Example 6.19.

Determine the nominal axial compressive strength Pn for the non standard I-shaped section. Use
Fy=100ksi and AISC LRFD method.
1 1
bf  10 tf  d  12 tw  h  d  2 tf  11 k  1.0
2 4
L  10
c  0.90

Fy  100 E  29000

Solve for section properties

Ag  2 ( bf  tf )  h  tw  12.75

3 3 3 3
bf  d ( bf  tw )  h tf  bf h  tw
Ix    358.563 Iy  2   83.348
12 12 12 12

Ix Iy
rx   5.303 ry   2.557
Ag Ag

Check Local buckling

bf E
 10 r  0.56  9.536 Slender, Solve for Qs
2 tf Fy

h E
 44 r  1.49  25.374 Slender, Solve for Qa
tw Fy
Solve for Qs: use formula 2

4 kc kc
kc   0.603 0.64 E  8.463 1.17 E  15.472
h Fy Fy
tw

bf kc kc
Since is in between 0.64 E and 1.17 E
2 tf Fy Fy

Use formula 2.b

bf Fy
Qs  1.415  0.65   0.923
2tf E kc

Solve for Qa: Use formula 1

Aeff
Qa  Assume f  66 Just change this value until Fcr=f
Ag

Aeff  Ag  ( b  be )t Note : b and be is the width of the stiffened element

Here b=h hence b  h t  tw

E  0.38 E
be  1.92 t 1     8.24
f b f
 
 t 

Aeff  Ag  ( b  be )t  12.06

Aeff
Qa   0.946
Ag

Q  Qa Qs  0.873

Solve for Fcr

E k  L 12
4.71  85.82  46.934 Inelastic Buckling
Q Fy ry

2 Q Fy
 E
Fe   129.933
Fe
 k L 12 
2 Fcr  0.658  Q Fy  65.927
 
 ry 
Hence cPn  c Fcr  Ag  756.509