Benchmark 51: Beam-column connection with extended end plate

Project file: Benchmark_(EC_EN_1993)_51.esa

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Introduction

This benchmark concerns a manual calculation based on the worked example of a joint with extended end plate: Design example of a joint with extended end plate in a single-sided beam-to-column joint configuration, D. Grotmann, J.P. Jaspart, M. Steenhuis, K. Weynand .

A column (HE140B) is connected with a beam (IPE220) via an extended end plate connection. The steel grade of the end plate is S235. The connection between the end plate and the column is carried out through six M16 bolts of steel grade 8.8.

Reference Results

The reference gives following results:

Column web panel in shear

Avc 1312 mm²
Beta 1,00
Vwp,Rd/Beta 160,20 kN

 

Column web in compression

beff,w,wc 163,27 mm
ω = ω1 0,71
kwc 1,00
Fc,wc,Rd 190,7 kN

 

Beam flange and web in compression

Fc,fb,Rd 317,7 kN
Mc,Rd 66,98 kN
hb-tfb 210,80 mm

 

Design tension resistance of bolt row

Fub 800 MPa
As 157,00 mm²
k2 0,90
Ft,Rd 90,43 kN

 

Column flange  
Individual bolt rows  
leff1,cp,i= leff2,cp,i= leff3,cp,i 169,02 mm These resistance values are for bolt row 1,2,3
leff1,nc,i= leff2,nc,i= leff3,nc,i 145,10 mm
Ft,1,Rd 182,5 kN
Ft,2,Rd 138,5 kN
Ft,3,Rd 180,9 kN
Bolt row group 1-2  
Ft,1,Rd 270,6 kN  
Ft,2,Rd 254,7 kN  
Ft,3,Rd 361,7 kN  
Bolt row group 1-3  
Ft,1,Rd 446,7 kN  
Ft,2,Rd 391,7 kN  
Ft,3,Rd 542,6 kN  

 

Column web in tension

Individual bolt rows
beff,t,wc 145,10 mm
ω 0,75
Ft,1,wc,Rd=Ft,2,wc,Rd=Ft,3,wc,Rd 178,95 kN
Bolt row group 1-1
beff,t,wc 145,10 mm
ω 0,75
Ft,1-1,wc,Rd 178,95 kN
Bolt row group 1-2
beff,t,wc 215,10 mm
ω 0,61
Ft,1-2,wc,Rd 215 kN
Bolt row group 1-3
beff,t,wc 355,10 mm
ω 0,42
Ft,1-3,wc,Rd 245 kN

 

End plate  
Individual bolt rows  
Ft,1,Rd 97,32 kN Bolt row 1
Ft,2,Rd 122 kN
Ft,3,Rd 180,9 kN
Ft,1,Rd 202,65 kN Bolt row 2
Ft,2,Rd 138,81 kN
Ft,3,Rd 180,9 kN
Ft,1,Rd 173,06 kN Bolt row 3
Ft,2,Rd 130,98 kN
Ft,3,Rd 180,90 kN
Bolt row group 2-3  
Ft,1,Rd 343 kN  
Ft,2,Rd 261,2 kN  
Ft,3,Rd 361,7 kN  

 

Beam web in tension  
Individual bolt rows  
Ft,wb,Rd 279,48 kN Bolt row 2
Ft,wb,Rd 238,67 kN Bolt row 3
Bolt row group 2-3  
Ft,wb,Rd 473,6 kN  

 

Determination of Mj,Rd
Row hr Ft,r,Rd
1 245,4 mm 97,3 kN
2 175,4 mm 62,9 kN
3 35,4 mm 0

=> Mj,Rd = 97,3x0,2454+62,9x0,1754 = 34,91 kNm

Stiffness coefficients
Row k3 k4 k5 k10 keff
1 5,73 mm 8,59 mm 7,55 mm 6,47 mm 1,73 mm
2 5,59 mm 8,39 mm 7,57 mm 6,47 mm 1,71 mm

k1=2,30 mm
k2=8,70 mm
=> keq=3,35 mm
=> Sj,ini=11,596 kNm/rad

Design tension resistance Nj,Rd

Ft,wc,Rd 245,40 kN
Ft,wb,Rd 473,58 kN
Ft,ep,Rd 358,58 kN
Ft,fc,Rd 391,68 kN
Ft,Rd 542,58 kN

=> Nj,Rd = 245,40 kN

Design Shear resistance Vz,Rd

Fv,Rd 60,29 kN
VRd 188,10 kN

 

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