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Double Angle Capacity Based on AISC 360-10

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

DOUBLE ANGLE SIZE 2 - L8X6X1
LONG LEGS BACK TO BACK ? Yes (LLBB)
GAP DIMENSION s = 0.375 in
STITCHES SPACING kLz = 4 ft, o.c.

STEEL YIELD STRESS Fy = 36 ksi

AXIAL FORCE (plus sign for compression) P= 80 kips, ASD

STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kLx = 20 ft bf = 12.4 in tf = 1.0 in
WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kLy = 10 ft d= 8.0 in yp = 1.50 in
A= 22.0 in 2 Ix = 162 in4
STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT 35 Mrx =
ft-kips, ASD, y= 3.14 in Iy = 179 in4
DOUBLE LEGS TENSION ? Yes (back to back legs tension)
STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH Lbx = 20 ft, (AISC 360-10 F9.2 & F2.2.c)
STRONG DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD Vstrong = 200 kips
THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT Mry = 15 ft-kips, ASD
WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH Lby = 10 ft
WEAK DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD Vweak = 150 kips

ANALYSIS
CHECK LIMITING WIDTH-THICKNESS RATIOS (AISC 360-10, Table B4.1)
0.5 (bf - s - tw) / tf = 5.00 < 1.0 (E / Fy)0.5 = 28.38 [Satisfactory]
d / tw = 4.00 < 0.75 (E / Fy)0.5 = 21.29 [Satisfactory]

CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY FOR DOUBLE ANGLES (AISC 360-10, H1)
P 8 M r ,x M r , y Pr
r , for 0.2
Pc 9 M c , x M c, y Pc
0.99 < 1.0 [Satisfactory]
P r M r ,x M r , y Pr
0.2
M c , x M c , y
, for
2 P c P c

Where Pc = Pn / Wc = 270 / 1.67 =

161.41 kips, (AISC 360-10 Chapter E4a or D2)
> Pr = 80.00 kips [Satisfactory]
Mc,x = Mn / Wb = 159.68 / 1.67 = 95.62 ft-kips, (AISC 360-10, F9) > Mr,x [Satisfactory]
Mc,y = Mn / Wb = 129.00 / 1.67 = 77.25 ft-kips, (AISC 360-10, F6) > Mr,y [Satisfactory]

CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY FOR SINGLE ANGLE BETWEEN STITCHES (AISC 360-10, H1)

P r 8 M r ,max M r ,min Pr
, for 0.2
Pc 9 M c,max M c,min Pc
0.96 < 1.0 [Satisfactory]
P r M r ,max M r ,min
, for P r 0.2

2 P M c,max M c,min Pc
c
Where Pc = Pn / Wc = 256 / 1.67 = 153.09 kips, (AISC 360-10 Chapter E5)
> Pr = 43.50 kips [Satisfactory]
(Conservatively, Pr is single angle possible maximum axial load, which may be non-concurrent with moments.)
Mr,max = 5.30 ft-kips or 5.30 ft-kips ,(major principal axis bending)
Mr,min = 5.30 ft-kips or 5.30 ft-kips ,(minor principal axis bending)
Mc,max = Mn / Wb = 44.40 / 1.67 = 26.58 ft-kips, (smaller equal-leg section used, AISC 360-10 Chapter F10-2)
> Mr,max [Satisfactory]
Mc,min = Mn / Wb = 15.89 / 1.67 = 9.51 ft-kips > Mr,min [Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, G2)

Vn,strong / Wv = 345.6 / 1.67 = 206.9 kips > Vstrong = 200.0 kips [Satisfactory]
Vn,weak / Wv = 259.2 / 1.67 = 155.2 kips > Vweak = 150.0 kips [Satisfactory]
 PROJECT : PAGE :
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Angle Steel Member Capacity Based on AISC 360-05

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

ANGLE SIZE L8X6X1
STEEL YIELD STRESS Fy = 36 ksi

AXIAL COMPRESSION FORCE P = 43.5013 kips, ASD

STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kLx = 4 ft
WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kLy = 4 ft

STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT Mrx = ft-kips, ASD

STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH Lbx = 4 ft, (AISC 360-05 F2.2.c)
STRONG DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD Vstrong = kips

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT Mry = 7.5 ft-kips, ASD

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH Lby = 4 ft
WEAK DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD Vweak = kips

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY (AISC 360-05, H1)

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-05, G2)

Vn,strong / Wv = 172.8 / 1.67 = 103.5 kips > Vstrong = 0.0 kips [Satisfactory]

Vn,weak / Wv = 129.6 / 1.67 = 77.6 kips > Vweak = 0.0 kips [Satisfactory]