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Plate Girder Design Based on AISC Manual 14th Edition (AISC 360-10)
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
Fy =

50

ksi

S=

72

ft

SUPERIMPOSED UNIFORM DEAD LOAD

DL =

kips / ft

UNIFORM LIVE LOAD

LL =
PDL =

kips / ft

60

kips

60
24

kips
ft

STEEL YIELD STRESS

SIMPLY SUPPORTED SPAN

POINT DEAD LOAD

PLL =

POINT LIVE LOAD

DISTANCE POINT LOAD TO END
TOP FLANGE WIDTH

c=
bf,top =

16

in

TOP FLANGE THICKNESS

tf,top =

1.5

in

BOTTOM FLANGE WIDTH

bf,bot =

16

in

BOTTOM FLANGE THICKNESS

tf,bot =

1.5

in

tw =

0.5
53

in
in

1/4 x 7 STIFFENER, E. SIDES, AT SUPPORTS ONLY.

ft

FLANGE TO WEB WELDING USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 41 in o.c.

WEB THICKNESS
BEAM DEPTH

d=
Lb =

UNBRACED LENGTH

THE GIRDER DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
CHECK LIMITING WIDTH-THICKNESS RATIOS FOR WEB (AISC 360-10 Table B4.1)
h c / tw =
r =
<
100.00
137.27
>

p =

90.55

Noncompact Web
where

E=
29000
r = 5.7 (E / Fy)0.5 =

ksi

137.27
p = (hc / hp) (E / Fy)0.5 / (0.54 Mp / My -0.09)2 =

p = 3.76 (E / Fy)0.5 =

,for Af,top Af,bot

93.26

,for Af,top = Af,bot

90.55

hc =

50.00

in

hp =

50.00

in

Mp =

6452.1

ft-kips

My =

5824.6

ft-kips

CHECK LIMITING WIDTH-THICKNESS RATIOS FOR FLANGES (AISC 360-10 Table B4.1)
0.5 bf,top / tf,top =
r =
<
5.33
17.04

<
where

p =

9.15

Compact Flanges
r = 0.95 (kc E / FL)0.5 =
17.04
p = 0.38 (E / Fy)0.5 =
9.15
kc = Min [0.76 , Max (0.35 , 4 / (h / tw)0.5 )] =
Sxt =

1398

FL =

35

0.39
Sxc =

in3

1398

in3

ksi, (AISC 360-10 Table note B4.1 & Eq F4-6)

DETERMINE CRITERIA FOR ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH (AISC 360-10 Table F1.1)

Required Conditions
Double Symmetric
Compact Web
Noncompact Web

F2
x
x

Chapter F Sections
F3
F4
x
x
x

F5

Mallowable = Mn / b =

Slender Web
Compact Flanges
Noncompact Flanges
Slender Flanges
Applicable Section

ok

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH , Mn / b , BASED ON AISC 360-10 Chapter F2

E

L p 1.76 r y

L r 1.95r ts
where

13.23

ft

E
0.7 F

Jc
y

S xh0

0.7 F y S x h 0
1 6.76

E
Jc

r ts

ry =

3.75

in

Sx =

1398

in3

h0 =

51.50

in

Iy =

1025

in4

E
0.7 F

32.74

ft

Cw = Iy h02 / 4 =

679321.35 , (AISC 360-10 F2.2)

J = [ 2 bf tf3 + (d - tf) tf3] / 3 =

38.145833 in4, (Galambos 1968)

(Use
rts =[( Iy Cw)0.5/ Sx)]0.5 =
c=

J=

4.031442 in4 )
4.34

in
Cb =

1.0

C b 2E
F cr
2
L b

r ts

1 0.078

, (AISC Manual 14th Table 3-1, page 3-10)

586.73241 ksi

Lb L p

for

L b

S x h 0 r ts
Jc

1.0

L b L p

M n , F 2 Min C b M p M p 0.7 F y S x

L r L p

Min F cr S x , M p , for L r L b
Mallowable, F2 =Mn / b =

3863.5

M p

ft-kips

L p Lb L r

for

b =

where

1.67

, (AISC 360-10 F1)

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH , Mn / b , BASED ON AISC 360-10 Chapter F3

pf
M p M p 0.7 F y S x
rf pf

M n, F 3
0.9 E k c S x
, for Slender Flanges

where

= bf / (2 tf) =

5.33

pf = p =

9.15

for

Noncompact

Flanges

rf = r =

Mallowable, F3 =Min(Mn,F2 , Mn,F3) / b =

3863.5

7600.9

17.04

ft-kips

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH , Mn / b , BASED ON AISC 360-10 Chapter F4

