TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1Job Name:

Checker:

Job Number:

Originator:

Toe
Only

1/4

1'-3 1/2"

W12X87
End offset = 1"
Block Top & Bottom
Flanges

L7X4X3/8
(Stabilizer)

Typ

1/4

1/4

PL3/4"-A572-Gr50

3/4"

5/16
5/16

10"
1'-2 1/2"

Typ
1'-7 1/2"

W12X152

1'-7 1/2"

2'-8"

1/4

PL3/4"-A572-Gr50

3/4"
8''

2L6X6X1/2

9"
4

1/4

1'-8"

Typ

1'-8 1/2"
1.00
1"

PL3/4" - A36
with 1/4" double
fillet weld

10"

0.905

1/4

2 - 3/4" A325-N Bolts (Typ)

Gage = 5.5"
Provide 2" slotted holes at the
gusset seat and stabilizer angle

5/16
5/16
PL3/4"- A572-Gr50
Seat & Stiffener

5/16

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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1Required Strength:
Brace Axial Load,
Tension, Ta

210.0

kips

Truss Support Reaction, Ra

160.0

kips

Top Chord Axial Force, Tca

210 (0.905)
[ (1) + (0.905) ]

140.9

kips

Material & Geometric Properties:

Brace:
Size:

2L6X6X1/2

ASTM 36

Fy

36

ksi

Fu

58

ksi

6.00

in

11.50

in

1.67

in

Top Chord:
Size:

W12X87

ASTM A992

Fy

50

ksi

Fu

65

ksi

12.50

in

tw

0.52

in

bf

12.10

in

tf

0.81

in

kdes

1.41

in

Column:
Size:

W12X152

ASTM A992

Fy

50

ksi

Fu

65

ksi

13.70

in

tw

0.87

in

bf

12.50

in

tf

1.40

in

kdes

2.00

in

9.70

in

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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1Gusset Plate:

ASTM A572-Gr50

Fy

50

ksi

Fu

65

ksi

tgusset

3/4

in

Seat/Stiffener Plate:

ASTM A572-Gr50

Fy

50

ksi

Fu

65

ksi

tseat

3/4

in

10

in
9

in

Gusset Seat/Stiffener Plate:

ASTM A572-Gr50

Fy

50

ksi

Fu

65

ksi

tseat

3/4

in

in

Calculations:

Brace-to-gusset weld
Weld Capacity
Rn/

=2
=

2 x 0.6Fu 0.707D lw

where:
Rn/

>

Fu =

70

D=

210
ksi
5/16

in

Thus
lw

22.63

in

Distribute weld
Weld at angle toe =

10.00

Weld at angle heel =

22.63 - 10

in
=

12.63

say

14.50

Max. weld size that can be developed by the gusset

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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1D

Fu t

<

6.19

Actual weld size

7.88
0.313

sixteenths
<

0.492

in

(OK)

Whitmore section
Lw = 2 lw tan 30 + B
Lw =

17.547

B=

6.00 in

in

Whitmore width in Top Chord =

Whitmore width in Column =

0.000
0.000

Check tension yielding on the Whitmore section

in
in

= 1.67

Rn = Fy Aw
Rn = 50 x [ ( 17.547 - 0 - 0 ) x 0.75 ] + 50 x (0 x 0.515)
Rn =

658.01

Rn/

kips

394.02

kips

>

210.00

kips

(OK)

Check block shear rupture of the angle brace

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
=

4.50

in

Agv = Gross Area with Shear Resistance

= 2 x lw x tgusset
=

15.00

in

Anv = Net Area with Shear Resistance

=
Rn/

15.00

in

371.25

kips

>

210.00

kips

(OK)

Tensile capacity of brace

Tensile Yield Strength

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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1Rn = Fy A

= 1.67

where:
A=
Rn/

247.90

in

11.50

kips

210.00

>

kips

(OK)

kips

(OK)

Tensile Rupture Strength

Rn = Fu Ae

= 2.00

where:
Anet =

U = 1 - x/L

Ae = U An
277.81

1 - 1.67/10

0.833

U=

Rn/

in

11.50

=
kips

9.580
>

in

210.00

Check gusset shear stress

Gusset-to-top chord shear stress
fv =

Tca
tgusset Ltc

fv =

9.165

140.91
0.75 x 20.5

ksi

<

0.6Fy/ =

( = 1.5)
20

ksi

(OK)

Check gusset-to-top chord weld

Rn/

2 x 0.6Fu 0.707D LwTC

=2

where:
Rn/
LwTC =
=

>

140.9

20.5 - 0.75
19.750
in

Fu =

70

ksi

Thus
D

0.240

in

Max. weld size that can be developed by the gusset

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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1D

<

Fu t

6.19

Actual weld size

7.88

sixteenths

0.240

Min. weld size =

0.25

<

0.492

in

<

0.240

in

(OK)

