Earthquake Resistance & Steel Structures

Homework -02
Anl ZAFER
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HOMEWORK -02
Due Date : 22 October
Reading Assignment
Please read and briefly summarize (especially the assumptions, special cases, etc.)
the Appendix 7 - Alternative Methods of Design for Stability- of the AISC
Specification till the content beginning with "Effective Length for Story Stability".

Design Example
Please determine the design compression strength of the selected columns given in
the below figure. Material type is A992. You shell use the alignment charts provided
in the Specification for effective length factors in the frame plane. In out of plane
you may take effective length factors as 1.0. (Furthermore, you can use the section
tables that I sent via my previous mail.)

W 18X60
W12X50

W 18X60
W12X58

W12X72
W 24X103

W 24X103
W12X72

W12X87

W12X96
W 24X103

30 ft

12 ft

W 24X103
W12X87

W12X96

W12X72

12 ft

30 ft

15 ft

Solutions:
We need to find p value.

p 4.71

E
Fy
where ;

29000
50

4.71
=

Elastic modulus of A992:

kips
29000 in 2

, Fy =

kips
50 in 2

113.43
=

Equation of slenderness ratio of columns as follows;

k x , y Lx , y
rx , y

Sections

I x in 4

rx in

I y in 4

ry in

A in 2

W12 X 50

391

56.3

5.18

1.96

14.6

W12 X 72

597

195

5.31

3.04

21.1

W 12 X 96

833

270

5.44

3.09

28.2

W 18 X 60

984

50.1

7.47

1.68

17.6

W 24 X 103

3000

119

10

1.99

30.3

Lx,y and rx,y values obviously we can find from table and drawing, thus we need to
find kx,y values from chart ;

For using chart , one must calculate the Ga and Gb ;

Ga ,b

EI
L column
EI
L
beam

For W 12X50 Column ;

Its an unbraced, sidesway uninhibited column;
In the drawing lenghts are given in feet, we must use inches ( 1 foot = 12 inches) ;

391
12 12
Ga

984
30 12

391 597
12 12 12 12
Gb

3000
30 12

0.993

k values obtained from chart ;

k x Lx 1.29 12 12 185.76in

0.823

k= 1.29

rx 5.18in

k y Ly 1.0 12 12 144in

ry 1.96in

k x Lx 185.76

35.86
rx
5.18

k y Ly
ry

144
73.46
1.96

Axis that has higher slenderness ratio reaches buckling; so

73.46 113.43 p
Inelastic buckling

Fcr 0.658 Fe Fy

Fe

Fy

E
286218.53

53.04ksi
2

5396.37

73.46

50

Fcr 0.658 53.04 50 33.7 ksi

c Pn 0.9 Fcr Ag 0.9 33.7 14.6 442.82kips

For W 12X96 column;

Ga

E 597 E 833

12 12 12 12 0.596
E 3000 E 3000

12 30
12 30

Gb

E 833

12 12
E 3000

12 30

E 833
12 15 0.625
E 3000

12 30

From chart;
K=1.21 we obtain.

1.21 12 12
32.03
5.18

Higher slenderness ratio leads the buckling thus

46.6 < 113.43 Inelastic buckling;

2 29000
131.79ksi
46.6 2

FE

1.0 12 12
46.6
3.09

46.6

50

Fcr 0.658131.79 50 42.66ksi

c Pn 0.9 42.66 28.2 1082.71kips

W 12X72 Column;

E 597 E 833

12

12
12 12 0.596
Ga
E 3000 E 3000

12 30
12 30

Gb = 10 (for pinned connections)

From the chart K value equals 1.80

k x Lx 1.80 15 12 325in
k y Ly 1.0 15 12 180in
Ratio of gyration about x and y axis;
rx= 5.31; ry=3.04 and slenderness ratios;

325
61.2
5.31

180
59.21
3.04

 61.2

61.2 113.2 p
2 29000
FE
76.42ksi
61.22

Fcr 0.658

50
76.42

50 38.02ksi

c Pn 0.9 38.02 21.1 722kips