Structural Engineering Spreadsheet |
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Shear and Tying Resistance of End Plates |
http://bcsatools.steel-sci.org/FlexEndPlateDesigner |
Steel grade Beam size Plate thickness and width Bolt rows Bolt distances |
Bolt shear resistance Bearing resistance Group bolt resistance End plate shear resistance Weld resistance Beam web shear resistance Tying resistance of bolt, end plate, beam web, and weld |
BS EN 1993-1-8 |
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Base Plate Design |
http://bcsatools.steel-sci.org/BasePlateDesigner |
Column size Concrete grade Baseplate size Steel grade Thickness of plate |
Axial resistance Max plate cantilever |
BS EN 1993-1-1 |
Only applies to UKB, UKC, or hollow sections |
Vertical Shear and Tying Resistance of Fin Plates |
http://bcsatools.steel-sci.org/FinPlateDesigner |
Steel grade Beam size Plate thickness Bolt rows Bolt distances |
Bolt shear resistance Bolt bearing resistance in fit plate and beam web Beam web shear resistance Fin plate shear resistance Bearing resistance Tension resistance Weld resistance |
BS EN 1993-1-8 |
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Compression resistance of gusset plates |
http://bcsatools.steel-sci.org/GussetPlateDesigner/GussetPlateTool.html |
Steel grade Setting out (bracing angle) Bolt distances Tab and gusset plate geometry properties |
Bolt resistance Gusset plate resistasnce Tab plate resistance |
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Gusset plates for use of diagonal bracing
Can input one edge gusset plate (for roof bracing) or two edges (bracing at beam-to-column connection) |
Design of weld groups according to shear, bending, and torsion |
http://www.technouk.com/Programs/WeldCalc20141217-.zip |
Applied moment Weld group geometry Applied axial load Design strength |
Strength check Centroid of weld group Stress and force results of weld lengths Load eccentricity moments at centroid Resultant moments to weld group Weld coordinates |
BS 5950-1:2000 |
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Design of bolts and welds |
http://www.technouk.com/Programs/Fasten449000527-.zip |
Bolt heads Shear plane position Bolt grade Grade of connected part |
Table that has tension capacity, shear capacity, bearing capacity of respective bolt diameters
High strength friction grip bolts under specified slip factor
Combined tension and shear capacity for each bolt diameter
Table of capacities of fillet welds |
BS 449: Part 2 |
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