E

L p 1.1r t

L r 1.95r t

9.59

ft

FL

S xc h 0

S
h
1 6.76 F L xc 0
J
E

aw =hc tw/ (bfc tfc) =

where

1
12 h 0 a w h
d
6
h 0d

4.34

Mp = Min [Zx Fy , 1.6Sxc Fy ] =

Myc = Sxc Fy =

5824.5807 ft-kips

= h c / tw =

100.00

pw = p =

93.26

R pc

F cr

yc

C b 2E

R pc M

p
yc

1 0.078

L b

r t

yc

in

6452.0833 ft-kips
Myt = Sxt Fy =

5824.5807 ft-kips

rw = r =

pw

rw pw

L b

S xc h 0 r t
J

M p

M yc

137.27

for

hc / t w

1.0912316

pw

586.57681 ksi, (for Iyc / Iy =

0.50

>

0.23, AISC 360-10 F4-5 )

for L b L p

L b L p

M n , F 4.2 Min C b R pc M yc R pc M yc F L S xc

L r L p

Min F cr S xc , R pc M yc , for L r L b

ft

h c / t w pw

for

yc

Min

33.05

1.04

b fc

rt

, R pc M yc

for L p L b L r

 R pc M

yc

for Compact Flanges

pf
R pc M yc R pc M yc F L S xc
rf pf
M n, F 5.3

0.9 E k c S xc
, for Slender Flanges

yt

R pt

hc / t w

for

Min M p M

M
M yt

p
yt

for Noncompact Flanges

6355.9667

pw

pw

rw

pw

M p

M yt

hc / t w

for

Mallowable, F4 = Min( Mn,F4.2 , Mn,F4.3, RptMyt) / b =

3806.0

1.0912316

pw

ft-kips

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH , Mn / b , BASED ON AISC 360-10 Chapter F5

Lr rt

E
0.7 F y
F

32.73

for

F cr , F 5.2

ft

Lb L p

Min C b F y 0.3F

C b 2E

Min
,
F
y

r
t

for

L b L p

L r L p

Compact

F y

L p Lb L r

for

50

for

L r Lb

Flanges

pf
, for

F y 0.3 F y

rf pf

F cr , F 5.3
0.9 E k c , for Slender Flanges
2

b f
2t f

Noncompact

Flanges

hc
Min a w , 10
5.7

R pg Min 1

1200 300 Min a w , 10 t w

, 1.0

F y

50

Mallowable, F5 = Min( RpgFySxc , RpgFcr,F5.2Sxc , RpgFcr,F5.3Sxc , FySxt) / b =

3487.8

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRENGTH , Vn / v , BASED ON AISC 360-10 Chapter G2

h = d - tf,top - tf,bot =
71.4

a=

kv

a / h 2

50

h / tw =

in

Aw =

100

ft

, for a / h3

1.0 , for h / t w1.10

5 , for a / h 3
Vn = 0.6 FyAwCv =

5.00

Cv

1.10
h / tw

1.51E

348.1305 kips

Vallowable = Vn / v =

v =

208.46138 kips

k vE
Fy

k vE , for 1.10
Fy
kv

h / t w 2 F y

, for 1.37

1.67

26.50

k vE h /
t w1.37
Fy
k vE h /
tw
Fy

, (AISC 360-10 G1)

TOTAL SUPERIMPOSED GRAVITY LOAD

w = DL + LL =

2.000

kips / ft

P = PDL + PLL =

120.00

kips

CHECK EACH SECTION CAPACITIES

Section
Distance
d (in)
y (in)

Left
0
53
27

0.06 S
4.00
53
27

0.11 S
8.00
53
27

0.17 S
12.00
53
27

0.22 S
16.00
53
27

0.28 S
20.00
53
27

Point
24.00
53
27

0.44 S
32.00
53
27

0.56 S
40.00
53
27

0.67 S
48.00
53
27

0.78 S
56.00
53
27

I (in4)
Wt (plf)
V (kips)
M (ft-k)

37044
248.4
160.94
0

37044
248.4
151.95
626

37044
248.4
142.96
1216

37044
248.4
133.96
1769

37044
248.4
124.97
2287

37044
248.4
115.97
2769

37044
248.4
0.00
3215

37044
248.4
31.01
3039

37044
248.4
48.99
2719

37044
248.4
66.98
2255

37044
248.4
84.97
1647

k vE
Fy

Moments

BENDING LOADS & CAPACITY

0
-500
-1000
-1500
-2000
-2500
-3000
-3500
-4000
Length
Mmax =

3215.08

ft-kips @

24.00

< Mallowable =

ft, from heel.

