DOUBLE CLEAT ANGLE WELDED & BOLTED CONNECTION AS PER -BS5950:2000

Design data
Dia of bolt
Dia of bolt hole
Ultimate strength of bolt
Yield strength of Bolt
Yield strength of supported beam
Ultimate strength of supported beam
Yield strength of supporting beam
Ultimate strength of supporting beam
Yield strength of Cleat Angle
Ultimate strength of Cleat Angle
Ultimate strength of weld

Partial safety factors of Materials

for Yielding
to buckling
by ultimate stress
Bolts friction type shop fabrication
Bolts bearing type shop fabrication
Welds shop fabrication
Bolts friction type Field fabrication
Bolts bearing type Field fabrication
Welds Field fabrication

Cleat Angle details

Size of cleat Angle
Width of cleat angle
Thickness of cleat angle
Supported Beam side
Distance of Cleat Angle From supported beam at Top
Distance of Cleat Angle From supported beam at Bottom
Length of cleat angle

Supporting Beam side

Length of cleat angle
Edge distance of Cleat Angle vertical
 Edge distance of Cleat Angle horizontal
No.of rows of bolt
Bolt pitch
No.of columns of bolt
Bolt gauge
Distance from Top of supportin beam to centre of first bolt
Distance from Bottom of supporting beam to centre of last bolt
Distance between supporting beam to supported beam
Weld size between Beam web and Cleat Angle
Design strength of fillet weld at shop

Connection geometry
IPE240 Supported beam material grade
IPE240 Supporting beam material grade
L 90 X 90 X 10 Cleat Angle

Section properties:
Supporting beam
IPE240
mm
Depth = 230
Width = 240
Flange thickness = 12
Web thickness = 7.5
Section modulus (Elastic) = 675100
Section modulus (plastic) = 675100
Root radius = 12
k -distance = 24
T -distance = 182
h/Tw ratio = 30.67

Design of Connection
Shear capacity of the supported beam Pvsd.b
Avsd.b
Avsd.b

% of shear capacity for design

Design shear cpacity Fv
Eccentricity of the connection from support
Moment due to this eccentricity Me
1.Supported Beam side
Shear capacity of the Single Cleat Angle Pyca
Avca
Avca
Py1ca
Shear capacity of the Double Cleat Angle Py2ca

Moment check for Cleat angle

Size of cleat Angle
b/tw ratio
Moment capacity of Single Cleat angle Mc.ca
Section Modulus Zca
1.5Zepy.ca
Moment capacity of Double Cleat angle

Cleat angle to supported beam weld:

Along depth of the supported beam
Height of cleat angle
Length of the weld -vertical Hwdf
No.of cleat angle
Thickess of weld twd.D
Area of the weld Awd.D

Along flange of the supported beam

Length of the weld (Top&Bottom) Lwdf
Thickess of weld twdf
No.of cleat angle
Area of the weld Awdf
Lever arm L.A.
Section Modulus of weld
 Moment capacity of the weld

2.Supporting Beam side

2.1.Supporting beam
Shear capacity of the Supporting Beam Pv.spb
Avspb
Avspb
Avspb.net
Avspb.net
06.py.spbAvspb.net
Ke
0.7py.spbKeAvspb.net
Plain Shear capacity of the Supporting Beam Pv.spb

Bearing capacity of the Supporting Beam/per Bolt Pbs.spb

kbs.spb
Bearing strength of Supporting beam
0.67(US+YS)
kbs.spbdtspbpbs.spb
Pbs.spb
No.of Bolts per Cleat Angle
No.of Bolts for Double Angle
Total Bearing capacity of the Supporting Beam

2.2.Cleat Angle
Plain Shear capacity of the Single Cleat angle Pv.1ca
Av
Av
Av.net
 Av.net
06.pyAv
Ke
0.7PyKeAv.net
Plain Shear capacity of the Single Cleat angle Pv.ca
Plain Shear capacity of the Double Cleat angle 2Pv.ca

Block Shear capacity of the Single Cleat angle Pr

Lv

k
Lt
Lt
P1r
Block Shear capacity of the Double Cleat angle 2P1r

Bearing capacity of the Cleat Angle /Bolt

Pbs
kbs
Pbs
Bearing strength of cleat angle Pbs.ca
0.67(US+YS)
kbsdtcpbs
0.5kbse1tcpbs
Pbs
Pbs
No.of Bolts per Cleat Angle
Total Bearing capacity of the Cleat Angle Pbs
Direct vertical shear on each cleat angle Fv/2

Bolt shear check

Shear cpacity of bolt Group Psb
Shear cpacity of Top Bolt Psb
 Minimum Tensile strength of Bolt -A325 ptb
Shear strength of Bolt -A325 psb
Bolt Shank Diameter Area Asb
Bolt Root diameter Area Anb
psb Anb
kbs
Bearing strength of cleat angle Pbs.ca
0.67(US+YS)
(0.5kbse1tcpsb)
Shear cpacity of Top Bolt Psbt
Shear cpacity of other Bolts Psb

