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1General

3Designresistancesofindividualfastenerssubjectedtoshearand/ortension

1.1Nominalvaluesoftheyieldstrength(fy)andultimatetensilestrength(fu)ofsteelgrades
Steelgrade
fy[N/mm2]
fu[N/mm2]

S235
235
360

S275
275
430

S355
355
510

S420
420
540

S460
460
560

1.2Resistanceofsectionsloadedinshearandbending
IncaseVEd0.5Vpl,Rdthemomentresistanceofasectionshouldbecalculatedbasedonreducedyield
strengthfy,r:

f y,r = (1 ) f y

2VEd

1
V

pl , Rd

1.3Recommendedvaluesofsafetyfactorsrelatedtojoints

Partialfactor

Value[]
1.0
1.25
1.25
1.1

2Generalitiesonboltsandboltedconnections

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.1Nominalvaluesoftheyieldstrength(fyb)andtheultimatetensilestrength(fub)

2.2Shankandstressareasofcommonboltsizes

2.3Holeclearances

t
d
d0
fur
A0

2.2Indicationsofendedgedistances,pitches

Directionforce
transfer

Directionforce
transfer

=platethickness
=nominalfastenerdiameter
=nominalholediameter
=nominalvalueultimatetensilestrengthrivet
=nominalholearea(rivetedconnections)

3.1Longconnections

WherethedistanceLjbetweenthecentresoftheend
fastenersinajoint,measuredinthedirectionofthe
forcetransfer(seefigureontheright),ismorethan
15.d,thedesignshearresistanceofallthefasteners

shouldbereducedbymultiplyingwithafactor Lf 1

NEd

NEd

L j 15 d
200 d

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4Preloadedbolts

6.2Designblocktearingresistance

CategoryB:
slipisnotpermittedinSLS;slipispermittedinULS
Designslipresistance:
k s n Fp,C 0,8 Ft,Ed,ser
Fs,Rd,ser

M3,ser

1) symmetricboltgroup,concentricloading:

, ,

2) boltgrouploadedeccentric:

, ,

CategoryC: slipisnotpermittedinSLSnorinULS
Designslipresistance:
k s n Fp,C 0,8 Ft,Ed
Fs,Rd

ks:

1.0 forholeswithnormalclearance
0.85 foroversizedholes

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netareasubjectedtotension
netareasubjectedtoshear

0.7 f

Ant:
Anv:

M3

Preload:

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5Injectionbolts
Designbearingstrength:F

kt:

ks:

1.0
1.2

forverificationinSLS(longduration)
forverificationinULS

1.0 forholeswithnormalclearance
<1.0 foroversizedholes(notfurtherspecifiedonthissheet)

7Welding
7.1Directionalmethod(combinedstressmethod)
2
2
2
w,Ed = + 3( + / / ) f w,d and 0.9

fu
fu
,where f w,d

w M2
M2

7.2Simplifiedmethod(averagestressmethod)

w,Ed =

FEd
fu

f w,d , where f w,d =

A eff
w M2 3

7.3WeldedconnectionstounstiffenedflangesofIorHsections
1) Effectivewidthofthetransversplateorflange:

b eff t w 2 s 7 k t f

6Deductionforfastenerholes

where:
for rolled sections: s = r

6.1Designresistanceofnetsectionofsteelplatesloadedintension
Strengthverification:

N,

Verificationofdeformationcapacity: A f

M2

0.9 A

for welded sections: s = a 2

t f f y,f
k
, but k 1.0
t p f y,p

bpis:widthoftransversplateorflange

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2) Effectivewidthofthetensionandcompression
zoneinthewebofIorHsection:

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Boltrowconsideredindividually
NonCircular
Circular
pattern
Pattern
eff,cp
eff,nc

