PROPERTIES

INPUT DATA

Shape W44x230_SS Member Type Beam Length 10 ft

Rotate (deg) 0 Material Type Stainless Steel

MATERIAL PROPERTIES

Material A276 S316 E 28000 ksi G 10780 ksi

Nu 0.3 Density 0.5 k/ft³ Fy 30 ksi
n 5.6

SHAPE PROPERTIES

A 67.8 in2 d 42.9 in1 tw 0.71 in1

1 1
bf 15.8 in tf 1.22 in rT 4.05 in1
IZZ 20800 in4 IYY 796 in4 ZZZ 1100 in3
3 4
ZYY 157 in J 24.9 in Cw 3.4600e+5 in6
Wno 165 in2 Sw 793 in4 Qf 192
Qw 547

DESIGN PROPERTIES

Lb out 10 ft Lb in 10 ft Ltorque 10 ft
Lcomp top 10 ft Lcomp bot 10 ft Kin 1
Cb Autocalc

LOADS

POINT LOADS

Load Category Magnitude (klf) Location (ft, %) Direction

DL 3 5

LOAD COMBINATIONS

IBC 2018 Load combinations include self weight.

Equation Code

Strength 1) 1.4 DL IBC 16-1

ASD 2) 1 DL IBC 16-8

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 DIAGRAMS

All diagrams display the governing load combination.

REACTIONS

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 Min/Max Horizontal (k) Vertical (k) Moment (k-ft)

Support 1 (@ 0 ft) Max 0 (IBC 16-1) 0 (IBC 16-8 POST) 0 (IBC 16-1)
Max 0 (IBC 16-1) -3.748 (IBC 16-1) 0 (IBC 16-1)
Support 2 (@ 10 ft) Max 0 (IBC 16-1) 0 (IBC 16-8 POST) 0 (IBC 16-1)
Max 0 (IBC 16-1) -3.748 (IBC 16-1) 0 (IBC 16-1)

CALCULATIONS

AISC 14th (360-10): LRFD Code Check

Limit State Required Available Unity Check Result

Applied Loading - Bending/Axial - - - -

Applied Loading - Shear - - - -
Axial Tension Analysis 0k 1830.6 k - -
Axial Compression Analysis 0k 1496.838 k - -
Flexural Analysis 14.62 k-ft 2475 k-ft - -
Shear Analysis 3.748 k 493.436 k 0.01 Pass
Bending & Axial Interaction Check (UC Bending Max) - - 0.01 Pass
Deflection Check - - 0 Pass

Applied Loading - Bending/Axial

Governing bending and axial location -

Extreme top fiber positive bending stress about y- -

axis
Extreme bottom fiber positive bending stress -
about y-axis
Extreme top fiber positive bending stress about z- -
axis
Extreme bottom fiber positive bending stress -
about z-axis
Compressive Stress from bending about z-axis -

Tensile stress from bending about z-axis -

Tensile stress from bending about y-axis -

Required axial compressive strength at governing -

location
Elastic shape modulus about local z-axis (strong) -

Elastic shape modulus about local y-axis (weak) -

Required flexural strength about z-axis at -

governing location
Required flexural strength about y-axis at -
governing location

Applied Loading - Shear

Governing shear location per governing axis -

Shear stress in the y-axis -

Shear stress in the z-axis -

Effective shear area in local y-axis for required -

strength

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 Required shear strength about the y-axis at -
governing location
Effective shear area in local z-axis for required -
strength
Required shear strength about the z-axis at -
governing location

Axial Tension Analysis

CHECK ALLOWABLE TENSILE STRENGTH

Gross cross-sectional area of member -

Specified minimum yield stress -

Resistance factor in tension -

Nominal axial strength in tension (Eq. D2-1)

Allowable tensile strength (Sec. D2)

Axial Compression Analysis

CHECK SLENDERNESS RATIO: COMPRESSION

Specified minimum yield stress -

Modulus of elasticity -

Thickness of web -

Thickness of flange -

Half the full flange width -

Flange thickness plus fillet depth -

Clear depth of web inbetween flanges -

Flange slenderness ratio -

Limiting slenderness parameter for unstiffened (Table 3-1, Case 1)

elements subject to axial compression
- -

Web slenderness ratio -

Limiting slenderness parameter for stiffened (Table 3-1, Case 4-6)

elements subject to axial compression
- -

Effective slenderness ratio -

Flexural elastic buckling stress (Eq. E3-4)

- -

Flexural critical buckling stress (Mod Eq. E3-2)

Clear depth of web inbetween flanges -

- (Mod Eq. E7-11)

- -

Reduction factor for slender stiffened elements (Eq. E7-16)

