CONNECTION ELEMENT PROPERTIES:

ASTM :=
ZZZ Plate

Material Properties:
FyXX = 36 ksi FuXX = 58 ksi

Geometric Properties:
1
tZZ :=  in
4

BOLT PARAMETER INPUTS:

Bolt Diameter (in inches): db :=

Bolt Type: BOLT_TYPE :=

Connection Type: CONN_TYPE :=

Bolt Threads in Faying THREADS :=

Surface (Bearing Type Only):

Faying Surface Preparation SURFACE_PREP :=

(Slip-Critical Type Only):

No. of Filler Plates: nf := 1

Bolt Holes: HOLEAAA := HOLEBBB :=

( PLYA ) (
PLY B := HOLEAAA HOLEBBB )

Load Direction with respect LOADdir :=

to long direction of hole:

BOLT DESIGN VALUES:

Bolt Designation: Bolt_Des = "A325-SC-STD-CLASS A"

Single Bolt Nominal Tensile

Fnt = 90 ksi
Strength:
 Single Bolt Bearing Type
Fnv = 54 ksi
Nominal Shear Strength:

Minimum Bolt Pretension: Tb = 28 kip

Single Bolt Slip-Critical

Rsc = 9.492 kip
Nominal Shear Strength:

Number of Bolt Rows: nr := 7

Number of Bolt Lines: nv := 1

Bolt Row Spacing: sr := 3in

Bolt Line Spacing: sv := 3in

Distance of First Bolt from

D := 2
outstanding leg:

Edge Distance from Bolt

Center:

Parallel to Load: LevXX := 1.5in LevZZ := 1.5in

LehXX := 1.5in LehZZ := 1.5in

Perpendicular to Load:

Hole Dimensions:

Parallel to Load: hdvAAA = 0.875 in hdvBBB = 0.875 in

Perpendicular to Load: hdhAAA = 0.875 in hdhBBB = 0.875 in

Lconn := 12in tXX := 0.5in

A. FORCE ACTING IN ANGLE MEMBER:

Required Strength of Angle Member:
PuXX := 120kip (LRFD)

PaXX := 80kip (ASD)

D. ZZZ PLATE CHECK:

1. Bearing and Tearout Strength at Bolt Holes of ZZZ Plate
ϕ := 0.75 (LRFD) Ω := 2.0 (ASD)

a) Bolt Shear Rupture of Single Bolt

Area of Single Bolt,
π 2
Ab :=  db
4
2
Ab = 0.442 in

Nominal Shear Strength,

Rvn := Fnv  Ab  83.3% if Lconn > 38in

100% otherwise
b) Bearing and Tearout at Bolt Hole near the edge

Clear Distance, lc := Lev ZZ - 0.5hdv BBB

lc = 1.063 in

Nominal Bearing and Tearout Strength,

hdhBBB  db 
Ren := (
min 1.0lc  tZZ  FuXX , 2.0db  tZZ  FuXX ) if
in
 HLSL  
 in 
min ( 1.2lc  tZZ  FuXX , 2.4db  tZZ  FuXX) otherwise

Ren = 18.487 kip

c) Bearing and Tearout at Bolt-to-Bolt Hole distance

Clear Distance, lc := sr - hdv BBB

lc = 2.125 in

Nominal Bearing and Tearout Strength,

hdhBBB  db 
Rsn := (
min 1.0lc  tZZ  FuXX , 2.0db  tZZ  FuXX ) if
in
 HLSL  
 in 
min ( 1.2lc  tZZ  FuXX , 2.4db  tZZ  FuXX) otherwise

Rsn = 26.1 kip

Nominal Bearing, Tearout and Shear Rupture Strength of Bolt,

 ( ) ( )
Rn := nv  min Ren , Rvn + min Rsn , Rvn ( nr - 1)

Rn = 161.626 kip

Available Bearing, Tearout and Shear Rupture Strength of Bolt,

(LRFD)
ϕ  Rn = 121.22 kip PuXX = 120 kip

Design Bearing/Tearout Strength is adequate (UR = 0.99), PASS

(ASD)

Rn
= 80.813 kip PaXX = 80 kip
Ω

Allowable Bearing/Tearout Strength is adequate (UR = 0.99), PASS

2. Tensile Capacity of ZZZ Plate in Whitmore Section

ϕt := 0.90 (LRFD) Ωt := 1.67 (ASD)

