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Allowable Stress
X: Strong axis
Y: Weak axis
Z: Primary axis
Variable Description
a Rotation angle for principal axes of angle section
A Cross-sectional area
Af Area of compression flange.
As Shear area for tubular member - pipe
Asx X shear area of prismatic member
Asy Y shear area of prismatic member
b Width of member (b ≤ d)
Distance from neutral axis to edge of web:
b0
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Fex, Fey Euler stress for a prismatic member divided by factor of safety.
Ft Maximum allowable tensile stress
Fy Yield stress
Fn Maximum allowable shear stress
fa Computed axial stress (either tension or compression, both taken as positive)
fb Computed bending stress (taken as a positive quantity)
f bx Computed strong axis bending stress
f by Computed weak axis bending stress
f nx Computed shear stress in X direction
f ny Computed shear stress in Y direction
Clear distance between flanges in I-shaped members:
h
h = d 2tf
I x, I y Moments of inertia about principal axes
I u, I v Moments of inertia about principal axes of angle section member
K Effective length factor for prismatic member
L Distance between cross sections braced against twist or lateral displacement of the compression flange.
Lb Laterally unsupported length of the compression flange.
Lc Maximum unbraced length of the compression flange.
Lx Ly L in X and Y directions
M1, M2 Smaller and larger moment at end of unbraced length, respectively.
P Axial force load
r Governing radius of gyration
rT Radius of gyration of a section comprising the compression flange plus 1/3 of the compression web area, taken about an axis in the plane of the web
rx, ry Radius of gyration about principal axes.
t Thickness
tf Thickness of flange
U, V Principal axes of angle section member
u, v Distances from principal axes
x, y Offsets of centroid of angle section
Allowable Stresses:
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X is the strong axis, and Y is the weak axis for all I-shaped and members and channels. Tees can have either axis as their strong axis.
Members loaded along their weak axis, Y (bent about their strong axis, X).
This maximum allowable strong axis bending stress is referred to as Fb in this section.
Two categories are considered:
Fb = 0.66 Fy (F1-1)
with the constraint that Lb ≤ Lc, which is given by the smaller of:
(F1-2)
Fb = 0.66 Fy (F3-1)
Rectangular members cannot have a depth greater than 6 times the width.
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(F3-2)
except, that Lc need not be less than 1200 (b/Fy), M1 is the smaller and M2 is the largest bending moments about the ends of the unbraced length, taken about the
strong axis.
Must satisfy constraint, Lb ≤ Lc (F1-2) or (F3-2), including that rectangular members cannot have a depth greater than 6 times the width.
Includes tees with noncompact flanges.
Tees loaded along the X-axis are not considered.
(F1-3)
Fb = 0.60 Fy (F3-3)
The section is only applicable to Category I. I-shaped members, tees and channels.
If member is in tension,
Fb = 0.60 Fy (F1-5)
If member is in compression, the allowable bending stress is determined as the larger value from equations (F1-6) or (F1-7) and (F1-8), with the exceptions:
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When ,
(F1-6)
When
(F1-7)
(F1-8)
The section is only applicable to Category I. I-shaped members, tees, channels and solid bars (prismatic members).
Category II. Structural tubing in this category use same value of Fb found for their strong axis for their weak axis.
A. Members loaded along their strong axis, X (bent about their weak axis,Y).
This weak allowable strong axis bending stress is referred to as Fby, yet in this section it is labeled as Fb.
B. Applicable to all I-shaped members; all others are not considered.
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Fb = 0.75 Fy (F2-1)
(F2-3)
3. Tensile Stress
Ft = 0.60 Fy Section D1
4. Compressive Stress
Section E2
(E2-1)
where KL/r is the largest of KLx/rx and KLy/ry, which are equal for pipes and squares,
and
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(E2-2)
5. Combined Stress
Chapter H
The following requirements must be satisfied for members experiencing both axial compression and bending:
(H1-1)
(H1-2)
When f a/Fa ≤ 0.15, Equation (H1-3) is used in lieu of Equations (H1-1) and (H1-2).
(H1-3)
The coefficients, also known as the Euler stress divided by safety factor, Fex and Fey are given by the following:
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The following requirements must be satisfied for members experiencing both axial tension and bending:
(H2-1)
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