PLATE WASHER WELD STRENGTH

Fy := 36ksi Yield strength of Plate

Fu := 58ksi Tensile strength of Plate

PLW := 2.5in Plate Washer

Width
PLL := 2.5in Plate Washer
Length
3
PLT := in Plate Washer
8 Thickness
2
Ag := PLT PLL = 0.938 in Section Area of
Plate
Pn := 0.90 Fy Ag = 30.375 kip Design Yield Strength of
Washer
Pn2 := 0.75 Fu Ag = 40.781 kip Design Tensile Strength of
Washer
FEXX := 70ksi Welding Electrode E70XX tensile
strength
Fw := 0.6 FEXX = 42 ksi Weld Nominal
Stress
3
w := in Weld Throat
16 Thickness
kip
WRn := 0.75 ( 0.707)  w Fw = 4.176 Design Strength of Weld
in

kip Plate Washer shear yield strength

PRn1 := 1.0 0.6 Fy PLT = 8.1
in

kip Plate Washer shear rupture strength

PRn2 := 0.75 0.6 Fy PLT = 6.075
in

TL := ( PLW + PLL)  2 = 10 in Total Length of Weld, welded all

around
Rntotal := TL WRn = 41.757 kip Total Weld
Strength
Rz := 30kip STAAD Base Plate Reaction at Z direction
Rx := 10kip STAAD Base Plate Reaction at X direction
2 2
Rt := Rx + Rz = 31.623 kip
Rt
Rtp := = 7.906 kip Shear Load per Plate Washer
4
Weld Capacity Check Wcheck := "Passed" if Rntotal > Rtp

"Not Adequate" otherwise

Wcheck = "Passed"
PLATE WASHER BEARING STRENGTH
Db := 1in
1
B h := Db + in = 1.063 in
16

(PLW - Bh)
Lc1 := = 0.719 in
2
(PLL - Bh)
Lc2 := = 0.719 in
2

Lc := min( Lc1 , Lc2) = 0.719 in

BRn1 := 1.2Lc  PLT Fu = 18.759 kip

BRn2 := 2.4Db  PLT Fu = 52.2 kip

BRn := min( BRn1 , BRn2) = 18.759 kip

Bearing Capacity Check B check := "Passed" if BRn > Rtp

"Not Adequate" otherwise

B check = "Passed"

PLATE WASHER SHEAR STRENGTH

2
Anv := Lc PLT = 0.27 in Net Shear Area

SRn := 0.6Fu Anv = 9.38 kip Plate Shear

Capacity

Weld Capacity Check Scheck := "Passed" if SRn > Rtp

"Not Adequate" otherwise

Scheck = "Passed"