Your drawing is correct. I assumed all bearing on the
top flange and used the NDS (2001 Edition) Eq. 3.4-3
to calculate allowable shear.
Thanks for your drawing.
Irv
> Just so that I can make sure that I am reading this
> correct...does it kind
> of look something like this (time for a little ASCII
> art):
>
> |-----------------------------
> | ^
> | 7" |
> | |
> |----------| ^
> | |
> <- 6" -> | 2"
> |----------| |
> |
> |
> |
> |------------------------------
>
> If so, then where is the PSL "really" bearing? At
> the top flange? At the
> bottom flange? Both flanges?
>
> Assuming you are doing notch check per the NDS.
> Correct assumption?
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott
> Adrian, MI
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