Reaction 

Frame‐ Large Scale 
Project:  Design of Beam and End connections
Structures Lab

Grey Cell = Input Cell
Beam Properties in in4 in3 in in3 in4 in3 in in3
Section d tw Wf tf Ix Sx rx Zx Iy Sy ry Zy
W 30x99 29.7 0.52 10.5 0.67 3990 269 11.7 312 128 24.5 2.1 38.6

Young's Modulus E = 29000 ksi

Fy = 50 ksi
Fu = 65 ksi
Check for Section type

Flanges b/t = 7.84 < p= 9.15

AISC 360‐05 Table 
Section has Compact Flanges
B4.1 
Web h/tw = 54.54 < p= 90.55
Section has Compact Web

Loading Condition
load = 400 kips 400 kips 400

Maximum Bending Moment = 760 kip‐ft

Maximum Shear force = 200 kips

Check for Beam shear capacity
Maximum shear force = 200 kips
For the web of the section  h/tw = 54.54 > p= 53.95 AISC 360‐05 G2, 1(a)

Shear strength of the section = 398.17 kips

Interaction Ratio = 0.50
Safe

Connection Design

Total Shear in bolts = 200 kips

Try 1.25" A325 grade bolts = 6 Nos.
Nominal Tensile stress = 90 ksi
Nominal Shear stress = 60 ksi

Check for Shear capacity of bolts
Dia of BOLTS = 1.25 in
Rn = 55.22 kips/bolt = 331.3399 kips

Interaction Ratio = 0.60
Safe

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 Reaction Frame‐ Large Scale 
Project:  Design of Beam and End connections
Structures Lab
Check for Bearing capacity of bolts

Lc = 2.4375 in

Rn = 1.2LctFu = 74.14875 kips

Interaction Ratio = 0.45
Safe

Check for Shear Rupture of web at connection end
2
Net area of web Anv = 10.57 in
Design Strength Rn = 0.6FuAnv = 412.19 kips

Interaction Ratio = 0.49
Safe

Check for block shear strength Provided
Miminum edge distance requirement = 1.625 in < 2 OK
Minimum spacing requirement=  3.75 in < 4 OK
4" (Typ)

FIG: Connection Configuration

2
Agv = 11.86 in
2
Anv = 7.39 in
2
Ant = 0.95875 in

Block Shear strength = min of ( 0.6*FuAnv+UbsFuAnt, 0.6*FyAgv+UbsFuAnt) AISC 360‐05 EQN J4‐5

= 319.52 kips

Interaction Ratio = 0.63
Safe

Check for Deflection
Total Deflection = 0.05 in
Span/Deflection = 1669

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