Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF10

1.) LAYOUT

HSS8X8X1/4

10" 9"

3/16" 3/16" 3/16" 3/16" 8" 8" Typ

5" 8.0

2
HSS8X8X1/2

1'-2 1/2" 10 7/8" 3/16" 3/16" 5" 4. 4" 4" Typ

PL 0.375 - A36 HSS8X4X1/8

2.)

REQUIRED STRENGTHS: Member 1: Axial Load, Ta Axial Load, Ca Member 2: Axial Load, Ta Axial Load, Ca Shear Load, Va

= =

10.0 10.0

kips (Tension) kips (Compression)

= = =

10.0 10.0 10.0

kips (Tension) kips (Compression) kips

3.)

MATERIAL & GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES: Member 1: Size: Fy Fu B HT A

HSS8X4X1/8 = 46 = 58 4.00 = 8.00 = 2.70 =

ASTM A500 Gr. B ksi ksi in in in

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Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF10

t Member 2: Size: Fy Fu B HT A t Member 3: Size: Fy Fu B HT A t Gusset Plate: Fy Fu tgusset Width, W Depth, H 4.) BRACE CONNECTION MEMBER 1: Brace to Gusset Plate Weld: Electrode Class Fu Fv = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = E700XX = 0.116 in

HSS8X8X1/2 = 46 = 58 8.00 = 8.00 = 13.50 = 0.465 =

ASTM A500 Gr. B ksi ksi in in in in

HSS8X8X1/4 = 46 = 58 8.00 = 8.00 = 7.10 = 0.233 =

ASTM A500 Gr. B ksi ksi in in in in ASTM 36 ksi ksi in in in

= = = = =

36 58 3/8 16 28

Nominal Tensile Strength of Weld 70.00 Ksi Allowable Weld Shear Strength 0.6 Fu / 2 21.00 Ksi Size of Weld 0.1875 in. (Use 0.1250 in. for calculation)

w Pw

Shear Capacity of 1/8" weld per Linear Inch 0.707 * Fv * w (0.707 * 21 * 0.125) 1.856 Kips/in Length of Weld 4.00 in. Weld Shear Capacity Pw * 4 L2 29.694 Kips

L1 Vw

Vw

>

10.00

Kips

(OK)

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Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF10

Tension Yielding of the Brace: Rn/ = = = Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Yielding of Brace' Fyb * Ag1 1.67 74.37 kips 10.00 kips (OK) >

Tension Rupture of the Brace: Rn/ Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Rupture of Brace' Fub * Ae = 2.00 where: 4.00 in = (Length of Weld in HSS) L B H x U An Ae = = = = = = = = = = 8.00 4.00 in in (Width of HSS Section) (Height of HSS Section) =

(B2 + 2 * B * H) / (4 * (B + H)) 2.667 in 1 - (x / L) 0.333 Ag1 - 2 * (tp + 0.0625) * t1 2.599 in U * An 0.866 25.12 kips in > 10.00 kips (OK)

Rn/

Whtimore Section L= L= 2 lw tan 30 + B 8.619 in 0.000 0.000 in in = 1.67 B= 4.00 in

Whitmore width in Vertical Member = Whitmore width in Horizontal Member =

Check tension yielding on the Whitmore section Rn = Fy Aw Rn = 36 x [ ( 8.619 - 0 - 0 ) x 0.375 ] Rn = Rn/ 116.35 = kips 69.67 kips > 10.00

kips

(OK)

Check block shear rupture of the gusset Rn = Nominal Block Shear Strength of Gusset ( =2)
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Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF10

2 x Min[ (0.6 x Fu x Anv + Ubs x Fu x Ant); (0.6 x Fy x Agv + Ubs x Fu x Ant) ] Where: Ubs = 1.0 Ant = Net Area with Tension Resistance = Bbrace x tgusset = 1.50 in
2

Agv = Gross Area with Shear Resistance = 2 x lw x tgusset = 3.00 in

2

Anv = Net Area with Shear Resistance = Rn/ = 3.00 75.90 in

2

kips

>

10.00

kips

(OK)

Plate Buckling of Connection Plate Ap = = = = = = = = = = = Effective Plate Cross-sectional Area L*t 3.232 in Plate Unbraced Length of Whitmore Section 4.28 in. Effective Length Factor 1.200 Radius of Gyration t / 3.464 0.108 in. 47.443 > 25

Lcr

K Lcr/r

From Specification E3 Fe = = Fcr = ()*E/(KL/r) 127.16 ksi

>

0.44*Fy = 15.84 ksi

[0.658^(Fy/Fe)]*Fy 31.98 ksi Allowable Strength in Compression Ap * Fcr 1.67 61.89 kips > 10.00 kips (OK)

Rn/

= =

MEMBER 2:
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Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF10

Brace to Gusset Plate Weld: Electrode Class Fu = = = = = w = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = E700XX

Nominal Tensile Strength of Weld Ksi 70.00 tan-1( 10.00 10.00 0.7854 rad deg 45

Size of Weld 0.1875 in.

