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Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

(OP)
Does anyone have a method for checking welds in a diaphragm for combined tension and shear loading? Thanks.

RE: Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

What condition puts your metal deck in tension?

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

RE: Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

(OP)
Wind uplift plus diaphragm shear.

RE: Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

(OP)
Thanks that will do it. Have you ever seen software that will do this calculation?

RE: Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

No.

RE: Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

The SDI diaphragm manual has some examples for this calculation.   

RE: Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

The NJBouras USD site has an online calculator to perform uplift and shear calculation at
http://www.bourasind.net/windshear/shear.html

I haven't used it myself yet so I can't vouch for its accuracy though.

RE: Welded steel deck combined shear and tension

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That is what I was looking for. Thanks.

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