Angle of Stress Trajectory,

θwh := 30deg

Whitmore Width,

(
WSEC := ( nv - 1)sv + 2( nr - 1)sr  tan θwh )
WSEC = 20.785 in
 Whitmore Width outside the ZZZ Plate,
WSECo := 0in

Effective Whitmore Width,

WSECe := WSEC - WSEC o

WSECe = 20.785 in

Nominal Tensile Strength,

Pn := FyXX  WSECe  tZZ (D2-1)

Pn = 187.061 kip

Available Tensile Strength,

(LRFD)
ϕt  Pn = 168.355 kip PuXX = 120 kip

Design Tensile Yielding Strength is adequate (UR = 0.71), PASS

(ASD)

Pn
= 112.013 kip PaXX = 80 kip
Ωt

Allowable Tensile Yielding Strength is adequate (UR = 0.71), PASS

3. Block Shear Strength of ZZZ Plate

ϕ := 0.75 (LRFD) Ω := 2.0 (ASD)

Pattern 1

Gross Shear Area,

Agv := Lev ZZ + ( nr - 1)  sr  tZZ  2
 
2
Agv = 9.75 in

Net Shear Area,

Anv := Agv - ( nr - 0.5 )  hdv BBB  tZZ  2

2
Anv = 6.906 in

Net Tension Area,

Ant := max ( nv - 1)sv - ( nv - 1)  hdhBBB  tZZ , 0
  
2
Ant = 0 in

Nominal Block Shear Strength,

Ubs := 1.0 (Tension Stress is uniform)

( )
Rn1 := min 0.6FuXX  Anv , 0.6FyXX  Agv + Ubs  FuXX  Ant

Rn1 = 210.6 kip

Pattern 2
 Agv := Lev ZZ + ( nr - 1)  sr  tZZ
 
2
Agv = 4.875 in

Net Shear Area,

Anv := Agv - ( nr - 0.5 )  hdv BBB  tZZ

2
Anv = 3.453 in

Net Tension Area,

Ant := ( nv - 1)sv + LehZZ - ( nv - 0.5 )  hdh BBB  tZZ
 
2
Ant = 0.266 in

Nominal Block Shear Strength,

Ubs := 1.0 (Tension Stress is uniform)

( )
Rn2 := min 0.6FuXX  Anv , 0.6FyXX  Agv + Ubs  FuXX  Ant

Rn2 = 120.706 kip

Controlling Nominal Block Shear Strength,

Rn := (
min Rn1 , Rn2 ) if nv  2

Rn2 otherwise

Rn = 120.706 kip

Available Block Shear Strength,

(LRFD)
ϕ  Rn = 90.53 kip PuXX = 120 kip

Design Block Shear Strength is NOT adequate (UR = 1.33), FAIL

(ASD)

Rn
= 60.353 kip PaXX = 80 kip
Ω

Allowable Block Shear Strength is NOT adequate (UR = 1.33), FAIL

4. Compression Buckling Capacity of ZZZ Plate

ϕ := 0.90 (LRFD) Ω := 1.67 (ASD)

Unbraced/Unsupported Length,
L := 12in

Effective Length Factor,

K := 1.2

Effective Length,
Lc := K  L

Lc = 14.4 in

Radius of Gyration of Rectangular Element,

 tZZ
r :=
12

r = 0.072 in

Nominal Compression Buckling Capacity,

Lc
Rn := FyXX  WSEC e  tZZ if  25 (J4-6)
r

otherwise
2
π E
Fe  (E3-4)
2
 Lc 
 
r
 FyXX 
 Fe  Lc E
Fcr  0.658  FyXX if  4.71 (E3-2)
r FyXX
(E3-3)
0.877  Fe otherwise

FyXX  WSEC e  tZZ (E3-1)

Rn = 187.061 kip

Available Compression Strength,

(LRFD)
ϕ  Pn = 168.355 kip PuXX = 120 kip

Design Compression Buckling Strength is adequate (UR = 0.71), PASS

(ASD)

Pn
= 112.013 kip PaXX = 80 kip
Ω

Allowable Compression Buckling Strength is adequate (UR = 0.71), PASS

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