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Superstructure Assembly Strength - Connecting Plates<br />

Superstructure Test HSS Connection Plate<br />

Plate Properties - PL1/2" x 32" x 24"<br />

Plate thickness tp := .5in<br />

Plate length hp := 32in<br />

Plate width bp := 24in<br />

Yield strength Fy_plate := 50ksi<br />

Ultimate strength Fu_plate := 62ksi<br />

Design Tensile Strength<br />

ϕt_yield := .9<br />

Pn_yield := ϕt_yield⋅Fy_plate⋅tp⋅ bp U := 1.0<br />

An := tp⋅bp Ae := U⋅An ϕt_rupt := .75<br />

Pn_rupture :=<br />

ϕt_rupt⋅Ae⋅Fu_plate Pn_plate := Pn_yield if Pn_yield ≤ Pn_rupture P n_rupture otherwise<br />

Design Flexural Strength<br />

ϕflexure = 0.9<br />

Ag := tp⋅bp Lb := 16in<br />

Ip :=<br />

c :=<br />

tp 2<br />

Sp :=<br />

Ip c<br />

3<br />

bp⋅tp 3<br />

My := Sp⋅Fy_plate 154<br />

Pn_yield = 540 kip<br />

AISC Spec. D2a<br />

AISC Table D3.1<br />

AISC D3.2<br />

Ae 12 in 2<br />

=<br />

AISC D3.3<br />

Pn_rupture = 558 kip<br />

Pn_plate = 540 kip<br />

AISC D2b<br />

Ag 12 in 2<br />

=<br />

Sp 4 in 3<br />

=<br />

My = 16.67 ft·kip

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