Design Examples of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges - Finite Element Analysis and Design of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges - page 331

Number of Bolts for the Diagonal Member D 5

F Ed
F s , ult ¼

1668 5

103 ¼ 16

:

N D ðÞ¼ : 2 bolts, taken as 20 bolts (10 bolts in each side

acting in single shear)

4.3.3.40 Design of Joint J 6
Joint J 6 (see Figure 4.98 ) can be designed using the same M27 high-strength
pretensioned bolts as follows.

550 mm 550 mm

Joint J 6

U 5

U 6

450 mm 450 mm

Cover plate = 550 × 36
2 Web plate = 450 × 24
Lower flange plate = 400 × 36

V 6

400 mm 400 mm

Cover plate = 550 × 36
2 Web plate = 450 × 24
Lower flange plate = 400 × 36

350 mm

400 mm

2 Flange plate = 350 × 10
Web plate = 380 × 10

550 mm 550 mm

450 mm 450 mm

R = 20 mm

400 mm

400 mm

Minimum 15°

400 mm

Figure 4.98 Details and drawings of the main truss joint J 6 .