CE501 Structural Design 2

Prelim- Assignment 1st Semester 2017-2018

Sasheen T. Dela Cruz CE-5 June 27, 2017
DESIGN OF TENSION MEMBERS USING ASD: Allowable Stress Design

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Given LL, DL, Type of

Steel (Fu and Fy), l and L

Calculate Service Load Pa

Pa = LL + DL

Calculate for yielding Ag

=
0.60

Calculate for fracture Ae

=
0.50

Select Ag'

from AISC Shapes Table

Given and of Ag'

Calculate Slenderness

No
< 300

Yes

Calculate U

=1

Calculate for bolted connections

=
1
= ( + )(# )
8

Calculate Ae'
=
=

No
>

Yes

Use Ag' as Cross Section Shape

End