ROJECT : PAGE :

CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Plate Girder Design Based on AISC Manual 14th Edition (AISC 360-10)

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

STEEL YIELD STRESS Fy = 50 ksi
SIMPLY SUPPORTED SPAN S= 72 ft
SUPERIMPOSED UNIFORM DEAD LOAD DL = 1 kips / ft
UNIFORM LIVE LOAD LL = 1 kips / ft
POINT DEAD LOAD PDL = 60 kips
POINT LIVE LOAD PLL = 60 kips
DISTANCE POINT LOAD TO END c= 24 ft
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
WEB THICKNESS tw = 0.5 in
BEAM DEPTH d= 53 in 1/4 x 7 STIFFENER, E. SIDES, AT SUPPORTS ONLY.
UNBRACED LENGTH Lb = 8 ft FLANGE TO WEB WELDING USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 41 in o.c.

THE GIRDER DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
CHECK LIMITING WIDTH-THICKNESS RATIOS FOR WEB (AISC 360-10 Table B4.1)
h c / tw = 100.00 < lr = 137.27
> lp = 90.55
Noncompact Web
where E= 29000 ksi
lr = 5.7 (E / Fy)0.5 = 137.27
lp = (hc / hp) (E / Fy)0.5 / (0.54 Mp / My -0.09)2 = 93.26 ,for Af,top Af,bot
lp = 3.76 (E / Fy)0.5 = 90.55 ,for Af,top = Af,bot
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 = 5.33 < lr = 17.04
< lp = 9.15
Compact Flanges
where lr = 0.95 (kc E / FL)0.5 = 17.04
lp = 0.38 (E / Fy)0.5 = 9.15
kc = Min [0.76 , Max (0.35 , 4 / (h / tw)0.5 )] = 0.39
Sxt = 1398 in3 Sxc = 1398 in3
FL = 35 ksi, (AISC 360-10 Table note B4.1 & Eq F4-6)

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

Chapter F Sections
Required Conditions F2 F3 F4 F5
Double Symmetric x x
Compact Web x x
x
Noncompact Web
Slender Web Mallowable = Mn / W b = 3806.0 ft-kips
Compact Flanges x ( from following analysis)
Noncompact Flanges
Slender Flanges
Applicable Section ok

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

<== Not Applicable.

E 13.23 ft
L p 1.76r y
Fy

2
E Jc 0.7 F y S x h0 E
L r 1.95r ts 1 1 6.76 r ts 32.74 ft
0.7 F y S x h0 E Jc 0.7 F y
where ry = 3.75 in Sx = 1398 in3
h0 = 51.50 in Iy = 1025 in4
 (cont'd)
Cw = Iy h02 / 4 = 679321 , (AISC 360-10 F2.2)
J = [ 2 bf tf3 + (d - tf) tf3] / 3 = 38.1458 in4, (Galambos 1968)
(Use J= 4.03144 in4 )
rts =[( Iy Cw)0.5/ Sx)]0.5 = 4.34 in
c= 1.0 Cb = 1.0 , (AISC Manual 14th Table 3-1, page 3-10)

2
C b 2E Jc L b
F cr 2
1 0.078 586.732 ksi
Lb S x h0 r ts

r ts

M p , for L b L p

Lb L p
M n, F 2 Min C b M p M p 0.7 F y S x
, M p , for L p L b L r
6452.1 ft-kips
L r L p

Min F cr S x , M p , for L r L b

Mallowable, F2 =Mn / W b = 3863.5 ft-kips where Wb = 1.67 , (AISC 360-10 F1)

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

<== Not Applicable.

l l pf
M p M p 0.7 F y S x
l rf l pf
, for Noncompact Flanges

M n, F 3 7600.9 ft-kips
0.9 E k c S x
, for Slender Flanges
l2
where l = bf / (2 tf) = 5.33
lpf = lp = 9.15 lrf = lr = 17.04

Mallowable, F3 =Min(Mn,F2 , Mn,F3) / W b = 3863.5 ft-kips

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

E
L p 1.1r t 9.59 ft
Fy

2
E J S h
L r 1.95r t 1 1 6.76 F L xc 0 33.05 ft
FL S xc h 0 E J

where aw =hc tw/ (bfc tfc) = 1.04

b fc 4.34 in
rt
1 2
12 h 0 a w h
d 6 h 0d
Mp = Min [Zx Fy , 1.6Sxc Fy ] = 6452.08 ft-kips
Myc = Sxc Fy = 5824.58 ft-kips Myt = Sxt Fy = 5824.58 ft-kips
l = h c / tw = 100.00
lpw = lp = 93.26 lrw = lr = 137.27

