BRACING CONNECTION

Geometric Properties
BRACE W 6X25 b1= 150 mm A
0
=
d1= 150 mm ecc:x1=y1=
tf1= 11.6 mm
tw1= 8.1
BEAM W 8X31 b2= 203 mm = 29
d2= 203 mm
tf2= 11 mm
tw2= 7.2 mm
COLUMN W 10X49 bc= 253 mm
dc= 254 mm
tfc= 14.2 mm
twc= 8.6 mm
GUSSET PLATE tp= 10 mm Gross area Apc=tp*Lw =
Lw= 150 mm Lwc= 300
BOLTS FOR GUSSET PLATE bolt diam. db= 20 mm Lwb= 150
hole diam.dh= 22 mm
rows of bolts w= 2
bolt edge distance for brace & gusset e= 40 mm
pitch p= 70 mm
no. of bolts n= 2
Material Properties
Beam; Column; brace ASTM A36 Fy= 240000 kN/m
2
Fu=
Bolts ASTM A325-N bolts Fub= 800000 kN/m
2
Fexx= 482700 kN/m
2
Forces
Axial force on brace Pa= 33.4 kN
Axial force at the end of the beam Ca= 0.55 kN
Shear force at the end of the beam Va= 16.8 kN
Axial force at the end of the column Cc= 13.64 kN
1. Bracing Tensile Capacity
Shear lag factor U = 0.7 (Table D3.1)
Gross section area Ag=A0-tf1*b1= 3000 mm
2
An= 2560 mm
2
Effective net section area = Ae=An*U= 1792 mm
2
Yielding strength
Tc1=Ag*Fy/ 431.14 kN (Eqn. D2-1)
= 1.67
Fracture strength
Tc2=Ae*Fu/ 358.4 kN (Eqn. D2-1)
= 2
Tensile strength of brace
Tc = min (Tc1, Tc2) 358.40 kN
Pa/Tc= 0.09 OK
2. Bracing Block Shear
Gross area in shear for block failure
Agv =((n-1)*p+e)*tf1= 1276 mm
2
Net area in shear for block failure
Anv = Agv-1.5dh*tf1 = 893.2 mm
2
Net area in tension for block shear
Ant = (g0-dh)tf1 812 mm
2
Vc1 = (Ant*Fu + 0.6Agv*Fy)/ 254.272 kN (Eqn. J4-5)
Vc2 = (Ant*Fu + 0.6Anv*Fu)/ 269.584 kN (Eqn. J4-5)
Vc = min.(Vc1,Vc2) 254.272 kN
Pa/Vc= 0.13 OK
3.Gusset Plate Tensile Yielding
Tc = Apc*Fyp/ 215.57 kN (Eqn. D2-1)
Pa/Tc= 0.15 OK
4. Gusset Plate Tensile Rupture
Tc= Apc*Fup/ 300 kN (Eqn. D2-2)
Pa/Tc= 0.11 OK
5. Gusset Plate Block shear
Gross area in shear for block failure
Agv = ((n-1)p+e)tp= 1100 mm
2
Net area in shear for block failure
Anv = Agv-2dh(n-0.5)tp = 440 mm
2
Net area in tension for block failure
Ant = (go-dh)tp= 700 mm
2
Vc1 = (Ant*Fup + 0.6Agv*Fyp)/ 219.2 kN (Eqn. J4-5)
Vc2 = (Ant*Fup + 0.6Anv*Fup)/ 192.8 kN (Eqn. J4-5)
Vc = min(VC1, Vc2) 192.8 kN
Pa/Vc= 0.17 OK
6. Shear Capacity for Bolts with Gusset Plate and Bracing
Prb = Pa/n 16.7 kN
Bolt Shear Resistance
Shear resistance per bolt
Vcb1 = Fnv*Ab/ 51.81 (Eqn. J3-1)
Fnv = 330 Mpa (Table J3.2)
= 2
Gusset plate Bearing Resistance
Vcb2 = 2.4tp*db*Fup/ 96 kN
Bracing Bearing Resistance
Vcb3 = 2.4*tf1*db*Fu/ 111.36 kN
Bolt Tear Out of Gusset plate edge
Vcb4 = 2*0.6*(e-dh/2)*tp*Fup/ 69.6 kN
Bolt Tear Out of Bracing edge
Vcb5 = 2*0.6*(e-dh/2)*w1*Fu/ 80.736 kN
Shear resistace per bolt
Vcb = min(Vbc1, Vcb2, Vcb3, Vcb4, Vcb5) 51.81 kN
Prb/Vcb = 0.32 OK
7. Forces on welds (Ref. AISC 13
th
Ed. Uniform Method)
eb = d2/2 = 101.5
ec = w3/2= 4.3
Angle between bracing and column = 90- 61
o
= Lwc/2 150 mm
= *tg + eb*tg+ec= 304.85 mm
r = ((+ec)
2
+(+eb)
2
)
0.5
= 398.53 mm
Vertical Force on welds for gusset plate with beam
Vab = eb*Pa/r = 8.51 kN
Shear force on welds for gusset plate with beam
Hab = *Pa/r = 25.55 kN
Moment on welds for gusset plate with beam
Mab = (Lwb/2-)Vab = 1955.22 kNmm
Shear force on welds for gusset plate with web column
Vac = Pa*/r = 12.57 kN
Horizontal force on welds for gusset plate with web column
Hac = Pa*ec/r = 0.36 kN
Moment on welds for gusset plate with web column
Mac = 0
8. Welds between gusset plate and flange of beam
Weld unit force due to strong axis moment
Fa1 = 6Mab/2Lwb
2
= 0.26 kN/mm
Weld unit force due to vertical force on weld
Fa2 = Vab/2Lwb = 0.03 kN/mm
Weld unit force due to strong axis shear
Fv = Hab/2Lwb = 0.09 kN/mm
Resultant unit force
Vr = ((Fa1+Fa2)
2
+Fv
2
)= 0.09 kN/mm
Angle resultant relative to axis of weld
= tg
-1
((Fa1+Fa2)/Fv) 67
o
Weld unit resistance
Vc = min (0.6tp*Fup/2, 0.6*0.707*w0*Fexx(1+0.5sin
1.5
)/= min(0.6, 1.18)
Vc = 0.6 kN/mm
Vr/Vc = 0.15 OK
9. Welds between gusset plate and web column
Weld unit force due to vertical force on welds
Fa1 = Vac/2Lwc = 0.02 kN/mm
Weld unit force due to horizontal force on weld
Fa2 = Hac/2Lwc = 0.00 kN/mm
Resultant weld unit force
Vr = (Fa1
2
+ Fa2
2
)
0.5
= 0.02 kN/mm
Angle resultant relative to axis of weld
= tg
-1
(Fa1/Fa2) 2
o
Weld unit resistance
Vc = min (0.6tp*Fup/2, 0.6*0.707*w0*Fexx(1+0.5sin
1.5
)/= min(0.48, 0.82)
Vc = 0.6 kN/mm
Vr/Vc = 0.03 OK
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mm
2
0
o
1500 mm
2
mm
mm
400000 kN/m
2