COMPUTERS AND STRUCTURES, INC.

, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 2001

STEEL FRAME DESIGN AISC-LRFD93

Technical Note

Output Details
This Technical Note describes the steel frame design output for AISC-LRFD93 that can be printed to a printer or to a text file. The design output is printed when you click the File menu > Print Tables > Steel Frame Design command and select Output Summary on the Print Design Tables form. Further information about using the Print Design Tables form is provided at the end of this Technical Note. The program provides the output data in a table. The column headings for output data and a description of what is included in the columns of the table are provided in Table 1 of this Technical Note.

Table 1 Beam Steel Stress Check Output

COLUMN HEADING Story Level Beam Bay Section ID Beam number assigned. Name of member sections assigned. DESCRIPTION

Moment Interaction Check

Combo Name of load combination that produces the maximum load/resistance ratio. Ratio of acting load to available resistance. Ratio of acting axial load to available axial resistance. Ratio of acting bending moment to available bending resistance about the 33 axis. Ratio of acting bending moment to available bending resistance about the 22 axis.

Ratio Axl B33 B22

Table 1 Beam Steel Stress Check Output

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Table 1 Beam Steel Stress Check Output

COLUMN HEADING Shear22 Combo Ratio Shear33 Combo Load combination that produces the maximum shear parallel to the 33 axis. Ratio of acting shear divided by available shear resistance. Name of load combination that produces maximum stress ratio. Ratio of acting shear divided by available shear resistance. DESCRIPTION

Ratio

Using the Print Design Tables Form

To print steel frame design input data directly to a printer, use the File menu > Print Tables > Steel Frame Design command and click the check box on the Print Design Tables form. Click the OK button to send the print to your printer. Click the Cancel button rather than the OK button to cancel the print. Use the File menu > Print Setup command and the Setup>> button to change printers, if necessary. To print steel frame design input data to a file, click the Print to File check box on the Print Design Tables form. Click the Filename>> button to change the path or filename. Use the appropriate file extension for the desired format (e.g., .txt, .xls, .doc). Click the OK buttons on the Open File for Printing Tables form and the Print Design Tables form to complete the request. Note: The File menu > Display Input/Output Text Files command is useful for displaying output that is printed to a text file. The Append check box allows you to add data to an existing file. The path and filename of the current file is displayed in the box near the bottom of the Print Design Tables form. Data will be added to this file. Or use the Filename>>

Using the Print Design Tables Form

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button to locate another file, and when the Open File for Printing Tables caution box appears, click Yes to replace the existing file. If you select a specific frame element(s) before using the File menu > Print Tables > Steel Frame Design command, the Selection Only check box will be checked. The print will be for the selected beam(s) only.

Using the Print Design Tables Form

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