Subject:

Structural Steelwork Bolted Gusset Plate Connection for Truss

Connections Design Code: Designed By: Date:
B.S. 5950 Part 1 engr_wbl 17-Dec-18

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Design a Bolted gusset plate connection for the members and factored loads shown below:

P1=0 kN

c
P5=0 kN P2=100 kN

a q
b

a b
c

P4=10 kN P3=0 kN

Section Properties:
Top Chord: 75*4 4 mm = 2 angle bar
Diagonal Brace1: 75*4 3 mm = 2 angle bar
Diagonal Brace2: 0 3 mm = 2 angle bar

Bolts:
Use M20, 8.8 bolts: n = 4 shear
db = 10 mm
6.3.2 Shear Capacity: rv = 375 N/mm²
Table 32 Bearing Capacity : rb = 460 N/mm²
Tension Strength: rt = 195 N/mm²
tensile stress Area, At = 245 mm²

shear capacity, Pv = 367.50 kN i.e.: Pv = n*rv*At

Bearing Capacity:
6.3.3 Gr. 43 Steel plate = 460 N/mm²
Table 33
Min. Plate thickness in Bearing, t = 80 mm i.e.: t = Pbv /(db*rb) use 80 mm thk.
gusset plate
6.3.3.3 Minimum end distance for Gusset Plate:
Table 33
end dist. de = 20 mm
no. of legs = 1
Combined thickness of attached legs of the tesion diagonal = 3 mm < 20 mm

Capacity per bolt for tension diagonal,Pt = 441.00 kN i.e.: Pt = 2 * t

Compression Diagonal Brace1, no. of bolts, nb = 0.00 i.e.: nb = P4/Pv
try 1 nos.
 Subject:
Structural Steelwork Bolted Gusset Plate Connection for Truss
Connections Design Code: Designed By: Date:
B.S. 5950 Part 1 engr_wbl 17-Dec-18

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Compression Member 2 - 150x150x12:

55mm

Cx=41.4mm
a 55mm
x
Sx =3 @ 60mm

f
a
y

P4c = 10 kN
spacing of bolts, sbx = 25.00 mm
spacing of bolts, sby = 25.00 mm
cy = cx = 41.40 mm
x= 75.00 mm
ŷ= 77.14 mm
S(x²+y²) = 17070.10 mm
sx = 75 mm i.e., sx=3*sbx
Moment, M = 586.00 N-m

SRmax = sqrt((P4c/nb + M *x /(S(x²+y²))² + (M *(sx-ŷ)/(S(x²+y²))²

revise # of bolts!
Max. Resultant Shear on Bolt, SRmax = ### revise # of bolts! grade 8.8

Tension Diagonal Member 2 - 100x65x8:

thickness, t = 8 mm
depth, D = 100 mm
base, B = 65 mm
A= 1270 mm²
bolt hole dia, dh = 12 mm i.e.: dbh =db+2
Pt3 = 0 kN
nbt = 0.00 nos. try 4 nos. of bolts i.e.: nbt = P3t/Tb use 4 M20 Bolts

4.6.3.3 Check Tension Capacity

effective area, Ae = 2188 mm² i.e.: Ae = 2(A-dh*t)

Table 33 rt = 550 N/mm²

double shear, 2*Pt = 269.50 kN Pt =rt * At

tension capacity, Pt = 589.67 kN safe! i.e.: Pt = Ae*rv

 Subject:
Structural Steelwork Bolted Gusset Plate Connection for Truss
Connections Design Code: Designed By: Date:
B.S. 5950 Part 1 engr_wbl 17-Dec-18

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Top Chord 2-150 x 150 x 12

thickness, t = 3 mm
depth, D = 75 mm
base, B = 75 mm
A = 3500 mm²
Number of bolts required ignoring eccentricity:
nb = 0.27 nos. use : 2 no. of bolts use 2 M20 Bolts

grade 8.8 on
top chord
Gusset Plate:

Check section a - a:
spread andge from extreme bolts, f = 30
i.e.: we = 3sbx*tan f + sby +2*sbx*tan f-2*dh

effective width, we = 73.2 mm

plate tensile stress, ry = 265 N/mm²

tension capacity, Pt = ### Safe! i.e.: Pt = we*t*ry

Section b - b in ok by inspection:

Check section c - c:
Gusset Plate Size = 400 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
P2 = 100 kN
i.e.: F = P4c*cosq -P2/2
i.e.: R = P4c*sin q
41.4 mm
-F=42.93 kN

400 mm
n.a.

R = 7.07 kN

4.2.3 shear capacity, PV = 1144.80 kN safe! i.e.: Pv = 0.6*ry*Av

section modulus, zx = 533333 mm zx = bh³/6
Ae = 8000 mm

4.8.2 Tension and Moment = -0.068 < 1, safe! i.e.: F/(Ae*ry) + My/(ry*zx)
 Subject:
Structural Steelwork Bolted Gusset Plate Connection for Truss
Connections Design Code: Designed By: Date:
B.S. 5950 Part 1 engr_wbl 17-Dec-18

Code Ref. CALCULATIONS & SCKETCHES Output