Steel Buildings in Europe

Title A.6 Worked Example – Bolted connection of an angle brace in tension to a gusset plate 4 of 6 4 – 101 6.1.6. Partial safety factors  M0 = 1,0  M2 = 1,25 (for shear resistance of bolts) 6.1.7. Design axial tensile force applied by the angle brace to the gusset plate N Ed = 250 kN 6.2. Resistance of the bracing connection 6.2.1. Bolts in shear v,Rd Rd,1 N nF  EN 1993-1-8 Table 3.4. 94,08 kN 10 1,25 245 0,6 800 3 M,2 ub v v,Rd          f A F 3 94,08 282 kN Rd,1    N 6.2.2. Bolts in bearing (on the angle leg) b,Rd Rd,2 nF N  EN 1993-1-8 Table 3.4. M2 u,ac ac 1 b b,Rd   f d t k F  All bolts:          1,7; 2,5 min 2,8 0 2 1 d e k 1,7 8,48 22 1,7 2,8 80 2,8 0 2       d e    min 8,48; 2,5 2,5 1   k End bolt:        ; 1,0 ; 3 min u,ac ub 0 1 b f f d e  0,76 3 22 50 3 0 1    d e 1,86 430 800 u,ac ub   f f    min 0,76; 1,86; 1,0 0,76 b    156,9 kN 10 1,25 2,5 0,76 430 20 12 3 Rd,end bolt b,         F