Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF8

1.) LAYOUT

HSS8X8X1/4

HSS8X4X1/8

2 1
8.0

3/16" 3/16" 3/16" 3/16"

8" 8"

Typ

PL 0.375 - A36

4.0

Typ

3/16" 3/16"

4" 4"

9"

10"

5"

4
HSS8X8X1/2

11 1/2" 10 11/16"

5"

3
9" 8" 8" 10"

Typ

3/16" 3/16"

HSS8X8X1/4 8.0 10"

PL 0.375 - A36

2.)

REQUIRED STRENGTHS: Member 1: Axial Load, Ta Axial Load, Ca Member 2: Axial Load, Ta Axial Load, Ca Member 3: Axial Load, Ta Axial Load, Ca

= =

10.0 10.0

kips (Tension) kips (Compression)

= =

20.0 20.0

kips (Tension) kips (Compression)

= =

15.0 15.0

kips (Tension) kips (Compression)

3.)

MATERIAL & GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES: Member 1: Size: Fy Fu

HSS8X4X1/8 = 46 = 58

ASTM A500 Gr. B ksi ksi

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B HT A t Member 2: Size: Fy Fu B HT A t Member 3: Size: Fy Fu B HT A t Member 4: Size: Fy Fu B HT A t = = = = 4.00 8.00 2.70 0.116 in in in in

HSS8X8X1/4 = 46 = 58 8.00 = 8.00 = 7.10 = 0.233 =

ASTM A500 Gr. B ksi ksi in in in in

HSS8X8X1/4 = 46 = 58 8.00 = 8.00 = 7.10 = 0.233 =

ASTM A500 Gr. B ksi ksi in in in in

HSS8X8X1/2 = 46 = 58 8.00 = 8.00 = 13.50 = 0.465 =

ASTM A500 Gr. B ksi ksi in in in in ASTM 36 ksi ksi in

Gusset Plate: Fy = Fu = tgusset =

36 58 3/8

4.)

BRACE CONNECTION MEMBER 1: Brace to Gusset Plate Weld: Electrode Class Fu Fv = = = = = = = = = E700XX

Nominal Tensile Strength of Weld 70.00 Ksi Allowable Weld Shear Strength 0.6 Fu / 2 21.00 Ksi Size of Weld 0.1875 in. (Use 0.1250 in. for calculation)

w Pw

Shear Capacity of 1/8" weld per Linear Inch

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= = = L1 Vw = = = = = 0.707 * Fv * w (0.707 * 21 * 0.125) 1.856 Kips/in Length of Weld 4.00 in. Weld Shear Capacity Pw * 4 L2 29.694 Kips

Vw

>

10.00

Kips

(OK)

Tension Yielding of the Brace: Rn/ = = = Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Yielding of Brace' Fyb * Ag1 1.67 74.37 kips 10.00 kips (OK) >

Tension Rupture of the Brace: Rn/ Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Rupture of Brace' Fub * Ae = 2.00 where: 4.00 in = (Length of Weld in HSS) L B H x U An Ae = = = = = = = = = = 8.00 4.00 in in (Width of HSS Section) (Height of HSS Section) =

(B2 + 2 * B * H) / (4 * (B + H)) 2.667 in 1 - (x / L) 0.333 Ag1 - 2 * (tp + 0.0625) * t1 2.599 in U * An 0.866 25.12 kips in > 10.00 kips (OK)

Rn/

Whtimore Section L= L= 2 lw tan 30 + B 8.619 in 0.000 0.000 in in = 1.67 B= 4.00 in

Whitmore width in Vertical Member = Whitmore width in Horizontal Member =

Check tension yielding on the Whitmore section

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Rn = Fy Aw Rn = 36 x [ ( 8.619 - 0 - 0 ) x 0.375 ] Rn = Rn/ 116.35 = kips 69.67 kips > 10.00 kips (OK)

Check block shear rupture of the gusset Rn = = Nominal Block Shear Strength of Gusset ( =2)

2 x Min[ (0.6 x Fu x Anv + Ubs x Fu x Ant); (0.6 x Fy x Agv + Ubs x Fu x Ant) ] Where: Ubs = 1.0 Ant = Net Area with Tension Resistance = Bbrace x tgusset = 1.50 in
2

Agv = Gross Area with Shear Resistance = 2 x lw x tgusset = 3.00 in

2

Anv = Net Area with Shear Resistance = Rn/ = 3.00 75.90 in

2

kips

>

10.00

kips

(OK)

