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Required Capacity of the Channel Assembly<br />

Papp := R<br />

RL :=<br />

7'-4"<br />

8" 5'-4" 8"<br />

Rl<br />

Papp⋅2ft 6ft<br />

RR := Papp − RL a := 4ft<br />

Papp<br />

Rr<br />

Papp = 70.63 kip<br />

RL = 23.54 kip<br />

RR = 47.09 kip<br />

b := 2ft<br />

Mmax_tiedown :=<br />

Papp⋅a⋅b a + b<br />

Mmax_tiedown = 94.18 ft·kip<br />

Flexural Capacity of Each Channel<br />

( )<br />

Mn_tiedown := Fy_channel⋅ 2⋅Zx Mn_tiedown = 281.67 ft·kip<br />

Check_Flexure_Channels := "Sufficient" if Mn_tiedown ≥ Mmax_tiedown Buckling Check of Each Channel<br />

Treated as 2 separate channels<br />

λf :=<br />

b f<br />

2⋅tf h<br />

λw :=<br />

tw "Insufficient" otherwise<br />

132<br />

AISC Spec. F2.1<br />

(F2-1)<br />

Check_Flexure_Channels = "Sufficient"<br />

λf = 3.16<br />

λw = 23.53

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