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VERTICAL BRACING CONNECTION FOR RECTANGULAR HSS
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VERTICAL BRACING CONNECTION Client: GANDO
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logo or name of Per Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, Prep. By: AOV
yuor company
ANSI/AISC 360-10 (LRFD) Rectangular HSS Bracing.
Date: 3/21/1974
Project Name: DISEÑO DE CONEXIONES DE CONTRAVENTEOS Project No.: XXX-XXX
ID. Conn. Type 3-A
A. INPUT DATA
Y
BEAM COLUMN bf
d 18.63 in d 16.00 in
tw 0.54 in tw 1.07 in X X
d
bf 11.1 in bf 15.9 in tw
tf 0.9 in tf 1.7 in
Beam and column steel grade Column Orientation: tf
Y
ASTM steel grade A-572-50 Y-Y
Fy 50 ksi ***Gusset plate connection to column web
Fu 65 ksi
BRACING Load, Pu = 270.0 kips
depth, H 6.00 in Gusset Plate

width, B 6.00 in
Pu
Area, Ag 5.2 in2
wall thickness, tbr 0.25 in
Bracing
ASTM steel grade A500 GB
FYb 46 ksi Connection plate
Fub 58 ksi
CONNECTION PLATE
thickness, tp 0.500 in
Plate withd, hpl 7.00 in
Connection and Gusset plate steel grade
ASTM steel grade A-36
FYp 36 ksi
Fup 58 ksi
Pu
CONNECTION PLATE ARRANGEMENT
Bolt diameter, db 0.875 in lw
sbp
No of bolt rows, nbr 2
sb2
Row spacing, sb1 3.00 in sb2
No of bolt columns, nbc 2 sbe
bracing
Column spacing, sb2 3.00 in
Edge distance, sbe 1.50 in
Edge distance, sbp 2.00 in
Nominal bolt hole size, dh 0.938 in sb1 bolts
Bolt nominal area, Ab 0.601 in² hpl
ASTM bolt steel A-325-N connection

plate
Fnt 90 ksi
Fnv 54 ksi
weld length, lw 6.00 in must be, lw >= bracing dimensions H,B
weld strenght, FEXX 70.0 ksi
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Date: 3/21/1974
ID. Conn. Type 3-A
B. BRACING DESIGN
B.1. BRACING TENSILE YIELDING
Tensile strength, ΦPn =0.90Fy Ag = 217 Kips NG
B.2. BRACING TENSILE RUPTURE

Shear lag factor, U = 1 -x / l = 0.625
x =(B2 + 2BH )/ 4(B+H) = 2.25 in
An = Ag-2(tp+1/16)tbr = 4.96 in²
Ae = U An = 3.10 in²
Tensile rupture, ΦPn = 0.75 Fu Ae = 151 Kips NG
B.3. WELD STRENGTH

Weld size proposed, tw =
HSS minimum thickness to develop FEXX strenght, tbrmin = 0.21 in
HSS thickness, tbr = 0.25 in OK
Strength of the base metal, ΦRnp = 1.0 (0.6Fyp) ABM = 130 Kips NG
The cross-sectional area of the base metal at the weld, ABM = 2lw tp = 6.00 in²
Shear strength of the weld length

Strength of the weld, ΦRnw = 0.75 tw 0.7071(0.6FEXX)4lw = 134 Kips NG
B.4. CONNECTION PLATE TENSILE YIELDING

Tensile strength, ΦPn = 0.9 Fyp Ag = 113 Kips NG
B.5. CONNECTION PLATE TENSILE RUPTURE

Effective Area, Ae = An U = 2.50 in²
Shear lag factor, U = 1.0
Net Area, An = Ag-nbr(dh+1/16in)tp = 2.50 in²
ΦRn =0.75 Fu Ae = 108.8 Kips NG
B.6 BLOCK SHEAR RUPTURE OF THE CONNECTION PLATE

