DESIGN OF TENSION MEMBERS

DESIGN DATA:
A514 Steel Grade C,
Fy = 345 MPa
metres
Fu = 427 MPa

Length = 1.25
Use W shaped section

A. DESIGN OF BOTTOM CHORD ( Tension Member)

Design Load, Tu = 0.75(D + L +W)

Tu = 0.75(23.12 KN + 7.975 KN + 12.42 KN)
Tu = 32.64 KN

Determine required min,r:

Min,r = L/300
Min,r = 1240mm/300
Min,r = 4.17 mm

Determine the required area based on the yielding of the gross area of the
structure.
Ag = Tu/0.6Fy
Ag = 32640 N/ (0.6) (345)
Ag = 157.68 mm

Select possible sections:

PROPERTIES OF W SECTIONS
SECTION

W6X9
W 8 X 10
W 10 X
12

AREA
(mm)

DEPTH
(mm)

FLANGE
WIDTH
(mm)

FLANGE
THICKNE
SS. (mm)

r
(mm)

1729
1910

149.90
200.4

100.10
100.10

5.50
5.20

26.16
25.15

2284

250.70

100.60

5.30

24.38

Try W 6 x 9
Width of hole diameter = 21 + 1.6 =22.6 mm
An = 1729 mm - 4(22.6mm)(5.50mm)
An = 1231.80mm
bf/d = 101.10mm/149 90mm
bf/d = 0.67>
Use U = 0.90 (see NSCP Section 502.4.4)
Ae = UAn
Ae = 0.90(1231.80mm)
Ae = 1108.62 mm
T = 0.60FyAg
T = 0.60(345 MPa)(1729mm)
T = 357903 N > 32640 N (safe)
T =0.50FuAe
T = 0.50(427 MPa)(1108.62mm)
T = 236690.37 N > 32640 N
(safe)

Block shear strength of the section:

T = 0.30 Fu Av + 0.50 Fu At
Av = net shear area
Av = [200mm-(2.50)(22.6)](5.50)92)

Av = 1578.5mm
At = net tension area
At = [32mm- (0.5)(22.6)](5.50)(2)
At = 227.7mm
T = 0.30(427MPa)(1578.5) + 0.50(427MPa)(227.7)
T = 250819.8 N > 32640 N
(safe)

Slenderness Ratio:
L/r = 1250mm/26.16 = 47.78 < 300

(ok)

Use W6 x 6 section

B. DESIGN OF WEB MEMBER IN TENSION DESIGN LOAD