Web Holes

[LIGWY]

I am currenly working on a project and there is a W36x135 and our client would like to place holes in the Web. They would like to place 3-3" Diameter holes in 4 different locations along the beam. The beam is 32' long. The first set of holes would be at 4' on each end and the other sets placed 8' apart.

I am looking for a good revference with examples. All I can find is the ASCE Task Committe (7.33, 7.34) should serve as a basic guid but I have not been able to locate this information.

 

[LIGWY]

Sorry wrong Forum.

 

[GBor]

That's a big beam and it would probably react more like built-up plates. I would model it with plate elements and explicitly model the holes, but I don't really have a good reference.

Garland E. Borowski, PE
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