Thank you both. About the connecting member point both of you raised, the brace is connected to a gusset which is connected to a curved beam which is supported on hangars that connect to other structures. There is no vertical support at the brace location, just the brace. That was why I assumed...
Hi everyone. I am working on a steel member design problem and wanted to clarify my thought process for calculating the member forces. The member is a brace and there is a horizontal load P on it. The brace is pinned to the floor and is connected to another member via gusset plate. The load...
human909, sorry for that, there are no slots, those were standard bolt hole sizes.
I believe I understand now, my confusion was stemming from how the force would be transferred/resisted with the bolts loose but it would still be the regular friction calculation (weight x coefficient of...
Thanks for your help BridgeSmith! A follow-up question to that, when we have our load still being applied, it'll be transferred via bearing to the lower bracket right? Will that need to be accounted for in the analysis (including friction, if we don't loosen the bolts?).
EDIT: Just to clarify...
Hello, I was having some trouble with quantifying the friction for the scenario shown in the image where the beam is connected to an angle. As we apply the load, if the bolts are loosened, the beam should be free to slide against the angle below which is what I want. The bolts are snug tight...
