MOMEN CONNECTION DESIGN (AISC 2005)

a. Design Parameters:
- Load Design :
- Load factor (Vu) = 112.9 kN
- Moment Ultimate (Mu) = 272.3 kN.m
- Bolt Properties :
- Bolt Diameters (db) = 20 mm
- Bolt Strength = "A325M-X"
- Number of Bolts (Nb) = 12 nos
- Steel Profile Parameters :
- Beam flens thickness = 20 mm
- Column flens thickness = 20 mm
- Yield Strength (fy) = 250 MPa
- Fractur strength (Fu) = 400 MPa
- Spacing between Bolts (s) = 150 mm
- Length edge (Le) = 50 mm

b. Allowable edge distance in any direction :

Le_min : db = 16 mm = 28 mm
db = 20 mm = 34 mm
db = 22 mm = 38 mm
db = 24 mm = 42 mm
db = 27 mm = 48 mm
db = 30 mm = 52 mm
db = 36 mm = 64 mm
db > 36 mm = 1.75*db mm

Thus, Le_min = 34 mm
c. Allowable distance between bolt in any direction :
S_min 2.667*db = 53.34 mm

d. Calculated Lc for consider bearing strength :

- Hole diameter for Bolts :
h: - db + 2 mm if db < 22 mm
- db +3 mm if otherwise

Thus, h = 22 mm

- Steel thickness to calculated bearing strength :

t:= min ((tK, Tt)) = 20 mm

- Ultimate Shear force must be carried out to each bolt :

Ru = 9.408 kN
Vu 
Nb
 - Bearing strength of bolt on the Top and Bottom :
h
Lc  Le  = 39 mm
2
ϕRn1 = 0.75*min(1.2*Lc*t*Fu, 2.4*db*t*Fu) = 280.80 kN

Check : "OK" if ΦRn1 > Vu = -(OK)-

- Bearing strength of other bolts :

Lc = s - h = 128 mm

ϕRn1 = 0.75*min(1.2*Lc*t*Fu, 2.4*db*t*Fu) = 288 kN

Check : "OK" if ΦRn1 > Vu = -(OK)-

e. Shear - Tension Interactions :

Fnv = if Bolt Type "A307M" = 165 MPa

if Bolt Type "A325M-N" = 330 MPa
if Bolt Type "A325M-X" = 414 MPa
if Bolt Type "A490M-N" = 414 MPa
if Bolt Type "A490M-X" = 520 MPa

Thus, Fnv = 414 MPa

2
Sectional Area of a Bolt (Ab = 0.25*π*db^2) = 314.16 mm

Shear strength a bolt (ϕRn-shear= 0.75*Fnv*Ab) = 97.55 kN

Check Shear Strength "OK" if Vu < ϕRn-shear = -(OK)-

f. Shear stress due to load factor in a bolt :

Vu
fv  = 29.95 MPa
Ab
g. Tension force on each bolts (rut) :

rut = Mu/4*s if Nb = 6
Mu/8*s if Nb = 8
Mu/12*s if Nb = 10
Mu/18*s if Nb = 12
Thus, rut = 100.86 kN

Fnt = if Bolt Type "A307M" = 310 MPa

if Bolt Type "A325M-N" = 620 MPa
if Bolt Type "A325M-X" = 620 MPa
if Bolt Type "A490M-N" = 780 MPa
 if Bolt Type "A490M-X" = 780 MPa
Thus, Fnt = 620 MPa

Reduction factor ϕ = 0.75

h. Nominal tension stress which modified for entering shear stress effect :

 Fnt 
F 'nt  min 1.3 * Fnt  * f v , Fnt  = 620.00 MPa
  * Fnv 

Tension strength design (ϕRn-tension = 0.75*F'nt*Ab) = 146.08 kN

Check tension strength "OK" if rut < ϕRn-tension : = -(OK)-