Agv =2[(sb2(nbc-1)+sbe]tp = 4.50 in²
Anv =Agv-2(nbc-0.5)(db-1/8)tp = 3.00 in²
Ant =[sb1-(db-1/8)(nbr-1)]tp = 1.00 in²
U= 1.0 uniform stress
Tension
Fup Ant = 58 Kips
area Fyp Agv = 162 Kips
Shear Fup Anv = 261 Kips

area Rn = 0.6Fyp Agv = 97 Kips controls
Block Shear path
Rn =0.6 Fup Anv = 157 Kips
ΦRn =0.75 [0.60FuAnv + U FuAnt <= 0.60FyAgv + U FuAnt] = 116 Kips NG
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Date: 3/21/1974
ID. Conn. Type 3-A
B.7. BOLT STRENGTH

Bolt shear, ΦvRn = nbr nbc 0.75Ab Fnv = 97 Kips NG
Bolt bearing
Required shear strength per bolt, Vu =Vuc/nbolts = 67.5 kips/bolt
End bolts, Rn/ bolt =(1.2Lc tp Fu <= 2.4 d tp Fu) = 36 Kips
End holes, clear distance, Lc = sbe-dh/2 = 1.03 in
Interior bolts, Rn/ bolt =(1.2Lc tp Fu <= 2.4 d tp Fu) = 61 Kips
Interior holes, clear distance, Lc = sb2-dh = 3.00 in
Bolt bearing strength , ΦRn = 26.9 kips/bolt NG
C. GUSSET PLATE DESIGN
C.1. INPUT DATA Load, Pu = 270 Kips

Angle, θ = 53.1 ° 0.9 rad
one half of the depth of the beam, eb = 9.31 in
one half of the depth of the column, ec = 0.00 in
Distance to real centroid, ά = 12.00 in
Distance to real centroid, β' = 9.75 in
Distance to ideal centroid, α = 12.00 in 11.99
Distance to ideal centroid, β= -0.31 in -0.30
a - b tanθ 12.41 error 0.08
The equality between
the two equations must eb tanθ - ec 12.40 OK
be met
Admissible forces for gravity axis work point
𝑟=√( 〖 (α+𝑒𝑐) 〗 ^2+(β+𝑒 〖𝑏 ) 〗 ^2 ) 15
Vuc = β Pu/r = -6 Kips
Huc =ec Pu/r = 0 Kips
Vub =eb Pu/r = 168 Kips
Hub =α Pu/r = 216 Kips
Gusset plate thickness, tg = 0.50 in
****Gusset plate and conection plate have the same thickness
Extra admisible forces due to nongravity work point location

resulting eccentricity, e =(eb-y)sinθ-(ec-x)cosθ = 7.40 in
Distance from origin point to x= 0.00 in

specified work point y= 0.00 in
Aditional forces due to nonconcentric work point

M = Pu e = 1,998.000
ƞ = Zbeam/(Zbeam+ ∑ Zcolumn) = 1.000
H' =(1-ƞ) M/ (β'+eb) = 0 Kips
V' = (M-H'β') / α' = 167 Kips
Total applied forces
Vuc= 161 Kips
Huc= 0 Kips
Vub= 1 Kips
Hub= 216 Kips
Bending on column, Muc=[ (1-ƞ)/2]M = 0 kip-in
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Date: 3/21/1974
ID. Conn. Type 3-A

Bending on beam, Mub=ƞM= 1,998 kip-in
C.2. SUMMARY OF FORCES
CL column 162 Kips Pu =270 Kips
216 Kips
161 Kips Gusset Plate
0 Kips
0 Kips
161 Kips
216 Kips 1 Kips
1 Kips 216 Kips

1 Kips 60 Kips
beam shear force
37.5 Kips 0 Kips 60.0 Kips 37.5 Kips
CL beam
37.5 Kips beam axial force
60 Kips " + TENSION FORCE"
1 Kips " - COMMPRESION FORCE"
Gravity axis
work point
***Gusset plate and beam connection to column web
C.3. GUSSET PLATE BUCLKING
Gusset plate
radius of gyration, r = 0.14 in Connection
unbraced length, L = 9.76 in plate
Effective length factor, K = 0.5

KL/r = 34
Whitmore section area, Asw = 21.50 in²

Elastic critical buckling, Fe = 250 ksi
4.71√E/Fy 134
Critical stress, Fcr= 34 ksi
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Date: 3/21/1974
ID. Conn. Type 3-A

Blucking capacity, ΦRn = Φ Fcr Asw = 656 Kips
OK
Tensile yielding strength, ΦRn = ΦFy Asw = 697 Kips
OK
D. GUSSET PLATE TO BEAM CONNECTION

