HOOK PARAMETERS

fo  250MPa Yield strength of aluminum

γM1  1.25 Partial Safety factor

Bh  29mm Width of the hook section

Hh  15mm Height of the hook section

2
Bh  Hh 3
Sx   1087.5mm
 Section modulus of the hook
6
2
Ae  Bh  Hh  435 mm Gross sectional area

FORCES ON THE HOOK

Fy  4.96kN Vertical shear

Fz  2.1kN Horizontal shear / Tension

e  24mm Eccentricity of Fz

M y  Fy  e  0.119  kN m

DESIGN FORCES
VEd  Fy

NEd  Fz

M EdY  M y
CHECK FOR THE CAPACITY

BENDING CHECK

Sx
M RdY  fo   0.217  kN m Moment capacity at the section
γM1

M EdY
RM1   0.547
M RdY Result1  "RM1 < 1; Therefore OK"

TENSION CHECK

Ae
NRd  fo   87 kN
γM1

NEd
RM2   0.024
NRd Result2  "RM2 < 1; Therefore OK"

COMBINED TENSION AND BENDING

0.6
 M 1.7
 EdY  
NEd
RM3       0.565
NRd  M RdY Result3  "RM3 < 1; Therefore OK"
  

SHEAR CHECK
ηv  0.8
Factor for area of solid bar
2
Av  ηv  Ae  348  mm Shear area

fo
VRd  Av   40.184 kN Design shear resistance
3  γM1

VEd
RM4   0.123
VRd Result4  "RM4 < 1; Therefore OK"