Thanks for the tips guys!
I never though about a very small channel. It can be a good idea for the purpose and it would fit just right. I'll see what I can design with those.
I think i see your logic rb1957.
As a matter of fact, I'm calculating the prying action as describe by the AISC Steel Construction Manual (p. 9-10 in my version of the book). To see if prying action occurs, we must consider the geometry of the plate (aka stiffeness) and the distance between the...
From what I've learned, the distance between the fastener and the end of the bar/angle determined the prying force that must be applied to the fasteners in addition to the main tensile load. It's the distance between the application of the load and the fasteners that determine if prying occurs...
Hi all,
I'm currently doing a design and I would like some opinion on it.
Basicaly, i'm designing a steel to concrete tension connection but for multiple reasons, my bolts / anchors are distant from each other and the tensile load is applied in between the 2 of them.
When the load is low, I...
