03 Rigid Connection Part3 Endplate Under Bending

This playlist series focuses on the rigid connection calculation according to EN 1993-1-8. A comparison is made with Ansys at the end of the series after hand calculation. Finally, tips for applying the semi-rigid connection to RFEM are presented. An Endplate welded to a beam, HEA200, is bolted to a HEB300 column with 6M20 class 8.8, as shown in the figures below. Steel material is S355 for all parties. The flange and web of the beam are welded to the end plate with a fillet weld, leg 8mm, and 4mm, respectively. This is not practical; typically, they are welded with the same dimension. However, for education purposes, they are selected differently. This video shows the resistance calculation of the Endplate in bending according to EN 1993-1-8. The contents are as follows:

1. Table 6.1 Item 5 explanation.
2. Endplate in bending according to 6.2.6.5.
3. Equivalent T-Stub effective length for Endplate table 6.6.
4. Failure patterns, circular and non-circular, and effective length for equivalent T-Stub for both outside and inside the beam flange.
5. The failure mode of the equivalent T-Stub.
6. Tension resistance of the Endplate in bending.

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