Steel Buildings in Europe

Title Appendix B Worked Example: Design of a truss node with gusset 20 of 44 5 - 99 Table B.5 Connection N3 – Gusset component – Horizontal component of the design bearing resistances in kN Bolt b 1 b 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 b 6 e 1 e 2 172 124 76 90 p 1 1) 68,24 68,24 68,24 68,24 68,24 68,24 p 2 65 65 2) 65 2) 65 2) 65 2) 65 b,inner  b,inner  b,inner  b,inner  b,inner  b,inner  b  0,62 0,62 0,62 0,62 0,62 0,62 1,min k 3) 1,min k 3) 1,min k 3) 1,inner k 1,inner k 1,min k 3) 1 k 1,80 1,80 1,80 1,80 1,80 1,80 b bi h Rd F , , , 165,19 165,19 165,19 165,19 165,19 165,19 1) the distance L have been retained 2)   L min 65; 3)   ; 1,end inner 1, min 1,min k k k  Vertical loading The vertical loading coming from the results of Table 3 is shown on the Figure B.17 b 3 b 2 b 1 b 4 b 5 b 6 k 1  b  b  b  b k 1 k 1 Figure B.17 Connection N3 – Gusset component – Vertical loading Table B.6 gives the value of the vertical component of the design bearing resistances F b,bi,v,Rd .