PROJECT: STEEL BUILDING DESIGN CASE STUDY

SUBJECT: Beam-to-gusset and column-to-gusset connections SHEET 125 of 131

Brace line B1, second floor.
t = thickness of connected part
Pu = factored load to be resisted
d = diameter of the bolt
eb = one-half the depth of the beam, in.
ec = one-half the depth of the column, in.
Hub = factored shear force for gusset-to-beam connection.
Vub = factored axial force for gusset-to-beam connection.
Huc = factored shear force for gusset-to-column connection.
Vuc = factored axial force for gusset-to-column connection.
N = horizontal distance of gusset plate, in.
V = vertical distance of gusset plate, in.
a = distance from the face of the column flange to the centroid of the gusset-to-beam connection, in.
b = distance from the face of the beam flange to the centroid of the gusset-to-column connection, in.
g = workable gage.
rut = tensile force per bolt
ruv = shear force per bolt
Ft = nominal tensile strength of bolt.
D = number of sixteenths-of-an-inch in the fillet weld size.
ex = horizontal component of eccentricity of Pu with respect to centroid of weld group.
C = coefficient for eccentrically loaded weld groupd
C1 = electrode strength coefficient
Member A-E, Interior floor girder: Pu = 127.0 k
W24x68 ASTM 992
db = #N/A in B C D 96 k
bf = #N/A in
tf = #N/A in
k= #N/A in 13
Fy = 50 ksi
Fu = 65 ksi
Member A-B, Interior column: A E
W10x49 ASTM 992 30
dc = #N/A in
tw = #N/A in
bf = #N/A in Brace
tf = #N/A in Column 2L6x4x1/2
W10x49
Fy = 50 ksi
Fu = 65 ksi
13
Member A-C, Brace: Gusset Plate 15
2L6x4x1/2LLBB A36
Ag = #N/A in2
Fy = 36 ksi
Fu = 58 ksi
Gusset plate:
a= 16.5 in.
W.P.
b= 6.7 in. Girder
t= 1/2 in. W24x68
N= 20 1/8 in.
V= 13 3/4 in.
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PROJECT: STEEL BUILDING DESIGN CASE STUDY
SUBJECT: Beam-to-gusset and column-to-gusset connections SHEET 126 of 131

eb = #N/A in.
ec = #N/A in.

Calculate gusset interface forces:

r = Ö( (a+ec)2 + (b+eb)2) = #N/A in.

On the gusset-to-column connection:

Huc = ec * Pu/r = #N/A Kips

Vuc = b * Pu/r = #N/A Kips

On the gusset-to-beam connection:

Hub = a * Pu/r = #N/A Kips

Vub = eb * Pu/r = #N/A Kips

Column Vu Pu
Brace

Hu

Gusset Plate
Huc

Vuc

Hub Girder
Vub
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SUBJECT: Beam-to-gusset and column-to-gusset connections SHEET 127 of 131

Design of gusset-to-column connection:

Try : 2L4x4x5/8 welded to the gusset and bolted with 4 rows

of 3/4 in. diameter A325-N bolts in standard holes to the column flange.

Use 2 4/8 in. spacing between bolts and lev = 1.5 in

t= #N/A Fy = 36 ksi
Ab = 0.44 in2 Fu = 58 ksi

n= 8

rut = Huc / n = #N/A Kips/bolt

ruv = Vuc / n = #N/A Kips/bolt

Ft = 117 -2.5 (fv) < 90 ksi ; Ft = #N/A ksi > 90 ksi

fv = ruv / Ab = #N/A ksi

Ft = #N/A ksi

f Rn = f * Ft *Ab = #N/A kips/bolt > rut #N/A

( f = 0.75)

Bearing strength per bolt is:

f Rn = f (2.4*d*t*Fu) = #N/A Kips/bolt > f Rn (table 7-10) = 15.9 Kips/bolt

( f = 0.75) #N/A

Check prying action : (Illustration of variables in prying action calculations LRFD fig. 9-4)

g= 4/2 in. (LRFD Fig. 10-6)

b = g - t/2 = #N/A in

a= (angle leg) - g = 1.50 in < 1.25 b= #N/A in

a= #N/A in.