3805.9681 ft-kips

S h ear F o rces

[Satisfactory]

SHEAR LOADS & CAPACITY

0.00
-50.00
-100.00
-150.00
-200.00
-250.00
Length

Vmax =

160.94 kips
@
< Vallowable =

0.00

ft, from heel.

208.46138 kips

[Satisfactory]

DETERMINE DEFLECTION AT MID SPAN

DL

5w L 4
0.06415 Pb

384 EI
EIL

where

LL

b 2

3/ 2

0.72
in ( L / 1195 )
(for camber, self Wt included.)

E=

29000

ksi

w=

1.248

kips / ft

I=
b=

37044
0.6

in4
ft

P=
L=

60
72.0

kips
ft

5w L 4
0.06415Pb

384 EI
EIL

where

60

P=

b 2

3/ 2

0.58

kips

in ( L / 1482 )

w=

1.000

kips / ft

DETERMINE FLANGE TO WEB WELDING (AISC 360-10 J2.4 )

w=
wmin =

5/16

in

3/16

in, < w

wmax =

7/16
2.0

in, > w

=
Vmax =

160.94
Q = Af(d - y - 0.5 tf,top) =

kips
618

vmax = Vmax Q / I =
A=

2.68
24

in3

kips / in

in

0.6 F EXX 0.707 w

v max

41

in. o.c.

USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 41 in o.c.

DESIGN STIFFENERS
1. BEARING STIFFENERS ARE REQUIRED AT EACH END SUPPORT. (AISC 360-10, J10.8)
2. CHECK LOCAL WEB YIELDING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC 360-10, J10.2)
R=P=
120.00
kips
N=
0
in, bearing length, point.
k = tf,top + w =
1.81
in

1.5

R
, for c d
t w N 5k

, for c d
t w N 2.5k

26.48

<

Fy /

[Satisfactory]

3. CHECK WEB CRIPPLING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC 360-10, J10.3)

2.0

N t w
2
0.80 t w 13 d t
f

Rn / 1 /

N t w
13

d t f

0.40 t 2
w

1.5

EF yw t

tw

1.5

EF yw t

tw

, for c 0.5d

208.57

>

120.00

>

, for c 0.5d

(Note : If item 2, local web yielding is Satisfactory, this item does not need to be checked.)
4. CHECK SIDESWAY WEB BUCKING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC 360-10, J10.4)
dc = d - 2k =
49.38
in
Cr =

960000

ksi

(dc / tw ) / (l / bf) =

16.46

1.76

0.4 d c / t w

l /b f

3
C r t wt f

1 0.4 d c / t w
Rn / 1 /
l /b f

h2

/tw

d
c
2.3
P , for l /
bf

3
C r t wt

h2

/
, for d c t w 1.7
l /b f
3

for 1.7

d c / tw
2.3
l /b f

(Note : If item 2, local web yielding is Satisfactory, this item does not need to be checked.)
5. DETERMINE STIFFENER SIZE.
tw =
bst / tw =

bst =

in

5/8

in

< 0.56 (E / Fy)0.5 , (AISC 360-10 Table B4.1)

11.20

[Satisfactory]
Ag =

11.75

in2

R=
c =

160.9

kips

1.67

, (AISC 360-10 E1)

Kl/r=
Cc =
Fe

I=

0.75 h / ( I / Aeff)0.5 =

10.2

4.71 (E/ Fy)0.5 =

113

2E

kl / r 2

2751.51

159

in4

349.1

ksi

R n / c

F y
kl
Cc
0.658 F e F y , for

r

A g / c
kl

0.877 F e , for
Cc

kips, (AISC 360-10 E2)

>

Technical Reference:
1. AISC: "Steel Construction Manual 14th Edition", American Institute of Steel Construction, 2010.

[Satisfactory]

USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 41 in o.c.

3806.0 ft-kips
( from following analysis)

<== Not Applicable.

(cont'd)

6452.1

ft-kips

, (AISC 360-10 F1)

<== Not Applicable.

ft-kips

0.23, AISC 360-10 F4-5 )

6355.96666 ft-kips

(cont'd)

ft-kips

<== Not Applicable.

ksi

ksi

ft-kips

in2

10

k vE
Fy

1.10

k vE h /
t w1.37
Fy

1.37

k vE h /
tw
Fy

k vE
Fy

0.438

0.89 S
64.00
53
27

Right
72.00
53
27

37044
248.4
102.96
896

37044
248.4
120.94
0

(cont'd)

[Satisfactory]

(cont'd)

[Satisfactory]

[Satisfactory]

PROJECT :
CLIENT :
JOB NO. :

DESIGN BY :
REVIEW BY :

DATE :

