Design of Beam End Connection

Type : Stiffened Seat Connection (Welded)

Part :

Reference drawing no. :

Floor Elevation :

Connection marked in the drawing :

Input data
Beam end reaction "R" (kN)
Supported beam section
Supporting media (flange/web of column)
Supporting media specification
Thickness of seat plate assumed
Assumed depth of seat plate (mm)

280
ISMB 550
Flange of column
ISMB 250
20
200

12 mm Gap

Member properties ( Ref. : SP-6, Part-1, Bureau of Indian Standard )

11
5
Supported beam
D (mm) 550 tw (mm) 11.2 h2 (mm) 41.25 b (mm)
Supporting column tf (mm) 12.5 tw (mm) 6.9 h2 (mm) 27.95 b (mm)

150
125

tf (mm)

19.3

h2

Analysis & design

Safe crippling length of web B =

R
Fbr*tw

(Ref. Page 87 of IS : 800, 1984)

Here, R = Beam end reaction, Fbr= Permissible bearing strength of web = 187.5 Mpa
So, B= 133.33 mm
From the figure it is clear that b = B - 3h 2
b = 61.886 mm

<

0.5* B

(As per IS : 800, b 0.5*B)

So let's consider b = 66.667 mm

Fig. - 1 : Stiffened Seat Connection

Asuming a clearance of 12 mm between the beam end & column, width of seat plate
required = 66.667 + 12 = 78.667 mm, Use
90 mm
The thickness of seat plate may be kept equal to that of beam flange. So the assumed thickness of seat plate is
The stiffening plate thickness should at least be equal to that of beam web, that is

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11.2

OK

mm, so provide 12 mm thick vertical plate.

Design of Beam End Connection

Type : Stiffened Seat Connection (Welded)
Part :

Reference drawing no. :

Floor Elevation :

Connection marked in the drawing :

Welds
150

mm & flange width of column =

From Fig. - 2 it can be obtained that

y1= 77.973 mm &

125

mm, Use

125

mm length seat plate.

y2= 122.0 mm

12

Flange width of beam =

125

Ixx= 2214425 mm3

y1

On a stiffening seat, the length of eccentricity e is measured from the edge of the stiffening plate.
So, e = 56.667 mm & M = 15866.667 kN-mm
R
Vertical shear on welds qv =
= 545.81 N/mm per mm length
L

X
200

M*y1
Ixx

= 558.69 N/mm per mm length

Resultant shear per unit length of weld q = (qv2+qh2)

y2

Horizontal shear on welds qh =

(Here L is the total length of

welds )

781

N/mm

As these welds are made in workshop, allowable shear stress may be taken as 108 N/mm 2
as per IS : 816. Now, if the size of weld is S
S
X
108 = q
So, S = 10.227 mm
2
Therefore, use
12 mm size welds.

12
Fig. - 2 : Welds of Stiffened Seat

Note : Theoritically the maximum stress in weld will occur at the bottom of weld, but it is considered
that the nature of connection doesn't permit a compression failure.
An ISA 100 X 100 X 6 mm clip angle is used at the top to restrain the beam laterally

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Design of Beam End Connection

Type : Stiffened Seat Connection (Welded)
Part :

Reference drawing no. :

Floor Elevation :

Connection marked in the drawing :

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ROLLED STEEL I SECTIONS: PROPERTIES

Reference : SP-6, Part-1, Bureau of Indian Standard

Section
ISMB 100
ISMB 125
ISMB 150
ISMB 200
ISMB 250
ISMB 300
ISMB 350
ISMB 400
ISMB 450
ISMB 500
ISMB 550
ISMB 600

w
Kg/m
11.5
13.4
15
25.4
37.3
46.1
52.4
61.6
72.4
86.9
104
123

a
cm2
14.7
17
19.1
32.3
47.6
58.7
66.7
78.5
92.3
111
132
156

D
mm
100
125
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600

b
mm
70
70
75
100
125
140
140
140
150
180
190
210

tf

tw

Ix

Iy

mm

mm

cm4

cm4

7.5
8
8
10.8
12.5
13.1
14.2
16
17.4
17.2
19.3
20.8

4.5
5
5
5.7
6.9
7.7
8.1
8.9
9.4
10.2
11.2
12

252
445.1
717.6
2235.4
5131.6
8985.7
13630.3
20458.4
30390.8
45218.3
64893.6
91813

35.4
38.5
46.8
150
334.5
486.3
537.7
622.1
834
1369.8
1833.8
2651

S: PROPERTIES

Indian Standard

rx

ry

Zx

Zy

h2

cm

cm

cm3

cm3

mm

4.14
5.16
6.13
8.32
10.4
12.4
14.3
16.2
18.2
20.2
22.2
24.2

1.55
1.51
1.57
2.15
2.65
2.86
2.84
2.82
3.01
3.52
3.73
4.12

50.4
71.2
95.7
224
410
599
779
1020
1350
1810
2360
3060

10.1
12.5
30
53.5
69.5
76.8
88.9
111
152
193
252

17.6
18.1
18.3
23.65
27.95
29.9
31
32.8
35.4
37.95
41.25
45.15

ISA 150 X 150 X 12

ISA 150 X 150 X 18

34.6
50.8

735.4
1048.9