Principles of Steel Design

Module 6
Block Shear and staggered connection

Bolt diameter = 20 mm; Fy = 250 MPa; Fu =

400 MPa;

Determine the block shear capacity using

ASD NSCP 2015.

A W10x12 A36 steel is used as tension

member, 6-16mm diameter bolt is used to
connect the member attached to each
flange as shown:
a. Determine its allowable strength based
on yielding
b. Determine its design strength based on
rupture
c. Determine its ultimate strength based on
block shear
 Principles of Steel Design
Module 6
Block Shear and staggered connection

Properties of W10x12 Determine the safe load P that the member

could carry if the allowable tensile stress is
A=2284 mm2 148 MPa. Diameter of bolt = 20mm. The
tf=5.33 mm diameter of the hole = is 22mm.
tw=4.83 mm
bf=100.58 mm
d=250.70 mm
y=34.53 mm

From the figure shown, determine the

maximum tensile force that the member
could carry if the allowable tensile stress is
140 MPa. Rivet diameter is 20mm. Rivet
hole = 23mm. Thickness - 12mm, Width -
350mm.
a. Evaluate the ultimate tensile force that
the member could carry if Fu = 400 MPa.
Use phi = 0.75
b. If the shorter leg of the angle bar is not
connected, determine the nominal tensile
strength. F u =400 MPa.

A 20 mm thick plate (Fy = 250 MPa, Fu =

415 MPa), has 20 mm nominal bolt holes.
Using ASD and LRFD (NSCP 2015), the
following apply:
For tensile yielding on gross section:
Pn=FyAg
Ø= 0.90 (LRFD); 𝛀= 1.67 (ASD)
For tensile rupture in the net section: Determine the tension-yielding capacity and
Pn FuAe tension rupture capacity of the connection.
Ø=0.75 (LRFD); 𝛀 = 2.00 (ASD)

From the figure shown is an L 150 * 100 * 6

connected to a larger angular bar. Assume
that the tensile force P passes through the
centroid such that there is no eccentricity.