School of Civil Environmental and Geological

Engineering

STEEL & TIMBER DESIGN

LABORATORY MANUAL

Classwork 1C

Tension Members

NAME: TUMANGAN, MA. ESTELA LEONOR ANGELA, P.

Course and Section: CE134P-2 and E01 Student No.: 2019152008

Seat No.: Terminal No.:

Date Performed: March 12, 2022

Date Submitted: March 12, 2022

GRADE

Edgardo S. Cruz
Professor
 CLASSWORK NO. 1C

Tension Members

Description:

The tension member strength is dependent on the cross-sectional

area of the member. This workout includes the determination of the
design tensile strength of members in tension and their tensile
capacity in all limit states: tension on gross section yielding (GSY),
tension on effective net section fracture (NSF) and block shear
rupture (BSR).

Time Frame:
One (1) Laboratory meeting

Individual Submittals:
Hand computations right after the laboratory schedule.

Suggested References:
1. Steel Design, 5th Ed., William T. Segui
2. ASEP Steel Manual
3. Structural Steel Design, McCormac, Jack C.
4. NSCP National Structural Code of the Philippines Volume 1
2015 Edition by ASEP
 Problems on Tension Member:
Note: A, B and C are the last 3 digits of your student number.
Ex. Student Number 2019110962 “A”=9 ; “B”=6 ; “C”=2

1. Two A36 16mm thick steel plates are connected by four rivets shown.

50 “A” Rivet Dia. x

1-2 12mm 100mm
Pu P y 3-4 16mm 125mm
5-6 18mm 150mm
7-8 20mm 175mm
50 9-0 22mm 200mm

50 x 50 “B” y
1-2 100mm
a. Calculate design strength in KN considering tension 3-4 125mm
failure on gross section yielding. 5-6 150mm
b. Calculate design strength in KN considering tension 7-8 175mm
9-0 200mm
failure on net section fracture.
c. Calculate design strength in KN considering block shear rupture.
f. Calculate the ultimate safe load “Pu” in KN.

2. A 12mmx400mm steel plate has staggered holes arranged as shown.

60 “b”
mm 12 “C” Bolt Dia.
1-2 16mm
3-4 18mm
1
100mm 5-6 20mm
2 Pu 400 7-8 22mm
Pu 100mm
9-0 25mm
3
100mm
“B” Fy Fu
4
Even 248 Mpa 400 Mpa
Odd 241 Mpa 414 Mpa
150mm

a. Calculate the distance “b” so that the net area in path 1-2-3-4 is equal
to the net area of path 1-2-4?
b. Using the computed value of “b”, solve for the critical net area.
c. Calculate the ultimate safe tensile force Pu that the steel plate could
carry?
 3. A Channel section is connected to a 10mm gusset plate with 20mm-
diameter bolts as shown in the figure. The connecting member is
subjected to dead load and live load only. The pitch distance, s=60mm
(c.t.c. horizontal bolt spacing), gage distance, g=75mm (c.t.c. vertical
bolt spacing) and edge distance, e for the channel and gusset plate are
65mm and 70mm respectively. Considering the
following limit states, calculate the total service “A” Channel Section
load capacity if the live-to-dead load ratio is 2.5. 0 C 9x20
The steel is A572 Grade 50 for both members. 1 C 9x13.4
a. GSY 2 C 9x15
b. NSF 3 C 8x18.75
4 C 8x13.75
c. BSR
5 C 8x11.5
Pu 6 C 7x14.75
7 C 7x12.25
8 C 7x9.8
9 C 6x13

Channel

4. An A992 WF steel section is used for the tension “B” Wide Flange Section
member shown in the figure. The bolts are 20mm in 0 W16x67
diameter. The WF section is to be connected to a 1 W16x40
12mm-thick gusset plate. 2 W16x36
a. Determine the nominal strength based on gross 3 W14x74
section yielding. 4 W14x68
b. Determine the nominal strength based on effective 5 W14x61
net section fracture. 6 W14x48
65 7 W12x72
85 75 8 W12x65
9 W12x53

75

75

75

WF Section