CE 406 Take-Home Part of Midterm 1
Due in class Wednesday October 22
Design a tension member with a bolted joint to meet the following criteria
Member length 20 ft, measured from the centroids of the bolt groups at each end.
Dead Load 20 kips tension
Live load 50 kips tension
Earthquake load 100-kipstension
Connection length should be no greater than 15-in
You may use either A36 or A572 Grade 50 steel, and either A325 or A490 bolts
All relevant criteria must be met (i.e., bearing, block shear, etc.)
You may use single or double members; all bolts should be –X. You can use any shape
you wish, but angles or channels will probably be the best
Turn in a drawing of the member, hardware callouts (including quantities of nuts,
washers, and bolts), and give the final weight of the member
