1.

0 TABLE FOR MINIMUM WEB THICKNESS OF SUPPORT/SUPPORTING MEMBER

SUMMARY
No. of Bolt Applicable Beam Size Rnmin tw_1 tw_2 tw_3 tw_4
2.00 W12 W10 W8 71.57 0.43 0.52 0.20 0.41
3.00 W18 W16 W14 W12 W10 107.35 0.42 0.53 0.20 0.41
4.00 W24 W21 W18 W16 143.14 0.41 0.54 0.20 0.41
5.00 W30 W27 W 24 W21 W18 178.92 0.41 0.55 0.20 0.41
6.00 W40 W36 W33 W30 W27 W24 W… 214.71 0.41 0.55 0.20 0.41
7.00 W44 W40 W36 W33 W30 W27 W… 250.49 0.41 0.56 0.20 0.41
8.00 W44 W40 W36 W33 W30 286.28 0.41 0.56 0.20 0.41
9.00 W44 W40 W36 W33 322.06 0.41 0.56 0.20 0.41
10.00 W44 W40 W36 357.85 0.41 0.56 0.20 0.41
11.00 W44 W40 393.63 0.41 0.56 0.20 0.41
12.00 W44 429.42 0.41 0.56 0.20 0.41
NOTES:
Rnmin = Min. Capacity of Double Angle (kip)
tw_1 = Uncoped Beam Web thickness (in)
tw_2 = Coped Beam Web thickness (in)
tw_3 = Column Flange/Girder Web Thickness one sided connection (in)
tw_4 = For double angle connection occuring on both faces of the girder/column web,
increase tw_4 by 100%
If Bolt is spaced further, use other beam size
Spacing of bolts s = 3-in

2.0 DESIGN PARAMETERS

2.1 DESIGN REFERENCE
AISC Manual 15th Edition
2.2 MATERIAL PROPERTIES
Column "W12x190"
t 1.74 in Column Flange Thickness
fc
F 50 ksi Yield strength of Column
y
F 65 ksi Ultimate strength Column
u

Double_Angle "2L4x3-1/2x3/8LLBB"

t 0.375 in Element Thickness

pl
B 3.5 in Connecting leg Length

D 4 in Outstanding Leg length

F 36 ksi Yield strength of Element

yp
 F 58 ksi Ultimate strength of Element
up

BOLT DETAILS
3
d in Bolt Diameter of A325/A490
b 4

TC "A325N" Thread Condition

HT "SD" Hole Type

SD - Standard Hole
OVS - Oversize Hole
SSLT - Short-slotted holes transvers to
direction of load

F 54 ksi Nominal Shear Strength

nv
F 90 ksi Nominal Tensile Strength
nt
d 0.8125 in Actual hole Dimension(Transverse to load)
hh

d 0.8125 in Actual Hole Dimesnion(Parallel to Load)

hv

1 Hole dimension Transverse to load

d d in 0.875 in
hh' hh 16 (For Calculation)

1 Hole dimension Parallel to load

d d in 0.875 in
hv' hv 16 (For Calculation)

3.0 DESIGN CHECKS

3.1 BOLT CHECK
3.1.1 From AISC Specification J3.6, the available shear strength of bolts is determined
as follows:

1 2 2
A π d 0.44 in Area of bolt A325/A490
b 4 b
φ 0.75 Resistance Factor

N 12 Number of required bolts per row

R φ 2 F A 35.78 kip Shear Strength per bolt

n1 nv b
 BOLT SHEAR CAPACITY
No. of Bolt Bolt Shear Capacity(ki…
2.00 71.57
3.00 107.35
4.00 143.14
5.00 178.92
6.00 214.71
7.00 250.49
8.00 286.28
9.00 322.06
10.00 357.85
11.00 393.63
12.00 429.42

3.2 ELEMENT CHECK

3.2.1 From AISC Specification J3.10, the available bearing and tearout strength is
determined as follows:

φ 0.75 Factor of Resistance

F 58 ksi Ultimate Strength of Element

up

L 1.25 in Vertical Edge distance of bolt to angle

ev

s 3 in Spacing of bolt

Clear Distance, in the direction of force,

l L 0.5 d 0.84 in between the edge of the hole and the edge
c1 ev hv of the adjacent hole

