Long cleat connection V_Rd : design shear resistance for the connection element

See Ref.[30].

When only 1 bolt is present at each cleat in the column web, the shear stress is adapted as follows :

The normal stress remains valid as follows :

with

A	h t n
W	n t h² / 6
N	the present normal force
M	the present moment : VRd a
a
σN	the normal stress generated by normal force N
σM	the normal stress generated by moment M
τ	the shear stress
n	the number of plates
eu	see figure

In the limit state, we allow the following :

with

fy	the yield strength of the element
γM0	the partial safety factor

The design shear resistance V_Rd is the solution of the following equation :