Revisions and Errata List

AISC Steel Design Guide 24, 1

st
Printing (Printed Copy)
October 15, 2012


The following list represents corrections to the first printing of AISC Design Guide 24, Hollow Structural
Section Connections.


Page(s) Item

10 The reference to the equation
n w w
R F A = should be Spec. Eq. J2-3 instead of Spec. Eq.
I2-3.

53 Equation 5-16 should be revised as follows to correct the denominator:


2
2
r
wc
P
w
BF
>

53 Equation 5-21 should be revised so that alpha cannot be taken as negative. Replace
Equation 5-21 with the following:


2
( / )
1 0
r
p
K P n
t
o = >

55 Figure 5-9 should be revised so that the connection plate dimensions are as shown in the
figure below:

59 In the middle of the page, the corrected calculations should read:

For the end bolts

2.00 1 in. 2
1.47 in.
c
L =
=
z

and therefore, the left side of the inequality in Equation J 3-6a is:

( )( )( ) 1.2 1.2 1.47 in. 0.750 in. 58 ksi
76.7 kips
c u
L tF =
=


The right side of the inequality in Equation J 3-6a is:


( )( )( ) 2.4 2.4 1.00 in. 0.750 in. 58 ksi
104 kips
76.7 kips 104 kips
u
dtF =
=
<


Therefore, use 76.7 kips
n
R =

60 Replace the first calculation box with the following:

LRFD ASD
For the end bolts
( )
0.75
0.75 76.7 kips
57.5 kips
n
R
| =
| =
=


For the interior bolts
( )
101 kips per inch of thickness
101 kips/in. 0.750 in.
75.8 kips
v n
n
r
R
| =
| =
=



For the 4 bolts
( ) ( ) 2 57.5 kips +2 75.8 kips
267 kips
n
R | =
=

For the end bolts
2.00
76.7 kips
2.00
38.4 kips
n
R
O =
=
O
=

For the interior bolts
( )
67.4 kips per inch of thickness
67.4 kips/in. 0.750 in.
50.6 kips
n
v
n
r
=
O
|
=
O
=

For the 4 bolts
( ) ( ) 2 38.4 kips +2 50.6 kips
178 kips
n
R
=
O
=


62 Replace the calculations beginning at the top of the page with the following:

where

( )( )
( )( )
( )( )( )
( )
( )
2
2
2
2
2
3.00 in. 2.00 in.
5.00 in.
A 2 5.00 in. 0.750 in.
7.50 in.
2 1.5 in.
7.50 in. 2 1.5 1 in. in. 0.750 in.
4.97 in.
3.00
0.750 in. 3.00 1 in. in.
1.41 in.
gv gv s
gv
gv
nv gv h s
nt s h
A L t
L
A A d t
A t d
=
= +
=
=
=
= +
= +
=
( = +

( = +

=
z
z z
z
z z
1.0 since tension is uniform
bs
U =


The left side of the inequality given in AISC Specification Equation J 4-5 is:


( )
( )
( )
( )
2 2
0.6 0.6 58 ksi 4.97 in. 1.0 58 ksi 1.41 in.
255 kips
u nv bs u nt
F A U F A + = +
=

The right side of the inequality given in Equation J 4-5 is


( )
( )
( )
( )
2 2
0.6 0.6 36 ksi 7.50 in. 1.0 58 ksi 1.41 in.
244 kips
y gv bs u nt
F A U F A + = +
=

Because 255 kips 244 kips, > use 244 kips.
n
R | =

The available strength of the tee stem for the limit state of block shear rupture is:

LRFD ASD
( )
0.75
0.75 244 kips
183 kips
n
R
| =
| =
=



2.00
244 kips
2.00
122 kips
n
R
O =
=
O
=



93 In the left column, first complete paragraph, the second to last sentence beginning with
In the case shown in Figure 8-3(b) should be revised to read, In the case shown in
Figure 8-3(c).

94 In Figure 8-3(b), the upward vertical load on the chord, 0.2P
r
, should be replaced with
0.2P
r
sinu.

110 In Figure 8-9, the axial loads on the branch members i and j should be given as P
L
=69.0
kips and P
D
=23.0 kips.

113 Replace the 5
th
line from the bottom with:

25% 5.5% 100%
v
O s = s o.k.

114 The calculation boxes should be replaced with the following:

LRFD ASD
For compression branch and tension
branch,
( ) ( ) 1.2 23.0 kips 1.6 69.0 kips
138 kips
u
P = +
=


For compression branch and tension
branch,
23.0 kips 69.0 kips
92.0 kips
a
P = +
=


115 The calculation boxes at the top of the page should be replaced with the following:

LRFD ASD
For tension (overlapping) branch, For tension (overlapping) branch,
( ) 0.95 159 kips
151 kips
151 kips 138 kips
n
P | =
=
> o.k.


For compression (overlapped) branch,
( ) 0.95 248 kips
236 kips
236 kips 138 kips
n
P | =
=
> o.k.

159 kips
1.58
101 kips
101 kips 92.0 kips
n
P
=
O
=
> o.k.

For compression (overlapped) branch,
248 kips
1.58
157 kips
157 kips 92.0 kips
n
P
=
O
=
> o.k.



137 In Figure 9-4, the HSS16122 should be an HSS 1612s. The three rectangular HSS
members should be labeled as ASTM A500 Gr. B.