2
Ultimate Tensile Strength, fu,2 = 490 N/mm
Thickness of supporting element, t2 = 25 mm
Thickness of web, tw,2 = 10 mm
Width of flange, bf,2 = 325 mm

c. End Plate

2
Yield Strength, fy,p = 345 N/mm
2
Ultimate Tensile Strength, fu,p = 490 N/mm
Depth of End Plate, hp = 820 mm
Width of End Plate, bp = 320 mm
Thickness, tp = 12 mm

d. Haunch Plate

Yield Strength, fy,h = 345 N/mm2

Ultimate Tensile Strength, fu,h = 490 N/mm2
Depth of Haunch Plate, hh = 300 mm
Thickness, th = 8 mm
Force details at the connection:

Factored Moment, Mu = 75 kN-m for Load Case 215

Factored Shear, Vsb = 36 kN
Factored Tension, Tb = 0 kN

Partial Safety factors, γM0 = 1.1 Table 5, IS 800-2007

γmb = 1.25
Bolt Group

Grade of bolt = 8.8

Ultimate tensile stress of bolts, fub = 800 N/mm2

Yield Stress of the bolt, fyb = 640 N/mm2

Nominal Diameter of the bolt, d = 20

Diameter of the bolt hole, do = 22 mm

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Nominal shank area of the bolt, Asb = 314.2 mm

Net Shear area of bolt at threads, Anb = 245 mm2

No. of shear planes with threads

intercepting the shear plane, nn = 1

No. of shear planes without threads

intercepting the shear plane, ns = 0

End distance, e1 = 45 mm

Edge distance, e2 = 50 mm

Edge distance on beam side, e2,b = 1.25 mm

Pitch, p3 = 120 mm

Bolt / row spacing = 65 mm

Number of rows of bolts, n1 = 7 no's

Total Number of bolts = 14 no's

Shear in Bolts
Vsb ≤ Vdsb

Design Strength of bolt in shear, Vdsb = Vnsb / γmb

Nominal Shear Capacity of bolt, Vnsb =

= 113.2 kN

Design Strength of bolt in shear, Vdsb = 90.54 kN

Shear strength of the bolt group = 1268 kN > Vsb OK

Tension in Bolts

Tension in ith row of bolt

due to Moment, Ti =

Distance of the ith row of bolt

from center of rotation, yi = 660 mm

= 1.619 m2

Tension in bolt row next to the

tension flange of the beam, T1 = 30.58 kN

Tension in each bolt = 15.29 kN

Design tensile strength of bolt, Tdb = Tnb / γmb

Nominal tensile capacity of bolt, Tnb = 0.9 fub An < fyb Asb (γmb / γm0)

= 176.4 kN

Tdb = 141.15 kN > Tu OK

Tensile strength of the bolt group = 1976 kN

Combined Shear and Tension in Bolts

= 0.01 < 1 OK

End Plate

Distance from the center of the bolt

to the toe of weld, lv = 50 mm

End distance, le = 51 mm

Effective length of end plate per bolt, =w 160 mm

Allowable Prying load, Qall = 141.15-15.29

= 125.86 kN

Moment at the toe of the weld = Tlv - Qle

= 15.29*50/1000 - 125.86*51.25/1000
 = -5.69 kN-m

Moment Capacity of the plate =

= 1.81 kN-m > -5.69 OK

Proof Stress in bolt, fo = 0.7*fub

= 560 N/mm2
Prying Load, Q =

where β = 2

γ = 1.5

Q = 6.67 < Qall OK

Beam Compression flange

Total Compression in the flange, Fc = 138.3 kN

Capacity of beam flange =

= 677.5 kN OK

Column flange against compression

Capacity of Column flange =

= 2548 kN OK

Weld

Size of fillet weld i.e., leg length, s = 6 mm

Effective weld throat thickness, a = 0.7*s
= 4.2 mm OK

Design capacity of fillet weld, fwd = 0.794 kN/mm

for Shear

Length of weld requied for Shear = 45.35 mm

Actual length of weld provided = 552 mm OK

for Tension

Length of weld requied for Tension = 174.2 mm

Actual length of weld provided = 928 OK

Summary of the Connection Design

Size of end plate = 220 mm x 820 mm x 12 mm

Grade of Bolts = 8.8

Bolt diameter = 20 mm

No. of bolts = 14 no's

End distance, e1 = 45 mm

Edge distance, e2 = 50 mm

Edge distance on beam side, e2,b = 1.3 mm

Pitch, p3 = 120 mm

Bolt row spacing = 65 mm