Mp
, for h c / t w l pw
M yc
R pc 1.09123
Min M p M p 1 l l pw , M
p
for h c / t w l pw
,
M yc M yc l rw l pw M yc

2
C b 2E J Lb
F cr 2
1 0.078 586.577 ksi, (for Iyc / Iy = 0.50 > 0.23, AISC 360-10 F4-5 )
Lb S xc h 0 r t

rt

R pc M yc , for L b L p

Lb L p
M n,F 4.2 Min C b R pc M yc R pc M yc F L S xc , R pc M yc , for L p L b L r 6355.967 ft-kips
L
r L p

Min F cr S xc , R pc M yc , for L r L b
 (cont'd)
R pc M yc , for Compact Flanges

l l pf
R M R pc M yc F L S xc , for Noncompact Flanges
M n, F 5.3 pc yc l rf l pf 6356 ft-kips


0.9 E k c S xc
, for Slender Flanges
l2
M p
, for h c / t w l pw
M yt
R pt 1.09123
Min M p M p 1 l l pw , M p , for h c / t w l pw

M yt M yt l rw l pw M yt

Mallowable, F4 = Min( Mn,F4.2 , Mn,F4.3, RptMyt) / W b = 3806.0 ft-kips

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

<== Not Applicable.
E
Lr rt 32.73 ft
0.7 F y

F y , for L b L p

Lb L p
Min C b F y 0.3F y
, F y ,

for L p L b L r

L r L p
50 ksi
F cr , F 5.2

C b 2E
Min 2
, F y , for L r L b
L b
r
t

F y , for Compact Flanges

l l pf
F y 0.3F y , for Noncompact Flanges
l rf l pf

F cr , F 5.3 50 ksi
0.9 E k c , for Slender Flanges
2
b f
2t f

Min a w , 10 hc E
R pg Min 1 5.7 , 1.0 1
1200 300Min a w , 10 t w F y

Mallowable, F5 = Min( RpgFySxc , RpgFcr,F5.2Sxc , RpgFcr,F5.3Sxc , FySxt) / W b = 3487.8 ft-kips

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

h = d - tf,top - tf,bot = 50 in , h / tw = 100 , Aw = 26.50 in2 ,

a= 71.4 ft
1.0 , for h / t w1.10 k vE
5 Fy
5 , for a / h3
a / h
2
kv
5.00 1.10 k vE E E
, for 1.10 k v h / t w1.37 k v 0.438
Cv
5 , for a / h 3 h /tw F y Fy Fy

Vn = 0.6 FyAwCv = 348.131 kips 1.51E k v , for 1.37 k vE h /
h/ 2 tw
t w F y
Fy
Vallowable = Vn / W v = 208.461 kips Wv = 1.67 , (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 Left 0.06 S 0.11 S 0.17 S 0.22 S 0.28 S Point 0.44 S 0.56 S 0.67 S 0.78 S 0.89 S Right
Distance 0 4.00 8.00 12.00 16.00 20.00 24.00 32.00 40.00 48.00 56.00 64.00 72.00
d (in) 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53
y (in) 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27
I (in4) 37044 37044 37044 37044 37044 37044 37044 37044 37044 37044 37044 37044 37044
Wt (plf) 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4 248.4
V (kips) 160.94 151.95 142.96 133.96 124.97 115.97 0.00 31.01 48.99 66.98 84.97 102.96 120.94
M (ft-k) 0 626 1216 1769 2287 2769 3215 3039 2719 2255 1647 896 0
 (cont'd)

BENDING LOADS & CAPACITY

Moments
0
-500
-1000
-1500
-2000
-2500
-3000
-3500
-4000
Length

Mmax = 3215.08 ft-kips @ 24.00 ft, from heel.

< Mallowable = 3806 ft-kips
[Satisfactory]
S h ear F o rces

SHEAR LOADS & CAPACITY

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

Vmax = 160.94 kips @ 0.00 ft, from heel.

