SteelPE
Structural
- Mar 9, 2006
- 2,759
I have been contacted by a steel fabricator to assist them in the design of supports for some sprinkler pipes in an old gymnasium. By some chance, they have sent me the old structural drawings from 1949 which give us the beam sizes and spacings for our supports. The existing roof decking is wood 2x framing which is supported by steel beams spaced at 18'-0" o.c. We are not being asked to verify the existing structure as the loading is intended to be light as the sprinklers will be quite small (thing 1 1/2" dia water filled pipes.... on the order of 1 psf).
The fabricator is proposing using double angles bolted back to back for support of these pipes. These members would span the 18' between beams and support a pipe with a weight of approximately 4plf (not a lot of load). The client is trying to minimize the weight of the members used as access is limited and everything needs to be carried and placed by hand (which is what they are telling me). In doing some research into double angle bending in accordance with AISC 360-16 I came upon section F9.2 equation F9-12 which requires torsional property J for this double angle section. Is there any reference that provides this torsional property for double angles?
The fabricator is proposing using double angles bolted back to back for support of these pipes. These members would span the 18' between beams and support a pipe with a weight of approximately 4plf (not a lot of load). The client is trying to minimize the weight of the members used as access is limited and everything needs to be carried and placed by hand (which is what they are telling me). In doing some research into double angle bending in accordance with AISC 360-16 I came upon section F9.2 equation F9-12 which requires torsional property J for this double angle section. Is there any reference that provides this torsional property for double angles?