Client : xxxxxx Project : AL WAHA VIP Connection Part: Plate connection for Bottom and Top Chord of Truss

and Mast

PIN PLATE CONNECTION DESIGN I. Design Criteria A. Image CODE REFERENCE: BS 5950-1-2000

B. Factored Loads V1 := 0 kN Tu := 94.68kN Muw := 0 kN m Mus := 0 kN m Factored Shear Load Factored Tension/Compression Load Factored Total Moment Factored Total Moment Note : load mentioned above are maximum for all cases C. Properties Section Properties of Steel Pipe dp := 88.9 mm tp := 3.2 mm Ap := 8.62cm
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Tu = 9.468 10 N Muw = 0 N mm

Outside diameter of pipe thickness of pipe Area of Pipe

Properties of Steel Plate : Fy := 275 N mm

2

yield strength of steel

Fy = 275 MPa

Pin bolts Properties : ab := 25mm nb := 2 Fyb := 640 N mm N mm

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Pin Bolt Diameter Number of Bolts Pin Bolt yield strength Note: Grade 8.8

Fub := 880

Pin bolt ultimate strength

Fbb := 1000

N mm
2

Bearing Strenght of Bolt

Minimum Properties of the pin based on BS 5950-1-2000

Ar :=

Tu Fy

Required Area for the pin plate

Ar = 344.291 mm

tpp := 16mm

thickness of the pin plate (iterate this) Hole diameter

ph := ab + 3mm = 28 mm D1p := Ar tpp

D1p = 21.518 mm

D1edge := 1.25 ab = 31.25 mm See table 29 for minimum edge

D2p :=

Ar tpp

D2p = 21.518 mm

distance(Use 1.4 for hand flame cut edge) D2edge := 1.25 ab = 31.25 mm

D3p :=

Ar tpp
0.67 A r

D3p = 21.518 mm

D3edge := 1.25 ab = 31.25 mm

D4 :=

tpp tpp
0.25

D4 = 64 mm

Duse := 40mm Apuse := 2Duse tpp Area of the pin plate to be used Apuse = 1.28 10 mm
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D. Design calculations D. 1 PLATE CALCULATIONS D.1.1 Check for Shearing Capacity fpv := 0.5 Fy Apuse = 176 kN Actual Shear capacity of the plate

Vcheck := if fpv Tu , "Shear Capacity Passed" , "Increase Dimension" Vcheck = "Shear Capacity Passed" D . 1.2 Check for Bearing Capacity py := Fy py = 275 MPa fpb := 0.8 py ph tpp = 98.56 kN

Bearing Capacity of the Plate

B check := if fpb Tu , "Bearing Capacity Passed" , "Increase Dimension" B check = "Bearing Capacity Passed" D. 1. 3 Check for Moment capacity

Zpw :=

D4 tpp
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Section modulus at weak axis section moment capacity

fmpw := 1.0 Fy Zpw = 0.751 kN m

Mcheck := if fmpw Muw , "Weak Axis Moment Capacity Passed" , "Increase Dimension" Mcheck = "Weak Axis Moment Capacity Passed" Zps := tpp 2D4 + ab
6

)2

Section modulus at strong axis Section moment capacity

fmps := 1.0 Fy Zps = 17.167 kN m

Mcheck2 := if fmps Mus , "Strong Axis Moment Capacity Passed" , "Increase Dimension" Mcheck2 = "Strong Axis Moment Capacity Passed"

D. 2 DESIGN OF BOLT D .2.1 DESIGN FOR BEARING OF BOLT effb := ab 3 mm Avb := effb
4
2

effective diameter of bolt

2

= 380.133 mm

Area for Bearing Bearing capacity of the bolt

fbb := nb Fbb Avb = 760.265 kN

BBcheck := if fbb Tu , "Bolt passed for bearing" , "Increase bolt diameter" BBcheck = "Bolt passed for bearing" fbb Factor of safety for bearing of bolt FSb := = 8.03 Tu

Note: must be greater than 1 since load are already factored by 1.4

D. 2.2 SHEAR RESISTANCE OF THE BOLT fvb := nb 0.6 Fy Avb

1.25

= 100.355 kN

shear capacity of the bolt

BBcheck3 := if fvb Tu , "Bolt passed for shearing" , "Increase bolt diameter"

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BBcheck3 = "Bolt passed for shearing" FS1 := fvb Tu = 1.06 factor of safety for shearing of bolt Note: must be greater than 1 since load are already factored by 1.4

D. 2.2 BENDING RESISTANCE OF THE BOLT

0.8 ab Fyb 32 1.25
3

fmb :=

= 0.628 kN m

Bending capacity of the bolt

Fm := Tu

tpp
2 nb

= 0.379 m kN

Bending Moment on the bolt due to tension or compression

BBcheck4 := if fmb Fm , "Bolt passed for bending " , "Increase bolt diameter" BBcheck4 = "Bolt passed for bending "

D.3 DESIGN FOR WELD lw := 2 D4 + ph = 156 mm Fyw := 355 N mm N mm

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Length of weld Yield strength of Weld for Class 35

Fuw := 440

Tensile strength of Weld for Class 35 Weld thickness effective weld thickness for fillet weld

tw := 6 mm tth := 0.7 tw = 4.2 mm fvw := min 0.5 Fuw lw tth

0.55 Fyw l w tth

load resistance of the weld

fvw = 127.928 kN Wcheck := if fvw V1 , "Weld passed for shear " , "Increase weld thickness" Wcheck = "Weld passed for shear "

Wcheck2 := if fvw Tu , "Weld passed for Tension " , "Increase weld thickness" Wcheck2 = "Weld passed for Tension "