TENSION MEMBERS

Tutorial 2.0
1. A plate section 300mm*12mm has four staggered holes as shown in figure. The diameter of hole is 20mm.
locate the critical section and find the minimum net area.

3. An angle section ISA 125*75*6mm is used as tension member and the longer leg connected by four bolts of
16mm diameter. Calculate the design tensile strength of the angle. Take fy= 250N/mm2 and fu =410N/mm2
(Ans: 167.37KN)

4. Determine the tensile strength of the roof truss diagonal

5. A tie of a roof truss consists of double angles ISA 75*50*6mm which are provided on either sides of 10mm
thick gusset plate ,20mm diameter bolts are used in one row for connecting the member to gusset plate.
Determine the design tensile strength of the member and also the number of bolts required to develop the design
tensile strength. (Ans: 306.48KN, 4bolts)

6. A tie member in a roof truss is 3.75m long and is subjected to a factored load of 350KN. Design a suitable
single angle section. The angle is connected to be 10mm thick gusset plate with 20mm diameter bolts.

7) A tension member of a bridge truss is 8m long and is subjected to a factored tension of 1200KN.Design the
section which shall consist to two channels facing each other. The flanges are connected to tie plates at regular
intervals with 16mm diameter bolts

8. A tension member of a truss consists of ISA 125*95*10mm and is subjected to a factored tensile force of
450KN.Design the connection of the member to a gusset plate using a Lug angle.

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 COMPRESSION MEMBERS

Tutorial 3.0

1. A single angle discontinuous strut ISA 70*70*8mm of a roof truss is 1.2m long and is connected by a) One
rivet at each end b) two rivets at each end. Determine the safe load. (Ans: 77.29KN, 112.03KN)
2. Calculate the safe compressive load carried by a double angle discontinuous strut composed of 2ISA
70*45*8mm with longer legs back to back connected to opposite side of a gusset plate 10mm thick with two
rivets. The length of the strut between center to center intersections is 3m. (Ans: 105.92KN)
3. A built up column shown in figure consists of two ISMC 250. Determine the maximum allowable load for
the column if the channels are so placed as to give the column equal resistance to bending about either axis.
Take effective length of column as 4.5m. What will be the load capacity of the column if the channels are
arranged as shown in figure? (Ans: 1046.4KN)

4. Design a built up column composed of two channel sections placed back to back at a spacing of 240mm
carrying an axial load of 1345KN. Effective length of column is 5.95m
5. A building column is made of 4 ISA 100*100*12mm angles with their back 350mm apart as shown in figure.
Design single and double
lacing system.

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6. Design a built up column composed of system two channel sections placed back to back carrying an axial
load of 1345KN. The column having a length of 7.5m is effectively held in position at one end but restrained
against rotation at other end only. Designs batten plates and double lacing system.
7. Deign a built up column 10m long to carry an axial load of 750KN. The column is restrained in position but
not in direction at both ends. Provide single lacing system with riveted connection. Design the column with two
channels in toe to toe combination.
8. An 8m long column of an industrial building support a bracket 1.5m*1m and 1.8m below the end supporting
truss as shown in figure. The reaction from the truss is 140KN. The bracket supports a beam transmitting an end
reaction of 75KN. The eccentricity of the end reaction from the column axis is 1m. The ends of the column are
restrained in position but not in the direction. Design the column. (Refer SK Duggal)

9) Design an external column continuous between first and second floor of a building frame to take load of
120KN, 180KN and 50KN from three beams at an eccentricity of 100mm along with a load of 300KN from the
upper floor as shown in figure. Effective length of column is 4.25m (Refer LS Negi)

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 COLUMN BASE

Tutorial 4.0

1. A column section ISHB400@759.3N/m is subjected to a factored axial load of 2000KN. Design a slab base
plate for the column. Assume that the bearing surfaces of the column and base plate are machined. The concrete
footing is of M20 concrete.

2. A column section ISHB350@710.2N/m is subjected to a factored axial load of 2000KN. Design a gusseted
base plate for the column. The concrete footing is of M20 concrete.

3. An ISHB300@618N/m is subjected to a factored load of1000KN at an eccentricity of 35mm from the center
line of the column, the load acting on the YY axis. Design a slab base plate from the column. Concrete
foundation is of M20 concrete.
4. An ISHB300@618N/m is subjected to a factored load of 900KN at an eccentricity of 100mm from the center
line of the column, the load acting on the YY axis. Design a slab base plate from the column. Concrete
foundation is of M20 concrete.
5. An ISHB400@806.4N/m column has to support a factored load of 400KN accompanied by a factored
moment of 140KNm. Design a square base plate for the column. The column stands on a concrete foundation of
M25 concrete.
6. Design the base plate for the column subjected to a factored moment of 45KNm and a factored load of
1500KN. The column size is ISHB 250. Strength of concrete in the foundation is 25N/mm2

7. Design the base plate for the column subjected to a factored moment of 90KNm and a factored load of
1650KN. The column size is ISHB 350@661.2N/m. Strength of concrete in the foundation is 20N/mm2
Also redesign the base if the factored bending moment is increased to 180KNm.

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 Steel Beam

Tutorial 5.0

1. A simply supported beam of span 5m has its compression flange laterally supported. Design the beam if It
has to support the following loads. (Refer Ramamuthram)

Dead load excluding the self weight of the beam =80KN

Point Load at the mid span =65KN

Live load =120KN

2. Design the laterally supported beam of effective span 6m for the following data.

Maximum Bending moment =150KNm

Maximum shear force =210KNm (Refer S.K Duggal)

3) Design the laterally supported beam subjected to a factored Bending moment of 125KNm and factored shear
force of 200KN. (Refer Ramamuthram)

4. Determine the design bending strength of ISLB 350@486N/m considering the beam to be

a) Laterally supported b) Laterally unsupported. The design shear V is less than the design shear strength.
(Refer S.K Duggal)

5. Main beams of span 7.5m support cross beams which in turn support a 120mm thick roof slab. The roof slab
is provided with 60mm thick water proof layer. The main beams are at a spacing of 3m while the cross beams
are at a spacing of 2.5m. design the main beam. Allow a live load of 15KN/m2. (Refer Ramamuthram)

6. Steel beams have to be provided in a hall at a spacing of 2.75m. the beam have a clear span of 6m with end
bearings of 150mm at each end . the loading consists of dead load of 3KN/m2(including the weight of the
beam) and a live load of 12KN/m2. The compression flange of the beam is laterally supported. Design the
beam. Beam shall not exceed 375mm. (Refer Ramamuthram)

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 Roof Trusses

Tutorial 6.0

1) For a roof truss system of an industrial building, following data is given: Span of truss =6m, Spacing of truss
= 3mc/c, Inclination of the roof = 300 Spacing of purlins = 2mc/c Wind pressure = 1.5KN/m2 ,Roof coverage =
A.C sheets weighing 200N/m2 .Design 1) Channel section purlin 2) Angle section purlin 3) I- section
purlin

2) Design an I - section purlin for an industrial building to support a galvanized corrugated iron sheet roof of
the following data: Span of truss =12m, Spacing of truss = 6mc/c, Inclination of the roof = 300 Spacing of
purlins = 1.5m c/c Wind pressure = 2KN/m2 ,Weight of galvanized sheets = 130N/m2

3) Design the roof truss shown in figure subjected to the load system shown.

8KN

8KN 8KN

1.5m

4KN 4KN

6m

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 Timber Structures

Tutorial 7.0

1 A timber column is 200mm*200mm in section having an unsupported length of 2m assuming the column to
be of Sal wood find the safe axial load.