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Strut and Tie Method Sample Problem

1. The procedure outlines developing a truss model of a structural component by identifying struts, ties, and nodes and verifying equilibrium and geometry. 2. The forces in the truss members are then analyzed to check that the design capacities of struts, ties, and nodes are satisfied and reinforcement can be developed. 3. The document provides an example of sizing struts and ties such that the stress in a strut and force in a tie are at their limits based on the geometry of the truss.

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Strut and Tie Method Sample Problem

1. The procedure outlines developing a truss model of a structural component by identifying struts, ties, and nodes and verifying equilibrium and geometry. 2. The forces in the truss members are then analyzed to check that the design capacities of struts, ties, and nodes are satisfied and reinforcement can be developed. 3. The document provides an example of sizing struts and ties such that the stress in a strut and force in a tie are at their limits based on the geometry of the truss.

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Procedure:

1. Understand how the structural component is behaving.


2. Develop a truss model.
• Struts
• Ties
• Nodes
3. Verify truss geometry is appropriate. Is equilibrium satisfied?
• Are angles greater than 25 degrees?
• Do struts intersect only at nodes?
4. Analyze the truss and determine truss member forces.
5. Check design capacities of struts, ties and nodes.
• Verify adequate As is provided in ties.
6. Verify reinforcement can be developed at critical locations.
If the values of ws, and wt just obtained are used for the dimensions of the struts and ties, the stress in strut
BC, FuBC, wll be at its limit, and the force in tie AD, FuAD, will be anchored in just sufficient area. In this
design, ws, will be selected to be 8 in. (203 mm), and wt, will be selected to be 10 in. (254 mm). Therefore,
d= 80 -10/2 = 75 in., jd= 80 – 8/2 -10/2 = 71 in., and FuBc = FuAD = 360(80)/71 = 406 kips (1806 W). Strut BC
is located 8/2 = 4 in.(1 02 mm) from the top of the beam and tie AD is located 10/2 = 5 in. (127 mm) from
bottom of the beam. This fixes the geometry of the truss and is illustrated in Fig. (B).

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