Checked only for bearing type but not strength, since bracings are fixed after lifting

BOLT
Ultimate strength of the bolt,fu = 800 N/mm2
Yield strength of the bolt,fy = 640 N/mm2
Young's modulus, E = 208000 N/mm2
Bolt Type = 8.8
Nominal tensile Stress = 600 N/mm2 AISC Table J3-2
Nominal Shear Stress = 320 N/mm 2
AISC Table J3-2
Min Bolt pretension = 205000 N AISC Table J3-1M
Assumed bolts = 8
Asuumed bolts in one row = 2
bolt diameter, d = 24 mm
Hole Dia, h = 26 mm AISC Table 3.3 M
Spacing, s = 72 mm 2.67 or 3 times bolt diameter
thickness of connected part = 16 mm Governs
Width of gusset plate = 300 mm
Thickness of web = 16 mm
flange thickness = 19 mm
Area of Bolt, Ag = 452.3904 mm^2 π
Plate area - area
* diameter^2 / 4 of bolts, in
Net area in Shear, Anv = 3968 mm^2 cross-section
Gross area subjected to shear ,Agv = 4800 mm^2 plate area - area of bolts, in
Plate c/s
Net area subjected to tension, Ant = 3968 mm^2 cross-section
Minimum Edge distance = 50 mm AISC J3-4M, gives 34mm
Edge Bolt Clear distance, Lc = 37 mm
Non-edge bolt clear distance, Lc = 48 mm

For Gusset plate gusset plate width * thickness . Same area is

Area of member, Ag = 4800 mm^2 conservatively used for connecting member.
Ultimate strength of the member,fu = 460 N/mm2
Yield strength of the plate,fy = 345 N/mm2

STAAD Maximum values

Axial Force acting on bolt group = 91321 N Input depends on force acting on
Shear Force acting on bolt group = 481165 N bolt, not member
Moment,, M = 105 KN-M
D, depth of minimum section = 300 mm
Max Axial force due to self weight only, = 14955 N

STRENGTH OF BOLT IN CONNECTED PART

Strength Load per Is Strength

per Bolt vs Bolt > Load
AISC Eq J3-1 N N
Only Tensile Stress = Rn/Ω Ft *Ag /Ω
135717 > 11415 OK
 AISC Eq J3-1
Only Shear Stress = Rn/Ω Fv *Ag /Ω
= 144765 > 60146 OK

AISC Eq J3-2
Combined Tension and Shear = F'nt*Ab/Ω 120046 > 71561 OK
F'nt = 1.3*Fnt - Ω*Fnt * fv/Fnv AISC Eq J3-3b
fv, reqd shear stress = 66 N/mm2
Adjusted tensile stress F'nt , < Fnt = 531 N/mm2

Du = 1.13 AISC J3-8

μ = 0.5
Slip resistance, Rn = μ* Du * hsc * Tb * Ns
Rn/Ω, per bolt = Rn/1.76 AISC Eq J3-4
= 131619.318 N > 11415.125 OK

Slip Critical Condition

ks = 1 - Ta/Du Tb Nb AISC J3-5 b
Ta = Tensile force, KN = 481 KN
Tb = Min fastener tension = 205 KN
Nb = No.of bolts = 8 assumed
ks = 0.74
Slip critical Resistance = 97446 N > 60145.625 OK

Bearing strength at Bolt Holes

Standard size hole. Deformation at service load is a design consideration

Rn/Ω = Minimum of (1.5*Lc*t*Fu/2) and (3.0*dt*Fu/2)
AISC Eq J3-6a
Rn/Ω per bolt = 204240 N > 60146 OK

CONNECTED ELEMENTS
Yield and ultimate strengths of plate are to be used

tensile yield check = Fy Ag /1.67

= 991617 N 91321 OK AISC Eq J4-1
Tensile rupture check = Fu Ae/2
= 938400 N 91321 OK AISC Eq J4-2
 Ae = 0.85 Ag Section D3.3 or AISC J4-2

Shear yield Check = 0.6fy Ag/1.5

= 662400 N 481165 OK AISC Eq J4-3
Shear rupture Check = 0.6fu Anv/2
= 547584 N 481165 OK AISC Eq J4-4
Block shear strength, Rn/Ω = 0.6FuAnv +Ubs Fu Ant
but, < 0.6FyAgv + Ubs Fu AntAISC Eq J4-5
Ubs , non-uniform tensile stress = 0.5
Rn/Ω = 1906240 N 481165 OK

Compression Check
r = sqrt(I/A) AISC section J4-4
For UPN200, A = 64.4 cm^2. I = 3620 Cm^4
KL/r, 1*3000/77.02 = 39.0 > 25
4.71 * sqrt(E/fy) = 115.6 use AISC Chapter E
If, KL/r < 4.71 * sqrt(E/fy), Fcr = Fy * 0.658^(Fy/Fe) AISC Eq E7-2

Where, Fe = π^2 E/ (KL/r)^2

Fe = 1353.1 N/mm2

Fcr = 310.1 N/mm2

So, Pn = Fcr *Ag
Pn = 1488378 N AISC E7-1

Maximum force = 481165 N

Is this section OK? SECTION IS OK

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY REQUIREMENTS

AISC J6- Other types of splices in cross sections of plate girders and beams shall develop the
strength required by the forces at the point of the splice. Due to non-availability of detailed design
procedure in AISC codes for bolted splices, British Standard codes are used

Check 1
Flange cover plate
Min length of cover plate on each min of flange width and 225mm
column, Lfp = 300
Minimum width of flange cover plate, flange width - thickness of flange - two times
Wfp = 248 thickness of gusset plate
Min thickness of flange cover plate,
Tfp = 10 min of half of flange thickness and 10 mm
If Moment, M < F*D/2, net tension doesnot occur
Moment, M = 105000000
 Fcd is max axial force due to factored self weight only.
Fcd *D /2 = 86915469 Fcd value obtained from STAAD
here, M is greater than Fcd *D /2 Must check for net tension

Check 2, is actually a calculation

Net Tension, F2 = 205141 N, M/D - Fcd/2
Check 3
Max allowable F2 is
min(Py Ap, Ke Py Afp net) < 2309592000
Is F2 < allowable limit? YES. So, OK
Afp. Gross area of one flange cover
plate = 4800
Afpnet, Net area of one flange cover
plate = 70780.8768
Ke = 1.1 for 355 steel
T1, thickness of upper column = 19
B1. flange width of upper column = 300
Py1 , Upper column design strength = 481165 N
F2/(T1 B1 Py1) must be less than 0.1 = 0.0001 < 0.1 OK
Check 4
Net Tension, F2 < Reduction factor * sumcalculated
of bolt shear
fromcapacities
bolts assumed
Lj, joint length = 388 mm and minimum cover distance

Ps, shear strength of bolt = 144765 N

As, shear area of bolt = 452.3904 mm^2
Pfbs, bearing strength of flange cover
plate, top bolts = 102120 N
Pfbs, bearing strength of flange cover
plate, other bolts = 132480 N
Pbs, bearing strength of flange cover
plate = 855600 N, Tfp * Fy* Wfp

Is F2 < Σ Pbs ? = Section is Safe

Check 5
F2 = F tie /2
F tie /2 = 469200
Is F2 < = F tie/ 2 ? = DESIGN IS OK

Min Bolts required on each side = 8

of section and on each flange

Min Bolts required on each side = 1

of section and on each flange
Min Bolts required on each side = 1
of section and on each flange

Sample diagram of splice arrangement

Reqd bolts are 9. but for symmetry,

provide 12 for each column section,
6 on each flange