Fu Fy e s Ab d t Du hsc Ns Tb Nb Tu Ag Anv Ae An Ant t1 l

Ultimate stress of the material (Ksi) Yield stress of the material (Ksi) edge distance (in) bolt spacing (in) Load resistance Factor 2 Nominal area of bolt (in ) Nominal diameter of bolt (in) thickness of the critical material mean slip coefficeint multiplier hole factor Number of Slip Planes minimum bolt tension (kips) number of bolts carrying the applied tension tension force due to LRFD combinations (kips) Gross sectional area (in2) Net area subjected to shear (in ) Effective net area (in2) Net area (in2) Net area subjected to tension (in2) End Projection angle length
2

Inputs Units Length force stress Beam End reactions Rd= inch kips ksi Dead load (D) Criteriea

Inputs

Rl= live load (L) Rw= Wind load (W) Rs= Snow Load (S) Rlr= Roof live load (Lr) Re= Eq. Load (E) Rr= Nominal load due to initial rainwater or ice exclusive of the ponding contribution (R) Ru= as per the load combination defined below LRFD Load Combinations 1.4D 1.2D + 1.6L + 0.5(Lr or S or R) 1.2D + 1.6(Lr or S or R) + (0.5L or 0.8W) 1.2D + 1.3W + 0.5L + 0.5(Lr or S or R) 1.2D 1E + 0.5 L + 0.2S 0.9D (1.3W or 1E) Bolt Type Bolt Dia Material Properties Elements Beam Column Angles Designation W36x231 W14x90 2L5x3 1/2 Specifications ASTM A992 ASTM A992 A36 Fy (ksi) 50 50 36 Fu (ksi) 65 65 58 ASTM A325-N 3/4 inch=

Calculate Bolt design Strength (Rn)

Minimum number of Bolts, n1=Ru / Rn

Assume suitable Number of Bolts (n), edge (e), spacing (s) and gauge (g)

0.75 inch

Assume angle thickness (t)

Design Check

Geometric Properties Beam W36x231 Column Angles Criterias Connection type = Force Type = W14x90 2L5x3 1/2

tw = tf =

0.76 0.71
Design not safe

Bolts
No

limiting shear strength nRn Ru

Yes

of bolt groups (nRn)

Bearing Type connection Shear and torsion

Angle

Bolt bearing on angle (Rn)

Shear yielding (Rn)

shear rupture (Rn)

block shear rupture (Rn)

Design is Safe

Beam

Bolt bearing on Beam Web (Rn) Bolt bearing on Rn Ru

Yes
Design is Safe

Column

Beam Web (Rn)

No

Design not safe

Design of Double angle connection is complete

Angle lengthAngle thickness Minimum spacing in any directionMinimum edge distanceAnet= t (W-dh) for single row of bolt t(W-ndh) Anet can never be lesser than 0.85Ag s= g=

Minimum angle length shoud be one half of the "T" dimension of the beam to be su Maximum is 5/8 inch 2 2/3 (2.667) d (AISC J 3.3) Sheared edge is the worst case (from table J 3.4)

for n number of bolts across the section

centre to centre spacing of fastener in a row, also called fastner pitch centre to centre spacing of bolts along perpendicular direction to the line of force In lap joint it is the centre to centre distance between rows of fastener ref. Steel Buildings (Green Book) pg 210 total shear strength of the section (Fv) =

Check Shear on net Area of Angles

0.3*FuAv

(when tension is there strength strength is reduced to 30% of the minimum specified tensile strength)

the thickness required for shear=

Fu= Minimum specified tensile strength t=Ru/[Fv(l-ndh)n1] l= length of angle Fv= Shear strength of one angle dh= hole diameter n1= number of angles

half of the "T" dimension of the beam to bePg 1481 LRFD Manual supported

f the minimum specified tensile strength)

8.5 inch

t, Angle Thickness

t1, End Projection

Lev

s, bolt spacing
l, Angle length Leh

Column

Beam

Beam

l, Angle length d

g, gauge distance

Beam

Beam

Double Angle Connections

Inputs Notations Fy Fu Fy Fu Leh Pu Vu t d n Definition of Beam of Beam of Column of Column horizontal edge distance Axial force Shear Force angle thickness bolt diameter = 7/8" number of bolts units stress stress stress stress length force force length length no unit

Outputs D/C ratio

1. Check strength of bolts and angles Rn= Rn From Table1 R n = design strength of bolt will be selected from table( pg 1521-1533)

Ru= ( Pu2+Vu2)1/2 1. Check strength of bolts and angles D/C = Ru/(Rn) 2. Check the Beam Web for bolt bearing D/C < 1 TRUE o.k FALSE Review the design

3. Check Supporting Member Flange for bolt bearing

2. Check the Beam Web for bolt bearing

Rn= t* Rn From Table 2 R n = Beam Web design strength will be selected from table( pg 1521-1533) Ru= ( Pu2+Vu2)1/2

D/C = Ru/(Rn)

D/C < 1 TRUE o.k

FALSE

Review the design

3. Check Supporting Member Flange for bolt bearing

Rn= t* Rn From Table 3 R n = Support design strengthwill be selected from table( pg 1521-1533) Ru= ( Pu2+Vu2)1/2

D/C = Ru/(Rn)

D/C < 1 TRUE o.k

FALSE

Review the design

3. Design strength of Beam 3a. Beam Web Bearing strength already done 4. Design strength of Beam 4a. Column Web Bearing strength already done

Table 1

For Fy=36 ksi & Fu=58 ksi number of rows 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 angle thickness 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2

Table 2

For Fy=36 ksi & Fu=58 ksi number of rows 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Leh 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75

Table 3

Number oF rows 8 7

Support Design strength/t 1462 1279

6 5 4 3 2

1096 914 731 548 365

For Fy=50 ksi & Fu=65 ksi Bolt and angle strength 303 346 264 352 225 300 186 248 147 196 108 144 68.5 86.6 number of rows 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 angle thickness 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2 3\8 1\2

For Fy=50 ksi & Fu=65 ksi Beam Web Design strength/t 731 731 639 639 548 548 457 457 365 365 274 274 183 183 number of rows 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Leh 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75 1.5 1.75

Number oF rows 8 7

Support Design strength/t 1638 1433

6 5 4 3 2

1229 1024 819 614 410

Bolt and angle strength 340 433 296 379 252 325 208 271 165 216 121 161 76.8 86.6

Beam Web Design strength/t 819 819 717 717 614 614 512 512 410 410 307 307 205 205