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<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

720 Plate and stiffener elements in connections<br />

The block shear resistance is given in BS5950-1: 2000 as:<br />

[ ]<br />

P = 06 . p t L + K ( L -kD)<br />

r y v e t t<br />

where Dt is the hole size; k is 0.5 for a single line of bolts or 2.5 for two lines of<br />

bolts; Lt is the length of the tension face; Lv is the length of the shear face; t is the<br />

thickness of the web or plate.<br />

Fig. 25.8 Block shear (Based on Figure 22 BS 5950: 2000)<br />

References to Chapter 25<br />

1. British Standards Institution (2000) Structural use of steelwork in building. Part<br />

1: Code of practice for design – Rolled and welded sections. BS 5950, BSI, London.<br />

2. Commission of the European Communities (1988) Design of steel structures. Part<br />

1: General rules and rules for buildings. Eurocode 3 (final draft), Dec.

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