MrEngineerUS
Structural
- Apr 9, 2013
- 46
Hi everybody,
Well, I'm stumped. I have an architect that wants to connect two tension rods that form the bottom tie of a roof system to a central hanger using a 4" diameter pipe section that is 2" long. He wants the rods to connect through the wall of the pipe and washers and nuts on the inside of the "ring". The tension rods slope away from this central connection radially at a slope of 1/12.
I thought there would be some type of equation out there to check the pipe section but I haven't been able to find anything. Any help greatly appreciated. From other online research, these type of connections don't typically connect through a pipe/tube but there is a center plate that can be shaped like a ring. This seems better as the tension loads are transmitted by shear and there is less of a concern for stresses due to weak axis bending in the walls of the cylinder. Anyway, take a look. If anyone out there has some solid advice I would love to hear it!
See the attached for the connection I'm talking about.
Well, I'm stumped. I have an architect that wants to connect two tension rods that form the bottom tie of a roof system to a central hanger using a 4" diameter pipe section that is 2" long. He wants the rods to connect through the wall of the pipe and washers and nuts on the inside of the "ring". The tension rods slope away from this central connection radially at a slope of 1/12.
I thought there would be some type of equation out there to check the pipe section but I haven't been able to find anything. Any help greatly appreciated. From other online research, these type of connections don't typically connect through a pipe/tube but there is a center plate that can be shaped like a ring. This seems better as the tension loads are transmitted by shear and there is less of a concern for stresses due to weak axis bending in the walls of the cylinder. Anyway, take a look. If anyone out there has some solid advice I would love to hear it!
See the attached for the connection I'm talking about.