***This edge of the gusset plate is welded to the beam.
weld length, lwb = 23.00 in

axial stress, fua=Vub/(tg lwb) = 0.10 ksi
bending stress, fub=Mu/(tg lwb /4) = 2 0.00 ksi
Total axial stress, fun= 0.10 ksi OK
Shear stress, fuv = Hub/(tg lwb)= 18.78 ksi OK
The peak weld stress :𝑓𝑢 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘=√( 〖 (𝑓𝑢𝑎+𝑓𝑢𝑏) 〗 ^2+ 18.78 ksi
〖 (𝑓𝑢𝑣) 〗 ^2 ) =
The average weld stress:
𝑓𝑢 𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒=(1/2)[√( 〖 (𝑓𝑢𝑎−𝑓𝑢𝑏) 〗 ^2+ 〖 (𝑓𝑢𝑣) 〗 ^2 ) 18.78 ksi
+√( 〖 (𝑓𝑢𝑎+𝑓𝑢𝑏) 〗 ^2+ 〖 (𝑓𝑢𝑣) 〗 ^2 )]=
The design weld stress is:
fu weld = max{fu peak, 1.25fu ave} tg/2 = 5.87 Kip/in
q = tan-1( fuv/ fun) = 0.01 rad 0.3 °
m = 1.0 + 0.5sin1.5 q 1.00

weld stress, fuw = = 5.87 Kip/in

FEXX = 70.0 ksi
Thickness of Thinner Part Joined, tmin = 0.50 in
Minimum size of fillet weld, tw min= 0.1875 in 3/16 OK
Weld strenght, ΦRnw = 0.75 (0.707 tw) 0.60 FEXX = 5.57 Kip/in
NG
Beam web local yielding capacity, ΦRnb = 732 Kips
Beam web local crippling capacity, ΦRnb = 735 Kips
E. GUSSET PLATE TO COLUMN CONNECTION
***This edge of the gusset plate is connected to the column with double angles.
E.1. INPUT DATA
CONNECTION DOUBLE ANGLE ARRANGEMENT
No of bolt rows, nbr 5 B1 B1
B2
Row spacing, sbr 3.00 in sbe sbe
No of bolt columns, nbc 2
sbr sbr
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Date: 3/21/1974
ID. Conn. Type 3-A

sbr sbr
Total of bolts, Nob = 10
H
Edge distance, sbe 1.50 in H sbr sbr
depth, H 14.50 in
sbr
width, B1 4.00 in sbr
width, B2 4.00 in sbe sbe
Thickness of angles, ta 3/8
g
Gage, g = 5.50 in
ASTM steel grade A-36
FY 36 ksi
Fu 58 ksi
Bolt diameter, db 1.000 in

Nominal bolt hole size, dh 1.063 in
Bolt nominal area, Ab 0.785 in²
ASTM bolt steel A-325-N
Fnt 90 ksi
Fnv 54 ksi
E.2. BOLT TENSION SHEAR INTERACTION
Required tensile strength per bolt, Tu =Huc/nbolts = 0.0 kips/bolt

Bolt available shear strength, ΦvRn = 0.75Ab Fnv = 31.8 kips/bolt OK
fuv = Vu/Ab = 20.50 ksi
Tensile stress modified, F'nt = 1.3Fnt-(Fnt/φFnv)fuv = 71.45 ksi

Bolt available tension strength, ΦTRn =φF'nt Ab = 42.1 kips/bolt OK
E.3. BOLT BEARING STRENGTH ON DOUBLE ANGLES AT COLUMN FLANGE/WEB
End bolts, Rn/ bolt =(1.2Lc ta Fu <= 2.4 d ta Fu) = 25.3 kips/bolt
Interior bolts, Rn/ bolt =(1.2Lc ta Fu <= 2.4 d ta Fu) = 50.6 kips/bolt
Interior holes, clear distance, Lc = sbr-dh = 1.938 in
Bolt bearing strength , ΦRn = 19.0 kips/bolt OK
E.4. PRYING ACTION ON DOUBLE ANGLES
b=(g-ta-tp)/2 = 2.313 in
a= (2B1+tp-g)/2 = 1.500 in
b' =b-db /2 = 1.813 in
a' = a+db/2<=(1.25b+db/2) = 2.000 in
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Date: 3/21/1974
ID. Conn. Type 3-A