< Vallowable = 208.461 kips [Satisfactory]

DETERMINE DEFLECTION AT MID SPAN

5w L 4 0.06415 Pb
L 2 b 2
3/ 2
DL 0.72 in ( L / 1195 )
384 EI EIL (for camber, self Wt included.)

where E= 29000 ksi w= 1.248 kips / ft

I= 37044 in4 P= 60 kips
b= 0.6 ft L= 72.0 ft

5w L 4 0.06415Pb
L 2 b 2
3/ 2
LL 0.58 in ( L / 1482 )
384 EI EIL

where P= 60 kips w= 1.000 kips / ft

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

w= 5/16 in
wmin = 3/16 in, < w
wmax = 7/16 in, > w
W= 2.0
Vmax = 160.94 kips
Q = Af(d - y - 0.5 tf,top) = 618 in3
vmax = Vmax Q / I = 2.68 kips / in

A= 24 in B
0.6 F EXX 0.707 w A 41 in. o.c.
v max W
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
W= 1.5

R
, for c d
t w N 5k
26.48 < Fy / W [Satisfactory]
R
, for c d
t w N 2.5 k

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

W= 2.0

1.5
2 N t w EF ywt f , for c 0.5d
0.80t w 13 d
t f tw

Rn / W 1 / W 208.57 > P [Satisfactory]
1.5
0.40t w 13 N
2 t w EF ywt f , for c 0.5d

d t f tw


(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
W= 1.76

3
3
C r t wt f 0.4 d c / t w , for d c / t w 1.7
h2
l / b f l /b f

C r t 3wt
3
120.00 > P [Satisfactory]
Rn / W 1 / W
f 10.4 d c / t w , for 1.7 d c / t w 2.3
h
2 l /b f l /b f


/
WP , for 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 = 5/8 in , bst = 7 in

bst / tw = 11.20 < 0.56 (E / Fy)0.5 , (AISC 360-10 Table B4.1)

[Satisfactory]
Ag = 11.75 in2 , I= 159 in4

R= 160.9 kips
Wc = 1.67 , (AISC 360-10 E1)
Kl/r= 0.75 h / ( I / Aeff)0.5 = 10.2
Cc = 4.71 (E/ Fy)0.5 = 113
2E
2751.51 ksi
Fe
kl / r 2
Fy kl
0.658 F e F y , for Cc
r
R n / Wc Ag / Wc 349.1 kips, (AISC 360-10 E2)
kl
0.877 F e , for r C c > R [Satisfactory]

Technical Reference:
1. AISC: "Steel Construction Manual 14th Edition", American Institute of Steel Construction, 2010.
 ROJECT : PAGE :
CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Plate Girder Design Based on AISC-ASD 9th, Chapter G

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

STEEL YIELD STRESS Fy = 50 ksi
SIMPLY SUPPORTED SPAN S= 72 ft
SUPERIMPOSED UNIFORM DEAD LOAD DL = 1 kips / ft
UNIFORM LIVE LOAD LL = 1 kips / ft
POINT DEAD LOAD 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
WEB THICKNESS tw = 0.5 in
BEAM DEPTH d= 70 in 1/4 x 7 STIFFENER, E. SIDES, AT SUPPORTS ONLY.
DISTANCE POINT LOAD TO END c= 24 ft FLANGE TO WEB WELDING USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 57 in o.c.
UNBRACED LENGTH l= 8 ft

THE GIRDER DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
DETERMINE Fb (AISC-ASD, F1.3, page 5-46)
2 2
M1 M1 4l 2 S 2 4l 2 S 2
C b 1.75 1.05 0.3 1.75 1.05 0.3 1.02
M2 M2 S2 2
S
rT = 4.16 in , Af = 24.00 in2

76b f 20000
L c MIN ,
Fy
d / A f F y 11.43 ft

102000C b 12000C b
L u MAX r T , 15.84 ft

F y 0.6 A f F y
d /

510000C b
L3 r T 35.42 ft
Fy
2 F l / rT 2
F b1 MIN F y , 0.6 F y
y
30.0 ksi
3 1530000C b

170000C Fy
F b 2 MIN
b
, 16.7 ksi
l / rT 2 3

12000C
b
F b3 MIN , 0.6 F y
l d / Af 30.0 ksi

0.66F y , for l L c
0.6
F y , for L c l Lu
Fb
MAX F b1 , F b3 , for Lu l L3
33.0 ksi

MAX F
b 2 , F b 3 , for l L 3

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

a= 71.4 ft, the max clear distance between stiffeners.

