Given the lightest W section from Plate 3, connected to a PL% x 10 on its top and bottom flanges, available to support working tensile loads of D = 420 kips and W = 330 kips. The member is to be 20 ft long and is assumed to have two lines of holes for 4-in diameter bolts in each flange. There will be at least three holes in each line 3 inches in the center.

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Check the block shear capacity of the connection, use lrfd and asd design expression.

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Solut Block sheas failuse is considesed as a potential faikure Mode at the ends of an axioly loa... View the full answer