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CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Simply Supported Beam Design with Torsional Loading Based on AISC 13th (AISC 360-05)
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
BEAM SECTION = > W10X54 = > A d r
x
r
y
I
x
S
x
GRAVITY DISTRIBUTED LOAD w = 1.15 kips / ft 15.8 10.1 4.38 2.55 303 60
LATERAL POINT LOAD AT MID F = 5 kips I
y
S
y
t
w
b
f
t
f
TORSION AT MID SPAN T = 5.1 ft-kips 103 20.6 0.0174 0.37 10.00 0.62
AXIAL LOAD P = 96 kips
BEAM LENGTH L = 15 ft
BEAM YIELD STRESS F
y
= 50 ksi
VERTICAL BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH L
b
= 15 ft
AXIAL VERTICAL UNBRACED LENGTH L
x
= 15 ft
AXIAL HORIZONTAL UNBRACED LENGTH L
y
= 7.5 ft
ANALYSIS
DETERMINE GOVERNING MOMENTS AT MIDDLE OF SPAN
M
x
= w L
2
/ 8 = 32.3 ft-kips
M
y
= F L / 4 = 18.8 ft-kips
M
0
= T L / (4d) = 22.7 ft-kips THE BEAM DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
M
T
= |M
0
= 13.3 ft-kips
0.584 ,(Philip page 101)
CHECK TORSIONAL CAPACITY (AISC 360-05 H3.3 & Philip page 100)
f
bx
/ F
nx
= 0.73 < 1.00 [Satisfactory]
Where f
bx
= M
x
/ S
x
+ 2M
T
/ S
y
= 21.93 ksi
F
nx
= F
y
/ O
T
= F
y
/ 1.67 = 29.94 ksi
CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY (AISC 360-05, H1)
1.08 < 4/3 [Satisfactory]
Where P
r
= 96 kips
M
rx
= (M
x
/ S
x
+ 2M
T
/ S
y
) S
x
= 109.7 ft-kips, (Sim. from Philip page 100)
M
ry
= 18.8 ft-kips
P
c
= P
n
/ O
c
= 721 / 1.67 = 431.97 kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter E)
> 3/4 P
r
[Satisfactory]
M
cx
= M
n
/ O
b
= 252.62 / 1.67 = 151.27 ft-kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
> M
rx
[Satisfactory]
M
cy
= M
n
/ O
b
= 130.42 / 1.67 = 78.094 ft-kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
> 3/4 M
ry
[Satisfactory]
DETERMINE DEFLECTIONS
0.2213
o
, max twist angle at middle (Philip page 100)
Where
G =
11200 ksi E
s
= 29000 ksi
J = 1.82 in
4
Daniel
Tian Li
2
4 sinh
2
sinh
L
L L

||
|
\.
==
( )
2sinh
2
sinh
2 2 2 sinh
L
T L L
GJ L

|

| |
|
= =
|
|
\ .
8
, 0.2
9
, 0.2
2
ry
r rx r
c cx cy c
ry
r rx r
c cx cy c
M
P M P
for
P M M P
M
P M P
for
P M M P
| |
+ + > |
|

