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AISC-360-10 Example 001

COMPOSITE COLUMN DESIGN

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
Determine if the 14-ft.-long filled composite member illustrated below is
adequate for the indicated dead and live loads. The composite member consists
of an ASTM A500 Grade B HSS with normal weight (145 lb/ft3) concrete fill
having a specified compressive strength, fc′ = 5 ksi.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

Member Properties Loading Geometry

HSS10x6 x⅜ PD = 32.0 kips Height, L = 14 ft
E = 29,000 ksi PL = 84.0 kips
Fy = 46 ksi

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TECHNICAL FEATURE OF ETABS TESTED

Compression capacity of composite column design.

RESULTS COMPARISON

Independent results are referenced from Example I.4 from the AISC Design
Examples, Version 14.0.

Percent
Output Parameter ETABS Independent
Difference

Required Strength Pu (kip) 172.8 172.8 0.00%

Available Strength ΦPn (kip) 354.90 354.78 0.03%

COMPUTER FILE: AISC-360-10 EXAMPLE 001.EDB

CONCLUSION
The ETABS results show an acceptable comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Materials:
ASTM A500 Grade B Steel
E = 29,000 ksi, Fy = 46 ksi, Fu = 58 ksi
5000 psi normal weight concrete
Ec = 3,900 ksi, f c′ = 5 ksi, wconcrete = 145 pcf
Section dimensions and properties:
HSS10x6x⅜
H = 10.0 in, B= 6.00 in, t = 0.349 in
As = 10.4 in2, Isx = 137 in4, Isy = 61.8 in4
Concrete area
hi = H − 2 • t = 10 − 2 • 0.349 = 9.30 in.
bi = B − 2 • t = 6 − 2 • 0.349 = 5.30 in.

Ac= bi • hi − t 2 • (4 − π)= 5.30 • 9.30 − (0.349) 2 • (4 − π)= 49.2 in.2

Moment of inertia for bending about the y-y axis:
2
( H − 4 • t ) • bt3 t • ( B − 4 • t )3 (9π2 − 64) • t 4  B − 4•t 4•t 
=I cy + + + π • t2  − 
12 6 36 • π  2 3• π 
(10 − 4 • 0.349) • 5.303 0.349 • (6 − 4 • 0.349)3 (9π2 − 64) • 0.3494
= + + +
12 6 36 • π
6 − 4 • 0.349 4 • 0.349 2
π • 0.3492 ( − )
2 3• π
= 114.3 in.4

Design for Compression:

Required Compressive Strength:
Pu = 1.2 • PD + 1.6 • PL = 1.2 • 32.0 + 1.6 • 84.0 = 172.8 kips

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Nominal Compressive Strength:

 E 
Pno = Pp = Fy • As + C2 • f c′  Ac + Asr s 
 Ec 
where
C2 = 0.85 for rectangular sections
Asr = 0 when no reinforcing is present within the HSS
Pno = 46 • 10.4 + 0.85 • 5 • (49.2 + 0.0) = 687.5 kips
Weak-axis Elastic Buckling Force:
 As 
0.6 + 2 
C3 =  ≤ 0.9
 Ac + As 
 10.4 
0.6 + 2 
=  ≤ 0.9
 49.2 + 10.4 
= 0.949 > 0.9 0.9 controls
EI eff = Es • I sy + Es • I sr + C3 • Ec • I cy
= 29, 000 • 62.1 + 0 + 0.9 • 3,900 • 114.3
= 2, 201, 000 kip-in 2

Pe = π2 ( EI eff ) ( KL) 2 where K = 1.0 for a pin-ended member

π2 • 2, 201, 000
=Pe = 769.7 kips
1.0 • (14.0 • 12) 2
Available Compressive Strength:
Pno 688
= = 0.893 < 2.25
Pe 769.7
Therefore, use AISC Specification Equation I2-2:
 Pno

ΦPn =ΦPno 0.658 Pe  =0.75 • 687.5 • (0.658)0.893 =354.8 kips
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