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Design of Members for Flexure using the Steel Construction Manual (13th Ed.)
For Doubly Symmetric I-shaped Members Bent Around their Major Axis

Figure 1: Shows how the flexural capacity of a beam will decrease as the unbraced length of the beam increases

bf/2tf h/tw Shape Properties and Other Givens Sx Zx ry rts ho

= = = = = = =

9.43 46.6 10.9 in3 12.6 in3 0.785 in 0.983 in 9.66 in

J = Cw = Cb = Lb = Fy = E =

0.0547 in4 50.9 in6 1.14 4 36 in3 ft ksi (see pg 16.1-46 for equation)

29000 ksi

Element Flange Classification of Shapes bf 2tf Web h tw = =

9.43 0.38

p E = Fy E = Fy 10.79 1.0

r E = Fy E = Fy 28.38

46.60

3.76

106.72

5.70

161.78

flange is compact Check the following:

web is compact yielding, LTB

Mn =

453.60 37.80

kip-in kip-ft

Results Summary

Mn =

Mn/ =

22.63

kip-ft

(b = 1.67)

Notes: The Results Summary above is broken down below The "Classification of Shapes" section is used to check for Flange Local Buckling and whether or not the shape is compact

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Yielding (F2)

Mn = Mp = FyZx =

453.6

kip-in

(F2-1)

c= Lp =

(F2-8a) 1.76ry E/Fy = Jc Sxho 39.21 in = 0.7Fy E 3.27 Sxho Jc ft (F2-5)

Lr = 1.95rts

E 0.7Fy ft

1+ 1 + 6.76

106.75

in =

8.90

ft (F2-6)

Lb =

Lateral-Torsional Buckling (F2,F3)

for Lb Lp (yielding) Mn = Mp = FyZx for Lp < Lb Lr Mn = for Lb > Lr Mn = FcrSx Mp Fcr = Cb2E (Lb/rts)2 1 + .078 Cb

(F2-1)

[ M - (M - 0.7F S ) (
p p y x

Lb - Lp Lr - Lp

)] M )

(F2-2)

(F2-3) Jc Sxho

Lb rts

(F2-4)

Lp < Lb Lr therefore, Mn =

453.60

kip-in

0.35 kc = 4/ h/tw = kc = 0.59

0.59

0.76

compact web and noncompact flange Flange Local Buckling (F3) Mn =

[ M - (M - 0.7F S ) (
p p y x

f - pf rf - pf (F3-2)

)]

(F3-1)

compact web and slender flange Mn = 0.9EkcSx/f2 flange is compact therefore, Mn =

NA

Notes: For doubly symmetric I-shaped members bent about their major axis Designed using the AISC 13th Ed (AISC 360). See Chapter F in the Specifications for complete details

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