The document describes the design of plate connections for a truss. It provides details on the member forces, plate and bolt properties, and designs the plate connections for the brace and bottom chord. The plate connection designs are checked for shear capacity of bolts, bearing capacity of bolts, bolts in shear and bearing, plate yielding, rupture and block tearing failure modes, and the plate is checked for buckling. All check calculations show the connection capacities exceed the required forces.
The document describes the design of plate connections for a truss. It provides details on the member forces, plate and bolt properties, and designs the plate connections for the brace and bottom chord. The plate connection designs are checked for shear capacity of bolts, bearing capacity of bolts, bolts in shear and bearing, plate yielding, rupture and block tearing failure modes, and the plate is checked for buckling. All check calculations show the connection capacities exceed the required forces.
The document describes the design of plate connections for a truss. It provides details on the member forces, plate and bolt properties, and designs the plate connections for the brace and bottom chord. The plate connection designs are checked for shear capacity of bolts, bearing capacity of bolts, bolts in shear and bearing, plate yielding, rupture and block tearing failure modes, and the plate is checked for buckling. All check calculations show the connection capacities exceed the required forces.
The document describes the design of plate connections for a truss. It provides details on the member forces, plate and bolt properties, and designs the plate connections for the brace and bottom chord. The plate connection designs are checked for shear capacity of bolts, bearing capacity of bolts, bolts in shear and bearing, plate yielding, rupture and block tearing failure modes, and the plate is checked for buckling. All check calculations show the connection capacities exceed the required forces.
Plate Properties:- Grade of Steel Plate = 316L Thickness of Plate (tp) = 12 mm Width of Plate for Brace = 255 mm Width of Plate for Bottom Chord = 255 mm Yield Strength (fy) = 170 N/mm² Ultimate Tensile Strength (fu) = 485 N/mm²
Bolts Properties for Brace :- Bolts Properties for Bottom Chord:-
Grade of Bolts = A4-80 Grade of Bolts
Dia of Bolts (d) = 12 mm Dia of Bolts (d) Dia of Hole (do) = 13 mm Dia of Hole (do) Tensile Stress Area (As) = 84.3 mm² Tensile Stress Area (As) Yield Strength (fy) = 600 N/mm² Yield Strength (fy) Ultimate Tensile Strength (fu) = 800 N/mm² Ultimate Tensile Strength (fu) γm2 = 1.25 γm2 αv = 0.6 αv
Bolts Arrangements for Brace :- Bolts Arrangements for Bottom Chord :-
No of Bolts = 4 No of Bolts No of Bolt Rows = 2 No of Bolt Rows No of Bolt Columns = 2 No of Bolt Columns Edge Distance (e1) = 40 mm Edge Distance (e1) Bolt to Bolt Distance (p1) = 80 mm Bolt to Bolt Distance (p1) Edge Distance (e2) = 75 mm Edge Distance (e2) Bolt to Bolt Distance (p2) = 105 mm Bolt to Bolt Distance (p2)
(A) Plate Check for Brace :-
Axial Force = 57 KN
(1) Shear Capacity of Bolts:-
No of Shear Plane = 2 Shear Capacity of Bolts (FVRd) = αvxfubxAs/γm2 = 64.74 KN (2) Bearing Capacity of Bolts:- Bearing Capacity (Fb,Rd) = k1xαbxfuxdxt/γm2 For End Bolt (k1) = Min { (2.8e2/do-1.7) , 2.5 } = 2.50 For Inner Bolt (k1) = Min { (1.4p2/do-1.7) , 2.5 } = 2.50 (k1) = 2.50 For End Bolt (αb) = Min {(e1/3do),(p1/3do-0.25),(fub/fu),1} = 1.000 Bearing Capacity (Fb,Rd) = 139.68 KN
(3) Bolts Check in Shear:-
Shear Capacity of One Bolt = 64.74 KN No of Bolts = 4 Shear Strength Bolt Group = 258.97 KN > 57 KN
(4) Bolts Check in Bearing:-
Bearing Capacity of Bolt = 139.68 KN No of Bolts = 4 Bearing Capacity of Bolts = 558.72 KN > 57 KN
(5) Plate Checks in Yielding:-
Gross Section Area of Plate (Ag) = 3060 mm² Tensile Strength of Plate = Ag.fy/γmo = 472.91 KN > 57 KN (6) Plate Checks in Rupture:- Net Section Area = 2748 mm² Strength of Plate = 0.9.Anet.fu/γm2 = 959.60 KN > 57 KN
(7) Plate Checks Block Tearing:-
Considering U-shape failure, Number of Shear Planes = 2 Net Area Subjected to Tension (Ant) = 1104 mm² Net Area Subjected to Shear (Anv) = 2412 mm² Block Tearing Strength Vrd = (fu.Ant/γm2)+(fy.Anv/√3.γmo) = 643.57 KN > 57 KN
(B) Plate Check for Bottom Chord:-
Axial Force = 40 KN
(1) Shear Capacity of Bolts:-
No of Shear Plane = 2 Shear Capacity of Bolts (FVRd) = αvxfubxAs/γm2 = 64.74 KN
(2) Bearing Capacity of Bolts:-
Bearing Capacity (Fb,Rd) = k1xαbxfuxdxt/γm2 For End Bolt (k1) = Min { (2.8e2/do-1.7) , 2.5 } = 2.50 For Inner Bolt (k1) = Min { (1.4p2/do-1.7) , 2.5 } = 2.50 (k1) = 2.50 For End Bolt (αb) = Min {(e1/3do),(p1/3do-0.25),(fub/fu),1} = 1.000 Bearing Capacity (Fb,Rd) = 139.68 KN
(3) Bolts Check in Shear:-
Shear Capacity of One Bolt = 64.74 KN No of Bolts = 6 Shear Strength Bolt Group = 388.45 KN > 40 KN
(4) Bolts Check in Bearing:-
Bearing Capacity of Bolt = 139.68 KN No of Bolts = 6 Bearing Capacity of Bolts = 838.08 KN > 40 KN
(5) Plate Checks in Yielding:-
Gross Section Area of Plate (Ag) = 3060 mm² Tensile Strength of Plate = Ag.fy/γmo = 472.91 KN > 40 KN (6) Plate Checks in Rupture:- Net Section Area = 2748 mm² Strength of Plate = 0.9.Anet.fu/γm2 = 959.60 KN > 40 KN
(7) Plate Checks Block Tearing:-
Considering U-shape failure, No of Shear Plane = 2 Net Area Subjected to Tension (Ant) = 1104 mm² Net Area Subjected to Shear (Anv) = 4020 mm² Block Tearing Strength Vrd = (fu.Ant/γm2)+(fy.Anv/√3.γmo) = 787.04 KN > 40 KN
(H) Plate P2/P3 Check in Buckling :-
Total Axial Force = 57 KN
Width Of Plate = 255 mm
Length Of Plate = 575 mm Thickness Of Plate = 12 mm (1) Plate Checks in Buckling:-
Radius Of Gyration (i) = 73.61 mm (about major axis)
Radius Of Gyration (i) = 3.46 mm (about minor axis) Imperfection Factor (α) = 0.49 Area (A) = 3060 mm² Lcr = 575 mm
