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AISC 360-05 Example 002

BUILT UP WIDE FLANGE MEMBER UNDER COMPRESSION

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
A demand capacity ratio is calculated for the built-up, ASTM A572 grade 50,
column shown below. An axial load of 70 kips (D) and 210 kips (L) is applied to
a simply supported column with a height of 15 ft.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED

 Section compactness check (compression)
 Warping constant calculation, Cw
 Member compression capacity with slenderness reduction

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RESULTS COMPARISON

Independent results are hand calculated and compared with the results from
Example E.2 AISC Design Examples, Volume 13.0 on the application of the 2005
AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360-05).

Percent
Output Parameter SAP2000 Independent Difference

Compactness Slender Slender 0.00%

φcPn (kips) 506.1 506.1 0.00 %

COMPUTER FILE: AISC 360-05 EX002

CONCLUSION
The results show an exact comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Material: ASTM A572 Grade 50
E = 29,000 ksi, Fy = 50 ksi

Section: Built-Up Wide Flange

d = 17.0 in, bf = 8.00 in, tf = 1.00 in, h = 15.0 in, tw = 0.250 in.
Ignoring fillet welds:

A = 2(8.00)(1.00) + (15.0)(0.250) = 19.75 in2

2(1.0)(8.0)3 (15.0)(0.25)3
Iy = + =85.35 in 3
12 12
Iy 85.4
=
ry = = 2.08 in.
A 19.8
I x = ∑ Ad 2 + ∑ I x
(0.250)(15.0)3 2(8.0)(1.0)3
I x = 2(8.0)(8.0) 2 + + = 1095.65 in 4
12 12
t +t 1+1
d ' =−
d 1 2 = 17 − = 16 in
2 2
Iy • d '2 (85.35)(16.0) 2
= Cw = = 5462.583 in 4
4 4
bt 3 2(8.0)(1.0)3 + (15.0)(0.250)3
= J ∑ = = 5.41 in 4
3 3
Member:
K = 1.0 for a pinned-pinned condition
L = 15 ft

Loadings:

Pu = 1.2(70.0) + 1.6(210) = 420 kips

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Section Compactness:
Check for slender elements using Specification Section E7

Localized Buckling for Flange:

b 4.0
λ=
= = 4.0
t 1.0
E 29000
=λ p 0.38
= 0.38 = 9.152
Fy 50
λ < λ p , No localized flange buckling
Flange is Compact.

Localized Buckling for Web:

h 15.0
=λ= = 60.0 ,
t 0.250
E 29000
=λr 1.49
= 1.49 = 35.9
Fy 50
λ > λr , Localized web buckling
Web is Slender.
Section is Slender

Member Compression Capacity:

Elastic Flexural Buckling Stress
Since the unbraced length is the same for both axes, the y-y axis will govern by
inspection.

KL y 1.0(15 • 12 )
= = 86.6
ry 2.08
π 2E π 2 • 29000
Fe = = = 38.18 ksi
 KL 
2
(86.6)2
 
 r 

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Elastic Critical Torsional Buckling Stress

Note: Torsional buckling will not govern if KLy > KLz, however, the check is included
here to illustrate the calculation.

 π 2 EC w  1
Fe =  + GJ 
 (K z L )  Ix + Iy
2

 π 2 • 29000 • 5462.4  1
=Fe  + 11200 • 5.41 = 91.8 ksi > 38.18 ksi
(180 )  1100 + 85.4
2


Therefore, the flexural buckling limit state controls.

Fe = 38.18 ksi

Section Reduction Factors

Since the flange is not slender,

Qs = 1.0

Since the web is slender,

For equation E7-17, take f as Fcr with Q = 1.0

E 29000 KLy
4.71 =4.71 =113 > =86.6
QFy 1.0 ( 50 ) ry

So
 QFy
  1.0( 50 )

f = Fcr = Q 0.658 Fe  Fy = 1.0 0.658 38.2  • 50 = 28.9 ksi
   

E 0.34 E 
be = 1.92t 1 −  ≤ b, where b = h
f ( b t ) f 
29000  0.34 29000 
be = 1.92 ( 0.250 ) 1 −  ≤ 15.0in
28.9  (15.0 0.250 ) 28.9 
=be 12.5in ≤ 15.0in

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therefore compute Aeff with reduced effective web width.

Aeff = betw + 2b f t f =(12.5)( 0.250 ) + 2 (8.0 )(1.0 ) =19.1 in 2
where Aeff is effective area based on the reduced effective width of the web, be.

Aeff 19.1
=
Qa= = 0.968
A 19.75
=Q Q=
s Qa (1.00 )( 0.968
= ) 0.968
Critical Buckling Stress
Determine whether Specification Equation E7-2 or E7-3 applies

E 29000 KLy
4.71 = 4.71 = 115.4 > = 86.6
QFy 0.966 ( 50 ) ry

Therefore, Specification Equation E7-2 applies.

E KL
When 4.71 ≥
QFy r
 QFy
  1.0( 50 )

=Fcr Q 0.658
= Fe
 Fy 0.966 0.658
= 38.18
 • 50 28.47 ksi
   

Nominal Compressive Strength

Pn =Fcr Ag =28.5 • 19.75 =562.3kips

φc =0.90
φc P=
n Fcr Ag= 0.90 ( 562.3=) 506.1kips > 420 kips
φc Pn =
506.1kips

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