DESIGN OF MAIN CONNECTIONS AND ANALYTICAL CALCULATIONS SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED D. ALVAREZ FEITO J.C . BATISTA LOPES C. BAULT O. BELTRAMELLO A. CATINACCIO D . SMARGIANAKI P . WERTELAERS
DESIGN OF MAIN CONNECTIONS AND
ANALYTICAL CALCULATIONS
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED
D. ALVAREZ FEITOJ.C. BATISTA LOPES
C. BAULTO. BELTRAMELLOA. CATINACCIOD. SMARGIANAKI
P. WERTELAERS
Design of the main connections
1. Moment connections, necessary to link the main
columns to the beams
2. Splice connection necessary to
a) link the corner piece of the vessel to its column
b) ling the horizontal beams
3. Reduced splice connection necessary to link the
shorter beams transversal to the main frames
Steel grade S355
Bolts grade 10.9
Modulus of elasticity (E): 210000N/mm2
Modulus of elasticity (G):81000 N/mm2
Poisson’s ration (v) : 0.3
Material Properties
Tables according to the Eurocode
Design Resistance for individual bolts Components resistance and stiffness
T-stub design resistance Resistance Checks & Rotational Stiffness
Example of a connection following the component method Tension & Compression Capacity of the connection
Connection Capacity
Example of a connection following the component method Tension & Compression Capacity of the connection
Connection Capacity
105 200
410
164
55
400
1008
HL 1100*607 (Steel S355)
10*M48 bolts (class 10.9)tp=30 mm (Steel S 355)
170
170
170
4 r
ow
s tensio
n +
shear
30 30
170
1 r
ow
shear
Example of a connection following the component method Tension & Compression Capacity of the connection
Connection Capacity
HL 1100*607 (Steel S355)
12*M48 bolts (class 10.9)tp=30 mm (Steel S 355)
200
410
20
0
13
88
10
02
45
20
02
00
20
02
00
30
HL 1100*607 (Steel S355)
HL 1100*607 (Steel S355)
20
20
Connection type Column to beam Splice corner Reduced splice
Moment Capacity [MN m] 5.107 3.514 3.07
Calculated Moment [MN m] 2 1.5 (as design margin) 0
Margin on M capacity 2.55 2.34 NA
Shear Capacity [MN] 2.02 3.704 2.52
Calculated Shear [MN] 0.1775 1.56 0
Margin on Shear capacity 11.38 2.37 NA
Normal force capacity [MN] -12.15/+7.113 -10.1/+4.72 -9.8/+5.19
Calculated Normal force [MN] 1.24 ~0.01 1.9
Margin on N force capacity 5.73 471 2.73
M+N capacity factor < 1 0.57 0.43 0.366