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Angle end condition question.

Angle end condition question.

Angle end condition question.

(OP)
Please see attached file.

My question is in real world design, what kind of end condition you guys will take it as (end condition in Figure 1 and Figure 2)?

Thanks a lot for your precious oppinion.

RE: Angle end condition question.

Both pinned.

RE: Angle end condition question.

Is the member a flexural member and what is the direction of loading?

I agree with nutte that designing as a pin ended member is probably the easiest way to go about it.

RE: Angle end condition question.

You would generally model both as pinned conditions; however, just because you model them that way doesn't mean that's the way they react.  For either condition, you can create a force couple between the bolts, thus induced moment in the angle.  

What is the error for assuming one condition or the other?  Run them both way and you'll see the differences.  If you are looking at bending, a pinned condition will give higher midspan bending moment than fixed condition.  If you're looking at sizing the angle based on bending, then that's more conservative.  If you are looking at stress concentrations around the bolt/connection area, then a fixed condition might give you a more conservative result there.

In reality, the actual answer is somewhere between.  There will be some moment developed, but probably not enough to reduce the midspan moment appreciably.

RE: Angle end condition question.

(OP)
Sorry, I forgot to mention that these angles are purely compression members. I would like to know what "K" value is considered the right value among most of you structural eng. guys. K=1.0(pinned)? or K=0.65(fixed) or some value between 0.65 to 1.0?

Thanks.

RE: Angle end condition question.

K=1.0 with added moment, P x e, due to eccentricity from the support.

RE: Angle end condition question.

K=1 both cases.  Figure 1-potentially eccentric, Figure 2-not eccentric

RE: Angle end condition question.

Ron,
I'd be suspicious of z-axis eccentricity in Figure 2.  Unless you had slip-cirtical bolts, there is the potential that some rotation of the angle could be allowed.

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