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Beam Bolted Splice Design Based on AISC Manual 14th Edition (AISC 360-10)
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
WF BEAM SECTION
WF STEEL YIELD STRESS

(Flange Plate 5.71 in x 19.5 in x 1 in)

= > W21X48
Fy =
50
ksi

PLATE STEEL YIELD STRESS

F yp =

36

ksi

FLANGE PLATE THICKNESS

t fp =

in

t wp =

0.75

in

WEB PLATE THICKNESS

BEAM AXIAL LOAD, ASD

T =

70

kips, ( 20% WF's Pn / Wt)

VERTICAL SHEAR FORCE, ASD

V =

100

kips, ( 69% WF's Vn / Wv)

MOMENT AT SPLICE, ASD

M =

80

ft-k, ( 30% WF's Mn / Wb)

BOLT DIAMETER
f =
1
BOLT MATERIAL (A307, A325, A490)
HOLE TYPE (STD, NSL, OVS, SSL, LSL)
STD =
NSL =
OVS =
SSL =
LSL =

in ( 1 in)
ASTM =
=>

Standard round holes ( d + 1/16 " )

Long or short-slotted hole normal to load direction
Oversize round holes
Short-slotted holes
Long-slotted holes

CONNECTION TYPE (SC, N, X)

SC
N
X

A325
STD

=>

(Web Plate 9.5 in x 13.5 in x 0.75 in)

N

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

= Slip critical connection

= Bearing-type connection with threads included in the shear plane
= Bearing-type connection with threads excluded from the shear plane

FLANGE BOLTS
WEB BOLTS

2
2

rows
vert rows

3
3

ANALYSIS
SECTION PROPERTIES (AISC 14th Table 1)
d
tw
tf
k
20.6
0.35
0.43
0.93

bolts on each row (total 6 bolts at each end)

bolts on each row (total 6 bolts at each end)

bf
8.14

A
14.1

=
=
=

3.00
1.75
5.71

in, (Tab J3.3)

in, (Tab J3.4)
in
<

Bolt spacing used

=
Edge spacing used
=
bf
[Satisfactory]

L fp
D
L wp

=
=
=

19.5
9.5
13.5

in
in
in

d - 2k

Allowable shear capacity

R n / Wv

Flange bolt shear

v = T / AT + M / S =

DETERMINE PLATE DIMENSIONS

Bolt spacing required
Edge spacing required
Flange Plate
Web Plate

Zx
107

<

3.00
1.75

in
in

[Satisfactory]
[Satisfactory]

[Satisfactory]

CHECK CAPACITY OF BOLTS (AISC 360-10 J3)

18.8

kips / bolt, (AISC 14th Table 7)

2 0.5

v = [(T / A T ) + (V / A V ) ]

Web bolt shear

AT =
S=
AV =

where

11.7

kips / bolt

17.1

<

R n / Wv [Satisfactory]

k / bolt

<

R n / Wv [Satisfactory]

18
bolts, (total one end bolts)
123.6 in-bolts, (flange bolts only)
6
bolts, (one end web bolts only)

CHECK WEB PLATE FOR SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-10 G2)

V / (D t wp ) =
14.0
ksi < 0.6 F yp C v / W v = 0.6 F yp 1.0 / 1.5 =
CHECK FLANGE PLATE FOR TENSION CAPACITY (AISC 360-10 D)
T / (2 B t fp + D t wp ) + M / (d B t fp ) =
11.9
ksi

<

14.4

F yp / W t = F yp / 1.67 =

CHECK FLANGE NET TENSION FRACTURE (AISC 360-10 J4.1)

F up
=
58
ksi ( for plate, AISC Manual 14th Edition, page. 2-39)
0.5 T + M / d =
81.60
kips
<
F up / W [ B - n (d s + 1/8 ) ] t fp =

ksi

[Satisfactory]

21.56 ksi

100

kips

CHECK FLANGE NET SHEAR FRACTURE (AISC 360-10 J4.2)

Fu
=
65
ksi ( for WF, AISC Manual 14th Edition, page. 2-39)
0.5 T + M / d =
81.60
kips
<
0.6 Min( F u t f , F up t fp ) / W ( S shear length) =

[Satisfactory]

[Satisfactory]

82.80
kips
[Satisfactory]

CHECK WEB PLATE BLOCK SHEAR (AISC 360-10 J4)

lh
=
4.9
in
lv
V =

=
100.00

1.2
kips

in
<

0.6 A v F up / W + A t F up / W = (0.3 l v + 0.5 l h ) t wp F up =

122.89 kips
[Satisfactory]