"PRYING13" --- AISC 13th ED.

PRYING ACTION ANALYSIS PROGRAM

Program Description:

"PRYING13" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of analysis for prying action in
structural steel connections per the AISC 13th Edition (ASD) Code, pages 9-10 to 9-13. Specifically, bolt tension and
bolt shear are checked, and the prying force and required thickness are determined.

This program is a workbook consisting of three (3) worksheets, described as follows:

Worksheet Name Description

Doc This documentation sheet
Prying Action Prying action analysis for connections per AISC 13th Edition (ASD) Manual
Allowable Tension Force Allowable axial tension force at beam connection from bending due to prying

Program Assumptions and Limitations:

1. The Prying Action worksheet is valid for connections subjected to tension only, or to a combination of tension
and shear.
2. The Prying Action worksheet is only applicable for connection bolt diameters from 1/2 to 1-1/2
3. The Prying Action worksheet is only applicable for ASTM A325 or A490 high-strength connection bolts.
4. The Prying Action worksheet is applicable to connection bolts in bearing with threads included in shear plane
(N) or threads excluded from shear plane (X), as well as bolts in a slip critical connection (SC).
5. The Prying Action worksheet is applicable to connections with either standard or oversized bolt holes.
6. The Prying Action worksheet also takes fatigue effects into account when required to reduce the allowable bolt
tension stress.
7. The Allowable Tension Force worksheet has any applicable assumptions and limitations listed directly below
the tables of values.
8. This program contains numerous comment boxes which contain a wide variety of information including
explanations of input or output items, equations used, data tables, etc. (Note: presence of a comment box
is denoted by a red triangle in the upper right-hand corner of a cell. Merely move the mouse pointer to the
desired cell to view the contents of that particular "comment box".)
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PRYING ACTION ANALYSIS

For Structural Steel Connections
Per AISC 13th Edition Manual (ASD) - Pages 9-10 to 9-13
Project Name: Mill Monorail Capacity Evaluations Client: NewPage Corp. - Escanaba ###
Project No.: M0207457 Prep. By: JWB Date: 6/17/2008
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Input Data: ###
###
Total Tension Load, Tt = 53.50 kips bf/2=3.56 ###
Total Shear Load, Vt = 0.00 kips g/2=2
Tensile Strength, Fu = 65 ksi db=0.75 Q=0
Bolt Diameter, db = 3/ 4 in. ###
ASTM Bolt Desig. = A325 t=0.715
Bolt Type (N, X, or SC) = N A325
Faying Surface Class = N.A. T+Q=13.38 A490
Bolt Hole Type = Standard tw=0.43 b'=1.41 a'=1.935 N
Tributary Length/Bolt, p = 4.000 in. X
Total No. of Bolts, Nb = 4 bolts b=1.785 a=1.56 SC
Width, bf = 7.1200 in. Standard
M2
Thickness, t = 0.7150 in. Oversized
Thickness, tw = 0.4300 in. N.A.
Bolt Gage, g = 4.000 in. Class A
No. of Loading Cycles = 20000 M1 Class B
Results: a=
2*T=26.75 a' =
Check Bolt Tension and Shear: =
Ab = 0.4418 in.^2 Ab = *db^2/4 Nomenclature d' =
vb = 0.00 kips/bolt vb = Vt/Nb =
fv = 0.00 ksi fv = vb/Ab =
T= 13.38 kips/bolt T = Tt/Nb ' =
ft = 30.27 ksi ft = T/Ab t(req'd) =
Tb = N.A. kips Tb = not applicable for N or X bolts Calculate Pryi
Fnv = 48.00 ksi Fnv = Nominal shear stress for A325-N from AISC Table J3.2, page 16.1-104 tc =
Fnv' = 48.00 ksi Fnv' = Fnv (no reduction needed for comb. effects) =
Fv = 24.00 ksi Fv = Fnv' / 2 Q=
ks = N.A. ks = not applicable for N or X bolts Check Allowab
Vb = 10.60 kips/bolt Vb = Ab*Fv Vb >= vb, O.K.
At = 0.3345 in.^2 At = *(db - 0.9743/n)^2 Ta =
Fnt = 90.00 ksi Fnt = Nominal tensile stress for A325 bolts from AISC Table J3.2, page 16.1-104
Fnt' = 90.00 ksi Fnt' = Fnt (no reduction needed for comb. effects Calculate Req
Ft = 45.00 ksi Ft = Fnt' / 2, fatigue is not considered) t(req'd) =
B= 19.88 kips/bolt B = Ft*Ab B >= T, O.K.
Dimensions, in (Table 7-18)
Bolt Dia
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Calculate Required Thickness: ###
b = 1.7850 in. b = (g-tw)/2 ###
b' = 1.4100 in. b' = b-db/2
a = 1.5600 in. a = minimum of: (bf-g)/2 or 1.25*b
a' = 1.9350 in. a' = a+db/2
= 0.7287 = b'/a'
d' = 0.8125 in. d' = Nominal hole dimensions from Table J3.3
= 0.7969 = 1-d'/p
= 0.667 = (1/)*(B/T-1)
' = 1.0000 If >= 1: ' = 1, If < 1: ' = lesser of 1 or (1/)*(/(1-))
t(req'd) = 0.518 in. t(req'd) = SQRT(6.66*T*b'/(p*Fu*(1+*'))) t >= t(req'd), O.K.

