Tension Members

Tension Members
Design Strength Due to Yielding of
Gross Section
Design Strength Due to net section rupture/
fracture
Design Strength Due to net section rupture/
fracture
Tensile capacity of plates
Fasteners in more than one plane
Threaded Rods
Angles and Tee sections

k1 = Ductility factor,
Munse and Chesson (1963) proposed:

k2 = Fabrication or the hole forming factor

This makes k2 = 1.0

Angles
k3 = Geometry factor

However, IS 800: 2007 suggests, k3 = 1.0

Angles

k4 = Shear lag factor

Single angles (cl 6.3.3)
Design Strength Due to Block Shear
Design Strength Due to Block Shear
Design Strength Due to Block Shear

For shear yield and tension fracture

For tension yield and shear fracture