Steel Design 1

November 2021 Review

STEEL DESIGN 1
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.

DESIGN LOADINGS AND LOAD COMBINATIONS (LRFD and ASD)

Engr. Jude L. Rosales, CE, SO

 Steel Design 1
November 2021 Review

Situation 1:

A column supporting the upper story of a building is subjected to the

following service Loads.
Dead Load = 486 kN
Live Load = 205 kN
Roof Live Load = 85 kN

1. Determine the corresponding factored load for LRFD and

determine the corresponding nominal strength using a
resistance factor of 0.90.
2. Determine the corresponding service load strength for ASD
and determine the corresponding nominal strength using a
factor of safety of 1.67. 4. Determine the net area of the double angle 2L178x102x12.7
(2L7x4x1/2) section, as shown in figure 3.10. Use the
DESIGN OF TENSION MEMBERS standard workable gages, as shown in table 3.2 (a). The
holes were punched for M20 bolts.
P = Ft x Area Properties of Single L178x102x12.7 (L7x4x1/2)
A = 3390 mm2
NSCP 2001 (ASD) t = 12.7 mm
Ft = 0.6 Fy (Yielding)
Ft = 0.5 Fu (Rupture)

NSCP 2015
Ft = φFy or φFu or Fy/ Ω or Fu/ Ω
φ= 0.90 (LRFD) - Yielding
Ω = 1.67 (ASD) – Yielding
φ= 0.75 (LRFD) - Rupture
Ω = 2.00 (ASD) – Rupture

5. Determine the minimum pitch "s" of the staggering

connection, as shown in the figure below, so that the net
area of the plate section is equivalent to its gross area
subtracted by two holes only. The holes are punched for
M22 bolts.

Situation 1: Given a plate connected as shown in the figure below. The

holes were punched for M18 bolts.
Effective Net Area
Ae = An U
An = nominal net area
U = Shear Lag Factor

NSCP 2001

1. Determine its Gross Area

2. Determine its Net Area

Staggered Connection

3. Determine the net area of the plate, as shown below. The

holes are punched for M24 bolts.

Engr. Jude L. Rosales, CE, SO

 Steel Design 1
November 2021 Review

NSCP 2015
Table 504.3,1 Shear Lag Factors for Connections to Tension Members Block Shear Strength:

Rn = 0.6FuAnv + Ubs FuAnt ≤ 0.6FyAgv + Ubs FuAnt

ϕ = 0.75 (LRFD)
Ω = 2.00 (ASD)

Situation 4: Determine the tensile strength of W360x91 (W14x61), as

shown below. The holes were punched for M20 bolts. The section is
made of ASTM A572 Grade 42 (Fy = 290 MPa, Fu = 414 MPa). Consider
block shear as part of the analysis.
Properties of W360x91 (W14x61)
A = 11500 mm2
tf = 16.4 mm bf = 254 mm
tw = 9.53 mm d = 353 mm
x̅ = 31.8 mm (from WT180x45.4)

12. Use LRFD

13. Use ASD
Situation 4: Determine the block shear strength of the connection for
double angle 2L127x76x9.5 (2L5x3x3/8) shown in 3.51. The holes were
punched for M22 bolts, and the section is made of ASTM A36 steel (Fy =
248 MPa, Fu = 400 MPa). Use standard gage measurements for angle
sections. s1 = 45 mm, s2 = 35 mm.
Properties of Single L127x76x9.5
6. Determine the effective net area of W360x91 (W14x61), as A = 1850 mm2 x̅ = 17.7 mm
shown below. The holes were punched for M20 bolts. t = 9.5 mm y̅ = 42.9 mm
Properties of W360x91 (W14x61):
A = 11500 mm2
tf = 16.4 mm bf = 254 mm
tw = 9.53 mm d = 353 mm
x̅ = 31.8 mm (from WT180x45.4)

14. Use LRFD

15. Use ASD
Situation 5: Investigate the tensile strength of double channel section
2C200x17.1 (2C8x11.5) connected by welds in the gusset plate, as
shown in Figure 3.53. The service loads are 250 kN dead load and 500
kN live load. The channel section is made of ASTM A913 grade 50 steel
(Fy = 345 MPa, Fu = 414 MPa) while the gusset plate is 12 mm thick and
Situation 2: Determine the effective net area of the L152x102x11.1 made of ASTM A36 steel (Fy = 248 MPa, Fu = 400 MPa). Consider block
(L6x4x7/16) connected in the gusset plate by the following orientation: shear as part of the analysis.
Properties of L152x102x11.1 (L6x4x7/16) Properties of Single C200x17.1 (C8x11.5)
A = 2700 mm2 x̅ = 24.3 mm A = 2170 mm2
t = 11.1 mm y̅ = 49.5 mm bf = 57.4 mm tf = 9.91 mm
d = 203 mm tw = 5.59 mm
7. The whole long leg of the angle is welded in the transverse x̅ = 14.5 mm
direction only.
8. One line of four M18 bolts, with a spacing of 50 mm O.C., is
used to connect the long leg of the angle to the gusset plate.
9. One line of four M18 bolts, with a spacing of 50 mm O.C., is
used to connect the short leg of the angle to the gusset plate.

Situation 3: An ASTM A36 plate section (Fy = 248 MPa, Fu = 400 MPa) is
connected using three lines of M18 bolts, with three bolts at each line,
as shown below.
10. Determine the design tensile strength of the section (LRFD)? 16. Use LRFD
11. Determine the allowable tensile strength of the section 17. Use ASD
(ASD)?

Engr. Jude L. Rosales, CE, SO