Calculate Prying Force, Q:

tc = 0.847 in. tc = SQRT(6.66*B*b'/(p*Fu)) (to develop 'B' in bolts/no prying)

= 0.000 = 1/*((T/B)/(t/tc)^2-1) (Note: 0 <= a <= 1.0)
Q= 0.00 kips Q = B****(t/tc)^2 (prying force per bolt at design load)

Check Allowable Bolt Tension with Prying Action:

' = 0.2937 ' = 1/(*(1+))*((tc/t)^2-1)

Ta = 17.47 kips If ' >1: Ta = B*(t/tc)^2*(1+) , If ' < 0: Ta = B
If 0 <= ' <= 1: Ta = B*(t/tc)^2*(1+*')
Ta >= T, O.K.
Calculate Required Thickness to Eliminate Prying Action:

t(req'd) = 0.695 in. t(req'd) = SQRT(6.66*T*b'/(p*Fu))

Comments:

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PRYING ACTION ANALYSIS

Allowable Axial Tension Force at Beam End Connection
Based on Bending in Clip Angles or End Plate Due to Prying Action
Project Name: Client: ###
Project No.: Prep. By: Date: ###
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Input Data: ###
bf=8+tw bf=8 ###
Steel Tens. (Clips/Plate), Fu = 58 ksi g=5.5 g=5.5 ###
Bolt Diameter, db = 3/ 4 in. t t ###
ASTM Bolt Desig. = A325 Nr Nr ###
Bolt Type (N, X, or SC) = N 3 T 3 T ###
Bolt Hole Type = Standard 3 3 ###
Tributary Length/Bolt, p = 2.750 in. A325
Bolt Gage, g = 5.500 in. Lc=4 tw tw A490
N
For Clip Angles For End Plate
5/16 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 1/2 5/8 3/4 1
ALLOWABLE AXIAL TENSION FORCE AT BEAM END CONNECTION (kips)
Beam Beam # Bolt t = 5/16'' t = 3/8" t = 1/2" t = 5/8" t = 3/4" t = 1/2" t = 5/8" t = 3/4" t = 1"
Size Web, tw Rows Clip Clip Clip Clip Clip End End End End
(Depth) (in.) (Nr) Angles Angles Angles Angles Angles Plate Plate Plate Plate
W6 0.170 1 4.0 6.0 11.4 19.2 29.2 8.9 13.9 20.1 28.7
W8 0.170 2 8.1 12.0 22.8 38.3 58.4 17.8 27.9 40.1 57.5
W10 0.190 2 8.1 12.1 22.9 38.5 58.7 17.9 28.0 40.3 57.6
2 8.1 12.1 23.0 38.7 58.8 17.2 28.0 40.4 57.7
W12 0.200
3 12.2 18.1 34.5 58.0 88.2 26.9 42.1 60.6 86.5
W14 0.230 3 12.3 18.3 34.8 58.5 88.7 27.1 42.3 61.0 86.9
3 12.3 18.4 35.0 58.9 89.1 27.2 42.5 61.2 87.1
W16 0.250
4 16.5 24.5 46.7 78.5 118.8 36.3 56.7 81.6 116.1
3 12.5 18.6 35.5 59.8 90.0 27.5 43.0 61.9 87.7
W18 0.300 4 16.7 24.8 47.3 79.7 120.0 36.7 57.3 82.6 116.9
5 20.8 31.0 59.2 99.7 150.0 45.9 71.7 103.2 146.1
4 16.9 25.2 48.0 81.0 121.2 37.1 58.0 83.5 117.7
W21 0.350 5 21.1 31.5 60.0 101.2 151.6 46.4 72.5 104.4 147.1
6 25.3 37.7 72.0 121.5 181.9 55.7 87.0 125.2 176.5
5 21.4 31.8 60.8 102.7 152.9 46.9 73.2 105.5 147.9
W24 0.395 6 25.7 38.2 73.0 123.3 183.5 56.2 87.9 126.5 177.5
7 29.9 44.6 85.2 143.8 214.1 65.6 102.5 147.6 207.1
5 21.8 32.4 62.0 104.9 154.9 47.6 74.3 107.1 149.2
6 26.1 38.9 74.4 125.9 185.9 57.1 89.2 128.5 179.1
W27 0.460
7 30.5 45.4 86.9 146.9 216.9 66.6 104.1 149.9 208.9
8 34.8 51.9 99.3 167.9 247.9 76.1 118.9 171.3 238.7
6 26.2 39.0 74.7 126.3 186.3 57.2 89.4 128.8 179.3
7 30.5 45.5 87.1 147.4 217.3 66.8 104.3 150.2 209.2
W30 0.470
8 34.9 52.0 99.6 168.4 248.4 76.3 119.2 171.7 239.1
9 39.3 58.5 112.0 189.5 279.4 85.8 134.1 193.1 268.9
6 26.8 39.9 76.5 129.7 189.2 58.3 91.1 131.2 181.2
7 31.2 46.6 89.3 151.4 220.7 68.0 106.3 153.1 211.4
W33 0.550 8 35.7 53.2 102.1 173.0 252.3 77.8 121.5 175.0 241.6
9 40.1 59.9 114.8 194.6 283.8 87.5 136.7 196.8 271.8
10 44.6 66.6 127.6 216.2 315.3 97.2 151.9 218.7 302.0
6 27.1 40.5 77.8 132.0 191.0 59.0 92.2 132.8 182.4
7 31.7 47.3 90.7 154.0 222.9 68.9 107.6 154.9 212.9
W36 0.600 8 36.2 54.0 103.7 176.0 254.7 78.7 123.0 177.1 243.3
9 40.7 60.8 116.6 198.0 286.6 88.5 138.3 199.2 273.7
10 45.2 67.5 129.6 219.9 318.4 98.4 153.7 221.3 304.1

