Havana Switchyard- Castro Vang Strength Check: TOWER Unknown 3a River Crossing

Calculated By: DTC 11/1/2016

Checked By: CDM 11/2/2016

Purpose: To evaluate the capacity of theattachment vangs per ASCE-10 requirements.

Procedure: Required Checks per ASCE 10-15:

1.) Net Section (Section 3.10.1, p. 9)
2.) Bearing Stress (Section 4.4, p.15)
3.) Attachment Hole Requirements (Section 4.6, p. 16)
Supplemental Checks:
4.) Bending Stress Calculation

Notes:

General Information:
Yield Strength Fy  50ksi

Ultimate Strength Fu  65ksi

Bolt or Pin Diameter d  0.5in

13
Attachment Hole Diameter h  in
16

Adder to Diameter a  0.0625in (Assuming 1/16" for Punched Holes)

Hole Diameter d h  h  a  0.875  in

CONDUCTOR Vang Calculations:

Vang Information: R71/R72 - L5 x 5 x 3/8"

(Properties are the same for all three crossarm vangs)

Member Properties: Width = w  9.625in

Angle Thickness = t  0.375in

2
Gross Area = Ag  w t  3.609  in

Number of Bolts (per Angle) = n b  1

Number of Bearing Areas = n bear  1

 Number of Angles = n a  2
2
Net Area = An  Ag  n b  t d h  3.281  in

Distance From Center of Hole to Edge = L  1.75in

ASCE 10-15 Required Checks:

1.) Net Section: Fn  n a An  Fy  328.125  kip

2.) Bearing Capacity: Bcap  1.5 Fu  d  t n b  n bear n a  36.563 kip

3.) Attachment Hole Requirements:

 
a.) P1  n a 0.75 L  0.5 d h  t Fu  47.988 kip

b.) P2  n a 1.35 d  t Fu  32.906 kip

Controlling Capacity:

 
Tcap  min Fn Bcap P1 P2  32.906 kip

Supplemental Check: Combined Axial and Bending Stress Analysis

Loading (Per PLS Load Reports):

Px  4.169kip (Vertical Loading)

Py  0.991kip (Transverse Loading)

Pz  16.674kip (Longitudinal Loading)

2 2 2
Pr  Px  Py  Pz  17.216 kip (Resultant Load)
Eccentricity (Point of Bending) = e  2.875in

Bending Length= b  9.625in

2
t b 3
Section Modulus (Strong Axis) = Sz   5.79 in
6

2
b t 3
Section Modulus (Weak Axis) = Sy   0.226  in
6

Px Py  e Pz e
Combined Stress = f     107.075  ksi
n a b  t n a Sz n a Sy

Results:

ASCE 10-15: Capacity Check:

Conductor: Tcap  Pr  1 OK

Combined Stress Check:

Conductor: f  Fy  0 NG