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Design of Trusses Tension Members

The document provides design specifications and loading information to design the tension members of a roof truss using Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRF). It specifies using double angle shapes for the truss with 10mm thick gusset plates and welded connections. Loads include dead loads from the metal deck, built-up roof, and purlins as well as snow load. The bottom chord is designed as a double angle section and the diagonal web members are designed as double angles. Sag rods are also designed to support the purlins.

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Design of Trusses Tension Members

The document provides design specifications and loading information to design the tension members of a roof truss using Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRF). It specifies using double angle shapes for the truss with 10mm thick gusset plates and welded connections. Loads include dead loads from the metal deck, built-up roof, and purlins as well as snow load. The bottom chord is designed as a double angle section and the diagonal web members are designed as double angles. Sag rods are also designed to support the purlins.

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DESIGN OF TRUSSES (TENSION MEMBER)

Use LRFD and design the tension members of the roof truss shown. Use double-angles shapes
throughout and assume 10mm-thick gusset plates and welded connections. Assume a shear lag factor of
U = 0.80. The trusses are spaced at 9 m. Use A36 steel and design for the following loads:

Metal deck: 0.192 kPa of roof surface


Built-up roof: 0.575 kPa of roof surface
Purlins: 0.144 kPa of roof surface (estimated)
Snow: 0.958 kPa of horizontal projection
Truss weight: 0.239 kPa of horizontal projection (estimated)

Use A36 steel and design sag rods for the truss. Assume that, once attached, the metal deck will
provided lateral support for the purlins; therefore, the sag rod need to be designed for the purlin weight
only.

Solution:

Compute the dead load, D

Length of top chord, LT


‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 2
LT ≔ ((2.4 m)) + ((12 m)) = 12.238 m

D1 ≔ ((0.192 kPa + 0.575 kPa + 0.144 kPa)) ⋅ 12.238 m ⋅ 9 m ⋅ 2 = 200.679 kN

D2 ≔ 0.239 kPa ⋅ 24 m ⋅ 9 m = 51.624 kN


D ≔ D1 + D2 = 252.303 kN

Compute the snow load, S

S ≔ 0.958 kPa ⋅ 24 m ⋅ 9 m = 206.928 kN

Compute the factored load:

U ≔ 1.2 ⋅ D + 1.6 ⋅ S = 633.848 kN

Compute the factored loads at the purlins.


U
Pu ≔ ―= 79.231 kN
8

Pu
― = 39.616 kN
2

From structural analysis, the maximum axial load in the bottom chord is
Pu ≔ 1386.543 kN

Fy ≔ 250 MPa Fu ≔ 400 MPa

Pu
Asreq ≔ ―――= 6162.413 mm 2
0.90 ⋅ Fy

Pu
Aereq ≔ ―――= 4621.81 mm 2
0.75 ⋅ Fu

Try 2L 152 x 152 x11.1

Ag ≔ 6580 mm 2

U ≔ 0.80
Ae ≔ U ⋅ Ag = 5264 mm 2

r ≔ 47.2 mm

Lm ≔ 3 m
Lm
―― = 63.559 less than 300
r

Pny ≔ Fy ⋅ Ag = 1645 kN

ϕy ≔ 0.90

ϕy ⋅ Pny = 1480.5 kN

Pnt ≔ Fu ⋅ U ⋅ Ag = 2105.6 kN

ϕt ≔ 0.75

ϕt ⋅ Pnt = 1579.2 kN

ϕPn ≔ min ⎛⎝ϕy ⋅ Pny , ϕt ⋅ Pnt⎞⎠ = 1480.5 kN yielding controls

Pu
U ≔ ―― = 0.937
ϕPn

Use 2L 152 x152 x11.1 for the bottom chord

From structural analysis, the maximum tensile load in the diagonal


web members is Pu ≔ 253.663 kN

Pu
Agreq ≔ ―――= 1127.391 mm 2
0.90 ⋅ Fy

Pu
Aereq ≔ ―――= 845.543 mm 2
0.75 ⋅ Fu

Try 2L64 x38 x 6.4 LLBB

Ag ≔ 1220 mm 2

Ae ≔ U ⋅ Ag = 1142.575 mm 2
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 2
Lm ≔ ((2.4 m)) + ((3 m)) = 3.842 m r ≔ 14 mm

Lm
―― = 274.42 less than 300
r

Pny ≔ Fy ⋅ Ag = 305 kN

ϕy ≔ 0.90

ϕy ⋅ Pny = 274.5 kN

Pnt ≔ Fu ⋅ U ⋅ Ag = 457.03 kN

ϕt ≔ 0.75

ϕt ⋅ Pnt = 342.773 kN

ϕPn ≔ min ⎛⎝ϕy ⋅ Pny , ϕt ⋅ Pnt⎞⎠ = 274.5 kN

Pu
U ≔ ―― = 0.924
ϕPn

Use 2L64 x38 x 6.4 LLBB for the diagonal web


members

weight of purlins, wp ≔ 0.144 kPa

Psag ≔ 0.144 kPa ⋅ 9 m ⋅ 12.238 m = 15.86 kN

Pusag ≔ 1.4 ⋅ Psag = 22.205 kN

⎛ m ⎞
Px' ≔ Pusag ⋅ ⎜2.4 ―――― ⎟ = 4.355 kN
⎝ 12.238 m ⎠
Px'
Abreq ≔ ――――― = 19.354 mm 2
0.75 ⋅ 0.75 ⋅ Fu

using db ≔ 16 mm rod
π ⋅ db 2
Ab ≔ ――― = 201.062 mm 2
4
use 16 mm sag rods

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