Plate Buckling of Connection Plate Ap = = = = = = = = = = = Effective Plate Cross-sectional Area L*t 3.232 in Plate Unbraced Length of Whitmore Section 5.66 in. Effective Length Factor 1.200 Radius of Gyration t / 3.464 0.108 in. 62.740 > 25

Lcr

K Lcr/r

From Specification E3 Fe = = ()*E/(KL/r) ksi 72.71

>

0.44*Fy = 15.84 ksi

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Fcr = [0.658^(Fy/Fe)]*Fy 29.26 ksi Allowable Strength in Compression Ap * Fcr 1.67 56.63 kips > 10.00 kips (OK)

Rn/

= =

MEMBER 2: Brace to Gusset Plate Weld: Electrode Class Fu = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = E700XX

Nominal Tensile Strength of Weld 70.00 Ksi Allowable Weld Shear Strength 0.6 Fu / 2 21.00 Ksi Size of Weld 0.1875 in.

Fv

(Use

0.1250 in. for calculation)

Pw

Shear Capacity of 1/8" weld per Linear Inch 0.707 * Fv * w (0.707 * 21 * 0.125) 1.856 Kips/in Length of Weld 8.00 in. Weld Shear Capacity Pw * 4 L2 59.388 Kips

L1 Vw

Vw

>

20.00

Kips

(OK)

Tension Yielding of the Brace: Rn/ = = = Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Yielding of Brace' Fyb * Ag3 1.67 195.57 kips > 20.00 kips (OK)

Tension Rupture of the Brace: Rn/ Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Rupture of Brace' Fub * Ae = 2.00 where: =

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Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF8

L B H x = = = = = = = = = = = 8.00 8.00 8.00 in in in (Length of Weld in HSS) (Width of HSS Section) (Height of HSS Section)

2 (B + 2 * B * H) / (4 * (B + H)) 3.000 in

1 - (x / L) 0.625 Ag3 - 2 * (tp + 0.0625) * t3 6.896 in U * An 4.310 124.99 kips

An

Ae

in > 20.00 kips (OK)

Rn/

Whtimore Section L= L= 2 lw tan 30 + B 17.238 in 0.000 4.200 in in = 1.67 B= 8.00 in

Whitmore width in Vertical Member = Whitmore width in Horizontal Member =

Check tension yielding on the Whitmore section Rn = Fy Aw Rn = 36 x [ ( 17.238 - 0 - 4.2 ) x 0.375 ] Rn = Rn/ 176.01 = kips kips > 20.00

105.39

kips

(OK)

Check block shear rupture of the gusset Rn = = Nominal Block Shear Strength of Gusset ( =2)

2 x Min[ (0.6 x Fu x Anv + Ubs x Fu x Ant); (0.6 x Fy x Agv + Ubs x Fu x Ant) ] Where: Ubs = 1.0 Ant = Net Area with Tension Resistance = Bbrace x tgusset = 3.00 in
2

Agv = Gross Area with Shear Resistance = 2 x lw x tgusset

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= 6.00 in
2

Anv = Net Area with Shear Resistance = Rn/ = 6.00 151.80 in

2

kips

>

20.00

kips

(OK)

Plate Buckling of Gusset Plate Ap = = = = = = = = = = = Effective Plate Cross-sectional Area L*t 6.464 in Plate Unbraced Length of Whitmore Section 1.00 in. Effective Length Factor 1.200 Radius of Gyration t / 3.464 0.108 in. 11.085 < 36 25 ksi

Lcr

K Lcr/r

Thus Fcr = Fy = Rn/ = =

Allowable Strength in Compression Ap * Fcr 1.67 139.35 kips > 20.00 kips (OK)

Gusset Plate to Colum:

C1 e1

T2

A C1H

C1v

T2

L1

L2

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Solving for component forces: C1H = = C1V = = T2 e1 L1 L2 L L = 10 (1) [ (1.32) + (1) ] 6.0 kips

5 (1.32) [ (1.32) + (1) ] 8.0 20.0 kips kips

= = = = = L1

3.04 11.5 5.0 + L2 16.5

in in in

in

The normal stress is, ft = P/L + 3M/L

The in-plane stress is, fv = V/L

Consider section A-A P = = = = T2 - C1V 12.0

kips

C1V x e1 24.2 kip-in

then, ft and, V

0.996

kip/in

= = =

C1H 6.0 0.366

kips kip/in

fv

The resultant is, f = = [ (0.996) + (0.366) ] 1.061 kip/in

Check weld size

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Fv = = = = = = w = = = = = = = Allowable Weld Shear Strength 0.6 Fexx / 2 [ Fexx = 70ksi] 21.00 Ksi tan 0.366 0.996 deg 20.1746 rad 0.352

Size of Weld 0.1875 in.

