Sep 28, 2006 #1 hafshar Civil/Environmental Joined Feb 25, 2003 Messages 4 Location CA Has anyone designed a steel shear key inside pedestal. when you have a large shear, say around 260 kips, using a regular W section as shear key, Is it only web that should be counted for shear capacity or flange can take some of the load too.
Has anyone designed a steel shear key inside pedestal. when you have a large shear, say around 260 kips, using a regular W section as shear key, Is it only web that should be counted for shear capacity or flange can take some of the load too.
Sep 29, 2006 #2 WillisV Structural Joined Apr 24, 2005 Messages 1,352 Location US Generally the flanges are ignored for calculating shear capacity. Upvote 0 Downvote