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Chapter D
Design of Members for Tension
DL. SLENDERNESS LIMITATIONS
Section DI does get establish a slendemess lit for tesion members, but recommends limiting Lir to @
suansmom of 300. This Se aot am solute requiem Rods and hangers age specially excinded fom tis
‘ecommendation
2, TENSILE STRENGTH
‘Both tensile yielding stengdh and tensile uptue strength mast be considered forthe daign of ension menber.
ts aot omusval for teaule ophae sueagth fo govern the desin of a teasion member, partculay for stall
‘uanbere with holes or Revie ection mith mule rows of Roles
or preliminary decion, tables ae provided ia Part 5 ofthe AISC Maal for W shapes, shapes, WT shapes,
rectonguine HSS, square HSS, roan HSS, Pipe and 2L-shapes. The calculations im there tables for avaiable
teas rope stag acme an effective ace. of OT. Ifthe actual efactve areas greater has 0.734.
the abated vale wil be conservative and akclations can be perfmmed fo chins highes nab straps £2
the acl effective area lor thea 0.754q te tabled vale: ml be vaconservnie oad eolesiadoas ae
snecessay to dete the available saath
DS, EFFECTIVE NET AREA,
‘The xo aren i the total cross sectional ea ofthe member
In computing set aca. dy AISC Spectcation Section B4.3requres that an extra Ys. be added tothe bot hole
ameter
A computation of the effective ate fora cain of holes is presented in Example D 9.
ales ll elements ofthe ross section ave connected, y= aU, where 1 i reduction factor to atcouat for
shearing. The appropaatevafses of Lean be cbtines from Table D3 1 ofthe AISC Specification
D4. BUILT-UP MEMBERS
‘The imitations fr counetions of bu. up members ar discused ia Section Dé of the AISC Speeieaton
DS. PIX. CONNECTED MEMBERS
‘Aa example of pia-connected member given a Example D7
Ds, EYEBARS
‘Aa csample of aa eyeber i given ia Example D8 The steasth of on ayebar moving the dinesionsl
‘equsenent of ATSC Specfeation Section D6 x governed by ene yielding of he body.
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ENAMPLEDI W-SHAPE TENSION MEMBER
Given:
Select an 8a. Wshape, ASTM A892, to cary a dead load of 30 ips and alive load of 9 ips in tension The
members 25 f long. Venty te member suength by botk LRFD aad ASD withthe balled end conaecton shows
‘Verty that che weciber satties the recommended slederaets nit sume that connection lit states do not
pea
we 3@ 3.00
ft 26 Dla bolts Pm
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rom Chapter? of ASCE:SEI 7 the requived tensile strength i
Setacion:
TD. a
120 ps) +1 kp) Fe = soipe +90
10s 20 ke
me
roa AISC Mail Table 3-1, ry a WEx21.
From AISC Manas! Table 2-4, the material propestis are as flows:
waz
ASTM A992
row AISC Mans! Tables 1-1 aad 18, the geometric properties ate 2 flows:
wet
4-616
Toncle Helémg
From AISC Marr! Table 51, the tensile welding strengths
TRED 2D,
ape > 1s ge oes 120 ps ok
Deny Eeaeplis 0eta o Table of Cotets
Ds
(Calculate the sear lg facto, Uae the larer ofthe vales om AISC Spocycaion Secion D3, Table D3. case
Dandcase 7
From AISC Specification Section D3, fr open rots sections, U aed mot he lew than th ais of he gros sen of
‘te conseetod elemest() tothe member pose aca.
pate
&
26527 in}(0.40in)
2476in?
Calculate 4, usin AISC Speecation Section DS
Ay Aw (pee. Ea DB)
225 in 0.908)
0 701 < 0.75; therefore, table values for rptie we not ali,
‘The avaeble tense optresreagth i
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