A‐2 

Strength Analysis of AAB‐SE‐AS‐StCS‐0130 (Rolled RHS 200x400x12.0).xmcd
Design Code: American Standards
TempVer20.0_012018 | Engineer: S.M.Lomboy Jr.
Design and Engineering Dept.

Bending about Z Axis (Major Axis)

a) Local Buckling Analysis, SecƟon F.7

Local Buckling Parameters
Description Symbol A B Unit Reference
Stiffened 
Stiffened  Table B4.1b, Case 17 / 
Element Type Element type Element, 
Element, Web Case 19
Flange
Thickness of Element t 12.00 12.00 mm Figure C.2
Width of Element b 164.00 364.00 mm Figure C.2
Element Slenderness l 13.67 30.33
Limiting Width to Thickness Ratio lp 26.58 57.44
lr 33.23 135.29
Element Classification Compact Compact
Nominal  Strength Due to Yielding Mzn_Y 620.46 620.46 kNm Eq F7‐1
Nominal  Strength Due to Flange Local Buckling Mzn_fLB 620.46 ‐ kNm Eq F7‐5
Nominal  Strength Due to Web Local Buckling Mzn_wLB ‐ 620.46 kNm Eq F7‐2, Eq F7‐3
Nominal Stress Due to Yielding/ Local Buckling Mzn_YLB 620.46 620.46 kNm

MznYLB  min ( MzA MzB)  kN m  620.46 kN m ← Nominal Flexural Strength Due to Y/FLB/WLB

b) Global Buckling Analysis (Lateral Torsional Buckling) No provision for this analysis in the code!

The Specifica on provides no strength equa on for the LTB limit state as beam deflec on will control.

c) Nominal Strength

 
Mzn Lb  MznYLB ← Nominal Flexural Strength

C.2 Shear Strength, Chapter G
 tA  
tB bA bB  tA tB bA bB  mm 
Shearing along Y Axis (Minor Axis)

λB  30.33 < 260 ← Element Slenderness, Sec on G5, G2

k v  5.0

Cv  1.0 if λB  1.10  kv Es  Fy  1.00

1.10  kv Es  Fy

λB
if 1.10  kv Es  Fy  λB  1.37  kv Es  Fy
1.51 Es k v
2
if λB  1.37  kv Es  Fy
λB  F y

2
Ayw  2bB tB  8736.00 mm

 
Vyn Lb  0.60F y  Cv Ayw ← Nominal Shear Strength

Shearing along Z Axis (Major Axis)

λA  13.67 < 260 ← Element Slenderness, Sec on G5, G2

k v  5.0

Cv  1.0 if λA  1.10  kv Es  Fy  1.00

1.10  kv Es  Fy

λA
if 1.10  kv Es  Fy  λA  1.37  kv Es  Fy
1.51 Es k v
2
if λA  1.37  kv Es  Fy
λA  F y

2
Azw  2 bA tA  3936.00 mm

 
Vz n Lb  0.60F y  Cv Azw ← Nominal Shear Strength 44 of 100