\ .
=

| |

+ + < |

|
\ .
(cont'd)
0.15 in = L / 1207 , vertical deflection at middle
Where I
3
= I
x
sin
2
(90-|) + I
y
cos
2
(90-|) = 303
in
4
, (AISC 13th Page 17-42)
0.20 in = L / 885 , horizontal deflection at middle
Where I
4
= I
x
cos
2
(90-|) + I
y
sin
2
(90-|) = 103
in
4
, (AISC 13th Page 17-42)
Technical References:
1. AISC: "Steel Construction Manual 13th Edition", American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005.
2. Philip H. Lin: "Simplified Design for Torsional Loading of Rolled Steel Members", Engineering Journal, AISC, 1977.
4
3
5
384
w
L
vert
E
I
= = A
3
4
48
F
L
horiz
E
I
= = A
PROJECT : PAGE :
CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Simply Supported Beam Design with Torsional Loading Based on AISC Manual 9th
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
BEAM SECTION = > W10X54 = > A d r
x
r
y
I
x
S
x
GRAVITY DISTRIBUTED LOAD w = 1.15 kips / ft 15.8 10.1 4.38 2.55 303 60
LATERAL POINT LOAD AT MID F = 5 kips I
y
S
y
t
w
b
f
t
f
TORSION AT MID SPAN T = 5.1 ft-kips 103 20.6 0.0174 0.37 10.00 0.62
AXIAL LOAD P = 96 kips
BEAM LENGTH L = 15 ft
BEAM YIELD STRESS F
y
= 50 ksi
VERTICAL BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH L
b
= 15 ft
AXIAL VERTICAL UNBRACED LENGTH L
x
= 15 ft
AXIAL HORIZONTAL UNBRACED LENGTH L
y
= 7.5 ft
ANALYSIS
CHECK LOCAL BUCKLING (AISC-ASD Tab. B5.1)
b
f
/ (2t
f
) = 8.13 < 65 / (F
y
)
0.5
= 9.19
[Satisfactory]
d / t
w
= 27.30 < 640 / (F
y
)
0.5
= 90.51 THE BEAM DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
[Satisfactory]
DETERMINE GOVERNING MOMENTS AT MIDDLE OF SPAN
M
x
= w L
2
/ 8 = 32.3 ft-kips
M
y
= F L / 4 = 18.8 ft-kips
M
0
= T L / (4d) = 22.7 ft-kips 0.584 ,(Philip page 101)
M
T
= |M
0
= 13.3 ft-kips
DETERMINE GOVERNING UNBALANCED SEGMENT LENGTH (AISC-ASD F1)
L
c
= MIN[76b
f
/(F
y
)
0.5
, 20000/(d/A
f
)F
y
] = 8.96 ft
L
u
= MAX[r
T
(102000C
b
/F
y
)
0.5
, 12000C
b
/(d/A
f
)0.6F
y
] = 20.30 ft
L
3
= r
T
(510000C
b
/F
y
)
0.5
= 22.39 ft
Where (d/A
f
) = 1.64
in
-1
r
T
= 2.66
C
b
= 1.00
DETERMINE ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESSES (AISC-ASD F1)
= 0.66F
y
= N/A ksi, for L
b
@ [0, L
c
]
= 0.60F
y
= 30.00 ksi, for L
b
@ (L
c
, L
u]
= MAX(F
b1
, F
b3
) = N/A ksi, for L
b
@ (L
u
, L
3]
= MAX(F
b2
, F
b3
) = N/A ksi, for L
b
@ (L
3
, Larger)
Where F
b1
= MIN{[2/3 - F
y
(L /r
T
)
2
/(1530000C
b
)]F
y
, 0.6F
y
} = 25.85 ksi
F
b2
= MIN[170000C
b
/(L /r
T
)
2
, F
y
/3] = 16.67 ksi
F
b3
= MIN[12000C
b
/(L d/A
f
), 0.6F
y
] = 30.00 ksi
CHECK VERTICAL FLEXURAL CAPACITY (AISC-ASD F & Philip page 100)
f
bx
/ F
bx
= 0.73 < 1.00 [Satisfactory]
Where f
bx
= M
x
/ S
x
+ 2M
T
/ S
y
= 21.93 ksi
Daniel
Tian Li
F
bx
= {
2
4 sinh
2
sinh
L
L L

||
|
\.
==
(cont'd)
CHECK COMPRESSION CAPACITY (AISC-ASD E2)
f
a
/ F
a
= 0.24 < 1.33 [Satisfactory]
Where f
a
= P / A = 6.08 ksi
K = 1.0
E
s
= 29000 ksi (1-F
2
/2)F
y
/ (5/3+3F/8-F
3
/8) = 25.68 ksi, for C
c
> (Kl/r)
C
c
= (2t
2
E
s
/F
y
)
0.5
= 107 12t
2
E
s
/[23(KL /r)
2
] = N/A ksi, for C
c
< (Kl/r)
KL /r = MAX(KL
x
/r
x
, KL
y
/r
y
) = 41.10 < 200 [Satisfactory]
F = (KL / r) / C
c
= 0.38
CHECK COMBINED STRESS (AISC-ASD H1)
f
a
/ F
a
= 0.24 > 0.15
1.33 < 1.33
Where C
m
= 1.00
f
by
= M
y
/ S
y
= 10.92 ksi
F
by
= 0.75 F
y
= 37.50 ksi
88.39 ksi 120.18 ksi
1.22 < 1.33
1.26 < 1.33 <== Not applicable.
[Satisfactory]
DETERMINE DEFLECTIONS
0.2213
o
, max twist angle at middle (Philip page 100)
Where G = 11200 ksi
J = 1.82 in
4
0.15 in = L / 1207 , vertical deflection at middle
Where I
3
= I
x
sin
2
(90-|) + I
y
cos
2
(90-|) = 303
in
4
, (AISC-ASD Page 6-23)
0.20 in = L / 885 , horizontal deflection at middle
Where I
4
= I
x
cos
2
(90-|) + I
y
sin
2
(90-|) = 103
in
4
, (AISC-ASD Page 6-23)
Technical References:
1. AISC: "Manual of Steel construction 9th", American Institute of Steel Construction, 1990.
2. Philip H. Lin: "Simplified Design for Torsional Loading of Rolled Steel Members", Engineering Journal, AISC, 1977.
F
a
= {
1
1
'
'
f C f f my C by mx a bx
f F
a f
a
a
F
bx F
by
F
ex F
ey
++=
||||
||

|
|
\.
\.
2
12
'
2
23
E
F
ex
Kl
x
r
x
t
=
||
|
\.
=
2
12
'
2
23
E
F
ey
Kl
y
r
y
t
=
||
|
\.
=
0.6
f
f f
by
a bx
F F F
bx by y
++=
f
f f
by
a bx
F F F
a bx by
++=
( )
2sinh
2
sinh
2 2 2 sinh
L
T L L
GJ L

|

| |
|
= =
|
|
\ .
4
3
5
384
w
L
vert
E
I
= = A
3
4
48
F
L
horiz
E
I
= = A