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Shear lag length of connection

Shear lag length of connection

Shear lag length of connection

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I'm doing some strength calculations on a single angle member in tension. It is only connected by one bolt and I need to find the shear lag factor to get my effective area according to Table D3.1 in the Steel Construction Manual. I read up on shear lag,and everything that shows what the "l" term represents is the distance between the bolts of the connection. Can someone help me out with my "l" dimension if I'm just using one bolt?

RE: Shear lag length of connection

This gets a more discussion in the commentary, but for a single bolt connection you can always use Ae = area of the connected leg of the angle.

In the 14th Ed. it's page 16.1-284

RE: Shear lag length of connection

(OP)
Awesome. Thank you very much.

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