No.of Top bolts

No.of other bolts
Shear cpacity of bolt Group ԐPsb

Tension capacity of supported beam

Tension capacity of Supported Beam

Tension capacity of cleat angle

Tension capacity of Single Cleat angle

Tension capacity of Double Cleat angle

Bolt Tension check

Ultimate tensile strength of A325 Bolts
No.of Bolts per cleat angle n
No.of cleat angle
Total no.of bolts nt
Area of cross section of a bolt Ab
Tension capacity bolt group
d = 20
do = 22
fub = 800 N/mm^2
fyb = 635 N/mm^2
fybe = 250 N/mm^2
fube = 410 N/mm^2
fybc = 250 N/mm^2
fubc = 410 N/mm^2
fybe = 250 N/mm^2
fube = 410 N/mm^2
fuw = 410 N/mm^2

γmo = 1.1
γmo = 1.1
γm1 = 1.25
γmfs = 1.25
γmbs = 1.25
γmws = 1.25
γmff = 1.25
γmbf = 1.25
γmwf = 1.5

= L 90 X 90 X 10
wca = 90
tca = 10

evt = 35 mm
evb = 35 mm
Lca = 160 mm

Lca = 160 mm
e1 = 35 mm
 e2 = 35 mm
Nr = 2 nos
p = 90 mm OK
Nc = 1 nos
g = 0 mm
et = 70 mm
eb = 70 mm
t1(gap) = 10 mm
αww = 6 mm
Fwd = 220 N/mm^2 BS 5950-Table=37

m material grade A36

m material grade A36
A36

Supported beam Cleat Angle

IPE240 L 90 X 90 X 10
mm mm
230
240
12
7.5
675100
675100
12
24
182
30.67

= 0.6pyAvb
= twb.Db mm^2
= 1725 mm^2
258.75 KN
= 100 %
= 258.75 KN
= 100 mm
= 25.88 KN.m
= 0.6pyAv.ca BS5950
= twc.Dca mm^2
= 1600 mm^2
240.00 KN
= 480.00 KN
HENCE OK

= L 90 X 90 X 10
= 9.00 PLASTIC
= 1.5Zepy.ca
= 19900 mm^3
= 7.46 KN.m
= 14.93 KN.m
>= 25.88 KN.m
CHECK

= 2 x aw
= 160 mm
= 160 mm
= 2 nos
= 6 mm
= 1357.44 mm^2
= 298.64 KN
>= 258.75 KN
HENCE OK

= 180 mm
= 6 mm
2 nos
= 1527.12 mm^2
= 160 mm
= A X L.A. mm^3
= 244339.20 mm^3
= A x L.A.xpy.wd mm^3
= 53.75 KN.m
>= 25.88 KN.m
HENCE OK

= min(0.6pysp.bAvsp.b,0.7pyKeAvsp.b.net) BS5950
= [et + (n-1)p+eb]tc
= 1725 mm^2
= Avsp.b-nDhtspb
= 1395 mm^2
= 209.25 KN
= 1.2 For S275/A36
= 292.95 KN
= 209.25 KN
>= 258.75 KN
CHECK

= kbspbdtspbpbs.spb
= 1 for standard clearance holes
= 0.67(US+YS) N/mm^2
= 442.2 N/mm^2 5950 TABLE-32
= 66.33 KN
= 66.33 KN
= 2 nos
= 4 nos
= 265.32 KN
>= 258.75 KN
HENCE OK

= min(0.6PyAv,0.7PyKeAv.net)
= 0.9[2e1 + (n-1)p]tc
= 1440 mm^2
= Av-nDhtca
= 1000 mm^2
= 216 KN
= 1.2 For S275/A36
= 210.00 KN
= 210.00 KN
= 420 KN
>= 258.75 KN
HENCE OK

= 0.6Pytc(Lv+Ke(Lt-kDh))
= e1+(n-1)p
= 125 mm
Single line of b Double line of bolt
= 0.5 2.5
= e2 e2+g
= 35 35 mm
= 230.7 KN
= 461.4 KN
>= 258.75 KN
HENCE OK

= kbsdtcpbs
= 1 for standard clearance holes
<= 0.5kbsetcpbs
= 0.67(US+YS) N/mm^2
= 442.2 N/mm^2
= 88.44 KN
= 77.385 KN
= min(kbsdtcpbs, 0.5kbsetcpbs)
= 77.385 KN
= 2 nos
= 154.77 KN
>= 129.38 KN
HENCE OK

= ԐPsb
= min(psbAsb, 0.5kbse1tcpsb)
= 830 N/mm^2
= 332 N/mm^3 bs 5950 table-30
= 314 mm^2
= 251.2 mm^2
= 83.40 KN
= 1 for standard clearance holes
= 0.67(US+YS) N/mm^2 A325
= 442.2 N/mm^2
= 77.39 KN
= 77.39 KN
= psbAsb
= 83.40 KN
= 2.00 nos
= 2.00 nos
= 321.57 KN
>= 258.75 KN
HENCE OK

= Letwpy KN
= 431.25 KN

= 0.6Letwpy KN
= 240 KN
= 480 KN
>= 431.25 KN
HENCE OK

= 800 N/mm^2
= 2 nos
= 2 nos
= 4 nos
= 314 mm^2
= 1004.8 KN
>= 431.25 KN
HENCE OK
BS 5950-Table=37 CL.10.5.7.1.1