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Determine steel Material & geometric Calculate Fu if not given Determine service load
properties: Fy, Ag, t, Lshear 1.2Fy = Fu combination (Sec. 203)

Determine 3 Limit States

YIELDING ON GROSS AREA RUPTURE ON EFFECTIVE NET AREA BLOCK SHEAR

Calculate Tension in Gross Area Determine all the Possible

Tn = FyAg Calculate Øh Failure Patterns
Calculate T’n = 0.90*Tn Øh = Øb + 2mm
Agv = t*Lshear
Anv = t(Lshear – n*Øh)
NO YES Ant = t(Ltension – 0.5* Øh)
If bolts are
staggered Compute:
Determine “n” (# of øh) Determine all the Possible 0.6FyAgv & 0.6FuAnv
for I-Beam use 2n Failure Patterns

Calculate Net Area:

An = t(L – nØh) NO If Angle YES
Section

g = Gage vertical g = gA + gB - t
distance
s = Stagger horizontal s = gA/B – t/2
distance

Determine “n” (# of øh)

*for I-Beam use 2n

Calculate Net Area:

An = t(L – nØh + )
Determine Shear Lag Factor *Use least An value
U, based on Table 504.3.1

Calculate Effective Net Area:

Ae = U*An

Calculate Allowable Force in An NO If

0.6FyAgv < YES
Tn = Fu * Ae
0.6FuAnv
Calculate
T’n = 0.75*Tn

Tn = 0.6FuAnv + FuUbsAnt Tn = 0.6FyAgv +FuUbsAnt

Calculate Allowable Force in An

Tn = Fu * Ae

Calculate T’n= 0.75*Tn

If NO
Use minimum value of T’n INADEQUATE
T’n > =Ta

YES

ADEQUATE END