Single Plate Connection - Sheet1 - 2
Single Plate Connection - Sheet1 - 2
Steel Plate
Material standards ASTM A36 or equivalent
Yield strength Fy = 240 Mpa
Tensile strength Fu = 370 Mpa
Bolts
Material standards ASTM A325M
Tensile strength Fnt = 620 Mpa AISC Spec. Table-J3.2
Shear strength, thread is Fnv = 372 Mpa AISC Spec. Table-J3.2
Included in shear plane
Load
Tension force Pu = 10 kN
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φt = 0.75
Tensile supture strength φPn = 53,451 > 10000 N
OK
Critical strength φPn = 53,451 N
Critical Case
Connection Strength
The critical case for the connection includes bolt shear, bolt bearing, and tearout.
Bolt Shear
Strength reduction factor Phi = 0.75 AISC Spec. Eq. J3-1
Bolt cross-sectional area Ab = π/4 * Db^2 = 113 mm2
Bolt shear Rn = Fn . Ab = 42,072 > 10000 N
Bolt Bearing
Thinner plate Angle
Plate thickness Tp = 5 mm
Bearing strength Rn = 2.4 Db . Tp . Fu = 53280 N/bolt AISC Spec. Eq. J3-6a
Phi = 0.75
Avalaible bearing strength PhiRn = 39,960 N/bolt
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Tearout
Mid-tearout
Clear distance between Lc = 40 mm
hole or edge of material
Tearout Rn = 1.2 lc . Tp . Fu 88,800 N/bolt
Edge tearout
Edge distance S2 = 25 mm
Tearout Rn = 1.2 lc . Tp . Fu 55,500 N
Avalaible strength
Phi = 0.75
Mid-tearout Rn1 = 66,600 N/bolt
Edge tearout Rn2 = 41,625 N
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