In the following problems, use A36 steel unless otherwise specified.

Simple Connections

1. Check bearing, bolt spacing, and edge distances for the connection shown. a = 40
mm, b = 80 mm, c= 50 mm, A36 steel, 16 mm diameter bolts, P DL = 60 kN, and PLL
= 80 kN.

2. Determine the design strength of the connection shown based on shear and
bearing. a = 40 mm, b = 80 mm, A36 steel, 20 mm diameter A307 bolts

3. Determine the design strength of the connection shown. Investigate bolt shear,
bearing, and the tensile strength of the member. The bolts are 20 mm diameter
A325 with the threads not in the plane of shear. A36 steel is used. a = 35 mm, b =
80 mm, c = 45 mm
4. The connection shown uses 20 mm diameter A325 bolts with the threads in the
shear plane. No slip is permitted. Both the tension member and the gusset plate
are of A36 steel. a = 40 mm, b = 80 mm. Determine the design strength.

5. A 200 mm long WT265X98 is attached to the bottom flange of a beam, as shown.

This hanger must support a deadload of 180kN and a live load of 300kN.
Determine the number of 25 mm diameter A325 bolts required and investigate the
adequacy of the tee. A992 steel is used.

6. A WT260X46 is used as a bracket to transmit a 90 kN deadload and 230 kN live

load. Four 25 mm diameter A325 bolts are used. The column is of A992 steel, and
the bracket is A36. Assume all spacing and edge-distance requirements are
satisfied, including those necessary for use of the maximum design strength in
bearing [i.e., ∅(2.4dtFu)], and determine the adequacy of the bolts for the following
types of connections: a) bearing-type connection with the threads in shear and b)
slip-critical connection with the threads in shear.
7. A flat bar used as a tension member is connected to a gusset plate as shown. The
welds are 4 mm fillet welds made of E70 electrodes. The connected parts are of
A36 steel. Assume that the tensile strength of the member is adequate and
determine the design strength of the welded connection.

8. A truss joint shown in the Figure below consists of a bottom chord C made up of
two angles and web members A and B carrying the given loads. A 502-grade 1
bolts is used with an allowable shearing stress Fv = 120 MPa. Thickness of gusset
plate is 9.5 mm. A36 steel is used with Fy = 248 MPa, Fu = 500 MPa.
a. Compute the required number of 18 mm dia. bolts to developed fully the truss
joint for member A.
b. Compute the required number of 18 mm dia. bolts for member B.
c. Compute the required number of 18 mm dia. bolts for member C.

9. A typical structural joint of a light truss is shown in the Figure below. Each member
is made up of two 8 mm thick angles placed back-to-back are riveted to a gusset
plate. Fv = 270 MPa. Use A36 steel with Fy = 248 MPa, Fu = 400 MPa. Dia. of
rivets = 20 mm.
a. Compute the minimum thickness of the gusset plate for each rivet to be
approximately as strong in bearing as in shear.
b. How many rivets are required for member A?
c. How many rivets are required for member B?
d. How many rivets are required for member C?
10. From the Figure shown below, an axial load P passes thru the center of gravity of
the bolt group. The bolt is an A490 with threads excluded from shear plane.
a. If this is a bearing-type connection used, find the value of P.
b. Compute the allowable tensile stress of the A490 bolts.
c. Compute the allowable shear stress if a friction type or slip-critical connection
is used. Allowable shear strength of an A490 bolt is 145 MPa and the minimum
pretension for fully tighten A490 bolts having a diameter of 22 mm is 218 kN.

11. A W530x92 steel beam is connected to a W360x147 column by using angular

sections which are riveted by using 20 mm diameter rivets. Thickness of the
angular sections is 11 mm thick. Neglect any effect of the moment due to
eccentricity of the load.
Allowable stresses for rivets:
Shearing stress = 103 MPa (single shear)
Bearing stress = 207 MPa (single shear)
Bearing stress = 276 MPa (double shear)
a. Calculate the safe load that could be carried by the angular connection only
between column and beam.
b. Calculate the safe load that could be carried by the clip angle connection to the
column.
 c. Calculate the safe load that could be transmitted from the W530x92 beam to
the W360x147 column section through the riveted connection.

