Design Examples of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges - Finite Element Analysis and Design of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges - page 466

4.6.3.37 Design of Joint J 11
Joint J 11 (see Figure 4.222 ) can be designed using the same M27 high-
strength pretensioned bolts as follows.

Number of Bolts for the Vertical Member V 11
N V 1 ðÞ¼

F Ed 4433 9

206 ¼ 21

:

F s , ult ¼

:

5 bolts, taken as 24 bolts (12 bolts in each side

acting in double shear)

Joint J 11

2 Flange plates = 260×40
Web plate = 280×30

260 mm

Cover plate = 500×10
2 Web plate = 400×10
Lower flange plate = 360×10

300 mm

360 mm

V 1

L 8

400 mm

2 Flange plates = 260×40
Web plate = 280×30

260 mm

360 mm

Minimum
angle 15°

Figure 4.222 Details and drawings of the main truss joint J 11 .