Design Examples of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges - Finite Element Analysis and Design of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges - page 457

500 mm 500 mm

Joint J 2

U 1

U 2

400 mm 400 mm

V 2

360 mm

360 mm

Cover plate = 500×14
2 Web plate = 400×14
Lower flange plate = 360×14

Cover plate = 500×14
2 Web plate = 400×14
Lower flange plate = 360×14

260 mm

360 mm

2 Flange plate = 260×20
Web plate = 320×10

500 mm 500 mm

400 mm 400 mm

R = 20 mm

360 mm 360 mm

Minimum 15°

260 mm

360 mm

Figure 4.213 Details and drawings of the main truss joint J 2 .

Number of Bolts for the Diagonal Member D 3
N D ðÞ¼

F Ed
F s , ult ¼

3284 3

206 ¼ 15

:

: 9 bolts, taken as 16 bolts (8 bolts in each side

acting in double shear)

4.6.3.30 Design of Joint J 4
Joint J 4 (see Figure 4.215 ) can be designed using the same M27 high-strength
pretensioned bolts as follows.