r = b'/a' = 0.906
β = 1/r (φTrn /Tu-1) = No to be checked
p =min(2b,S) 3.000 in
δ=1-d'/p = 0.646
α'= 1.0 if β≥1.0 or min(1, 1/δ[β/(1-β)] if β<1.0 1.0
Thickness of angles required :
treq=√( 〖 (4𝑇𝑢𝑏^′)/
No to be checked
(𝜙𝑝𝐹𝑢(1+δα^′)) 〗 ^ )
=
"
E.5. DESIGN GUSSET PLATE TO ANGLES WELD
***Try fillet welds around the perimeter (three sides) of both angles.
B2 The resultant required force on the weld is:
Puc=√( 〖𝐻𝑢𝑐〗 ^2+ 161 Kips
kl
〖𝑉𝑢𝑐〗 ^2 ) =
Coefficient C for Eccentrically Loaded Weld Groups
q = tan-1( Huc/ Vuc) = 0.0 rad 0.0 °
l =H weld length, l = H = 14.5 in

kl = 3.50 in
k = 0.241379310344828
xl=(𝑘𝑙)^2/(𝑙+2𝑘𝑙) = 0.57 in
al = B2-xl = 3.43 in
a= 0.24
Get C value with the table 8-8 of AISC Manual, use angle approximate to θ =0
C= 2.73
FEXX = 70.0 ksi
C1 = 1
Dreq = Puc /(φC C1 l) = 2.72 sixteenths 0.1700 in
Minimum size of fillet weld, tw min= 0.19 in 3/16
OK
E.6. SHEAR YIELDING OF ANGLES
Agv = 2 H ta = 10.9 in²
Shear yielding strength , ΦRn = Φ0.60 Fy Agv = 235 Kips OK
E.7. SHEAR RUPTURE OF ANGLES

Anv =ta [ 2 H-Nob(dh+1/16)] = 6.7 in²
Shear rupture strength , ΦRn = Φ 0.60 Fy Anv = 174 Kips OK
E.8 BLOCK SHEAR RUPTURE OF ANGLES

Tension Agv =2[(sbr(nbr-1)+sbe]ta = 10.1 in²
B B
1 1
area Anv =Agv-2(nbr-0.5)(db-1/8)ta = 7.2 in²
sbe Ant =[(2B1+tp)-g-(db+1/8)]ta = 0.70 in²
sbr U= 1.0 uniform stress
H sbr Fup Ant = 41 Kips
sbr
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Date: 3/21/1974
ID. Conn. Type 3-A

sbr Fyp Agv = 365 Kips
sb Fup Anv = 587 Kips
Shear
g e
area Rn = 0.6Fyp Agv = 219 Kips controls
Block Shear path
Rn =0.6 Fup Anv = 352 Kips
ΦRn =0.75 [0.60FuAnv + U FuAnt <= 0.60FyAgv + U FuAnt] = 195 Kips OK
E.4.BEARING ON COLUMN WEB/FLANGE

thickness of column, t= 0.54 in One half of the column web thickness is used,
Rn/ bolt =(1.2Lc tp Fu <= 2.4 d tp Fu) = 80.9 kips/bolt the other one half is reserved for connections
clear distance, Lc = sbr-dh = 1.938 in on the other side of the column web
F. BEAM-COLUMN SHEAR CONNECTION
***Beam is connected to the column with double angle.

F.1. INPUT DATA B1 B1
CONNECTION DOUBLE ANGLE ARRANGEMENT sbe
No of bolt rows, nbr 5
sbr
Row spacing, S 3.00 in
No of bolt columns, nbc 2
H sbr
Total of bolts, Nob = 10
Edge distance, sbe 1.25 in sbr
depth, H 14.50 in
sbe
width, B1 4.00 in
width, B2 4.00 in g
Thickness of angles, ta 1/2
ASTM steel grade A-36 B2
FY 36 ksi Shear force
Fu 58 ksi 60 Kips
Gage, g = 5.500 in 37.5 Kips