Clear Distance, in the direction of force,

l s d 2.19 in between the edge of the hole and the edge
c2 hv of the adjacent hole

R 2.4 d t F Bearing strength per bolt

nb b pl up

R 1.2 l t F Tearout strength per bolt

nt1 c1 pl up
R 1.2 l t F Tearout strength per bolt
nt2 c2 pl up

R
N
nb
R min 2
n2 R R N 1
nt1 nt2
 BEARING/TEAROUT CAPACITY
No. of Bolt RnB RnT Min. Capacity
2.00 78.30 79.12 78.30
3.00 117.45 136.21 117.45
4.00 156.60 193.30 156.60
5.00 195.75 250.40 195.75
6.00 234.90 307.49 234.90
7.00 274.05 364.58 274.05
8.00 313.20 421.68 313.20
9.00 352.35 478.77 352.35
10.00 391.50 535.87 391.50
11.00 430.65 592.96 430.65
12.00 469.80 650.05 469.80

NOTES:
RnB = Bolt Bearing Strength (kip)
RnT = Bolt Tearout Strength (kip)

3.2.2 From AISC Specification J4.2, the available shear yielding and shear rupture
is determined as follows:

φ 1.0 Factor of Resistance of Shear Yielding

y
φ 0.75 Factor of Resistance of Shear Rupture
r

A 2 L s N 1 t Shear Gross Area

gv ev pl
A A N d t Shear Net Area
nv gv hv pl
R φ 0.6 F A Shear Yielding Strength
nY y yp gv

R φ 0.6 F A Shear Rupture Strength

nR r up nv

2 R
nY
R min
n_3 2 R
nR
 SHEAR CAPACITY
No. of Bolt Agv Anv RnY RnR Min. Capacity
2.00 2.06 1.45 89.10 75.85 75.85
3.00 3.19 2.27 137.70 118.67 118.67
4.00 4.31 3.09 186.30 161.49 161.49
5.00 5.44 3.91 234.90 204.31 204.31
6.00 6.56 4.73 283.50 247.13 247.13
7.00 7.69 5.55 332.10 289.95 289.95
8.00 8.81 6.38 380.70 332.78 332.78
9.00 9.94 7.20 429.30 375.60 375.60
10.00 11.06 8.02 477.90 418.42 418.42
11.00 12.19 8.84 526.50 461.24 461.24
12.00 13.31 9.66 575.10 504.06 504.06
NOTES:
Agv = Shear Gross Area (in^2)
Anv = Shear Net Area (in^2)
RnB = Bolt Bearing Strength (kip)
RnT = Bolt Tearout Strength (kip)

3.2.3 From AISC Specification J4.3, the available block shear rupture along a shear
failure path and a perpendicular tension failure path shall be determined as follows:

φ 0.75 Factor of Resistance

L 1.25 in Horizontal Edge distance of bolt to angle

eh

A L s N 1 t Shear Gross Area

gv ev pl
A A N 0.5 d t Shear Net Area
nv gv hv' pl

A L 0.5 d t Tensile Net Area

nt eh hh' pl
U 1 Reduction Factor
bs

0.6 F A
yp gv
R U F A min 2 φ
n_4 bs up nt 0.6 F A
up nv
 BLOCK SHEAR CAPACITY
No. of Bolt Agv Anv Ant RnBS
2.00 1.59 0.98 0.30 78.15
3.00 2.72 1.80 0.30 114.60
4.00 3.84 2.63 0.30 151.05
5.00 4.97 3.45 0.30 187.50
6.00 6.09 4.27 0.30 223.95
7.00 7.22 5.09 0.30 260.40
8.00 8.34 5.91 0.30 296.85
9.00 9.47 6.73 0.30 333.30
10.00 10.59 7.55 0.30 369.75
11.00 11.72 8.37 0.30 406.20
12.00 12.84 9.19 0.30 442.65
NOTES:
Agv = Shear Gross Area (in^2)
Anv = Shear Net Area (in^2)
Ant = Tensile Net Area (in^2)
RnBS = Block Shear Strength (kip)

3.3 BEAM CHECK (UNCOPE)

3.3.1 From AISC Specification J3.10, the available bearing strength of beam web shall
be the lower value obtain according to the limit states of Bearing and Tearout Strength