Boltrow
location

Innerboltrow
2 m
4 m 1.25 e
(row3infig.1)
Endboltrow
smallest of:
smallest of:
(row2infig.1) 2 m

for welded sections: s =a c 2

4 m 1.25 e

m 2 e1

beff,wc

8Boltedbeamtocolumnconnections

Rolledsection

Boltrowconsideredindividually
NonCircular
Circular
pattern
Pattern
eff,cp
eff,nc

Boltrow
location
Adjacenttoa
stiffener
(row4infig.1)
Endboltrow
adjacenttoa
stiffener
(row1infig.1)

2 m

smallest of:
0.5 p m
2 m

m 2 e1 -(2 m 0.625 e)

4M pl,Rd

where:

m
2M pl,Rd n 2 Ft,Rd

1
M pl,Rd eff t f2 f y

4
n = smallest of e min and 1.25 m

Mode 3: FT,3,Rd 2Ft,Rd

smallest of:

2 e1 p

e1 0.5 p

2 m 0.625 e 0.5p

Boltrowconsideredaspartasboltgroup
Circular
NonCircular
Pattern
pattern
eff,cp
eff,nc

m p

Notrelevant

8.2DesignresistanceofaTstubflange(perboltrow)

m+n

smallest of:

m p

eff : see tables below

0.5 p m
-(2 m 0.625 e)

Notrelevant

tobeobtainedfromfigure2

8.5Valuesof eff,cp and eff,nc forboltsinstiffenedcolumnflangezones

8.1IndicationsofdimensionsforcalculationsonTstubsandequivalentTstubflanges

Mode 2: FT,2,Rd

2p

Slope1:2.5

Strengthofboltedconnectionsintensionzone

Mode 1: FT,1,Rd

Boltrowconsideredaspartasboltgroup
Circular
NonCircular
Pattern
pattern
eff,cp
eff,nc

2 m 0.625 e e1

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8.4Valuesof eff,cp and eff,nc forboltsinunstiffenedcolumnflangezones

for rolled sections: s = rc

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b eff,wc t fb 2 2 a b 5 (t fc +s)
where:

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e1

8.3Definitionsof eff

Mode1:

Boltrowconsideredindividually
eff,1 eff,nc but eff,1 eff,cp

Boltrowconsideredaspartasboltgroup
eff,1 eff,nc but eff,1 eff,cp

Mode2:

eff,2 eff, nc

eff,2 eff, nc

Fig1:Indicationsofboltrowlocationsincolumnflange

eff, cp effective lenght circular pattern, eff, nc effective lenght non-circular pattern

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tf tp

ex
mx

e m
em
m2

Leff
EquivalentTstub

em

Figure3:indicationsofdimensionsforthedeterminationoftheeffectivelengthforbolt
rowsinendplates

9Anglecleats

Figure2:graphsofcoefficientforthedeterminationofeffectivelengthsofboltrowsinstiffenedflange

zonesandendplates.
8.6Valuesof eff,cp and eff,nc forboltsinendplates

Boltrow
location

Boltrow
outside
tensionflange
ofbeam
(boltsonrow
1infig.3)

Boltrowconsideredindividually
NonCircular
Circular
Pattern eff,cp pattern
eff,nc

smallest of:
2 m x

mx w
mx 2 e

Boltrowconsideredaspartasboltgroup
Circular
NonCircular
Pattern eff,cp pattern
eff,nc

smallest of:
4 m x 1.25 e x

e 2 m x 0.625 e x
0.5 b p

Designtensileresistanceofangleswithoneboltinaflange(e2isthedistancebetweenthecentreofthebolthole
andtheedgeoftheangle)
Notrelevant

Notrelevant

N,

0.5 w 2 m x 0.625 e x

2.0

0.5

tf

Firstboltrow
belowtension
flangeof
2 m
beam
(row2infig.3)
Innerboltrow
2 m
(row3infig.1)
Endboltrow
2 m
(row2infig.1)
tobeobtainedfromfigure2

m p

0.5 p + m
- 2 m 0.625 e

Designtensileresistanceofangleswith2or3boltinaflange:

4 m 1.25 e

2p

4 m 1.25 e

m p

2 m 0.625 e 0.5 p

N,

A
,