Axial force
Bolt diameter, db 1.000 in " + TENSION FORCE"
Nominal bolt hole size, dh 1.063 in Beam 2L
" - COMMPRESION FORCE"
Bolt nominal area, Ab 0.785 in²
ASTM bolt steel A-325-N ***Except for the gravity beam shear, loads can reverse;
Fnt 90 ksi therefore, the worst case envelope of shear and axial
Fnv 54 ksi forces must be considered.
F.2. BOLT TENSION SHEAR INTERACTION (TO CHECK ONLY WHEN TENSION FORCE)
Required tensile strength per bolt, Tu =Huc/nbolts = 3.8 kips/bolt

Bolt available shear strength, ΦvRn = 0.75Ab Fnv = 31.8 kips/bolt OK
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Date: 3/21/1974
ID. Conn. Type 3-A

fuv = Vu/Ab = 7.64 ksi
Tensile stress modified, F'nt = 1.3Fnt-(Fnt/φFnv)fuv = 90.00 ksi

Bolt available tension strength, ΦTRn =φF'nt Ab = 53.0 kips/bolt OK
F.3. BOLT BEARING STRENGTH ON DOUBLE ANGLES AT COLUMN FLANGE/WEB
End bolts, Rn/ bolt =(1.2Lc ta Fu <= 2.4 d ta Fu) = 25.0 kips/bolt
Interior bolts, Rn/ bolt =(1.2Lc ta Fu <= 2.4 d ta Fu) = 67.4 kips/bolt
Interior holes, clear distance, Lc = sbr-dh = 1.938 in
F.4. PRYING ACTION ON DOUBLE ANGLES (TO CHECK ONLY WHEN TENSION FORCE)
b=(g-ta-tw)/2 = 2.233 in
a= (2B1+tw-g)/2 = 1.518 in
b' =b-db /2 = 1.733 in
a' = a+db/2<=(1.25b+db/2) = 2.018 in
r = b'/a' = 0.859
β = 1/r (φTrn /Tu-1) = 15.290
p =min(2b,S) 3.000 in
δ=1-d'/p = 0.646
α'= 1.0 if β≥1.0 or min(1, 1/δ[β/(1-β)] if β<1.0 1.0
Thickness of angles required :
treq=√( 〖 (4𝑇𝑢𝑏^′)/ 0.318 in

(𝜙𝑝𝐹𝑢(1+δα^′)) 〗 ^ ) OK
= use 2L4x4x0.5
F.5. WELD DESIGN
B2
***Try fillet welds around the perimeter (three sides) of both angles.
kl The resultant required force on the weld is:

Puc=√( 〖𝐻𝑢𝑐〗 ^2+ 71 Kips
〖𝑉𝑢𝑐〗 ^2 ) =
Coefficient C for Eccentrically Loaded Weld Groups

l =H q = tan-1( Huc/ Vuc) = 0.6 rad 32.0 °
weld length, l = H = 14.5 in
kl = 3.50 in
k= 0.241
xl=(𝑘𝑙)^2/(𝑙+2𝑘𝑙) =
0.57 in
al = B2-xl = 3.43 in
a= 0.24
Get C value with the table 8-8 of AISC Manual, use angle approximate to θ =32
C= 2.86
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ID. Conn. Type 3-A

FEXX = 70.0 ksi
C1 = 1
Dreq = Puc /(φC C1 l) = 1.14 /sisxteenths 0.0713 in
Minimum size of fillet weld, tw min= 0.19 in 3/16
OK
F.6. SHEAR YIELDING OF ANGLES
Agv = 2 H ta = 14.5 in²
Shear yielding strength , ΦRn = Φ0.60 Fy Agv = 313 Kips OK
F.7. SHEAR RUPTURE OF ANGLES

Anv =ta [ 2 H-Nob(dh+1/16)] = 8.9 in²
Shear rupture strength , ΦRn = Φ 0.60 Fy Anv = 232 Kips OK
F.8 BLOCK SHEAR RUPTURE OF ANGLES
Agv =2[(sbr(nbr-1)+sbe]ta = 13.3 in²

