Project 1 - Review of Shear & Moment Connections in RAM Connection
Design and optimize typical shear, moment and Splice joints in RAM Connection for the following structure modelled in Staad Pro. Design and optimize base plate connection.
Structure: A 2D portal frame fixed support spanning 15m with a pitched roof ridge height of 12m, slope of 4 degrees. A uniformly distributed load of 10kN/m is applied on the roof beams. Optimize the beams and columns for 85% utilization and consider splice joints at 6m from base and 3m from beam column joints. Consider a hanger beam shear connected with column support of 4m height at 3m from beam-column corner joint carrying 5kN/m load. Use hot rolled sections.
Aim & Introduction
To design and optimize typical shear, moment, and Splice joints in RAM Connection for the following structure modeled in Staad Pro. Design and optimize base plate connections.
Procedure
`x` = Height between roof's ridge and eve.
`tantheta=(Opposite)/(Adjacent)`
`tan4^0=x/7.5`
`x=0.524m`
Column Splice Connection Design
Fin Plate Shear Connection Design
Beam Splice Connection Design
End Plate Connection Design
Fixed Base Plate Connection Design
Results & Conclusion
Thus the connections have been designed along with the base plate as shown above for the given structure and loads