subject : Bottom Chord

Project : 2 Story Commercial Building

Design of top chprd
Element no. 1
date : Jan 16, 2019

DESIGN OF ANGULAR MEMBER ( double angle )

steel property :
Fy = 248 MPa

member properties :
longitudinal ( Lx ) = 1.00 m
lateral ( Ly ) = 1.00 m
kx = 1
ky = 1
back to back distance=0 inches

loading :
P ( axial ) = 103.00 kN tension !
Moment @ x = 0.10 kN-m
Moment @ y = 0.05 kN-m
Shear @ x = 0.00 kN
Shear @ y = 0.00 kN

list of 12 available sizes starting from the most economical size :

area (in2) kg/m t ( in ) Ix ( in4 ) rx Iy ( in4 ) ry Actual / Allowable
2L 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 1.376 6.98 0.25 0.278 0.449 0.58 0.647 0.968 safe !
2L 2 x 2 x 3/16 1.43 7.26 0.1875 0.545 0.617 1.01 0.84 0.885 safe !
2L 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 1.626 8.25 0.25 0.454 0.529 0.91 0.748 0.778 safe !
2L 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3/16 1.8 9.13 0.1875 1.09 0.778 1.95 1.04 0.690 safe !
2L 2 x 2 x 1/4 1.88 9.54 0.25 0.695 0.609 1.36 0.849 0.674 safe !
2L 3 x 3 x 3/16 2.18 11.06 0.1875 1.92 0.939 3.41 1.25 0.557 safe !
2L 2 x 2 x 5/16 2.3 11.67 0.3125 0.832 0.601 1.70 0.859 0.543 safe !
2L 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 2.38 12.08 0.25 1.41 0.769 2.62 1.05 0.516 safe !
2L 2 x 2 x 3/8 2.72 13.80 0.375 0.958 0.594 2.06 0.87 0.466 safe !
2L 3 x 3 x 1/4 2.88 14.61 0.25 2.49 0.93 4.57 1.26 0.422 safe !
2L 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 5/16 2.93 14.87 0.3125 1.7 0.761 3.29 1.06 0.419 safe !
2L 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1/4 3.38 17.15 0.25 4.02 1.09 7.20 1.46 0.353 safe !

recommended size: 2L 2 x 2 x 1/4

properties :
2 4
A ( in ) =1.88 Ix ( in ) = 0.695 fa ( ksi ) = 12.32 Fa ( ksi )= 21.58
3
w ( kg/m ) =9.54 Sx ( in ) =0.494 fbx ( ksi )= 1.79 Fbx ( ksi )= 23.73
x ( in ) =0 rx ( in ) = 0.609 fby ( ksi )= 0.65 Fby ( ksi )= 23.73
y ( in ) =0.592 Iy ( in4 ) = 1.36 fvx ( ksi )= 0.00 Fv ( ksi )= 14.384
3
b ( in ) =2 Sy ( in ) =0.68 fvy ( ksi )= 0.00
t ( in ) =0.25 ry ( in ) = 0.849 Actual / Allowable = 0.674 safe !
programmed by: Ribelito F. Torregosa, PhD (Earthquake Eng'g.), MEng (Structural), BEng (Civil)