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Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

(OP)
Anyone familiar with designing single angles for bending in the Canadian Steel Code?

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

Laterally supported stuff is fairly straightforward, I believe. For laterally unsupported monosymmetric sections I and T sections there's guidance, but for other monosymmetric section it says to use a 'rational method of analysis'

I've normally ended up using the AISC provisions, I believe.

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

Why choose a single angle in bending?

BA

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

(OP)
Not really a choice :)

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

(OP)
I looked thru the Canadian code and it says that the Cold-Formed code can be used for Class 4 shapes, but the code doesnt offer much guidance on what Class 4 shapes are in terms of width-to-thickness ratios.

The angle is a 2x2x3/16 that is the top chord of a small truss. The top chord cantilevers past just a few inches to pick up a small purlin of sorts.
I want to check the angle for the cantilever bending.

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

Upon further consideration, single angle brick lintels are an example of that. Never really gave it a lot of thought. I would be inclined to be pretty conservative if the stresses are borderline.

BA

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

Table 1 indicates that the width-to-Thickness ratio is acceptable. I think you can conclude the section is Class 4.

BA

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

(OP)
Thanks BA

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

It's pretty common to use angles in bending for small industrial stuff, as well. You see them all over the place for small pipe supports, cable tray supports, and similar short span, low load applications. They're cheap and they're easy to install and fabricate, even if it's being done in the field.

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

Not sure where you were looking in the Canadian code, but there is lots of information for the width/thickness ratios, although it seems to be scattered throughout the code. See Figure 2-8 on pg 2-28 (in S16-01, don't have the new edition). For legs of angles, a class 3 shape must have b/t less than 200/sqrt(fy). for 350 mPa, an L51x51x4.8 would be class 3, although it is cutting it close.

The CISC website refers to AISC 360 for design of single steel angles in bending:

http://www.cisc-icca.ca/resources/faq/memberdesign...

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

Toad -

I don't personally know much about CSA single angles. But, one of our engineers has recently done a lot of work on this subject (for the soon to be released version 11 of RISA-3D). If you contact me privately (via e-mail), I can put you in contact with him directly.

Josh

RE: Single Angle Flexural Member- CSA S16-09

(OP)
Will do Josh.
I will contact you in the next day or two.

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