DESIGN PROBLEM

Design the tension members for a truss of a school building. The design is to use welded connections for
all members.

a. Calculate the joint loads.

b. Identify the tension members.
c. Analyze the truss.
d. Design only the tension members.
e. Design the sag rods.

SCHEDULE OF TRUSS MEMBERS

SECTION (initial
MARK POSITION CONFIGURATION
sections)
TC TOP CHORD 2L51 x 51 x 6.4 BACK TO BACK
BC BOTTOM CHORD 2L51 X 51 X 6.4 BACK TO BACK
V1 VERTICALS 2L51 X 51 X 6.4 BACK TO BACK
V2 VERTICALS 2L51 X 51 X 4.8 BACK TO BACK
D1 DIAGONALS 2L51X 51 X 6.4 BACK TO BACK
D2 DIAGONALS 2L51 X 51 X4.8 BACK TO BACK
H1 HORIZONTALS 2L51 X 51 X 4.8 BACK TO BACK

MATERIALS

A36 steel
Yield Strength, Fy = 250 MPa
Ultimate Tensile Strength, Fu = 400 MPa
Young’s Modulus, E = 200 GPa
Poisson’s Ratio, v = 0.3
Thermal Coefficient = 1.2 x 10-5/oC
Shear Modulus, G = 7.8846 x 107 kPa
LOADINGS

Dead Load:

Roof = 1 kPa of roof surface

Ceiling = 0.5 kPa of horizontal projection

Roof Live Load:

Roof = 1 kPa

Wind Load:

Basic Wind Speed = 310 km/h

Design Wind Pressure = qh[(GCpf-GCpi)]
Velocity Pressure = qh
External Pressure Coefficient = GCpf
Internal Pressure Coefficient = GCpi

Building Geometry:
Building Dimensions:

a. Length (x-direction) = 22.7 m

b. Width (y-direction) = 9.5 m
c. Height (z -direction) = 12.425 m