(Use

0.1250 in. for calculation)

Fv

Allowable Weld Shear Strength 0.6 Fu / 2 21.00 Ksi Shear Capacity of 1/8" weld per Linear Inch 0.707 * Fv * w (0.707 * 21 * 0.125) 1.856 Kips/in ( 10 + 10 ) 14.1421 kips Length of Weld 8.00 in. 7.07107 kips (See attached Calcs)

Pw

P/2

Tension Yielding of the Brace: Rn/ = = = Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Yielding of Brace' Fyb * Ag3 1.67 371.86 kips > 10.00 kips (OK)

Tension Rupture of the Brace: Rn/ Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Rupture of Brace' Fub * Ae = 2.00 where: L = (Length of Weld in HSS) 8.00 in B H x = = = 8.00 8.00 in in (Width of HSS Section) (Height of HSS Section) =

(B2 + 2 * B * H) / (4 * (B + H))
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Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF10

= U = = = = = = 3.000 1 - (x / L) 0.625 Ag3 - 2 * (tp + 0.0625) * t3 in 13.093 U * An 8.183 kips in

An

Ae

in > 10.00 kips (OK)

Rn/

237.31

Whtimore Section L= L= 2 lw tan 30 + B 17.238 in 0.000 4.700 in in = 1.67 B= 8.00 in

Whitmore width in Vertical Member = Whitmore width in Horizontal Member =

Check tension yielding on the Whitmore section Rn = Fy Aw Rn = 36 x [ ( 17.238 - 0 - 4.7 ) x 0.375 ] Rn = Rn/ 169.26 = kips kips > 10.00

101.35

kips

(OK)

Check block shear rupture of the gusset Rn = = Nominal Block Shear Strength of Gusset ( =2)

2 x Min[ (0.6 x Fu x Anv + Ubs x Fu x Ant); (0.6 x Fy x Agv + Ubs x Fu x Ant) ] Where: Ubs = 1.0 Ant = Net Area with Tension Resistance = Bbrace x tgusset = 3.00 in
2

Agv = Gross Area with Shear Resistance = 2 x lw x tgusset = 6.00 in

2

Anv = Net Area with Shear Resistance = Rn/ = 6.00 151.80 in

2

kips

>

10.00

kips

(OK)
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Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF10

Plate Buckling of Gusset Plate Ap = = = = = = = = = = = Effective Plate Cross-sectional Area L*t 6.464 in Plate Unbraced Length of Whitmore Section 1.00 in. Effective Length Factor 1.200 Radius of Gyration t / 3.464 0.108 in. 11.085 < 36 25 ksi

Lcr

K Lcr/r

Thus Fcr = Fy = Rn/ = =

Allowable Strength in Compression Ap * Fcr 1.67 139.35 kips > 10.00 kips (OK)

Gusset Plate to Colum:

A V2 L2 T2 e1 C1V L1 C1H V2 T2

C1

Solving for component forces: C1H = = 10 (1) [ (1.37) + (1) ] 5.9 kips

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Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF10

C1V = = T2 V2 e1 L1 L2 L L = = = = = = = L1 5 (1.37) [ (1.37) + (1) ] 8.1 10.0 10.0 5.26 14.5 4.5 + L2 19.0 kips kips kips in in in

in

The normal stress is, ft = P/L + 3M/L

The in-plane stress is, fv = V/L

Consider section A-A P = = = = T2 - C1V 1.9

kips

C1V x e1 kip-in 42.5

then, ft and, V

0.454

kip/in

= = =

C1H + 15.9 0.837

V2 kips kip/in

(Diagonal force may reverse)

fv

The resultant is, f = = [ (0.454) + (0.837) ] 0.952 kip/in

Check weld size Fv = = = = = Allowable Weld Shear Strength 0.6 Fexx / 2 [ Fexx = 70ksi] 21.00 Ksi tan 0.837 0.454 61.4987 deg

)
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Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF10

= w = = = = = = = 1.073 rad Size of Weld 0.1875 in.

(Use

0.1250 in.

for calculation)

Pw

Shear Capacity of 1/8" weld per Linear Inch 1.5 0.707 * Fv * w * (1.0 + 0.50 sin ) (0.707 * 21 * 0.125) * (1.412) 2.620 Kips/in 5.241 Kips/in > 0.95 Kips/in (OK)

2 Pw

Check plate stress fa = fa = fv = fv = ft tgusset 1.211 fv tgusset 2.231 = ksi = ksi < 0.45 0.375 < 0.84 0.38
0.6Fy/ = Fy/ =

( = 1.67) 22 ksi ( = 1.5) 14 ksi (OK) (OK)

Check HSS wall Force component perpendicular to HSS wall Ft = ft x L = 8.63 kips

HSS wall capacity Rn/ = [ Fy t2 / (1- tp/B)] [ (2N/B + 4(1 -tp/B)0.5 ) Qf] Fy t tp B N Qf Rn/ = = = = = = = 46 0.465 3/8 8.00 19.0 1 kips > 8.63 kips (OK) ( = 1.5)

where:

60.2138

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AISC 13th Edition Manual Table 8-5

Coefficients C for Eccentrically Loaded Weld Groups

Input:
kl = l = e x = al = = weld size, w = Fexx = C1 = P = Specs = 8 8 5.000 45 1/8 70 1.00 in in in degrees ksi kips l kl in e x =al P

7.07 ASD

where:
P = D = l = a = ex = C = C1 = required force, P u or P a , kips number of sixteenths-of-an-inch in the fillet weld size characteristic length of weld group, in. e x /l horizontal component of eccentricity of P with respect to centroid of weld group, in. weld group coefficient electrode strength coefficient (1.0 for E70XX electrodes)

Results:
C =

3.16

Available strength of a weld group, Rn/, is determined with C C1 D l Rn/ = (1/) = Setting Rn/ = P, D min = D min = P / C C1 l 0.560 l min = l min = P / C C1 D 2.240 in ( = 2.00)

Conclusion: Since Dmin = 0.56 < 2 (1/16's) Weld is adequate! and l min = 2.24 < 8 in.,

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