Using ASD, select the lightest double-angle tension member to resist a service dead load of 30 kips and service live load of 90 kips. Use A36 steel. The member will be connected with two (2) lines of 7/8-inch Ø bolts, A325, placed at the usual gauge distances. There will be more than three (3) bolts in each line. The member is 25 feet long and will be connected to a 3/8-inch thick plate.

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Using ASD, select the lightest double-angle tension member to resist a service dead load of 30 kips and service live load of 90 kips. Use A36 steel. The member will be connected with two (2) lines of 7/8-inch Ø bolts, A325, placed at the usual gauge distances. There will be more than three (3) bolts in each line. The member is 25 feet long and will be connected to a 3/8-inch thick plate.

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