Module Seafastening

Notes

Yellow cells are for input

1) Weld and bracket plate is designed by AISC LRFD 2005

Cells are output

2) Benefit of friction is not taken in an account - conservatively

3) The connections between the modules, which are already present, are assumed to be of negligible strength.
4) Only vertical seafastening is checked in this
5) The doubler plate is not considered for strenthening of the web on which the bracket is to be welded.
Inputs
Yield stress of base material

Fy

260

MPa

Yield stress of base metal

Yield stress of the weld considered,

FEXX

350

MPa

Yield stress of fillet weld material used

Maximum Vertical Force

Fz

1000

kN

Resistance factor (shear)

0.75

Maximum vertical forces/reactions taken from GeniE at one support

Ref. AISC Table J2.5

Seafastening - Holding-down Brackets

Thickness of doubler plate

tdoubler

Thickness of bracket welded

Weld size

18

mm

20

mm

>

Assumed

aweld

mm

OK

aweldmax < (t-2) mm , for t > 6mm

amin

Ref. Table J2.4 and J2.2b

Vertical weld length

Lweld_vertical

1500

mm

OK

Lweld_min 4a

amax

16

Ref. J2.2b, AISC 2005

Shear length of plate

Lshear_vertical

400

mm

Lweld_max < 100a

Nominal base material strength

Rn_Base_NS

1248

kN

Rn_Base_NS = 0.6 x Fy x t x Lshear_vertical

Ref. J4-3, AISC 2005

Design base metal strength

FD_Base_NS

1248

kN

FD_Base_NS = Rn_Base_NS x 1.0

Ref. J4-3, AISC 2005

Nominal weld strength

Rn_Weld_NS

1782

kN

Rn_Weld_NS = 0.707 x aweld x LweldNS x 0.6 x FEXX

Ref. Table J2.5, AISC 2005

Design weld strength

FD_Weld_NS

1336

kN

Weld design strength = Rn_NS

FD_Gov_NS

1248

kN

UC

0.80

Assumed (Thickness is assumed to be same for EW and NS directions)

Strength of base material

Strength of weld material

Governing strength of the weld

Governing strength of the weld

OK

Minimum of strength of base material and strength of weld

OK

The weld length is sufficient to withstand the force in NS direction

Calculation of amount of steel
Number of supports

Ns

Height of web

1250

mm

Length of each bracket

lNS*

600

mm

Total No. of brackets required

Np

Number of brackets near each support

Thickness of Bracket

20

mm

OK

t= Fz / (0.6Fy x n x l)

* The length of the bracket should be selected as per practical feasibility.( 300 < l < 600)

Volume of steel required

0.1200

m3

Amount of steel required

0.9420

The volume is computed considering the bracket as rectangular.

Representative sketch of seafastening

tweb = 15 mm
Weld size 8 mm

hweb = 1250 mm

Bracket Plate Thickness 20 mm

Deck Level
Girder/I-beam