Steel Design
Sample Problems
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Sample Problems
Connections
Bolted Connections
Block shear on flat plate, 2015 NSCP
The A572 Grade 50 tension member shown...
Block shear on wide flange (connection on flange only), 2015 NSCP
Determine the LRFD tensile design strength...
Angle connected on one leg only, 2015 NSCP
Determine the LRFD tensile design strength...
Staggered holes on Channel Section, 2015 NSCP
Determine the net area along route ABCDEF ...
Staggered holes on Wide Flange Section, 2015 NSCP
Determine the net area of the W 12 x 16 ...
Staggered holes on Flat Plate, 2015 NSCP
Determine the pitch that will give a net area ...
Bolted Splice Plates, 2015 NSCP
A W10x45 tension member is connected at its ends with two plates ...
Wide flange with two lines of bolts in each flange, 2015 NSCP
Determine the LRFD tensile strength and ASD allowable strength ...
Welded Connections
Welded plate connection including block shear, 2015 NSCP
Determine the LRFD design strength and the ASD allowable strength ...
Welded plate connection tension rapture, 2015 NSCP
Determine the LRFD design strength of the plate shown
Beams
Bending and Shearing Stress
Simply supported girder subject to dead and live loads (November 2018)
Simply supported steel girder.
If the compression flange is supported only at ...
Maximum flexural stress at service ...
Maximum flexural stress at ultimate...
Maximum shear and moment considering possible live load pattern (CE Board)
The beam ABC shown ...
If the full length of the beam is loaded...
Maximum bending stress considering possible load pattern
Maximum possible average shear stress
Beam Bearing and Web Yielding
Required length and thickness of bearing plate (November 2018)
The steel beam shown is resting on a ....
Minimum length of plate
Required plate thickness
Web yielding stress
Bending on Both Axes
Crane runway girder subject to vertical and horizontal load (CE Board)
A W12 x 28 is used as a crane runway girder
Purlin - Bending on Both Axes
Light-grade channel purlin subject to gravity and wind forces (CE Board)
Light grade channel is used as a ...
spacing due to dead plus live loads
spacing due to dead plus live loads plus wind load
total flexural stress
Column
Axially Loaded
Two channels welded at the tip of their flanges (November 2018)
Two channels are welded at ....
Allowable axial load without the ..
Critical buckling load
Allowable load