Tension
B B Anv =Agv-2(nbr-0.5)(db-1/8)ta = 9.3 in²
area
1 1
sbe Ant =[(2B1+tw)-g -2(db+1/8)]ta = 0.4 in²
sbr U= 1.0 uniform stress
H Fup Ant =
sbr 23 Kips
sbr Fyp Agv = 477 Kips
sb Fup Anv = 769 Kips
Shear
g e Rn = 0.6Fyp Agv = 286 Kips controls
area
Block Shear path Rn =0.6 Fup Anv = 461 Kips
ΦRn =0.75 [0.60FuAnv + U FuAnt <= 0.60FyAgv + U FuAnt] = 232 Kips OK
F.9.BOLT BEARING ON COLUMN WEB/FLANGE

thickness of column, t= 0.54 in One half of the column web thickness is used,
Rn/ bolt =(1.2Lc tp Fu <= 2.4 d tp Fu) = 80.9 kips/bolt the other one half is reserved for connections
clear distance, Lc = sbr-dh = 1.938 in on the other side of the column web
G. CONNECTION SUMMARY
CL column
use 2rows x 2columns of bolts, dia =0.875''

use bolts, Dia =1''
3/16
Pu =270 Kips
1/4
5 @3''
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Date: 3/21/1974
ID. Conn. Type 3-A

1/4
5 @3''
lv =19.5''
Gusset & connection plate, thickness =0.5''
2L x4x4x0.375''
5 @3''
CL beam
2L x4x4x0.5''
Beam
3/16
use bolts, Dia =1''
lh = 24''

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ID. Conn. Type 3-A

BRACING Load, Pu = 270.0 kips

depth, H 6.00 in Gusset Plate

ASTM bolt steel A-325-N connection

Project Name: DISEÑO DE CONEXIONES DE CONTRAVENTEOS Project No.: XXX-XXX

ID. Conn. Type 3-A

B.1. BRACING TENSILE YIELDING

Tensile strength, ΦPn =0.90Fy Ag = 217 Kips NG

B.2. BRACING TENSILE RUPTURE

B.3. WELD STRENGTH

Shear strength of the weld length

B.4. CONNECTION PLATE TENSILE YIELDING

B.5. CONNECTION PLATE TENSILE RUPTURE

B.6 BLOCK SHEAR RUPTURE OF THE CONNECTION PLATE

Shear Fup Anv = 261 Kips

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ID. Conn. Type 3-A

B.7. BOLT STRENGTH

Bolt bearing strength , ΦRn = 26.9 kips/bolt NG

C. GUSSET PLATE DESIGN

C.1. INPUT DATA Load, Pu = 270 Kips

Extra admisible forces due to nongravity work point location

Distance from origin point to x= 0.00 in

Aditional forces due to nonconcentric work point

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ID. Conn. Type 3-A

C.2. SUMMARY OF FORCES

CL column 162 Kips Pu =270 Kips

216 Kips 1 Kips

1 Kips 216 Kips

***Gusset plate and beam connection to column web

C.3. GUSSET PLATE BUCLKING

Effective length factor, K = 0.5

Whitmore section area, Asw = 21.50 in²

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ID. Conn. Type 3-A

D. GUSSET PLATE TO BEAM CONNECTION

weld length, lwb = 23.00 in

Shear stress, fuv = Hub/(tg lwb)= 18.78 ksi OK

q = tan-1( fuv/ fun) = 0.01 rad 0.3 °

m = 1.0 + 0.5sin1.5 q 1.00

Weld size proposed, tw =

E. GUSSET PLATE TO COLUMN CONNECTION

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ID. Conn. Type 3-A

Bolt diameter, db 1.000 in

E.2. BOLT TENSION SHEAR INTERACTION

Required tensile strength per bolt, Tu =Huc/nbolts = 0.0 kips/bolt

Required shear strength per bolt, Vu =Vuc/nbolts = 16.1 kips/bolt

Tensile stress modified, F'nt = 1.3Fnt-(Fnt/φFnv)fuv = 71.45 ksi

E.3. BOLT BEARING STRENGTH ON DOUBLE ANGLES AT COLUMN FLANGE/WEB

Bolt bearing strength , ΦRn = 19.0 kips/bolt OK

E.4. PRYING ACTION ON DOUBLE ANGLES

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ID. Conn. Type 3-A

E.5. DESIGN GUSSET PLATE TO ANGLES WELD

l =H weld length, l = H = 14.5 in