Steel Buildings in Europe

Title APPENDIX A Worked Example: Design of a continuous chord connection using splice plate connections 3 of 24 5 - 56 35 70 70 140 70 70 35 35 70 70 35 100 40 95 95 40 14 11,5 7 / 7,5 / 7 165 165 5 50 50 30 30 Figure A.4 Sizes (in mm) and positioning Material data (except bolts) The I-profile and the cover-plates are grade S355 to EN 10025-2. Steel grade S355 Yield strength f y = 355 N/mm 2 Ultimate tensile strength f u = 510 N/mm 2 EN 1993-1-1 Table 3.1 I Beam data Depth h = 330 mm Flange width b = 160 mm Web thickness t w = 7,5 mm Flange thickness t f = 11,5 mm Radius of root fillet r = 18 mm Cross-section area A = 62,61 cm 2 Second moment of area I y = 788,1 cm 4 Plastic modulus W pl,y = 153,7 cm 3