Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 5: Joint Design 5 – 5 2 PARTIAL DEPTH END PLATE 2.1 Recommended details h h 3 p b p 1 5 4 2 3 6 11 8 7 10 12 9 1 Length of end plate h p  0,6 h b (see Note 1) 2 Face of beam or column 3 Plate thickness, t p t p = 10 mm or 12 mm (see note 2) 4 Bolt diameter, d 5 Hole diameter, d 0 d 0 = d + 2 mm for d  24 mm d 0 = d + 3 mm for d > 24 mm 6 Gauge; p 3 , 90 mm  p 3  140 mm 7 10 mm clearance 8 50 mm but  ( t f,s + r s ) and  ( t f + r ) 9 Supported beam (single notched) 10 ( h b,s – 50 mm) but  ( h b – t f – r ) 11 Supported beam (double notched) 12 Supporting beam h b is the height of the supported beam h b,s is the height of the supporting beam (if applicable) t f is the thickness of the flange of the supported beam t f,s is the thickness of the flange of the supporting beam (if applicable) r is the root radius of the supported beam r s is the root radius of the supporting beam (if applicable) Notes: 1. The end plate is generally positioned close to the top flange of the beam to provide adequate positional restraint. A plate length of at least 0,6 h b is usually adopted to give nominal torsional restraint. 2. Although it may be possible to satisfy the design requirements with t p < 8 mm, it is not recommended in practice because of the likelihood of distortion during fabrication and damage during transportation.