Contents

1. Beam Splice Connection

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

General
Internal Forces
Resistance of the beam's cross section
Resistance of the Flange Plates
Resistance of the Web Plates

2. Input data of the connection

2.1 Data of Beam
2.2 Data of Flange Plates
2.3 Data of Web Plates

3. Strength Results - Node : 1 LC : 1

3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

Applied Moments and Forces

Beam's Cross Section Resistance
Resutls for Flange Plate
Results for Web Plate

4. Summary
4.1 Summary Table
4.2 Legend

1. Beam Splice Connection

1.1 General
The program supports beam splice connections with web and flange
blades.
The type can be bolted, welded or mixed.
There is no restriction in the geometry, the steel qualities (beam, bolts)
and the cross section types that can be used.
In the flanges of the beam the user may also use supplementary plates
in order to increase the resistance of the bolts in shear and the flange
plates in axial forces and bearing. In the web the user may select one or
two UPN sections instead of plates.

1.2 Internal Forces

The distribution of the applied forces to the flange plates is performed as
follows:
a) The axial force NSd is distributed according to the areas of the plates

b) The moment MSd according to the stiffness of the plates

c) The shear is considered to be (totally) applied to the web plates
The distribution of the connection forces to the web plates is based upon
their distance from the bolts center, with the maximum shear force in
one bolt becoming form the following equation:
2

V
M
( n x 1 ) x + Nsd,w + Msd,w ( n z 1 ) z
Vb,max = sd,w + sd,w

Ip
2
Ip
2
n

where,
VSd,w = is the design shear force applied at the web plates
MSd,w = is the design moment applied at the web plates
NSd,w = is the design axial force applied at the web plates
Ip = ri 2
nx
= the number of the bolt columns at web's splice
nz
= the number of the bolt rows at web's splice
Dx
= the distance between the bolt columns at web's splice
Dy
= the distance between the bolt rows at web's splice
The ability of the connection to resist to the design loads, is calculated
by the resistance of it's basic components.
The procedure is divided in three main parts:
a) the calculation of the resistance of the beam's cross section by
taking under consideration the holes that may exist for a bolted or
mixed connection
b) the calculation of the resistance of the flange plates
c) the calculation of the resistance of the web plates

1.3 Resistance of the beam's cross section

The program checks the ability of the cross section to resist the applied
forces using the provisions of EC3 chapter 5.4 for moment, axial, and
shear resistance of the cross sections. It must be noticed that the
program is taking into account the existence of the fastener holes in
case of bolted or mixed connections.

1.4 Resistance of the Flange Plates

The flange plates are checked for their ability to resist in tension and
bearing. Also the flange bolts and welds are checked in shear force
equal to:
M sd
Fv, f =
+ N f, p
hb + t f, p
where:
hb = the beam's height
tf,p= the flange plate's thickness
Nf,p= the axial force at the flange plate
a) The resistance of the plates in tension is performed by using the

formulas of the paragraph 5.43 of EC3 which are:

A fy
Np,Rd =
, for the cross section
m0

u, Rd

= 0.9

f
net u , for the net cross section

m2

The final strength of the plate in tension is the minimum of the two
above values:
NRd = min ( Np, Rd , Nu, Rd ) Fv, Rd
b) The resistance of the flange plates in bearing is performed by the
following formula:

F
=
b, Rd

2,5 a f d t
u
min F
/n
v, Rd b, f

mb

To calculate the resistance of the bolts in shear, the following EC3

equations are used:

0,6 f ub A s
, for bolt qualities 4.6 / 5.6 / 8.8
mb
0,5 f ub A s
=n
, for bolt qualities 4.8 / 5.8 / 10.9
mb
0,6 f ub A
=n
, if the shear plane passes through the unthreaded portion of the
mb

f v , Rd = n
f v , Rd
f v ,Rd

n: the number of shear planes

In the case of a mixed or welded connection, the resistance of the
weldes is also being checked , using the following formula:
fu
Fv, wd =
Fv, f / n w a w l w
3 bw mw

1.5 Resistance of the Web Plates

The web plates are checked for their resistance in shear, in bearing and
in rupture (block shear). Additional checks of the resistance of the web
bolts in shear, of the beam's web in rupture and the welds resestance (if
they exist) are being performed.

The check of the bolts in shear and the web plates in bearing are
similar to those of the flange plates.

