DESIGN FOR CONNECTIONS

USING LRFD

Prepared by: Flores, Albert Andrew S.

Design Procedure for Connections
using
LRFD
1. DETERMINE THE ULTIMATE LOAD
APPLIED TO THE MEMBER USING:
𝑃𝑢 = 1.2𝐷𝐿 + 1.6𝐿𝐿
2. CALCULATE THE MINIMUM GROSS
AREA USING:
𝑃𝑢 = 0.90𝐹𝑦 𝐴𝑔
𝑃𝑢
𝑀𝑖𝑛. 𝐴𝑔 =
0.90𝐹𝑦
3. CALCULATE THE MINIMUM NET AREA
USING:
𝑃𝑢 = 0.75𝐹𝑈 𝐴𝑒
𝑃𝑢
𝑀𝑖𝑛. 𝐴𝑒 =
0.75𝐹𝑢
4. Minimum Ag
or SMALLER
Minimum An

SMALLER = BASIS FOR THE TRIAL

SECTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITS NET
AREA.
5. CHOOSE A SECTION WITH A NET AREA
GREATER THAN Min. An THEN CHECK IF IT IS
SAFE
6. CHECK SLENDERNESS RATIO
USING:
𝐿
< 300
𝑟𝑥 𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑧

IF IT SATIFY, ∴ ADEQUATE SECTION

DESIGN FOR BEAMS USING
LRFD
1. DETERMINE THE ULTIMATE LOAD
APPLIED TO THE MEMBER USING:
𝑤𝑢 = 1.2𝐷𝐿 + 1.6𝐿𝐿
2. DETERMINE THE ULTIMATE MOMENT
3. ASSUME THE SECTION COMPACT
THEN COMPUTE THE FLEXURAL
STRESS
𝐹𝑏 = 0.66𝐹𝑦
4. DETERMINE THE MINIMUM
SECTION MODULUS
𝑀𝑢
Min. 𝑆𝑥 =
𝐹𝑏
5. CHOOSE A SECTION WITH A SECTION
MODULUS GREATER THAN Min. 𝑆𝑥
THEN CHECK IF IT IS SAFE BY
REPEATING THE PROCESS
𝑆𝑥 < 𝑆𝑥 of section, ∴ SAFE
6. CHECK FOR NOMINAL
ADEQUACY
Ф𝑀𝑛 = 0.90𝐹𝑦 2x

IF Ф𝑀𝑛 > 𝑀𝑢 , ∴ ADEQUATE

7. CHECK FOR COMPACTNESS
- FOR FLANGE

𝑏𝑓 170
< ∴ COMPACT
2𝑡𝑓 𝐹𝑦

- FOR WEB

𝑑 1680
< ∴ COMPACT
𝑡𝑤 𝐹𝑦
8. IF IT SATISFIED BOTH THEN THE
SECTION IS COMPACT