12. Study and derive the total reaction of most stressed rivet using the three methods
of analysis of computing the eccentrically loaded connections (brackets):
a. Elastic Method
b. Reduced Eccentricity Method
c. Ultimate Strength Method
13. An eccentric load of 66 kN is acting as shown in the Figure below.
a. Using elastic method, compute for the maximum force on the most stressed
rivet.
b. Using the reduced eccentricity method, compute for the maximum force on the
most stressed rivet.
c. Using ultimate strength method, compute for the maximum force on the most
stressed rivet.

14. A 150 mm X 90 mm X 12 mm angular section is welded to a gusset plate having

a thickness of 12 mm. An A36 steel is used with a yield stress of 248 MPa, with an
E70 electrodes fillet welds with Fu = 485 MPa.
Properties of <150 mm X 90 mm X 12 mm
A = 2903 mm2 ỹ = 52.83 m m
 a. Calculate the design force P.
b. Compute for “a” using dynamic method of analysis.
c. Compute for the values of “b” using dynamic method of analysis.

15. An angle is welded to a plate to resist a load P acting through its centroid. The
specific lengths of 8 mm welds are shown in Figure A below but a welder applies
them as shown in Figure B below. Allowable shearing stress of the fillet weld is
145 MPa. Assuming elastic action to occur only in the welds.
a. Compute the value of P.
b. Compute the force per mm of weld due to bending only in figure B.
c. Compute the total maximum force per mm of welds in Figure B.

A B
16. A double fillet welded lap joint is shown in the Figure below. The thickness of the
plate is 12 mm. The nominal tensile strength of the weld metal is 550 MPa.
a. Compute the maximum size of the fillet weld.
b. Compute the total area of the fillet weld.
c. Calculate the capacity of the connection.
17. A welded lap joint shown in the Figure below consists of two plates having unequal
thickness. The upper plate is 8 mm thick by 150 mm while that of the bottom is 12
mm thick by 150 mm. The lap joint carries an axial tensile load of 30 kN. Use 8
mm fillet weld.
a. Compute the force carried by the upper plate.
b. Compute the shearing stress of the fillet weld at section A.
c. Compute the shearing stress of the fillet weld at section B.

18. A built-up section consists of a W21x62 and two cover plates of 20 mm x 400 mm
as shown in the Figure below. The intermittent fillet weld required to connect the
cover plates for the section is a 6 mm fillet weld having a spacing of 300 mm on
centers, at a point where the external shear is 424 kN. Use A36 steel and E70
electrodes with Fu = 485 MPa.
Properties of W21x62
A = 11806.4 mm2
d = 533.16 mm
bf = 209.20 mm
tf = 15.62 mm
tw = 10.16 mm
Ix = 553.6 x 106 mm4
a. Compute the moment of inertia of the built-up section at the neutral axis.
b. Compute the allowable capacity of the 6 mm fillet weld.
c. Compute the length of the 6 mm intermittent fillet welds.
19. A 225 mm wide plate is to be used in a lap joint to carry a tensile load of 558 kN
and a possibility of some accidental eccentricity cannot be computed as shown in
the Figure below. To ensure a tighter joint, a plug weld is to be used. Assume the
gusset plate to which the 225 mm plate is welded does not control any of the
design. Use A36 steel with yield stress of Fy = 248 MPa and E60 electrodes with
Fu = 415 MPa.
a. Compute the thickness of the plate.
b. Compute the weld size for the best joint.
c. Compute the amount of lap.

20. A 200mm x 10mm plate is welded to a 12 mm gusset plate by a combination of

the fillet welds and slot welds as shown in the Figure below. A572 Grade 50 steel
is used with a yield stress Fy = 346 MPa. An E70 electrodes with Fu = 485 MPa
was used. (Note: Use effective area of fillet welds equals effective length times the
effective throat thickness of 0.707t)
a. Compute the size of the fillet weld.
b. Compute the tensile capacity of the plate.
c. Compute the tensile capacity of the fillet and slot welds.
21. A welded bracket shown in the Figure below is required to resist a load of 90 kN.
The steel is A36 (Fy = 250 MPa) and the welding is to be performed by using E70
electrodes with Fu = 485 MPa. (Note: Use effective area of fillet welds equals
effective length times the effective throat thickness of 0.707t)
a. Determine the polar moment of inertia of the group of welds.
b. Determine the force on the weld due to the torsional moment.
c. Determine the size of the fillet weld.