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T-Shape Member Capacity Based on AISC 360-10

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

T-SHAPE SIZE bf = 12 in tf = 2.74 in A= 45.7 in2
d= 11.2 in tw = 1.52 in y= 2.94 in
yp = 1.91 in
STEEL YIELD STRESS Fy = 50 ksi Ix = 387 in4
Iy = 397 in4
AXIAL FORCE (plus sign for compression) P= 10 kips, ASD
STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kLx = 20 ft
WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kLy = 10 ft

STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT Mrx = 70 ft-kips, ASD, THE STEM IN TENSION ? Yes (stem tension)
STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH Lbx = 20 ft, (AISC 360-10 F9.2 & F2.2.c)
STRONG DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD Vstrong = 300 kips

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT Mry = 150 ft-kips, ASD

WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH Lby = 10 ft
WEAK DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD Vweak = 500 kips

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
CHECK LIMITING WIDTH-THICKNESS RATIOS (AISC 360-10, Table B4.1)
0.5 (bf - tw) / tf = 1.91 < 1.0 (E / Fy)0.5 = 24.08 [Satisfactory]
d / tw = 7.37 < 0.75 (E / Fy)0.5 = 18.06 [Satisfactory]

CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, H1)

 P r 8  M r ,x M r , y  Pr
     , for  0.2
 c
P 9  M M P
 c ,x c, y  c
  0.96 < 1.0 [Satisfactory]
 P r  M r ,x M r , y 
  , for P r  0.2

2 P  M c, x M c, y  Pc
 c  
Where Pc = Pn / Wc = 1386 / 1.67 = 829.85 kips, (AISC 360-10 Chapter E4a or D2)
> Pr = 10.00 kips [Satisfactory]
Mc,x = Mn / Wb = 312.64 / 1.67 = 187.21 ft-kips, (AISC 360-10, F9)
> Mr,x [Satisfactory]
Mc,y = Mn / Wb = 431.36 / 1.67 = 258.30 ft-kips, (AISC 360-10, F6)
> Mr,y [Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, G2)

Vn,strong / Wv = 510.7 / 1.67 = 305.8 kips > Vstrong = 300.0 kips [Satisfactory]

Vn,weak / Wv = 986.4 / 1.67 = 590.7 kips > Vweak = 500.0 kips [Satisfactory]