Plate Girder Design Based on AISC-ASD 9th, Chapter G

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
Fy =

STEEL YIELD STRESS

SIMPLY SUPPORTED SPAN
SUPERIMPOSED UNIFORM DEAD LOAD
UNIFORM LIVE LOAD

50
72
1
1

ksi
ft
kips / ft
kips / ft

POINT DEAD LOAD

S=
DL =
LL =
PDL =

60

kips

POINT LIVE LOAD

PLL =

60

kips

TOP FLANGE WIDTH

bf,top =

16

in

TOP FLANGE THICKNESS

tf,top =

1.5

in

BOTTOM FLANGE WIDTH

bf,bot =

16

in

BOTTOM FLANGE THICKNESS

tf,bot =

1.5

in

tw =

0.5
70
24
8

in
in
ft
ft

WEB THICKNESS
BEAM DEPTH
DISTANCE POINT LOAD TO END
UNBRACED LENGTH

d=
c=
l=

1/4 x 7 STIFFENER, E. SIDES, AT SUPPORTS ONLY.

FLANGE TO WEB WELDING USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 57 in o.c.

THE GIRDER DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
DETERMINE Fb (AISC-ASD, F1.3, page 5-46)
M 1
C b 1.75 1.05

M 2

rT =

in

4.16

76b f

L c MIN

Fy

L u MAX r T

L3 r T

M 1
0.3

M 2

4l 2 S 2

S2

1.75 1.05

Af =

20000

d / A f F y

102000C b
Fy

510000C b

Fy

11.43

1.02

in2

15.84

ft

ft

2
2
F y l / r T

F b1 MIN
3 1530000C b

170000C
b
,
l / rT 2

ft

12000C b
0.6 d / A f F

35.42

F b 2 MIN

24.00

4l 2 S 2
0.3

S 2

F y

, 0.6 F y

30.0

16.7

12000C

b
, 0.6 F y
l d / Af

F b3 MIN

30.0

ksi

ksi

ksi

0.66 F y , for l L c
0.6
F y , for L c l L u

Fb

MAX F b1 , F b3 , for L u l L 3
MAX F
b 2 , F b 3 , for l L 3

33.0

ksi

CHECK WEB SLENDERNESS (AISC-ASD, G1, page 5-51)

a=
h / tw =

71.4

ft, the max clear distance between stiffeners.

760
134.00

>

Fb

132.30

[Satisfactory]

14000

2000

<

yf

yf

F yf
,

16.5
for

for

a 1.5h

a 1.5h

2000

yf

yf

F yf
,

16.5
for

a 1.5h

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS (AISC-ASD G2, pg 5-51)

Aw =

in2

33.50

= 0.6 Fyw / Fb =

A w h 760

R PG MIN 1 0.0005
A
f t
F b

A w

A f

12

R e MIN

A w

A f

'

12 2

Fb

3 3

F b R PG R e

32.89

, 1.0

0.91

0.999

, 1.0

0.998

ksi

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRESS (F4-2, pg 5-49)

h = d - tf,top - tf,bot =

5.34

a / h

4.0

kv

5.34

Fv

a / h

45000 k v

4.0

134

for a / h1.0

h / tw =

in

67

Cv

5.36

for a / h 1.0

CvF y

, 0.4 F y
2.89

MIN

190
h/t
w

kv
Fy

for C v 0.8

h / t w 2
,

for C v 0.8

4.65 ksi

TOTAL SUPERIMPOSED GRAVITY LOAD

w = DL + LL =

2.000

P = PDL + PLL =

kips / ft

120.00

kips

CHECK EACH SECTION CAPACITIES

Left
0
70
35

0.06 S
4.00
70
35

0.11 S
8.00
70
35

0.17 S
12.00
70
35

0.22 S
16.00
70
35

0.28 S
20.00
70
35

Point
24.00
70
35

0.44 S
32.00
70
35

0.56 S
40.00
70
35

0.67 S
48.00
70
35

I (in4)
Wt (plf)
V (kips)
M (ft-k)
fv (ksi)

68848
277.3
161.98
0

68848
277.3
152.87
630

68848
277.3
143.77
1223

68848
277.3
134.66
1780

68848
277.3
125.55
2300

68848
277.3
116.44
2784

68848
277.3
0.00
3232

68848
277.3
30.89
3057

68848
277.3
49.11
2737

68848
277.3
67.33
2272

4.63

4.37

4.11

3.85

3.59

3.33

0.00

0.88

1.40

1.92

fb (ksi)

0.00

3.84

7.46

10.86

14.03

16.98

19.71

18.65

16.70

13.86

fb (k s i) & F 'b (k s i)

Section
Distance
d (in)
y (in)

BENDING STRESS
0.00
-5.00
-10.00
-15.00
-20.00
-25.00
-30.00
-35.00
Length

fb,max =

19.71 ksi

<

24.00
F'b =

ft, from heel.