760
h / tw =
134.00 > Fb 132.30 [Satisfactory]

14000
, for a 1.5h
F yf F yf 16.5
< 282.84
2000 , for a 1.5h
F [Satisfactory]
yf
 F yf F yf 16.5

2000 , for a 1.5h
F
yf
 (cont'd)
DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS (AISC-ASD G2, pg 5-51)

Aw = 33.50 in2 , a = 0.6 Fyw / Fb = 0.91

A w h 760 , 1.0
R PG MIN 1 0.0005 0.999
A f t F b

A
12 w 3a a 3
Af 0.998
R e MIN , 1.0

12 2 Aw
Af

'
F b F b R PG R e 32.89 ksi

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

h = d - tf,top - tf,bot = 67 in , h / tw = 134

45000 k v
5.34 , for C v 0.8
4.0 , for a / h1.0
F y h / t w
2
a / h 2 = 5.36 Cv = 0.27
kv
190 k v , for
5.34 4.0 , for a / h 1.0 h /t C v 0.8
a / h 2 w Fy

CvF y
Fv MIN , 0.4 F y 4.65 ksi
2.89

TOTAL SUPERIMPOSED GRAVITY LOAD

w = DL + LL = 2.000 kips / ft , P = PDL + PLL = 120.00 kips

CHECK EACH SECTION CAPACITIES

Section Left 0.06 S 0.11 S 0.17 S 0.22 S 0.28 S Point 0.44 S 0.56 S 0.67 S 0.78 S 0.89 S Right
Distance 0 4.00 8.00 12.00 16.00 20.00 24.00 32.00 40.00 48.00 56.00 64.00 72.00
d (in) 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
y (in) 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
I (in4) 68848 68848 68848 68848 68848 68848 68848 68848 68848 68848 68848 68848 68848
Wt (plf) 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3 277.3
V (kips) 161.98 152.87 143.77 134.66 125.55 116.44 0.00 30.89 49.11 67.33 85.55 103.77 121.98
M (ft-k) 0 630 1223 1780 2300 2784 3232 3057 2737 2272 1660 903 0
fv (ksi) 4.63 4.37 4.11 3.85 3.59 3.33 0.00 0.88 1.40 1.92 2.44 2.96 3.49
fb (ksi) 0.00 3.84 7.46 10.86 14.03 16.98 19.71 18.65 16.70 13.86 10.13 5.51 0.00
fb (k s i) & F 'b (k s i)

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 ft, from heel.

< F'b = 32.89 ksi
[Satisfactory]
fv (k s i) & F v (k s i)

SHEAR STRESS

0.00
-1.00
-2.00
-3.00
-4.00
-5.00
Length
 (cont'd)
fv,max = 4.63 ksi @ 0.00 ft, from heel.
< Fv = 4.65 ksi [Satisfactory]

DETERMINE DEFLECTION AT MID SPAN

5w L 4 0.06415 Pb
L 2 b 2
3/ 2
DL 0.40 in ( L / 2173 )
384 EI EIL
(for camber, self Wt included.)

where E= 29000 ksi w= 1.277 kips / ft

I= 68848 in4 P= 60 kips
b= 0.6 ft L= 72.0 ft

5w L 4 0.06415Pb
L 2 b 2
3/ 2
LL 0.31 in ( L / 2755 )
384 EI EIL

where P= 60 kips w= 1.000 kips / ft

DETERMINE FLANGE TO WEB WELDING

w= 5/16 in
wmin = 3/16 in, < w
wmax = 7/16 in, > w

Vmax = 161.98 kips

Q = Af(d - y - 0.5 tf,top) = 822 in3
vmax = Vmax Q / I = 1.93 kips / in

B
0.3F u 0.707 w A
A= 24 in 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
26.48 < 0.66Fy [Satisfactory]
R
, for c d
t w N 2.5 k

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

1.5
67.5 2 1 3 N t w F yw t f , for c 0.5 d
tw

d t f tw

R
1.5
206.68 > P [Satisfactory]
N t w F yw t f
34 t 2w 1 3 , for c 0.5 d
d t f tw

(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
6800 t w 0.4
d c / t w , for d c / t w 1.7
h l /b f l /b f


6800 t 3w
3
>
R 1 0.4 d c / t w , for 1.7 d c / t w 2.3 120.00 P [Satisfactory]
h l /b f l /b f


/
d c t w 2.3
P , for l /
bf

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

5. DETERMINE STIFFENER SIZE.

tw = 5/8 in , bst = 7 in

bst / tw = 11.20 < 95 / Fy0.5 , AISC-ASD, B5.1

[Satisfactory]
Aeff = 11.75 in2 , I= 159 in4

fa = 13.8 ksi
Es = 29000 ksi
K l / r = 0.75 h / ( I / Aeff) =
0.5
13.7
Cc = (2 Es/ Fy) =
2 0.5
107
kl / r 2
1 Fy
2C c2 kl
, for Cc
5 3 kl / r kl / r 3 r
Fa 28.9 ksi, (AISC-ASD, E2, page 5-42)
3 8C c 8C 3c
> fa
12 2E kl [Satisfactory]
, for Cc
23 kl / r 2 r

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