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1. Common tension members in steel structures include round bars, flat bars, angles, channels, double channels, latticed channels, W-sections, S-sections, and built-up box sections. 2. The strength of a tension member is controlled by either yielding of the gross area, failure through the net area, or block shear failure through the end bolt. 3. When drilling holes for fasteners in tension members, the hole is drilled 1/16 inch greater than the bolt diameter to account for damage to the metal edges during punching or drilling.

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ATension Members123456

1. Common tension members in steel structures include round bars, flat bars, angles, channels, double channels, latticed channels, W-sections, S-sections, and built-up box sections. 2. The strength of a tension member is controlled by either yielding of the gross area, failure through the net area, or block shear failure through the end bolt. 3. When drilling holes for fasteners in tension members, the hole is drilled 1/16 inch greater than the bolt diameter to account for damage to the metal edges during punching or drilling.

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trusses (2D & 3D), as members in transmission towers and

bracing (single or double) for single story or high rise steel


Among the common shapes used as tension members:
Round bar Flat bar Angle Double

Channel Double Latticed W-section


channel channels (wide-flange)

Cross-section of typical tension members.


wers and as wind
e steel structures.

Double angle Starred angle

S-section Built-up box


(American sections
Standard)
on members. T-1
The strength of a tension member is controlled by
of the following limiting states:
T
Net Gross
Area (A n ) Area (A g

A) Yielding of the Gross Area (A g ):

F n =F y A g

B) Failure (Ultimate strength) on the Net Area (A


F n =F u A e

Where A e = effective net Area = UA


U = Reduction Coefficient.
C) Block Shear Failure through the end bolt:
olled by the lowest

T
)

n ):

T
T-2
A hole is drilled (or punched) by 1/16 inch greater then
the normal diameter of the fastener (rivet or
punching causes some damage to the edges
hole to the amount of 1/32 inch from each side.
Thus the equivalent hole diameter
bolt diameter 1 1
### ###
bolt dia. ###
inch.
###
nch greater then
vet or bolt). Hole
edges of the
ach side.

1
32

T-3
Example (T1):
What is the netn for the
as shown in the
?figure
Plate 1 4 (inches)
4
T
Solution: A
= 4(0.25)
Width = 1.0
to be sq in. for hole
deducted
A
=
7[W 0.25


or the tension member

Standard Hole for a 3 -in. diam bolt.


4
T

34


0.78sq.in.
T-4
For a group of staggered holes along the tension
must determine the line that produces smallest
EFFECT OF STAGGERED HOLES ON NET AREA :-

A
Paths of failure T T
on netabove
In the sectiondiagram: B (a)
p = Pitch or spacing along bolt line
s = Stagger Between two adjacent bolt lines
(usually s = P/2)
g = gage distance transverse to the loading.
In case (a) above : A n = (Gross width hole dia.)

In case (b) above : A n = (Gross width hole dia.+


tension direction, one
mallest Net Area.

A
p p
T g T
p C Bs (b)

hole dia.) . t
hole dia.+ s 2 /4g) . t T-5

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