Thus,
1/4

Use

in fillet weld

Stiffener and seat length, L, thickness and weld size

Solving for the weld geometrical properties:
x=

9" - 0.75
2

x=

4.125

y=

2L x L/2
2L + 2x

y=

8.290

Ix =

Ix =
Sx =
Sx =

9"
x

in
y

in

2(20)/12 + 2(4.125)(8.29) + ..
2(20)(20/2 - 8.29)
2017.27

in4

2017.27 / 8.29
243.33

in

Weld capacity per inch

Rnw/

0.6Fu 0.707w (1.0 + 0.50 sin1.5)

( = 2.0)

where:
Fu =

70

ksi

w=

5/16

in

degrees

Thus
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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1Rnw/

4.64

kip/in

Solving for the resultant force

[Rnw/] =

[ Ra e / Sx ] + [ Ra / (2x +2L) ]
where:
L=

20

B' =

max(2 5/8", W/2)

B' =
e=

in

in

B'/2 + 1/4

e=

2.75

in

Thus,
Ra =

196.54

kips

>

160.00

kips

(OK)

Determine weld requirement for seat plate to stiffener plate

Use
5/16
weld to develop the weld between the seat
plate and the column web.
Check weld length
10.00 in

>

4.125

kips

(OK)

Determine the stiffener plate thickness

Minimum plate thickness to develop the stiffener-to-seat weld
tmin =

0.625

2w =

in

Minimum plate thickness to develop the top chord web

tmin =

50.0
50.0

tmin =

0.52

tw

thus,
tmin = max( 0.625 , 0.515 )
tmin =

0.625

in

<

0.75

in

(OK)

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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1Check column web
Using yield line analysis
A = 2 / (2T - B) =

0.19

C=

2.42

2 + (0.866T/L) =

D = [ (T - B) (3T + B) ] =
E=
G=
k=

T(T - B)/(2L) =

5.2
0.17

4L + 3.464T =

114

A(CD + E + G) =

24.28

F* = Fy + (2/3) (Fu - Fy) =

m=

60.0

11.4

tw F*/4 =

Thus,
Pn/

kLm / e

Pn/

1200.61

( = 1.67)

kips

>

160.00

kips

(OK)

in

(OK)

Minimum column web thickness to develop the weld

3.09 D

twmin

>

twmin

Fu

0.24

3.09 x 0.3125
65

in

<

0.87

Gusset seat connection

Built-up Section Geometry
H=

8''

B=

9.0''

t=

0.75''

Fy =

50

A=

ksi

2Bt + (H - 2t)t

A=

18.375

in2

L=

19.5

in

PL3/4"-A572-Gr50

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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S13

Iy = 2tB /12 + (H - 2t)t /12

Iy =
r=
r=
KL/r =

91.354

in

Iy/A
2.2297

in

8.74552

(K = 1)

Built-up Section Compressive Capacity

Since KL/2
Pn

Pn/

<

25

Fy A

,section J4.4 of AISC 360-05 applies.

( = 1.67)

550.150

kips

>

160.00

kips

(OK)

Design gusset to stiffener weld

Distribute gusse seat force to the stiffeners and web
Stiffener force
Fs =

Ra B t
A

Fs =

58.78

kips
1.5

Rn/

2 x 0.6Fu 0.707D lw (1.0 + 0.50 sin )

where:
Rn/

>

lw =
Fu =

58.8
19.50

70

kips

in

ksi
0

degrees

Thus
D

0.10

in

Max. weld size that can be developed by the gusset

D

<

Fu t
6.19

7.88

sixteenths

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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1Actual weld size

0.10

Min. weld size =

0.25

<

0.492

in

<

0.10

in

(OK)

Thus,
Use

in fillet weld

1/4

Design stiffener to top chord end weld

Rn/

1.5
0.6Fu 0.707D lw (1.0 + 0.50 sin )

=
where:

Rn/

>

lw =

58.8
57.03

Fu =

70

kips

in

ksi
degrees

Thus
D

in

0.07

Max. weld size that can be developed by the web

D

<

Fu t

6.19

Actual weld size

5.41

Min. weld size =

0.07
0.25

sixteenths
<

0.338

in

<

0.07

in

(OK)

Thus,
Use

1/4

in fillet weld

Check top chord for compressive force

Local Web Yielding

= 1.5

Rn = (N + 2.5k) x Fy x tw
Rn = [ (8 - 0.75) + 2.5(1.41) ] x 50 x 0.515
Rn =
kips
277.46
Rn/

Web Crippling

184.97

kips

>

160.00

kips

(OK)

=2
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TRUSS SUPPORT CONNECTION DESIGN

- TRUSS Support Joint T5-S1Location of compressive force from the member end, xf
=
in.
<
d/2 =
in.
3.00
6.25
N/d = 2.02

<

0.2 (this criteria is applied to cases where xf < d/2)

thus,
Rn = 0.40 tw [ 1 + (4N/d - 0.2 ) (tw/tf)^1.5 ] (EFy tf/tw)^
=
kips
196.38
Rn/

98.19

kips

>

80.00

kips

(OK)

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