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Beam‐Column Connection Check acc. To AISC 360‐10 LRFD

1‐ Input Data
1‐1 Materials

Fy Fu ft
Material Grade [Mpa] [Mpa] [Mpa]
Steel grade of column S235 235 360 ‐
Steel grade of End plate S235 235 360 ‐
Steel grade of bolts 8.8 575 800 375
Grade of weld material E60XX 248 414 166

1‐2 Sections data

A D Bf  Tf Tw r Extend
Column section
cm2 mm mm mm mm mm mm
IPE300 53.8 300 150 10.7 7.1 15 50

A D Bf  Tf Tw r
Beam Section
cm2 mm mm mm mm mm
IPE300 53.8 300 150 10.7 7.1 15

1‐3 Connection Data

Beam angle 8.0 º

Haunch Depth 325 mm
Haunch Haunch Length 1000 mm
H. Flange Thickness 10.7 mm
End Plate Width 150 mm
End Plate End Plate Extend above beam flange 11 mm
End Plate Extend below haunch Flange 12 mm
End Plate Thickness 15 mm
Bolts Diameter 16 mm
Bolts columns count 2
Number of rows above beam Flange 0
Number of rows below beam Flange 3
Bolts data

Number of rows above haunch Flange 2

bolts spacing within beam 80 mm
bolts spacing within haunch 80 mm
Distance above Beam flange 0 mm
Distance below Beam flange 57 mm
Distance above Haunch flange 100 mm
Bolts Columns Spacing 75 mm
Top Top Stiffener width max =71.45mm 70 mm
Stiffener Top Stiffener thickness 10 mm
Bottom Bottom Stiffener width max =71.45mm 70 mm
Stiffener Bottom Stiffener thickness 10 mm
Beam Flange weld thickness 7 mm
Welds Beam Web Weld thickness 7 mm
Stiffeners Weld thickness 7 mm
 1
IPE300  ;  D=300  ; B=150
8.0  °
68.0
IPE300 ;  D=300 ; B=150
80.0

303.0
80.0
75.0 1000.0

325.0
145.0

80.0
100.0
End Plate 150 x 651 x 15mm

1‐4 Applied Loads

Loading Pu,beam [KN] Mu ,beam [KN.m] Vu.beam [KN]

Applied load value 23.93 42.35 30.84

2‐ Calculations
2‐1 Design laods
M u = M u,beam 42.35 KN.m
V u = V u,beam cos α + P u,beam sin α 33.9 KN
P u = P u,beam cos α ‐ V u,beam sin α 19.4 KN
2‐2 Capacity of the Beam Flange Welds
Flange Force calculation
Total height between top and bottom flange
H = H beam + H haunch ‐ T f = 614.3 mm
Flange tension Force:
T u = M / H ‐ N /2 = 59.2 KN
Capacity of the Beam Flange Welds
Weld Strength F w = 248 MPa
Weld cross section Aw = 1301.3 mm²
R n = F w A w = 323.2 KN AISC 360-10 J2-4
R w = ϕ R n = 242.4 KN ; ϕ =0.75
> Tu 24.4%
2‐3 Capacity of the Beam Web Welds
Shear force at Beam Web
Vu = 33.9 KN
Capacity of the Beam Flange Welds
Weld Strength Fw = 248 MPa
Effective Height of weld;
Distance between the mid-depth of the beam and the inside face of the compression flange
h w1 = 301.8 mm
Distance between the inner row of tension bolts plus 2db and the inside face of the compression flange
h w2 = 421.6 mm
h w = Min( h w1 , h w2 ) = 301.8 mm
Weld cross section A w = 2987.6 mm²
 R n = F w A w = 742.1 KN AISC 360-10 J2-4
R w = ϕ R n = 556.6 KN ; ϕ =0.75
> Vu 6.1%
2‐4 Capacity of the Column web in tension
Tension Force
T u = M / H ‐ N /2 = 59.2 KN
The Capacity of the web:
a- Column web Capacit
Distance from outer face of the flange to the web toe of the fillet,
k = 25.7 mm
Length of bearing l b = 160.0 mm (Sum of Length between tension bolts)
R nw = (2.5k + l b )F yw t w = 374.2 KN AISC 360-10 J10-2
b - Stiffeners resistance
Gross area of stfifener
A g = t.b = 700.0 mm²
Stiffeners resistance (for both side)
R ns1 = 2 F y A g = 329.0 KN AISC 360-10 J2-4
Effective area of the weld
A Sw = 687.0 mm²
Stiffener Weld Strength F w = 248 MPa
Capacity of weld (for both side)
R ns2 =2 F w A sw = 341.3 KN AISC 360-10 J2-4
R ns =Min( R ns1 , R nS2 ) = 329.0 KN
c - Total capacity
R n = R nw +R nS = 703.2 KN
ϕ R n = 527.4 KN ; ϕ =0.75
> Tu 11.2%
2‐5 Crippling Capacity of the Column web in Compression
The Compressio force in the web
C u = M / H + N /2 = 78.6 KN
The nominal strength, Rn, shall be determined as follows
a- The nominal strength of web
 l tw 
1 .5
 E  Fy w t f
R n  0,8t w 1  3  b 
2
   367.9 KN AISC 360-10 J2-4
 d  tf  
tw