The check of the web pltes in shear is based upon the following
formula:
A v fy
Vp, Rd =
Vsd / n
3 m0

The check of the plates and the beams cross section in rupture
(block shear) is based upon the paragraph 6.8.2 of EC3 and

specfically on the formula:

Veff , Rd = f y
where:
A v, eff

3 A v, eff

m0 Vsd

= t L v, eff

In the case of a welded or mixed connection the welds resistance is

checked as follows:
fu
2 + f2
f s = f sx
sy Fv, wd =
w mw 3
where:
M sw y
f sx =
n ( Ix + Iy )
w
w
Vsd
M sw x
f sy =
+
w a w
n ( Ix + Iy )
w
w
where:
Ix

, Iy : the moments of inertia of the welding (for each side)

w
w :
the length of the weld
Msw:
the moment which is applied to the welds
n: the number of the web plates (1 or 2)
aw:
the thickness of the weld
w

2. Input data of the connection

2.1. Data of Beam

Type............................................................
...... IPE360
Steel
grade............................................................
Fe430
Height..........................................................
......... 360 mm
Width...........................................................
......... 170 mm
Web
thickness..........................................................
.... 8 mm
Flange
thickness........................................................
12.7 mm

2.2. Data of Flange Plates

Plate's
height...........................................................
400 mm

Plate's
width............................................................
170 mm
Plate's
thickness.........................................................
15 mm
Weld thickness
Af.......................................................... 5 mm
Bolts
type...............................................................
M22
Bolt's steel
grade...................................................... 10.9
Number of bolt
rows........................................................ 2
Number of bolt
columns..................................................... 3
Rows distance from plates
edge............................................ 45 mm
Columns distance from plates
edge......................................... 40 mm
Distance between bolt
columns............................................. 60 mm
Distance between bolt
rows................................................ 80 mm
Distance
W1...............................................................
60 mm
The shear plane passes trough the threaded por. of the
bolt............... NO
Suppemetary flange plates are
used........................................ NO

2.3. Data of Web Plates

Web plates
number.......................................................... 2
Use U-Sections instead of
plates.......................................... NO
Plate's
height...........................................................
400 mm
Plate's
width............................................................
280 mm
Plate's
thickness.........................................................
10 mm
Weld thickness
Aw.......................................................... 6 mm
Bolts
type...............................................................
M22
Bolt's steel
grade...................................................... 10.9

Number of bolt
rows........................................................ 4
Number of bolt
columns..................................................... 3
Rows distance from plates
edge............................................ 45 mm
Columns distance from plates
edge......................................... 40 mm
Distance between bolt
columns............................................. 45 mm
Distance between bolt
rows................................................ 50 mm
Distance
W1...............................................................
45 mm
The shear plane passes trough the threaded por. of the
bolt.............. YES

3. Strength Results - Node : 1 LC : 1

3.1. Applied Moments and Forces
Moment..........................................................
...... 121,50 KNm
Shear...........................................................
..... -143,50 kN
Axial...........................................................
...... 800,00 kN

3.2. Beam's Cross Section Resistance

Class of the cross
section.................................................

(Msd / Mrd) = (121,50 / 228,29) = 0,53 <

1.................................. O.K.
(Vsd / Vrd) = (-143,50 / 506,74) = 0,28 <
1................................. O.K.
(Nsd / Nrd) = (800,00 / 1817,50) = 0,44 <
1................................. O.K.

3.3. Resutls for Flange Plate

Bolt's Resistance in
Shear............................................
Bolt's Resistance in
Bearing..........................................

182,40 kN
133,49 kN

Strength of Bolts in
Shear............................................ 800,95
(Applied shear / Strength of Plate in Shear) = (459,74
= 0,57 < 1. O.K.
Strength of Plate in
Tension.......................................... 566,57
(Maximum Tension Force / Tension Strength) = (459,74 /
0,81 < 1... O.K.

kN
/ 800,95)
kN
566,57) =

3.4. Results for Web Plate

Bolt's Resistance in
Shear............................................ 242,40 kN
Bolt's Resistance in
Bearing........................................... 56,76 kN
(Max. Shear on bolt / Min. Shear Res. of bolt) = (43,42 / 56,76)
= 0,76 < 1. O.K.
Strength of plate in
rupture.......................................... 808,29 kN
Strength of beam in
rupture........................................... 415,69 kN
(Max. applied shear / Min. Res. in Rupture) = (-143,50 / 415,69)
= 0,35 < 1. O.K.
Strength of Plate in
Shear............................................ 808,29 kN
(Applied shear / Strength of Plate in Shear) = (-143,50 /
808,29) = 0,18 ... O.K.

4. Summary
4.1. Summary Table
Nodes
WPl_Sh
1
0,18

Loadcas
WPl_Ru
1
0,18

Maximum
MemMo
BeW_Ru FlPl_We
0,81
0,53
0,35
--

MemSh

MemAx

FlPBSh

FlPlT

WPl_BSh

0,28

0,44

0,57

0,81

0,76

WPl_We
--

4.2. Legend
Maximum
MemMo
MemSh
MemAx
FlPBSh

->
->
->
->
->

The Maximum ratio

Member in Moment
Member in Shear Force
Member in Axial Force
Flange Plate's Bolts in Shear

FlPlT
WPl_BSh
WPl_Sh
WPl_Ru
BeW_Ru
FlPl_We
WPl_We

->
->
->
->
->
->
->

Flange Plate in Tension

Web Plate's Bolts in Shear
Web Plate in Shear
Web Plate in Rupture
Beam's Web in Rupture
Welds in Flange Plate
Welds in Web Plate