Steel Buildings in Europe

Title Appendix B Worked Example: Design of a truss node with gusset 32 of 44 5 - 111 b 1 b 2 b 3 b 4 h v G F V,b3,Ed F V,b2,Ed F V,b1,Ed F V,b4,Ed Figure B.26 Connection N1 – Gusset component – Loadings The change of basis is performed with: ) sin( ) cos( 3 V,bi,v ,Ed 3 V,bi,h ,Ed V,bi,h,Ed       F F F ) cos( ) sin( 1 V,bi,v ,Ed 1 V,bi,h ,Ed V,bi,v,Ed        F F F Where  1 = 42° (See Figure B.6) Table B.14 gives the results. Table B.14 Connection N1 – Gusset component – Design shear loads in kN in the   h v , reference system. Bolt b 1 b 2 b 3 b 4 V,bi,Ed F 166,22 190,82 107,35 52,37 V,bi,h,Ed F 84,37 182,86 -46,72 51,76 V,bi,v,Ed F -143,22 -54,54 -96,65 -7,97 Design details The design details are verified in the table below. For e 1 and e 2 we observe the minimums end and edge distances according to the appropriate direction ( Gh or Gv ). For p 1 and p 2 we consider the spacing according to the principal direction of the joint ( Gh’ or Gv’ ). Table B.15 Connection N1 – Gusset component – Design details Distance or spacing Minimum value Design value Maximum value   1 2 ; min e e 31,2 54   1 2 ; min p p 31,2 60   1 2 ; max p p 65 200