Structural Design and Construction · Lesson 26 of 27

Steel Tension Members and Block Shear

Master the three tension member limit states for the CELE, gross-section yielding with Pn = Fy Ag, net-section rupture with Pn = Fu Ae, net area with staggered holes and the s^2/4g rule, the shear lag factor U and the effective net area, block shear rupture on the shear and tension planes, plus tension member slenderness and the LRFD versus ASD formats.

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