Plastic capacity of bolted RHS flange-plate joints under axial tension. Issue 3 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mudrov, Andrej; Šaučiuvėnas, Gintas; Sapalas, Antanas; Talvik, Ivar
• Is Part Of: Engineering structures and technologies. Volume 8:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 85
• Page End: 93
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: hollow section -- axial tension -- prying -- bolted flange-plate joint -- design model -- load-bearing analysis; Structural engineering -- Periodicals; Structural engineering -- Research -- Periodicals; 624.105
• DOI: 10.3846/2029882X.2016.1216806
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2029-882X

Abstract

Abstract: This article considers the calculation of load-bearing capacity of flange-plate joints with bolts along two sides of rectangular hollow sections (RHS) under axial tension. It provides a review and comparison of various calculation methodologies for establishing the load-bearing capacity of RHS flange-plate joints, such as suggested in EN 1993-1-8:2005 and STR 2.05.08:2005 as well as those proposed in different countries and by other authors. Common design principles and derived results for load-bearing capacity of flange-plate joints have been analysed and compared. Following the numerical modelling, which has been done using ANSYS Workbench finite element program, the derived results for load-bearing capacity have been compared with analytical load-bearing capacity results for flange-plate joints of the same structure. The analysis has focused on one type of flange-plate joints with bolts – both preloaded and non-preloaded – along two opposite sides of the tube, with the flange thickness of 15 mm and 25 mm.