BoltedEndPlate Class

EC3 Steel Connection Design Library

Represents a bolted endplate connected to a column

Variables definition:

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
SteelConnectionsEC3BoltedEndPlate

Namespace: SteelConnectionsEC3
Assembly: SteelConnectionsEC3 (in SteelConnectionsEC3.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

public class BoltedEndPlate

Public Class BoltedEndPlate

public ref class BoltedEndPlate

type BoltedEndPlate =  class end

The BoltedEndPlate type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	BoltedEndPlate	Initializes a new instance of the BoltedEndPlate class

Properties

	Name	Description
	BoltsNr	Total bolts count
	ey1	Vertical distance between bolt row below lower beam flange and endplate edge
	ey4	Vertical distance between bolt row above upper beam flange and endplate edge

Methods

	Name	Description
	FbRd	Bearing resistance of the bolt group
	FirstRowBelowUpperFlange	Checks if the given row is the first below the upper column flange
	FvRd	Shear resistance of the bolt group
	GetInputWarnings	Returns a list of strings that describe the input warnings regarding the bolt placement on the plate
	px	Horizontal inner distance between bolts
	py	Vertical inner distance for a bolt row
	RowInsideFlanges	Checks if a bolt row is located along the beam height
	RowOnBeamHeight	Checks if the bolt row is located along the beam height
	RowOnHaunchHeight	Checks if the bolt row is located along the haunch height
	RowOutsideUpperFlange	Checks if a bolt row is located outside the upper beam flange
	Rows	Total bolt rows count
	VerticalRowDistances	Calculation of the distance of each row from the upper edge of the endplate

Fields

	Name	Description
	b	Width
	Bolts	Bolts object
	ex	Horizontal edge distance
	ey2	Vertical distance between first bolt row above lower beam flange and outer bolt row below the beam flange
	ey3	Vertical distance between first bolt row below upper beam flange and outer bolt row above the beam flange
	h	Height
	h_over	Distance between the upper beam flange and the upper endplate edge
	RowAbove	True, if there is a bolt row above the upper beam flange
	RowBelow	True, if there is a bolt row below the lower beam flange
	RowsInside	Number of bolt rows inside column flanges
	Steel	Steel grade object
	t	Thickness

Remarks

All units in kN, mm unless other specified