Material Specification
Aluminium Extruded Profiles
Grade; Alloy & Temper 6063-T6
E=70,000 MPa
Ultimate Tensile Strength, FTU=205 MPa
Tensile Yield Strength, FTY=170 MPa
[Link] Strength, FCY=170 MPa
Shear Stress of Aluminium alloy 6063-T6 =95 MPa
SS Fastner= Grade A2/A4-70
EST=2*105 MPa
Ultimate Tensile Strength FU=700 MPa
Tensile Yield Strength FY=450 MPa
Connection Design Manually
From STAAD
FX=0 KN
FY=2.6 KN
FZ=9.42 KN
Load Factor Yf=1.2, Ym=1.2 Y=1.4 for Steel
1 M12 SS through Bolt Class A4-70 is used to transfer the applied
Loading from Mullion to Support Bracket.
Resultant Shear =SQRT [(Fx/1)2+ (Fy/1)2+ (Fz/1)2]
Resultant Shear =SQRT [(2.7/1)2+(9.42/1)2]
Resultant Shear =SQRT (96.025)
Resultant Shear =9.8 KN
Shear Per Plane=9.8/2
Shear Per Plane=4.9 KN
Factored Shear in the Bolt=4.9 KN
Vb=4.9 KN
Dia of M12 Bolt, Aef=84.3 mm2
Grade of bolt=A4-70/A325
Check for Shear Strength of bolt.
Resistance Factor for Shear (øs) =0.75
Nominal Shear Strength (Fnv) =469 MPa [As per AISC-360-Sec-J3 Table
J3.2]
Shear Capacity of bolt
Vc =ø*Fnv*A
VC=0.75*469*84.3
VC=29.65 KN >4.9 KN (OK)
Required nominal Shear Strength
Frv=(Vb)/ (ø*A) =4.9*1000/0.75*84.3
Frv=77.5 MPa
Check for Tension Capacity of Bolt
Nominal tensile stress modified to include effects of Shear Stress
F’nt= (1.3 Fnt)- (Fnt/ ø*Fnv) *Frv
Fnt=620 MPa Fnv=330 MPa
F’nt= (1.3 Fnt)- (Fnt/ ø*Fnv) *Frv
F’nt=(1.3*620) -(620/0.75*330) *77.5
F’nt=806-193.75
F’nt=612.25 MPa
Tension Capacity (Tc)
Tc=minm of [ (ø*Fnt*A), (ø*F’nt*A)
Tc=minm of [ (0.75*620*84.3), (0.75*612.25*84.3)]
Tc=minm of [39.2 KN, 38.7 KN]
Tc=38.7 KN > 4.9 KN (OK)
Check for bearing Strength of bolt holes for HSS.
Aluminium Grade 170 MPa
UTS 205 MPa
Thickness of Connecting Ply=5mm
Resistance factor (ø)=0.75
Bearing Capacity or Bearing Strength of Bolt=øRn
Rn=1.8*fy*Abp
Rn=1.8*fy*d*t t=thickness of ply or Angle bracket
Rn=1.8*170*12*5
Rn=18.36 KN
Bearing Strength of bolt=øRn=0.75*18.36=13.77 KN >4.9 KN (OK)
Check for bearing and Tear-out strength of bolt holes.
Force acting on bracket plate=4.9 KN
Minm tensile/ultimate strength of material
Fu=205 MPa
Thickness of plate tp=5mm
Dia of bolt M12=12mm
Slot Types Slotted holes
Edge distance in line of shear (lc)=25mm
Bearing Capacity=[2*ø*t*d*Fu]
Bearing Capacity=[2*0.75*5*12*205]
Bearing Capacity=18.45 KN
Tear-out Capacity= [ø*t*le*Fu]
Tear-out Capacity= [0.75*5*25*205]
Tear-out Capacity=19.218 KN
Consider minm Capacity = [18.45 KN, 19.21 KN]
Capacity=19.21 KN >4.9 KN (OK)