HEB 400 beam seat on a concrete column with anchored side plates

HEB 400 beam seat on a concrete column with anchored side plates

A variant of the column collar: the HEB 400 beam bears on a seat angle and side plates anchored to the concrete column. The bolts govern at about 70 % of capacity.

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HEB 400 beam seat on a concrete column with anchored side plates: overall check of the finite element model

The 3D model is the connection as it was checked: members, plates, welds and bolts. Drag to rotate, scroll or pinch to zoom, tap a part type to hide it.

Members
HEB 400 (S275), L 150×15 (S235)
Plates
40 mm thick
Bolts and anchors
M24 8.8, M30 5.8
Welds
fillet, throat 7.1–10 mm
Design code
AISC 360-16
Method
Component-based finite element model (CBFEM)
Plates (plastic strain)0 / 5 %
Bolts68.7 / 100 %
Anchors61.4 / 100 %
Welds75.9 / 100 %
Concrete block6.4 / 100 %
HEB 400 beam seat on a concrete column with anchored side plates: equivalent stress in the plates and members
Equivalent stress under the governing load case.
HEB 400 beam seat on a concrete column with anchored side plates: overall check with plastic strain
Overall check: plastic strain and component status.

How it was checked

Every plate, bolt and weld in one model

The joint is modelled with shell elements for the plates and member ends, and with nonlinear springs for bolts, welds and anchors (the component-based finite element method). The member forces are applied at the member ends and the model is loaded step by step to the full design load.

Plates pass when the plastic strain stays below the limit of the code; bolts, welds and anchors are checked against the component resistances of AISC 360-16. The bars above show each component’s utilisation for the governing load case.

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