b- Resistance of stifferner
Cross sectıon of the stiffener
A g = t.b = 700.0 mm²
Stiffeners resistance (for both side)
R ns1 = 2 F y A g = 329.0 KN AISC 360-10 J2-6
Effective area of the weld
A Sw = 687.0 mm²
Stiffener Weld Strength F w = 248 MPa
Capacity of weld (for both side)
R ns2 =2 F w A sw = 341.3 KN AISC 360-10 J2-4
R ns =Min( R ns1 , R nS2 ) = 329.0 KN
c - Total capacity
R n = R nw +R nS = 696.9 KN
ϕR n = 522.7 KN ; ϕ =0.75
> Cu 15.0%
2‐6 Buckling Capacity of the Column web in Compression
The Compressio force in the web
C u = M / H + N /2 = 78.6 KN
Buckling Capacity of the Column web
24  t w 3 E  Fyw
Rn 
h = 201.1 KN AISC 360-10 J10-8

ϕR n = 181.0 KN ; ϕ =0.9
> Cu 43.4%
2‐7 Shear Capacity of the Column Web
The shera force in the web
H u = M / H + N /2 = 78.6 KN
Shear Capacity of the Column Web
Rv  0.6  f y  t w  d c = 270.3 KN AISC 360-10 J10-9
ϕR n = 243.3 KN ; ϕ =0.9
> Hu 32.3%
2‐8 Column Flange Bending
The applied load is
T u = M u / H ‐ P u /2 = 59.2 KN
Column Flange Bending capacity

R n = 6.25t f 2 F yf = 168.2 KN AISC 360-10 J10-1

ϕR n = 151.3 KN ; ϕ =0.9
> Tu 39.1%
2‐9 End Plate Bending
The applied load is
T u = M u / H ‐ P u /2 = 59.2 KN
End Plate Bending Capacity

R n = 6.25t p 2 F yp = 330.5 KN AISC 360-10 J10-1

ϕR n = 297.4 KN ; ϕ =0.9
> Tu 19.9%
2‐10 Bearing on the End Plate
The applied load is
Number of bolts n = 10
Shear force n single bolt
Q u = V u / n = 3.39 KN
End Plate Bending Capacity
Case 1

clear distance, in the direction of the force, between the edge of the hole and the edge of the adjacent hole or edge of the material
L c = 49.0 mm
R n  1.2  Fu  Lc  t = 283.1 KN AISC 360-10 J3-6a
ϕR n = 212.3 KN ; ϕ =0.75
> Qu 1.6%
Case 2
Rn  2.4  Fu  d  t = 147.9 KN AISC 360-10 J3-6a
ϕR n = 110.9 KN ; ϕ =0.75
> Qu 3.1%
 2‐11 Shear Capacity of the Bolts
The applied load is
Number of bolts in compression ns = 4
Q u,bolt = V u / n = 8.47 KN
Shear Capacity of the Bolts

Bolt gross section area = 157.0 mm²

Tensile strength = 800 MPa
Shear Capacity of the Bolts Fnv = 0.45Fu = 360 MPa AISC 360-0 tb.J3-2
Nominal Shear Strength
R n =F nv .A b = 56.5 KN AISC 360-10 J3-2
 R n    Fnv  A b = 42.4 KN ; ϕ =0.75
> Qu,bolt 20.0%
2‐13 Tension Capacity of the Bolts
The applied load is
Number of bolts in tension nt = 6
Tu,bolt =Tu/nt = 9.87 KN
Tension Capacity of the Bolts
Bolt gross section area = 157.0 mm²
Nominal tension Strength = 575 MPa
Tension Capacity of the Bolts R n =F n .A b = 90.3 KN AISC 360-10 J3-1
R n    Ft  A b = 67.7 KN ; ϕ =0.75
> Tu,bolt 14.6%

Design Summary

Design Summary of Forces and Capacities for Design to AISC 360-10 LRFD
Check Member Type Applied Capacity Unit % of Cap.
1 Weld weld of beam flange 59.2 242.4 KN 24.4%
2 Weld weld of beam web 33.9 556.6 KN 6.1%
3 Column Web Tension Yielding 59.2 527.4 KN 11.2%
4 Column Web Compression Crippling 78.6 522.7 KN 15.0%
5 Column Web Compression Buckling 78.6 181.0 KN 43.4%
6 Column Web Shear 78.6 270.3 KN 29.1%
7 Column Flange Flange in bending 59.2 151.3 KN 39.1%
8 End Plate Plate in bending 59.2 297.4 KN 19.9%
9 Column Flange falnge Bearing 3.4 110.9 KN 3.1%
10 End Plate Plate Bearing 3.4 110.9 KN 3.1%
11 Bolts Shear 8.5 42.4 KN 20.0%
12 Bolts Tension 9.9 67.7 KN 14.6%