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a' =
=

Notes: ' =
T=
1. Primary use of this table is to quickly determine if clip angles or end plate connection should be used. W33X169
2. For double-angle clips, this table assumes 2-L4x3-1/2 angles with long outstanding legs (OSL). For 3/4" Cl
3. Total width for double-angle clip connection, bf = 2*4" + min. beam web thickness (tw) = 8"+tw. Beam Size:
4. Total width of end plate is assumed to be bf = 8". Nb =
5. This table is for axial tension force (transfer force at joint) only. Beam end shear is not considered. bf =
6. Check of combined stresses on connection bolts must be done independently. b=
7. Forces shown in table are conservative, when based on use of minimum web thickness for given beam size (depth). b' =
8. Forces shown in table are "unfactored", i.e., allowable stress increases for wind or seismic are not included. a=
a' =
Prying Action Analysis Formulas: =
tc =
Nb = 2*Nr ' =
bf = 2*(4" OSL)+tw , for clip angles T=
bf = 8" , for end plate W30X173
b = (g-(2*ta+tw))/2 , for clip angles For 1/2" En
b = (g-tw)/2 , for end plate Beam Size:
b' = b-db/2 Nb =
a = minimum of: (bf-g)/2 or 1.25*b bf =
a' = a+db/2 b=
= b'/a' b' =
B = 19.88 kips/bolt (for 0.75" A325N bolts) a=
d' = dh = 0.8125 (for Standard bolt holes) a' =
= 1-d'/p =
tc = SQRT(6.66*B*b'/(p*Fu)) tc =
' = 1/(*(1+))*((tc/t)^2-1) ' =
T=
Allowable axial tension force, T: W27X258
If ' > 1 , T = Nb*(B*(t/tc)^2*(1+)) For 5/8" En
If 0 <= ' <= 1 , T = Nb*(B*(t/tc)^2*(1+*')) Beam Size:
If ' < 0 , T = Nb*B Nb =
bf =
b=
b' =
a=
a' =
=
tc =
' =
T=
W24X335
For 3/4" En
Beam Size:
Nb =
bf =
b=
b' =
a=
a' =
=
tc =
' =
T=

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