Verification example Extended Moment End-Plate
Type of connection: Extended Moment End-Plate connection
Unit system: Imperial (converted to metric)
Designed acc. to: AISC 360-10 - Design Guide 16 – LRFD
Investigated: Bolts, End-plate
Materials: Steel A36, Bolts A325
Geometry:
Structural shape:
W 18x97
Structural shape:
W 18x50
End-Plate
thickness:
tp = 7/8 in.
Bolts:
M 1 in. – A325
Applied forces:
M = 252 kip-ft
V = 0 kips
N = 0 kips
Procedure:
For the purpose of verification, it is considered that the design is determined by bolt rupture with
prying actions. Therefore the design procedure with prying actions (acc. DG16) is used.
Example is based on an example in AISC Design Examples v14.1 - EXAMPLE II.B-4 FOUR-BOLT
UNSTIFFENED EXTENDED END-PLATE FR MOMENT -CONNECTION (BEAM-TO-COLUMN
FLANGE)
IDEA StatiCa Connection – results
The extreme tension force in upper bolt is Ft = 211.9 kN = 47.6 kips
The ultimate tensile strength of 1 in. – A325 is ϕFnt = 53 kips acc. Table J3-2 and Eq. J3-1
The unit check: 47.6/53 = 0.90 = 90%
Picture below shows that certain areas of connection overcome the yield strength. Therefore, the
plastic strain limit must be taken into consideration:
The maximal plastic strain is around 0.38%, which is significantly under the limit of 5%.
It’s clear that the designed connection is close to its limit by both limit states of bolt rupture and by
limit state of plate thickness. However the connection design is satisfactory, the unit check is then
around 0.90.
AISC 360-10 and Design Guide 16 – results
Extended connection (AISC Steel design guide 16) - with prying actions
W18x50 hPROF = 457,2 mm = 18,00 in.
tW= 9,017 mm = 0,36 in. Plate and beam steel: A36
tf= 14,478 mm = 0,57 in. E= 200 GPa = 29 Msi
+Vzd
tp = 22,225 mm = 0,88 in. fy = 250 MPa = 36 ksi
bp = 190,373 mm = 7,50 in. fU = 400 MPa = 58 ksi
+Nd
g = 101,6 mm = 4,00 in. Φb = 0,9
+My d
pf,i = 38,1 mm = 1,50 in. Φbfy = 225,0 MPa = 33 ksi
pf,o = 38,1 mm = 1,50 in. Φ= 0,75
pext= 76,2 mm = 3,00 in. γ r= 1,00
tww = 9,017 mm [w eb + w elds]
t FW = 14,478 mm [flange + w elds] Moment Myd = 341,7 k Nm = 252 kip-ft
h1 = 404,6 mm Moment Mzd = 0,0 k Nm = 0 kip-ft
h0 = 495,3 mm Axial force Nd = 0,0 kN = 0 kips
b f= 190,4 mm Shear force Vzd= 186,9 kN = 42 kips
s= 69,5 mm Mu = Myd+0,5Nd(hprof-tf)+Mzd h0/(bp+g)= 341,71 kNm = 252 kip-ft
Yp= 3612 mm
d1= 397,383 mm Max unit check: 0,92 OK
d0= 488,061 mm
Plate thickness check
ΦMn = 401 kNm > γ rMu= 342 kNm 0,85 OK
= 3 553 kip-in. = 3 024 kip-in.
Bolts check Bolts 6x 1 in. Class A325 dB0= 1 1/8 in. (db+1/16 in.)
Shear plane in thread? Yes Ft= 620 MPa Fnt = 314 kN tension force per 1 bolt
Pretension (fully tightend ): Tb= 267 kN Fnv = 188 kN shear force per 1 bolt
3
tp
w' bp / 2 (db 1/16) 2,62 in. = 66,61 mm ai 3.682 0.085 2,4 in.= 60 mm
db
bp d 3 F
t 2p F y 0,85 0,80 w' b t 2
2 8 w' t 2p F'
Fi ' 135 kN Q max, i F y2 3 i 26,4 kN
4 p f ,i 4ai w' t
= 30,3 kips p = 5,9 kips
3
tp
a0 3.682 0.085 ( pext p f ,o ) = 38 mm
db = 1,5 in.
bp d 3 F
t 2p F y 0,85 0,80 w' b t F'
2
w' t 2p
Fy2 3 o
2 8
Fo' Qmax, o
135 kN
4ao w' t 41,9 kN
4 p f ,o = 30,3 kips p = 9,4 kips
ΦMn = 371 kNm > Mu= 342 kNm 0,92 OK
= 3 282 kip-in. = 3 024 kip-in.
The different stiffness of extended part (in CBFEM calc.) probably causes the non-linear force
distribution in bolts. Therefore, the force in inner bolts is bigger than in outside ones. The standard
approach in Design guide 16 is taken as the linear distribution along the height of connection,
therefore the force in outside bolts is greater than in inner ones.
However we can compare the final bolts’ capacity, which is around 0.92 = 92%
Comparison:
The results show, that the force computed using CBFEM method by IDEA StatiCa is almost identical
with the standard approach in AISC Design Guides.
The stress of end-plate in IDEA StatiCa calculation is beyond the yield strength and the end-plate
undergoes a plastification. The strain limit is under the 5% limit. The check using AISC Design Guide
16 gives a unit ratio 0.85 which is quite close to the limit. The check of end-plate is satisfactory in
both software calculation and DG calculation.
