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Minimum Loads: Thayer's Formula (From Steel Structures 3rd Ed 2012 by Z.A. Siddiqi, p.261)
Minimum Loads: Thayer's Formula (From Steel Structures 3rd Ed 2012 by Z.A. Siddiqi, p.261)
Minimum Loads: Thayer's Formula (From Steel Structures 3rd Ed 2012 by Z.A. Siddiqi, p.261)
DEAD LOADS
*For roof covering, use asphalt shingles: *For ceiling, use acoustical fiber board:
TOTAL LOAD = 0.1 kPa (NSCP 2015 Table 204-2) LOAD = 0.05 kPa
*For truss self weight including roof covering, purlins, and ceiling:
𝑊= √(𝑤/𝑠)
(𝐿/8.5+0.5) 𝑘𝑔/𝑚^2 Thayer's Formula (From Steel Structures 3rd Ed 2012 by Z.A. Siddiqi, p.261)
Where:
W = weight of truss (kg/m2)
w = total load per horizontal plan acting on the truss (kg/ m2)
s = spacing of truss (m)
L = span of truss (m)
w = 0.176567 kPa
Weight of truss = 0.590318 kPa
WIND LOADS
NSCP 2015
V = 86.111 m/s Figure 207A.5-1C
z = 10.5 m
L = 25 m
Exposure = B Section 207A.7
Kz = 0.73
site conditions did not meet all conditions specified in
Kzt = 1 SECTION 207A.6-1
Kd = 0.85 Table 207A.6-1
I = 1.15 Occupancy Category I (Table 208-1)
G = 0.85 Section 207A.9.1
a = 7 Table 207A.9-1
zg = 365.76 Table 207A.9-2
GCpi = 0.18 Table 207A.11-1
-0.18
h = 9.25 m
WINDWARD
LEEWARD
Velocity Pressure
fr. NSCP 2015, pg. 2-106
= 2.820457 kPa
Design Pressure
LEEWARD
TOP CHORD
BOTTOM CHORD
WEB 1
WEB 2
ry = 23.7 mm 𝑭_𝒄𝒓=((𝟎.𝟖𝟖𝟕)⁄(𝝀_𝒄^𝟐 ) 〖 )𝑭 〗 _𝒚
Ag = 1370 mm²
𝑭_𝒄𝒓=( 〖𝟎 .𝟔𝟓𝟖 〗 ^(𝝀_𝒄^𝟐 ) 〖 )𝑭 〗USE
_𝒚
COMPUTATIONS:
ΦPn = 229.787 kN
SAFE
DESIGN OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS (LRFD)
WEB 2
ry = 25.1 mm 𝑭_𝒄𝒓=((𝟎.𝟖𝟖𝟕)⁄(𝝀_𝒄^𝟐 ) 〖 )𝑭 〗 _𝒚
Ag = 1210 mm²
𝑭_𝒄𝒓=( 〖𝟎 .𝟔𝟓𝟖 〗 ^(𝝀_𝒄^𝟐 ) 〖 )𝑭 〗USE
_𝒚
COMPUTATIONS:
ΦPn = 141.446 kN
SAFE
DESIGN OF TENSION MEMBERS (LRFD)
TOP CHORD
GIVEN: COMPUTATIONS
Pu = 200.094 kN Required Gross Area, Ag: Minimum Slenderness Ratio, r:
L = 1.6012 m
Using A36 STEEL, 𝑨_𝒈≥𝑷𝒖/ 𝒓≥𝑳/𝟑𝟎𝟎
(𝟎.𝟗𝑭𝒚) = 896.478 mm2 = 5.337 mm
Fy = 248 MPa
Fu = 400 MPa
Shear lag factor: Required Effective Area, Ae:
U = 1.0
WELDED CONNECTION 𝑨_𝒆≥𝑷𝒖/(𝟎.𝟕𝟓𝑭𝒖)
= 666.980 mm2
k = 1.0
HINGED TO HINGED
CONNECTION
E = 200,000 MPa
COMPUTATIONS:
FOR SECTION: L64x51x4.8 - LONG LEG
ry = 23.4 mm
〖𝝓𝑷〗 _𝒏=𝟎.𝟕𝟓𝑨_𝒆 𝑭_𝒖
Ag = 1040 mm²
ΦPn = 312.000 kN
Ae = 1040 mm²
SAFE
GIVEN: COMPUTATIONS
Pu = 44.658 kN Required Gross Area, Ag: Minimum Slenderness Ratio, r:
L = 2.9481 m
Using A36 STEEL, 𝑨_𝒈≥𝑷𝒖/ 𝒓≥𝑳/𝟑𝟎𝟎
(𝟎.𝟗𝑭𝒚) = 200.081 mm2 = 9.827 mm
Fy = 248 MPa
Fu = 400 MPa
Shear lag factor: Required Effective Area, Ae:
U = 1.0
WELDED CONNECTION 𝑨_𝒆≥𝑷𝒖/(𝟎.𝟕𝟓𝑭𝒖)
= 148.860 mm2
k = 1.0
HINGED TO HINGED
CONNECTION
E = 200,000 MPa
COMPUTATIONS:
FOR SECTION: L51x51x3.2DA
- EQUAL LEG
ry = 24.5 mm
〖𝝓𝑷〗 _𝒏=𝟎.𝟕𝟓𝑨_𝒆 𝑭_𝒖
Ag = 625 mm²
ΦPn = 187.500 kN
Ae = 625 mm²
SAFE