Tension Members

Tension Members

What is Tension Member?

Tension members are found in bridges, roof trusses, towers and bracing
system
No buckling. Only a section area should be sufficient to support tension
Design Strength in Tension member
a) Yielding in gross section
b) Fracture in net section
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What is Tension Member?

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Design
Ductile steel without holes can
resist load larger than its gross
area x yield stress due to strain
hardening
Tension member loaded until
strain hardening will lengthen a
great deal before fracture
Tension member with bolt holes
can fail by fracture at net section.
This failure can be smaller then
the force required to yield
because the length of bolted
section is short compared to
length of structure.
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Types of Tension Member- Fracture

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Types of Tension Member- Block shear

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Types of Tension Member- Block shear

Uneven loading called shear lag

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Gross and Net area

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Gross and Net area

Damaged material not physical hole.

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Gross and Net area

Damaged material not physical hole.

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Example-

Damaged material not physical hole.

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