Steel Structure Design - Engineering

Q1:

If M is the moment due to a couple in a bearing plate whose width is b and allowable bending stress is P, the thickness (t) of the bending plate of the column splice, is

A

B

C

D

E

ANS:B -

Bending theory,

M/I = P/Y; M/Z =P.
Z= bt^2/6.
6M/bt^2=P.
t= √(6M/Pb).