Lalitpur Engineering College

Department of Civil Engineering

Design of Steel and Timber Structures

Design steps for Lacing:

1. Assume suitable value of design compressive stress (100-200 MPa).
2. Calculate the approximate area required for the section using
factored load
¿ area=
f cd
3. Take a trial section having area ≥ Approx area.
4. Section are so spaced such that the radius of gyration of the built up column about the
centroidal axis perpendicular to the plane of lacing (r y ) is not less than the radius of
gryration about the centroidal axis in the plane of lacing (r x ).
5. Calculate the effective slenderness ratio (λ eff =1.05 λ cal) .
6. Calculate the actual design compressive stress by using slenderness ratio and grade of
steel from Table 9c.
7. Calculate the design load carrying capacity
Pd = Area × f cd > factored load ( P )
8. Assume suitable value of angle of inclination of the lacing bar about 40 ° ¿ 70° .
9. Calculate the length and spacing of lacing bar using geometry.
10. The width of the member (lacing bar) should not be less than 3 times the nominal
diameter of the bolt or not less than 50 mm.
11. Maximum spacing of lacing bar should be such that maximum slenderness ratio of
component members (a 1) is not greater than 50 or 0.7 times the slenderness ratio of a
member as a whole whichever is less.
12. Thickness of lacing bar
1
≮ × length of lacing bars :for single lacing
40
1
≮ ×length of lacing bars : for doub≤lacing
60
13. Lacing bar should be designed to resist transverse shear force
V t =2.5 % of factored axial load
14. The compressive force in lacing bar
Vt Vt
¿ for single lacing¿ for doub≤lacing
N sin θ 2 N sin θ
15. The minimum radius of gyration for lacing bar
t
¿ r min =
√12
16. Calculate slenderness ratio of lacing bar
KL
<145∨0.7 λcal
r min
17. Calculate the design compressive stress in the lacing bar by using Table 9c.
18. Calculate the load carrying capacity of lacing bar
Placing =A lacing × f cd , lacing >load on lacing
19. Design the end tie plate as the batten member.
 Lalitpur Engineering College
Department of Civil Engineering
Design of Steel and Timber Structures

20. Design the end connections as per requirement.