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Double Angle Capacity Based on AISC 360-10

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
DOUBLE ANGLE SIZE
LONG LEGS BACK TO BACK ?
GAP DIMENSION

Yes

STITCHES SPACING

2 - L8X6X1
(LLBB)
s = 0.375
kLz =
4
Fy =

STEEL YIELD STRESS

36

AXIAL FORCE (plus sign for compression)

in
ft, o.c.
ksi

P=

STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH

80
kips, ASD
kLx =
20
ft
kLy =
10
ft

Mrx =

STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT

DOUBLE LEGS TENSION ?

35
ft-kips, ASD,
Yes
(back to back legs tension)
Lbx =
STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH
Vstrong =
STRONG DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD
200
kips

20

bf =

12.4

in

tf =

1.0

in

d=

8.0

in

yp =

1.50

in

A=

22.0

in2

Ix =

162

in4

y=

3.14

in

Iy =

179

in4

ft, (AISC 360-10 F9.2 & F2.2.c)

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT

Mry =

15

ft-kips, ASD
Lby =

Vweak =

150

kips

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH

WEAK DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD

10

ANALYSIS
CHECK LIMITING WIDTH-THICKNESS RATIOS (AISC 360-10, Table B4.1)
0.5 (bf - s - tw) / tf =
1.0 (E / Fy)0.5 =
<
5.00
d / tw =

28.38

0.75 (E / Fy)0.5 =

<

4.00

ft

[Satisfactory]

21.29

[Satisfactory]

CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY FOR DOUBLE ANGLES (AISC 360-10, H1)

Pr
8 M r ,x
M r , y

M c, y
P c 9 M c, x

P r 0.2
Pc

for

M r ,x
M r , y
Pr

M c , y
2 P c M c, x

Where

0.99

<

1.0

[Satisfactory]

Pr
0.2
Pc

for

Pc = Pn / c =

270

/ 1.67 =

161.41

>

kips, (AISC 360-10 Chapter E4a or D2)

Pr =
80.00
kips

Mc,x = Mn / b =

159.68

/ 1.67 =

95.62

ft-kips, (AISC 360-10, F9)

Mc,y = Mn / b =

129.00

/ 1.67 =

77.25

ft-kips, (AISC 360-10, F6)

>
>

[Satisfactory]
Mr,x
[Satisfactory]
Mr,y

[Satisfactory]

CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY FOR SINGLE ANGLE BETWEEN STITCHES (AISC 360-10, H1)

P r 8 M r ,max M r ,min

P c 9 M c,max M c ,min

for

Pr
0.2
Pc

P r M r ,max M r ,min

2 P c M c, max M c,min

for

P r 0.2
Pc

Where

Pc = Pn / c =

256

/ 1.67 =

0.96

153.09

>

<

1.0

[Satisfactory]

kips, (AISC 360-10 Chapter E5)

Pr =
43.50
kips

[Satisfactory]
(Conservatively, Pr is single angle possible maximum axial load, which may be non-concurrent with moments.)
Mr,max =

5.30

ft-kips

or

5.30

ft-kips

,(major principal axis bending)

Mr,min =

5.30

ft-kips

or

5.30

ft-kips

,(minor principal axis bending)

ft-kips, (smaller equal-leg section used, AISC 360-10 Chapter F10-2)

Mr,max
[Satisfactory]

Mc,max = Mn / b =

44.40

/ 1.67 =

26.58

Mc,min = Mn / b =

15.89

/ 1.67 =

9.51

>

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, G2)

Vn,strong / v =

345.6

/ 1.67 =

206.9

kips

Vn,weak / v =

259.2

/ 1.67 =

155.2

kips

ft-kips

>
>

>

Mr,min

[Satisfactory]

Vstrong =

200.0

kips

[Satisfactory]

Vweak =

150.0

kips

[Satisfactory]

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Angle Steel Member Capacity Based on AISC 360-05

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
ANGLE SIZE
L8X6X1
Fy =

STEEL YIELD STRESS

AXIAL COMPRESSION FORCE
STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH

36

ksi

P = 43.501326 kips, ASD

kLx =

ft

kLy =

ft

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH

Mrx =

STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT

ft-kips, ASD
Lbx =

STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH

Vstrong =

STRONG DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD

Mry =

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT

7.5

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH

Vweak =

WEAK DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD

ft, (AISC 360-05 F2.2.c)

ft

kips
ft-kips, ASD
Lby =
kips

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY (AISC 360-05, H1)

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-05, G2)

Vn,strong / v =

172.8

/ 1.67 =

103.5

kips

>

Vstrong =

0.0

kips

[Satisfactory]

Vn,weak / v =

129.6

/ 1.67 =

77.6

kips

>

Vweak =

0.0

kips

[Satisfactory]