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w
d x x
tp
Strength due to cover plate
Capacity of W-shape
M-diag.
Length of
cover plate
B-36
d tp
Z x Z x 2 A p Z x Ap (d t p ) Ap
(Beam) 2 2 tp
or Z x Z x Ap d (t p is small)
Z -Z d x x
Ap x x
d
required Z x Z x of beam
tp
d
Select wid th of cover platte (b p ) less than b f
Ap
(for full welding), then t p
b
p
Solution 20 ft
5.92 x 2
Moment at X Mx 59.2
2
5.92 x 2
59.2 - 245 x 1 5.85 & x 2 14.15
2
Theoretical length of Cover Plate x 2 - x 1 8.30.
B-40
Development , length.
Need extra length to develop the strength of the plate, This extra length
at each end is called “development length”. This should be added to the
theatrical length to get the actual length..
Minimum extra length at each end = 2 width of plate
(twice width)
2 42
In this example, need total length 8.3 9.05
12
Use 9'- 4" length plate 5
16
5
W18 46
20'
B-41