EXAMPLE 5

Let's do the following design example

member length is taken as 30ft long
service load for dead load and live load are 130 kip and 110 kip, respectively

Let's select a W12 section for this member

assume A992 steel
7/8" dia bolts are used

SOLUTION

Factored load 1.2D + 1.6L

D 130 kips
L 110 kips
PU 332 kips

Steel grade A992 AISC Tab 2-4, P 2-48

Fy 50 ksi
Fu 65 ksi
L 30 ft 360 in

Design expression

0.9Fy 45
0.752Fu 36.56

2
Ag,min 9.08 in
rmin 1.2 in

Try W12x35 Ag 10.3 in2

d 12.5 in
ry 1.54 in
bf 6.56 in
tf 0.52 in
Verify the capacity Pu 332 kips

Gross-section yielding

ϕPn = 0.9 Fy Ag = 463.5 kips OK

Net-section fracture

ϕPn = 0.75 Fu An U

Net Area
db 0.875 in
dh 1
n 4
2
An = Ag - Area lost due to bolt holes = 8.22 in

Shear lag factor case 2,7 AISC Tab D3.1, P 16.1-28

Case 2
lcon 8 in x con(W12x35) = y WT6x17.5
x 1.3
U2 = 1 - x/l = 0.838

Case 7
bf 6.56
2/3d 8.33
U7 0.85

U 0.85 if U is calculated per Case 2, the larger value is used

net section fracture

ϕPn = 0.75 Fu An U = 340.62 kips

Axial design capacity

ϕPn = 340.62 kips

efficiency 0.975