Example E.

12: Built-up I-Shaped Member with Different Flange Sizes

Compute the available strength of a built-up compression member with a length of 14ft. The ends are pinned. The outside flange is 3/4" x 5" and the inside flange is 3/4" x 8" and the web is 3/8" x 10-1/2". Material is ASTM A572 grade 50.

Lcolumn 14 ft Material Properties for ASTM A572, grade 50: Fy 50 ksi Fu 65 ksi [AISC Table 2-3, p. 2-39] G 11200 ksi

E 29000 ksi

Geometric Properties for Plate Girder: d 12 in bf1 8 in bf2 5 in Calculate the available strength For a pinned-pinned condition: K1 Determine if the shape has any slender elements [AISC Table C-C2.2, p. 16.1-240] tf1 0.75 in h 10.5 in tf2 0.75 in tw 0.375 in

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Example E.12: Built-up I-Shaped Member with Different Flange Sizes

Check outside flange slenderness: 4 kc = 0.756 h tw [Table B4.1, case 4, see note "a"]

requirement_1 if 0.35 < kc < 0.76| | OK | | else | requirement_1 = OK NG |

bf1 b = 4 in 2 kc E | b | slenderness if < 0.64 tf1 Fy | | not slender | | else slender | slenderness = not slender Check inside flange slenderness: bf2 b = 2.5 in 2 kc E | b | slenderness if < 0.64 tf2 Fy | | not slender | | else slender |

slenderness = not slender

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Check inside flange slenderness: h E slenderness if < 1.49 tw Fy not slender else slender

[Table B4.1, case 14]

slenderness = not slender

Calculate built-up section properties (ignoring fillet welds)

2 A bf1 tf1 + bf2 tf2 + h tw = 13.7 in

Calculate neutral axis from bottom of outside flange A y ybar A tf2 tf1 h bf1 tf1 tf2 + h + + bf2 tf2 + h tw tf2 + 2 2 2 ybar = 6.92 in bf1 tf1 + bf2 tf2 + h tw Ix Ix + Ad 2 bf1 tf1 3 tf1 Ix1 + bf1 tf1 tf2 + h + ybar = 133 in 4 12 2 bf2 tf2 3 tf2 Ix2 + bf2 tf2 ybar = 161 in 4 12 2 tw h 3 h 4 Ix3 + h tw ybar tf2 + = 40 in 2 12 Ix Ix1 + Ix2 + Ix3 = 333 in 4 Ix = 4.94 in A
2 2 2

rx

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Example E.12: Built-up I-Shaped Member with Different Flange Sizes

tf1 bf1 3 tf2 bf2 3 h tw 3 Iy + + = 39.9 in 4 12 12 12 ry Iy = 1.71 in A

Calculate the elastic flexural buckling stress Since the unbraced length is the same for both axes, the y-y axis will govern by inspection: K Lcolumn Sratio = 34 rx 2 E Fe1 = 247 ksi 2 Sratio does not control [AISC Eqn E3-4, p. 16.1-33]

Calculate the elastic critical torsional buckling stress tf1 tf2 ho d = 11.25 in 2 2 tf1 tf2 bf1 3 bf2 3 ho 2 Cw = 795 in 6 3 3 12 tf1 bf1 + tf2 bf2 b t3 J 3 bf1 tf1 3 bf2 tf2 3 h tw 3 J + + = 2.01 in 4 3 3 3 Locate the shear center: Due to symmetry, both the centroid and the shear center lie on the y-axis. Therefore Xo = 0. tf1 bf1 3 = 9.04 in eo ho 3 3 tf1 bf1 + tf2 bf2 [AISC Design Guide #9, eqn 3.11]

[Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, Table 10.2, example #7]

[AISC Design Guide #9, eqn 3.4]

[Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain, Table 10.2, example #7]

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Note that this shear center location is taken from the center of the outside flange. Therefore, add one half the flange thickness to determine the shear center location measured from the bottom of the outside flange. tf2 e eo + = 9.42 in 2 yo e ybar = 2.5 in xo 0 in

Ix + Iy ro_squared xo 2 + yo 2 + = 33.5 in 2 A xo 2 + yo 2 H 1 = 0.814 ro_squared

[AISC Eqn E4-7 p. 16.1-35]

[AISC Eqn E4-8 p. 16.1-35]

K Lcolumn Sratio = 98.4 ry 2 E Fey = 29.5 ksi 2 Sratio [AISC Eqn E4-10, p. 16.1-35]

2 E C 1 w G J + Fez = 66.8 ksi 2 A r K L o_squared column

[AISC Eqn E4-11, p. 16.1-35]

Fey + Fez 4 Fey Fez H = 26.3 ksi [AISC Eqn E4-5, p. 16.1-34] Fe2 1 1 2 2H Fey + Fez Fe min Fe1 Fe2 Fe = 26.3 ksi Torsional and flexural torsional buckling controls the limit state

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Example E.12: Built-up I-Shaped Member with Different Flange Sizes

Calculate the flexural buckling stress, Fcr:

Fcr if Fe 0.44 Fy Fy Fe 0.658 Fy else 0.877 F e Allowable compressive strength: c 0.9 cPn c Fcr A = 278 kip

[AISC Eqn E3-2 & E3-3, p. 16.1-33] Fcr = 22.6 ksi

[AISC Eqn E3-1, p. 16.1-33]

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