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SUBJECT: Beam-to-gusset and column-to-gusset connections SHEET 128 of 131

b' = b - d/2 = #N/A in.

a' = a + d/2 = 1.88 in.

r = b' / a' = #N/A

b = 1/r (frn / rut -1)= #N/A

if b > 1 , a' = 1.0; if b < 1, a' = 1/d (b/(1-b))

d = 1 - d'/p = 0.63

a' = #N/A

p= 2.0 in

t req. = Ö( (4.44 * rut * b’) / ( p * Fy * (1+ d * a’)))

t req. = #N/A in. < #N/A in. #N/A

Column
Brace

2L 4 x 3 1/2 x 1/2
3.5"

1.25"
3"

Gusset Plate

3"
Girder
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PROJECT: STEEL BUILDING DESIGN CASE STUDY
SUBJECT: Beam-to-gusset and column-to-gusset connections SHEET 129 of 131

Design of column-to-gusset connection :

Try : 2L4x4x5/8 welded to the gusset and bolted with 4 rows

of 3/4 in. diameter A325-N bolts in standard holes to the column flange.

Use 2 4/8 in. spacing between bolts and lev = 1.5 in

Column
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Gusset Plate 13

Angles 15

V
 Brace
b 2L6x4x1/2

eb

Girder
ec a
N

t= 1/2 Fy = 36 ksi
Ab = 0.44 in 2
Fu = 58 ksi

n= 4

rut = Huc / n = 4.0 Kips/bolt

ruv = Vuc / n = 9.2 Kips/bolt

Ft = 117 -2.5 (fv) < 90 ksi ; Ft = 42.3 ksi > 90 ksi

fv = ruv / Ab = 20.91 ksi

Ft = 42.3 ksi

f Rn = f * Ft *Ab = 13.96 kips/bolt > rut OK!

( f = 0.75)

Bearing strength per bolt is:

f (2.4*d*t*Fu) = 39.2 Kips/bolt > f Rn (table 7-10) = 15.9 Kips/bolt

( f = 0.75) OK!
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SUBJECT: Beam-to-gusset and column-to-gusset connections SHEET 130 of 131

Check areas: (since their strengths are the same this will check which section
governs in block shear design)
Angles
Shear areas: Both Angles: (double the area)
Agv = 5.125 in2 Agv = 10.25 in2
Anv = 3.59 in2 Anv = 7.1875 in2

Tension areas:
Agt = 0.75 in2 Agt = 1.5 in2
Ant = 0.53 in2 Ant = 1.0625 in2

Gusset Plate
Shear areas:
Agv = 5.375 in2
Anv = 3.84 in2

Tension areas:
Agt = 1.00 in2
Ant = 0.78 in2

The gusset plate will govern the design because it has less area than the angles.

Check Block shear in gusset plate:

Shear rupture design strength fVn: LRFD J4-1

f(.6*Fu)*Anv = 100.32 kips

Tension rupture design strength fTn: LRFD J4-2

fFu*Ant = 33.98 kips

The larger fracture term controls: LRFD J4-1 controls

Pu = Vuc = 30 k

Block shear strength:

f Rn = 127.322 kips < 134.306

f Rn = 127.322 kips > Pu = 30 kips OK!
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PROJECT: STEEL BUILDING DESIGN CASE STUDY
SUBJECT: Beam-to-gusset and column-to-gusset connections SHEET 131 of 131

Design of gusset-to-beam connection:

Pub = Ö(Hub2 + Vub2) = #N/A

D req = 1.4 Pub / (1.392 *N) = 0 say 2 sixteenths

from LRFD table J2.4 the minimum weld size required is : 4 sixteenths
gusset plate thickness = 1/2

Use : 4 sixteenths in. fillet welds

Check local web yielding of the beam:

f Rn = f (N + 2.5 k) Fyw * tw = #N/A kips > Vub = #N/A kips

(f = 1)
#N/A

Brace
2L6x4x1/2
Gusset Plate
Gusset Plate
Column t = 1/2"
Gusset
Gusset totobeam
beam
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connection
connection
1/4" Fillet
Fillet welds
welds

Gusset to
Gusset tocolumn
column
connection
connection
4 rows
rows of
of 3/4" bolts
bolts

Girder
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