Design of the Moment Connection

PCJC Parking Facility

Units: kips lb 1000

Design Calculations

The moment connection between the beam and embed plate is designed for the maximum ciritcal forces
obtained analysis.
Calculations conform to AISC 360-10 and ASCE 7-10

Following figure shows the forces acting in the moment connection.

1. Material Properties:

Design strength factor: 0.75 Table J2.5, AISC 360-10

Allowable strength factor: con 2.0 Table J2.5, AISC 360-10

Beam W14 x 22 & Angles L 3/8 x 3 x 3 1/2

Yield strength of the material: fy 36ksi

Ultimate tensile strength of the material: fu 58ksi

DesignCalculations:Moment 1 of 7
2. Loads in the connection:

Shear force in the connection: Fsh 9kip

Moment at the support: M sup 34kip ft

Load factor f 1.6

3. Shear Connection:

The shear forces are transfered from web of the beam to the embed plate thro bolts and angles welded.

Check for Bolts:

3
Nominal Diameter of the bolt: d n in
4
Nominal area of the bolt: 2 1 2
Ab d n Ab 0.442 in
4

Grade of the bolt: Grade "ASTM A325-N"

Number of bolts: n b 3

Shear

Nominal Shear strength Rn.bolt 48ksi

Maximum allowable shear force in the bolts: Fb.allw Rn.bolt Ab Fb.allw 15.904 kip

Fsh f
Maximum Shear force in each bolt: Fb.max Fb.max 4.8 kip
nb
Fb.max
Maximum utilisation of bolt against shear: URbolt URbolt 0.302
Fb.allw
< 1.0, Hence O.K.

DesignCalculations:Moment 2 of 7
Bearing Strength at Bolt holes

Specified minimum Tensile

strength of the connected fu 58 ksi
material:
3
Clear Distance, Lc in
4
3
tcon in
Thickness of the connected material: 8

Bearing strength
around the bolt hole:
Rn.br if 1.2 Lc tcon fu 2.4 d n tcon fu 1.2 Lc tcon fu 2.4 d n tcon fu

Rn.br 19.575 kip
Fb.max
Maximum Utilisation against bearing: URBolt.bear URBolt.bear 0.245
Rn.br

< 1.0, Hence O.K.

Shear strength of the slip critical connections:

Required strength factor: slip 0.85

Mean slip coefficient: slip 0.3 class A surface considered

Multiplier factor: Du 1.13

hole factor: h sc 0.85 short-slotted holes considered

number of slip planes: Ns 2

Minimum bolt tension Tb 28kip Table J3.1

Design Slip resistance: Rn.slip slip slip Du h sc Ns Tb Rn.slip 13.7 kip

Maximum utilisation of bolt Fb.max

URslip
against shear with slip critical Rn.slip URslip 0.35
connection :
< 1.0, Hence O.K.

DesignCalculations:Moment 3 of 7
Block Shear strength

Rn.blk min0.6 fu 8.5in 3 in in 0.6 fy ( 8.5in) in

13 1 1
Block shear strength of the joint:
16 2 2

Rn.blk 91.8 kip

Maximum utilisation of block Fsh f

URslip
shear resistance : Rn.blk URslip 0.209

< 1.0, Hence O.K.

Weld check between Angle and embed plate

Following type of weld is used (special case) for calculating the strength of the weld.

1
Size of the weld: aw in
4

Design strength factor: 0.9

Strength of the Weld material - E70 electrode: FEXX 70ksi

DesignCalculations:Moment 4 of 7
 Length of the weld: Lw 8.5in

Eccentric distance from the load to weld: ex 2.5in

ex
Parameter a 0.294
Lw

For k = 0, corresponding C value is: Cw 2.32

aw
Strength of the weld: Rn Cw Lw kip Rn 78.88 kip
1
in in
16

Fsh f
Utilisation ratio of the weld: URw.sh URw.sh 0.183
Rn

Maximum utilisation in the bolt

connection for shear force
UR1 max URslip URBolt.bear URbolt URw.sh
transfer
UR1 0.302

< 1.0, Hence O.K.

4. Moment Connection:

3
Lever Arm d 13.7in 2 in d 14.45 in
8
Design moment: M des M sup f M des 54.4 kip ft

DesignCalculations:Moment 5 of 7
Moment is replaced by couple:
M des
Maximum Tension / Compression force: Fcouple Fcouple 45.176 kip
d
For the above force the welds and plate 3/8 x 4 x 8 is checked.

Weld check between plate and embed plate

1
Size of the weld: aw in
4

Design strength factor: 0.8

Strength of the Weld material - E70 electrode: FEXX 70ksi

Length of the weld: Lw 6in

Total shear force in the weld: Ftot.1 Fcouple Ftot.1 45.176 kip

kip
Strength of the weld: Rn 1.392 4 Lw 2 Rn 66.816 kip
in
Ftot.1
Utilisation ratio of the weld: URL.w URL.w 0.676
Rn
< 1.0, Hence O.K.

DesignCalculations:Moment 6 of 7
Check for Tension / Compression capacity of the plate

Design strength factor: 0.9

3 2
Sectional Area of the plate: Aplate 4in in Aplate 1.5 in
8

Axial load capacity of the plate: Rn.pl fy Aplate Rn.pl 48.6 kip

Ftot.1
Utilisation ratio of the plate: URplate URplate 0.93
Rn.pl
< 1.0, Hence O.K.

Maximum utilisation in the

Moment connection
UR2 max URL.w URplate UR2 0.93

< 1.0, Hence O.K.

Maximum utilisation in the
Calculation
URmax max UR1 UR2 URmax 0.93

< 1.0, Hence O.K.

DesignCalculations:Moment 7 of 7