Steel tension member / brace to AISC 360-22 Chapter D, J3, J4
Shapes, plates and threaded rods in tension: yielding, rupture with shear lag and staggered holes, block shear and bolt bearing at the end, and the slenderness recommendation (AISC 360-22 Chapter D).
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What you get
From the inputs to a finished steel tension member / brace calculation
The applicable checks, step by step
Every check to AISC 360-22 Chapter D, J3, J4 with its equation, the values that go into it, the result and the code section, and the governing case up front. Results update as you type.
A calculation report a reviewer can follow
Inputs, load combinations, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF with your title block.
Drawings
Where the calculation has a shape to draw: elevations, sections and the diagrams, on a sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.
Your units, your method
US or metric units at any time, LRFD or ASD where the code offers both; the report follows.
Verification
How the steel tension member / brace is tested
Against published examples and hand calculations from the code equations, on every change. The method and the sources.
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Step by step
User manual: Steel tension member / brace
Every input, check and option of the calculation explained.
Video: Steel: a floor beam
A W18X40 floor beam with braces at the third points: the checks, the steps, auto-design and what the calculation leaves to you. (1:45)
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