Since there's no beam details given, we must first determine the beam web thickness
by using the min. capacity of the connecting element:

R φ 2.4 d t F N Bearing Strength

n b w u

R φ 1.2 l t F N Tearout Strength

n c1 w u
φ 0.75 Factor of resistance

NOTE: IF BEAM IS UNCOPED, EDGE DISTANCE WILL BE EQUAL TO THE EDGE DISTANCE OF ELEMENT

L 1.25 in Vertical Edge distance of bolt to beam web

ev
Clear Distance, in the direction of force,
l L 0.5 d 0.84 in between the edge of the hole and the edge
c1 ev hv of the adjacent hole

Clear Distance, in the direction of force,

l s d 2.19 in between the edge of the hole and the edge
c2 hv of the adjacent hole
 R
nmin
φ 2.4 d F N
b u Beam Web thickness
t max
w R
nmin
φ 1.2 l F φ 1.2 l F N
c1 u c2 u

BEAM WEB THICKNESS DUE TO BEARING/TEAROUT

No. of Bolt Rnmin tw
2.00 71.57 0.41
3.00 107.35 0.41
4.00 143.14 0.41
5.00 178.92 0.41
6.00 214.71 0.41
7.00 250.49 0.41
8.00 286.28 0.41
9.00 322.06 0.41
10.00 357.85 0.41
11.00 393.63 0.41
12.00 429.42 0.41
NOTES:
Rnmin = Min. Capacity of Double Angle (kip)
tw = Thickness of beam web due to bearing/ tearout (in)

3.3.2 From AISC Specification J4.2, the available shear strength of beam web shall be
the lower value obtain according to the limit states of shear yielding and shear
rupture:

φ 1.0 Factor of Resistance of Shear Yielding

y
φ 0.75 Factor of Resistance of Shear Rupture
r
A 2 L s N 1 Shear Gross Length
gv ev
R
nmin
φ 0.6 F A
y y gv
t max Beam Web thickness
w R
nmin
φ 0.6 F A
r u nv
 BEAM WEB THICKNESS DUE TO SHEAR YIELDING/SHEAR RUPTURE
No. of Bolt Rnmin tw
2.00 71.57 0.43
3.00 107.35 0.42
4.00 143.14 0.41
5.00 178.92 0.41
6.00 214.71 0.41
7.00 250.49 0.41
8.00 286.28 0.41
9.00 322.06 0.41
10.00 357.85 0.40
11.00 393.63 0.40
12.00 429.42 0.40
NOTES:
Rnmin = Min. Capacity of Double Angle (kip)
tw = Thickness of beam web due to shear yielding/ shear rupture (in)

3.3 BEAM CHECK (COPED)

3.3.1 From AISC Specification J3.10, the available bearing strength of beam web shall
be the lower value obtain according to the limit states of Bearing and Tearout Strength

Since there's no beam details given, we must first determine the beam web thickness
by using the min. capacity of the connecting element:

R φ 2.4 d t F N Bearing Strength

n b w u

R φ 1.2 l t F N Tearout Strength

n c1 w u

φ 0.75 Factor of resistance

NOTE: IF BEAM IS COPED, ASSUMED EDGE DISTANCE EQUAL TO 1.25-in

L 1.25 in Vertical Edge distance of bolt to beam web

ev

Clear Distance, in the direction of force,

l L 0.5 d 0.84 in between the edge of the hole and the edge
c1 ev hv of the adjacent hole

Clear Distance, in the direction of force,

l s d 2.19 in between the edge of the hole and the edge
c2 hv of the adjacent hole
 R
nmin
φ 2.4 d F N
b u Beam Web thickness
t max
w_1 R
nmin
φ 1.2 l F φ 1.2 l F N
c1 u c2 u

BEAM WEB THICKNESS DUE TO BEARING/TEAROUT

No. of Bolt Rnmin tw
2.00 71.57 0.41
3.00 107.35 0.41
4.00 143.14 0.41
5.00 178.92 0.41
6.00 214.71 0.41
7.00 250.49 0.41
8.00 286.28 0.41
9.00 322.06 0.41
10.00 357.85 0.41
11.00 393.63 0.41
12.00 429.42 0.41
NOTES:
Rnmin = Min. Capacity of Double Angle (kip)
tw = Thickness of beam web due to bearing/ tearout (in)

