FRAME REACTION TABLES

As discussed in Chap. 12, it is sometimes necessary to estimate the value of column reactions before they are available from
the metal building system manufacturer. This is a common situation in the competitive bidding process, in which both the
manufacturer and the general contractor are selected at the same time. In that situation, the foundations and the anchor rods
usually must be designed before the manufacturer is selected—and the final column reaction values are available—so that a set
of contract documents can be produced for all bidders.

To aid the specifiers in this process, the following frame reaction tables are reprinted with permission from theProject and
Engineering Manual by Nucor Building Systems. The specifiers are cautioned that these reactions should be considered as
preliminary, because other manufacturers will likely have somewhat different numbers. Also, the governing code provisions will
likely be different by the time you use these tables. For these reasons and to avoid the unpleasant situation in which the final
reactions come in much higher than those assumed in the foundation design, it is prudent to increase the tabulated reactions
by a substantial factor.

The following notes are reproduced from the Nucor manual:

The purpose of this section is to provide the column base reactions for a large variety of standard frame geometries for use in
foundation design. The defaults used for the variables for the Column Base Reaction Tables are as listed below. Each of the
listed variables can be interpolated for non-standard values. Column base reactions for buildings not fitting these specific
parameters may be interpolated so long as they do not exceed the limits for interpolation (see Table D.1).

If the structure under consideration exceeds the limits defined in thetable [D.1], please contact Nucor Building Systems for the
column base reactions and anchor bolt configurations.

Base reactions have been tabulated for a range of possible endwall column heights and spacings. It is recommended that the
tallest corner and interior columns be used when extracting information from the table in order to cover the worst-case
conditions. These values can also be interpolated for geometries or gravity loadings not present in the tables. However, no
extrapolation beyond the bounds is allowed.

Reactions have been tabulated for the effects of longitudinal wind loads transferred to the foundation by “X” bracing. These
can be added to the frame column base reactions at affected column locations. The number of braced bays required by the
eave height and building width has also been included.

Additional reactions have also been included for a standard closed fascia which has a 4′ offset and is tall (with 3′ extension
above the eave) and for a standard 5′ and 10′ canopy. As with the bracing loads, these reactions are intended to be added to the
column base reactions of columns where fascia or canopy members attach.

Interpolation is also possible for different wind loads due to building codes, basic wind speeds and exposure factors. Load
factors have been developed for the frame column base reactions by which each of the X and Y reactions for the Wind Load
(WL) case are to be multiplied to adjust for the specific case under consideration. A column is also included under each
exposure factor which gives a single factor by which the endwall column base reactions, the additional longitudinal wind
bracing reactions and the additional reactions from a fascia or canopy are to be multiplied.

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Table D.2 Introduction: Frame Column Base Reactions

Reactions are provided by load cases in order to aid the foundation designer in determining the appropriate load factors and
combinations to be used with either Working Stress or Ultimate Strength design methods. Wind load cases are given for each
primary wind direction, and the case which produces the largest reaction at a particular column should be used for design.

Anchor bolt embedment lengths and types are not provided by Nucor Building Systems. This information is closely related to
the complete foundation design which should be done by a Registered Professional Engineer familiar with the local site
conditions and construction practices.

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Table D.3 Frame Column Base Reactions: Gable, Clear Span @ 30′-0″

**** For 18’ eave height, tapered beam frames, baseplate length = 12”.

**** For 20’ eave height, tapered beam frames, baseplate length = 14”.

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Table D.4 Gable, Clear Span @ 40′-0″

**** For 18’ eave height, tapered beam frames, baseplate length = 12”.

**** For 20’ eave height, tapered beam frames, baseplate length = 14”.

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Table D.5 Gable, Clear Span @ 50′-0″

**** For 18’ eave height, tapered beam frames, baseplate length = 12”.

**** For 20’ eave height, tapered beam frames, baseplate length = 14”.

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Table D.6 Gable, Clear Span @ 60′-0″

**** For 18’ eave height, tapered beam frames, baseplate length = 12”.

**** For 20’ eave height, tapered beam frames, baseplate length = 14”.

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Table D.7 Gable, Clear Span @ 70′-0″

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Table D.8 Gable, Clear Span @ 80′-0″

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Table D.9 Gable, Clear Span @ 100′-0″

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Table D.10 Gable, Clear Span @ 120′-0″

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Table D.11 Gable, Two Spans @ 40′-0″

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Table D.13 Gable, Two Spans @ 50′-0″

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Table D.15 Gable, Two Spans @ 60′-0″

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Table D.17 Gable, Three Spans @ 40′-0″

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Table D.19 Gable, Three Spans @ 50′-0″

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Table D.21 Gable, Three Spans @ 60′-0″

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Table D.23 Gable, Four Spans @ 40′-0″

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Table D.24 Gable, Four Spans @ 40′-0″ (Continued)

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Table D.25 Gable, Four Spans @ 50′-0″

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Table D.27 Gable, Four Spans @ 60′-0″

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Table D.28 Gable, Four Spans @ 60′-0″ (Continued)

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