(Use

0.1250 in.

for calculation)

Pw

Shear Capacity of 1/8" weld per Linear Inch 0.707 * Fv * w * (1.0 + 0.50 sin1.5) (0.707 * 21 * 0.125) * (1.101) 2.044 Kips/in 4.088 Kips/in > 1.06 Kips/in (OK)

2 Pw

Check plate stress fa = fa = fv = fv = ft tgusset 2.656 fv tgusset 0.976 = ksi = ksi < 1.00 0.375 < 0.37 0.38
0.6Fy/ = Fy/ =

( = 1.67) 22 ksi ( = 1.5) 14 ksi (OK) (OK)

Check HSS wall Force component perpendicular to HSS wall Ft = ft x L = 16.43 kips

HSS wall capacity Rn/ = [ Fy t2 / (1- tp/B)] [ (2N/B + 4(1 -tp/B)0.5 ) Qf] Fy t tp B N Qf Rn/ MEMBER 3: Brace to Gusset Plate Weld:
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( = 1.5)

where: = = = = = = 46 0.465 3/8 8.00 16.5 1 kips > 16.43 kips (OK)

55.8657

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Electrode Class Fu = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = E700XX

Nominal Tensile Strength of Weld 70.00 Ksi Allowable Weld Shear Strength 0.6 Fu / 2 21.00 Ksi Size of Weld 0.1875 in.

Fv

(Use

0.125 in.

for calculation)

Pw

Shear Capacity of 1/8" weld per Linear Inch 0.707 * Fv * w (0.707 * 21 * 0.125) 1.856 Kips/in Length of Weld 8.00 in. Weld Shear Capacity Pw * 4 L2 59.388 Kips

L1 Vw

Vw

>

15.00

Kips

(OK)

Tension Yielding of the Brace: Rn/ = = = Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Yielding of Brace' Fyb * Ag4 1.67 195.57 kips > 15.00 kips (OK)

Tension Rupture of the Brace: Rn/ Capacity from 'Limit State of Tension Rupture of Brace' Fub * Ae = 2.00 where: 8.00 in L = (Length of Weld in HSS) B H x = = = = = = = =
2

8.00 8.00

in in

(Width of HSS Section) (Height of HSS Section)

(B + 2 * B * H) / (4 * (B + H)) 3.000 in 1 - (x / L) 0.625 Ag4 - 2 * (tp + 0.0625) * t4 6.896 in

An

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Ae = = U * An 4.310 124.99 kips in > 15.00 kips (OK)

Rn/

Whtimore Section L= L= Width of Whitmore Section Minimum[ (2 x 8.00 tan 30 + 8) , 10 ] 10.000 in = 1.67

Check tension yielding on the Whitmore section Rn = Fy Aw Rn = 36 x [10 x 0.375 ] Rn = Rn/ 135.00 = kips kips > 15.00

80.84

kips

(OK)

Check block shear rupture of the gusset Rn = = Nominal Block Shear Strength of Gusset ( =2)

2 x Min[ (0.6 x Fu x Anv + Ubs x Fu x Ant); (0.6 x Fy x Agv + Ubs x Fu x Ant) ] Where: Ubs = 1.0 Ant = Net Area with Tension Resistance = Bbrace x tgusset = 3.00 in
2

Agv = Gross Area with Shear Resistance = 2 x lw x tgusset = 6.00 in

2

Anv = Net Area with Shear Resistance = Rn/ = 6.00 151.80 in

2

kips

>

15.00

kips

(OK)

Plate Buckling of Gusset Plate Ap = = = = = Effective Plate Cross-sectional Area L*t 3.750 in Plate Unbraced Length of Whitmore Section 1.00 in.
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Lcr

Design Calculation for Bracing Connection - Joint SWF-SF8

K = = = = = = Effective Length Factor 1.200 Radius of Gyration t / 3.464 0.108 in. 11.085 < 36 25 ksi

K Lcr/r

Thus Fcr = Fy = Rn/ = =

Allowable Strength in Compression Ap * Fcr 1.67 80.84 kips > 15.00 kips (OK)

HSS wall capacity Rn/ = [ Fy t2 / (1- tp/B)] [ (2N/B + 4(1 -tp/B)0.5 ) Qf] Fy t tp B N Qf Rn/ = = = = = = = 46 0.465 3/8 8.00 10.0 1 kips > 15.00 kips (OK) ( = 1.5)

where:

44.5605

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