32.89 ksi

fv (k s i) & F v (k s i)

[Satisfactory]

SHEAR STRESS
0.00
-1.00
-2.00
-3.00
-4.00
-5.00
Length

fv,max =

4.63 ksi

0.00
Fv =

<

ft, from heel.

4.65 ksi

[Satisfactory]

DETERMINE DEFLECTION AT MID SPAN

DL

5w L 4
0.06415 Pb

384 EI
EIL

where

LL

b 2

3/ 2

0.40
in ( L / 2173 )
(for camber, self Wt included.)

E=

29000

ksi

w=

1.277

kips / ft

I=
b=

68848
0.6

in4
ft

P=
L=

60
72.0

kips
ft

5w L 4
0.06415 Pb

384 EI
EIL
P=

where

60

b 2

3/ 2

0.31

in ( L / 2755 )

w=

kips

1.000

kips / ft

DETERMINE FLANGE TO WEB WELDING

w=
wmin =

5/16

in

3/16

in, < w

wmax =

7/16

in, > w

Vmax =
161.98
Q = Af(d - y - 0.5 tf,top) =

kips
822

vmax = Vmax Q / I =
A=

1.93
24

in3

kips / in
B

in

0.3F u 0.707 w

v max

57

in. o.c.

USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 57 in o.c.

DESIGN STIFFENERS
1. BEARING STIFFENERS ARE REQUIRED AT EACH END SUPPORT. (AISC-ASD, K1.8, page 5-82)
2. CHECK LOCAL WEB YIELDING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC-ASD, K3, page 5-81)
R=P=
120.00
kips
N=
0
in, bearing length, point.
k = tf,top + w =
1.81
in

R
, for c d
t w N 5k

, for c d
t w N 2.5k

<

26.48

0.66Fy

3. CHECK WEB CRIPPLING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC-ASD, K4, page 5-81)

67.5 2 1 3 N
tw

34 t 2
w 1 3

1.5

t w

t f

t w

t f

yw t f

tw

1.5

yw t f

tw

for c 0.5 d

for c 0.5d

206.68

>

120.00

>

(Note : If item 2, local web yielding is Satisfactory, this item does not need to be checked.)
4. CHECK SIDESWAY WEB BUCKING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC-ASD, K5, page 5-81)
dc = d - 2k =
66.38
in
(dc / tw ) / (l / bf) =

22.13
3

3
6800t w 0.4 d c / t w
l /b f

6800t 3

w 1 0.4 d c / t w
R

h
l
/
b
f

d c / t w 2.3
P
,
for

l /b f

for

d c / t w 1.7
l /b f

/
for 1.7 d c t w 2.3
l /b f

(Note : If item 2, local web yielding is Satisfactory, this item does not need to be checked.)

5. DETERMINE STIFFENER SIZE.

tw =

in

5/8

bst / tw =

bst =

in

< 95 / Fy0.5 , AISC-ASD, B5.1

11.20

[Satisfactory]
Aeff =

11.75

in2

fa =

13.8

ksi

I=

159

in4

Es =

29000
ksi
0.5
K l / r = 0.75 h / ( I / Aeff) =
Cc = (22Es/ Fy)0.5 =

kl / r

107
2

Fy
2C c2

3 kl / r
kl / r 3
5

3
8C c
8C 3
c

12 2E

13.7

Fa

23 kl / r

for

for

kl
Cc
r

kl
Cc
r

Technical Reference:
1. AISC: "Manual of Steel construction 9th", American Institute of Steel Construction, 1990.

28.9

ksi, (AISC-ASD, E2, page 5-42)

>

fa

[Satisfactory]

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DESIGN BY :
REVIEW BY :

, E. SIDES, AT SUPPORTS ONLY.

WELDING USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 57 in o.c.

282.84
[Satisfactory]

(cont'd)

45000 k v

h / t w 2

190
h/t
w

kv
Fy

for C v 0.8

0.27

0.78 S
56.00
70
35

0.89 S
64.00
70
35

Right
72.00
70
35

68848
277.3
85.55
1660

68848
277.3
103.77
903

68848
277.3
121.98
0

2.44

2.96

3.49

10.13

5.51

0.00

for C v 0.8

(cont'd)

[Satisfactory]

[Satisfactory]

[Satisfactory]

(cont'd)

ksi, (AISC-ASD, E2, page 5-42)

[Satisfactory]