3.3.2 From AISC Specification J4.2, the available shear strength of beam web shall be
the lower value obtain according to the limit states of shear yielding and shear
rupture:

φ 1.0 Factor of Resistance of Shear Yielding

y
φ 0.75 Factor of Resistance of Shear Rupture
r
A 2 L s N 1 35.5 in Shear Gross Length
gv ev
A A N d 25.75 in
nv gv hv Shear Net Length

R
nmin
φ 0.6 F A
y y gv
t max Beam Web thickness
w_2 R
nmin
φ 0.6 F A
r u nv
 BEAM WEB THICKNESS DUE TO SHEAR YIELDING/SHEAR RUPTURE
No. of Bolt Rnmin tw
2.00 71.57 0.43
3.00 107.35 0.42
4.00 143.14 0.41
5.00 178.92 0.41
6.00 214.71 0.41
7.00 250.49 0.41
8.00 286.28 0.41
9.00 322.06 0.41
10.00 357.85 0.40
11.00 393.63 0.40
12.00 429.42 0.40
NOTES:
Rnmin = Min. Capacity of Double Angle (kip)
tw = Thickness of beam web due to shear yielding/ shear rupture (in)
3.3.3 From AISC Specification J4.3, the available block shear rupture along a shear
failure path and a perpendicular tension failure path shall be determined as follows:

φ 0.75 Factor of Resistance

L 1.25 in Horizontal Edge distance of bolt to angle

eh

A L s N 1 34.25 in Shear Gross Length

gv ev
A A N 0.5 d 24.19 in Shear Net Length
nv gv hv'

A L 0.5 d 0.81 in Tensile Net Length

nt eh hh'
U 1 Reduction Factor
bs
R
nmin
t Beam Web thickness
w_3 0.6 F A
y gv
U F A min
bs u nt 0.6 F A
u nv
 BEAM WEB THICKNESS DUE TO BLOCK SHEAR
No. of Bolt Rnmin tw
2.00 71.57 0.52
3.00 107.35 0.53
4.00 143.14 0.54
5.00 178.92 0.55
6.00 214.71 0.55
7.00 250.49 0.56
8.00 286.28 0.56
9.00 322.06 0.56
10.00 357.85 0.56
11.00 393.63 0.56
12.00 429.42 0.56
NOTES:
Rnmin = Min. Capacity of Double Angle (kip)
tw = Thickness of beam web due to block shear (in)

3.4 AT SUPPORTING MEMBER

3.4.1 From AISC Specification J3.10, the available bearing strength of beam web shall
be the lower value obtain according to the limit states of Bearing and Tearout Strength

Since there's no beam details given, we must first determine the beam web thickness
by using the min. capacity of the connecting element:

R φ 2.4 d t F N Bearing Strength

n b w u

R φ 1.2 l t F N Tearout Strength

n c1 w u
φ 0.75 Factor of resistance
NOTE: IF BEAM IS COPED, ASSUMED EDGE DISTANCE EQUAL TO 1.25-in

L 1.25 in Vertical Edge distance of bolt to beam web

ev
Clear Distance, in the direction of force,
l L 0.5 d 0.84 in between the edge of the hole and the edge
c1 ev hv of the adjacent hole

Clear Distance, in the direction of force,

l s d 2.19 in between the edge of the hole and the edge
c2 hv of the adjacent hole
 R
nmin
φ 2.4 d F N
b u Beam Web thickness
t max
w R
nmin
φ 1.2 l F φ 1.2 l F N
c1 u c2 u

BEAM WEB THICKNESS DUE TO BEARING/TEAROUT

No. of Bolt Rnmin tw
2.00 71.57 0.20
3.00 107.35 0.20
4.00 143.14 0.20
5.00 178.92 0.20
6.00 214.71 0.20
7.00 250.49 0.20
8.00 286.28 0.20
9.00 322.06 0.20
10.00 357.85 0.20
11.00 393.63 0.20
12.00 429.42 0.20
NOTES:
Rnmin = Min. Capacity of Double Angle (kip)
tw = Thickness of beam web due to bearing/ tearout (in)