CONNECTING SCREW DESIGN (ASD) -

DESIGN - SELF TAPPING SCREWS (ALLOWABLE STRENGTH DESIGN, ASD), AS PER AAMA TIR-A9-14
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* INPUT -
SCREW FORCE DETAILS -
Tensile force (X), Na ≔ 550.3 N | (Refer the above
Shear force (Y), V1 ≔ 649.2 N | calculation)
Shear force (Z), V2 ≔ 64.4 N |

SCREW SPECIFICATION -
Screw head, Sh ≔ “Hexa Head”
Screw designation, Sd ≔ “ST 4.2” (ISO 1478-Table 1)
Grade, Gf ≔ “A4-70” (BS EN ISO 3506 1-Table 2)
No. of screw in connection, Nb ≔ 1 (-)
No. of shear plane in connection, Sp ≔ 1

CONNECTED PART SPECIFICATION -

Thickness of connected material, t ≔ 2.5 mm (Mullion wall thickness)
Grade, Gc ≔ “ALUM 6063-T6”

* SOLUTION -
Thread diameter, TD = 4.2 mm (ISO 1478-Table 1,Thread size)
Nominal diameter, D = 4.04 mm (ISO 1478-Table 1,d1)
Minor diameter, K = 2.95 mm (ISO 1478-Table 1,d2)
Charac. yeild strength of screw, fys = 450 MPa
Charac. ultimate strength of screw, fus = 700 MPa
Charac. yeild strength of material, fyc = 160 MPa
Charac. ultimate strength of material, fuc = 195 MPa
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Resultant shear(Y-Z), Va ≔ ⎛⎝V1 2 + V2 2 ⎞⎠ = 0.65 kN
Tensile force per screw, Ft.Ed ≔ ⎛⎝Na ÷ Nb⎞⎠ = 0.55 kN
Shear force per screw, Fv.Ed ≔ Va ÷ ⎛⎝Sp ⋅ Nb⎞⎠ = 0.65 kN
Screw stress area, As ≔ ⎛⎝π ⋅ K 2 ⎞⎠ ÷ 4 = 6.83 mm 2 (AAMA TIR-A9-14-Eq-7.3)
Section modulus, Zs ≔ ⎛⎝π ⋅ K 3 ⎞⎠ ÷ 32 = 2.52 mm 3
Edge distance, e1 ≔ 3 ⋅ D = 12.12 mm (Min. 1.5, Cl 8.3.2)

Allowable stress design, SF Ω≔3 (Safety factor, Cl 6.0)

TENSION RESISTANCE - Fyt.Rd ≔ 0.75 ⋅ As ⋅ fys = 2.31 kN ; Fut.Rd ≔ As ⋅ fus ÷ Ω = 1.59 kN

Allowable tensile force per screw, Ft.Rd ≔ min ⎛⎝Fyt.Rd , Fut.Rd⎞⎠ = 1.59 kN
(AAMA TIR-A9-14-Eq-10.4, 10.5) U1 ≔ Ft.Ed ÷ Ft.Rd = 0.35 ; U1 = 0.35

⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎛ ⎞⎞
SHEAR RESISTANCE - Fyv.Rd ≔ 0.75 ⋅ ⎝fys ÷ ‾‾ 3 ⎠ ⋅ As = 1.3 kN ; Fuv.Rd ≔ ⎝fus ÷ ⎝ ‾‾
3 ⋅ Ω⎠⎠ ⋅ As = 0.9 kN
Allowable shear force per screw, Fv.Rd ≔ min ⎛⎝Fyv.Rd , Fuv.Rd⎞⎠ = 0.92 kN
(AAMA TIR-A9-14-Eq-7.5) U2 ≔ Fv.Ed ÷ Fv.Rd = 0.71 ; U2 = 0.71

BEARING RESISTANCE - Htf = 1 (Pan head = 1; Flat Head = 0.5)

Allowable bearing is screw & connected part, Fb1.Rd ≔ e1 ⋅ t ⋅ fus ⋅ Htf ÷ Ω = 7.07 kN ; Fb2.Rd ≔ e1 ⋅ t ⋅ fuc ⋅ Htf ÷ Ω = 1.97 kN
Allowable bearing force per screw, Fb.Rd ≔ min ⎛⎝Fb1.Rd , Fb2.Rd⎞⎠ = 1.97 kN
(AAMA TIR-A9-14-Eq-8.4 & 8.14) U3 ≔ Fv.Ed ÷ Fb.Rd = 0.33 ; U3 = 0.33

COMBINED SHEAR AND TENSION - 2 2

(AAMA TIR-A9-14-Eq-7.6) U4 ≔ ⎛⎝Ft.Ed ÷ Ft.Rd⎞⎠ + ⎛⎝Fv.Ed ÷ Fv.Rd⎞⎠ = 0.62 ; U4 = 0.62

Maximum_Utilization = 0.71 MUC = “SAFE”

BENDING RESISTANCE - (As per BS EN 1999 1 1 & BS EN 1992 4)

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