PROJECT : 5 STOREY STEEL BUILDING

SUBJECT : SCBF CONNECTION DESIGN

E = 200000 Mpa, Elastic Modulus of Steel ASTM A325 LRFD CAPACITY (kN)
Fuweld = 480 Mpa, Minimum Tensile Strength of AWS A5.1 Gr. E70 Series Single Shear Double Shear
Fy = 344 Mpa, Yield Strength of A572 Plate Dia. Cap Dia. Cap
Fu = 448 Mpa, Tensile Strength of A572 Plate 20 78 20 156
Fybrace = 207 Mpa, Yield Strength of ASTM Gr. A Pipe Material 22 94 22 188
24 112 24 224
Unit : mm, mm2
PIPE MATERIAL AND PIPE EXPECTED STRENGTH BOLT DETAILS BRACE SHEAR PLATE AND RIB PLATE DESIGN WELD DESIGN OF BRACE SHEAR PLATE AND RIB PLATE
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QTY Mark Section Name OD (mm) t (mm) Area (cm ) C (kN) T (kN) Dia QTY g n S e Wg1 T1 (kN) Ratio tpe tg1 Wg1 tg2 Wg2 Ag2 T2 (kN) Ratio Lw1 Lw2 E a Aw T3 (kN) Ratio
26 VB1 HSS6.625X.250 168 6 30 519 1000 20 8 120 4 60 40 200 1245 1.24 30 16 200 8 128 1020 2613 2.61 400 230 13 6 6176 1334 1.33
6 VB3 6" PIPE SCHED 80 168 10 51 856 1684 24 8 140 4 70 50 240 1792 1.06 35 16 240 12 168 2010 3622 2.15 480 310 13 10 8432 1821 1.08
52 VB2 5" PIPE SCHED 40 141 6 26 391 861 20 6 100 3 60 40 180 934 1.08 30 16 180 8 108 860 2316 2.69 360 190 13 6 5486 1185 1.38
18 VB4 HSS3.500X.250 89 6 15 168 511 20 4 80 2 60 40 160 622 1.22 16 12 160 8 96 764 1662 3.25 320 166 9 6 3584 774 1.52

Definitions : T - Maximum Expected Yield Strength (LRFD), Dia - Diameter of Bolts tg1 - thickness of brace shear plate LW1 - Length of Weld for Brace Shear Plate
C - Maximum Expected Compression Force (LRFD) g- gauge of bolts Wg1 - width of brace shear plate LW2- Length of Weld for Brace Rib Plate
OD - Outside Diameter of Pipe n- no. of bolts per row Ag1 - Area of brace shear plate (one shear plate only) E- Effective Throat of Weld
t - Wall Thickness of Pipe S- bolt pitch tg2 - thickness of rib plate a- Fillet Weld Size
QTY - Quantity e- edge distance of bolts Wg2 - effective width of rib plate connected to brace end plate T3- Tension Capacity of Welds
Cap - Capacity of Bolts T1 - Bolt Capacity Ag2 - Area of rib plate (one rib plate only)
RATIO T Capacity / T T2 - Tension Capacity of Shear Plate and Rib Plate

SCBF BEAM SIZE AND BOLT CONNECTION DETAILS DESIGNOF SHEAR PLATE FOR SCBF BEAM
Mark SIZE T Req. V Req. Dia. Qty Tw nx ny sx sy ex ey Web Cap F / bolt T4 (kN) Ratio A1 tg3 T5 Ratio Lw3 a2 T6 (kN) Ratio
VB1 W12X30 944 50 24 9 7.6 3 3 70 70 50 50 196 105 1008 1.07 240 16 1189 1.26 480 14 1026 1.09
VB3 BH-400X170X10X15 1528 50 24 15 8.6 3 5 70 65 50 45 222 102 1680 1.10 350 16 1734 1.13 700 16 1710 1.12
VB2 W12X30 807 50 24 9 7.6 3 3 70 70 50 50 196 90 1008 1.25 240 16 1189 1.47 480 12 880 1.09
VB4 UB305X28 492 50 20 9 5 3 3 60 60 40 40 108 55 700 1.41 200 12 743 1.51 400 9 550 1.12

T req.- Summation of Horizontal Components of tension Forces of Top and Bottom Brace plus the story shear A1- Height of Shear Plate
V req. - Required Shear Force from Gravity Loads (1.4DL + 1.7LL) tg3 - Thickness of Shear Plate
Tw - Beam Web Thickness T5 - Axial Capacity of ShearPlate
Web Cap - Web bearing capacity Lw3 - Weld Length of Shear Plate for one side
F/blot - Force per Bolt a2 - fillet weld thickness for Shear plate of SCBF Beam
T4 - Axial capacity of SCBF Bolts T6- Tension Capacity of Weld of ShearPlate of Beam

DESIGN OF GUSSET PLATE FOR BRACE (BEAM TO COLUMN CONNECTION)

Mark Wmin Aw L1 max tp r kL/r limit Fe P1 (kN) ratio T7 (kN) ratio a4 Lw4 T8 (kN) Ratio
VB1 350 7000 650 20 5.8 134.5 113.6 109.1 579 1.1 2167 2.17 14 300 1283 1.28
VB3 430 8600 600 20 5.8 124.1 113.6 128.1 865 1.0 2663 1.58 14 450 1924 1.14
VB2 380 6080 550 16 4.6 143.5 113.6 95.9 419 1.1 1882 2.19 12 300 1100 1.28
VB4 300 3600 450 12 3.5 154.3 113.6 82.9 196 1.2 1115 2.18 12 150 550 1.08

Wmin - Minimum Width for Whitmore Section a4 - fillet weld size of Gusset Plate to Beam
L1max - Maximum Buckling Length of Gusset Lw4 - Minimum Length of fillet weld for Gusset Plate to Beam (for one side)
tp - thickness of gusset plate T8 - Tension Capacity of Weld
P1 = Compression Capacity of Gusset Plate
T7 = Tension Capacity of Gusset Plate