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CHECK EFFECTIVE SLENDERNESS RATIO
Effective length factor for the flexural buckling -
about the y-axis
Distance between points which brace the member -
against flexural buckling about the y-axis
Radius of gyration about the local y-axis (weak) -

Effective length factor for the flexural buckling -

about the z-axis
Distance between points which brace the member -
against flexural buckling about the z-axis
Radius of gyration about the local z-axis (strong) -

Modulus of elasticity -

Specified minimum yield stress -

Effective slenderness ratio about the local y-axis -

(weak)
Elastic buckling limit for slender elements -

Effective slenderness ratio about the local z-axis -

(strong)
Elastic buckling limit for slender elements -

CHECK ELASTIC BUCKLING STRESS

Effective length factor for the flexural buckling -
about the y-axis
Effective length factor for the flexural buckling -
about the z-axis
Radius of gyration about the local y-axis (weak) -

Modulus of elasticity -

Distance between points which brace the top -

flange of the member against lateral-torsional
buckling constant
Warping -

Shear modulus of elasticity -

Torsional constant -

Moment of inertia about local y-axis (weak) -

Moment of inertia about local z-axis (strong) -

Specified minimum yield stress -

Flexural elastic buckling stress (Eq. E3-4)

Net reduction factor -

Flexural critical buckling stress (Mod Eq. E3-2)

CHECK ALLOWABLE COMPRESSIVE STRESS

Gross cross-sectional area of member -

Resistance factor in compression -

Nominal compressive strength - flexural buckling (Eq. E3-1)

Required axial compressive strength at governing -

location
Allowable compression strength (Eq. B3-1)

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Flexural Analysis

- -

CALCULATE THE LATERAL TORSIONAL BUCKLING FACTOR

Abs. value of maximum moment in the unbraced (Sec. F1)
segment
Abs. value of moment at quarter point of unbraced (Sec. F1)
segment
Abs. value of moment at centerline point of (Sec. F1)
unbraced segment
Abs. value of moment at three-quarter point of (Sec. F1)
unbraced segment
Lateral-torsional buckling modification factor (Eq. F1-1)

CHECK SLENDERNESS RATIO: FLEXURE

Modulus of elasticity -

Specified minimum yield stress -

Thickness of flange -

Half the full flange width -

Flange thickness plus fillet depth -

Clear depth of web inbetween flanges -

Flange slenderness ratio -

Limiting width to thickness parameter for a slender

(Table 3-2, Case 8, 9 or
element 10)

Limiting width to thickness parameter for a (Table 3-2, Case 8, 9 or

compact element 10)

- -

Web slenderness ratio -

Limiting width to thickness parameter for a slender

(Table 3-2, Case 11 or 13)
element
Limiting width to thickness parameter for a (Table 3-2, Case 11)
compact element
- -

CHECK YIELDING
Specified minimum yield stress -

Plastic shape modulus about local z-axis (strong) -

Nominal flexural strength for the plastic limit state (Eq. F2-1)

CHECK LATERAL TORSIONAL BUCKLING

Modulus of elasticity -

Specified minimum yield stress -

Radius of gyration about the local y-axis (weak) -

Distance between points which brace the top -

flange of the member against lateral-torsional
buckling
Torsional constant -

Elastic shape modulus about local z-axis (strong) -

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 Distance between the flange centroids -

Inelastic lateral torsional buckling coefficient (Eq. F2-8a)

Effective radius of gyration (Eq. F2-7)

Lateral-torsional buckling modification factor -

Distance between points which brace the -

compression flange of the member against lateral
torsional bucklingunbraced length for the limit state (Mod Eq. F2-5)
Limiting laterally
of yielding
Limiting laterally unbraced length for the limit state (Eq. F2-6)
of inelastic lateral torsional buckling
- (Mod Eq. F2-2)

CHECK ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH (STRONG AXIS)

Resistance factor in flexure -

Governing nominal flexural strength (strong) -

Required flexural strength about z-axis at -

governing location
Allowable flexural strength (strong axis) (Sec. F1)

Shear Analysis

Modulus of elasticity -

Specified minimum yield stress -

CHECK SHEAR STRENGTH OF WEB WITHOUT TENSION FIELD ACTION

Full nominal depth of the section -

Thickness of flange -

Flange thickness plus fillet depth -

Clear depth of web inbetween flanges -

Thickness of web -

Web slenderness ratio -

Shear buckling slenderness limit (Sec. G2.1(a))

- (Eq. G2-2)

Effective shear area in local y-axis -

Nominal shear strength (Eq. G2-1)

CHECK MAJOR AXIS (Y) SHEAR UNITY

Resistance factor in shear -

Factored strong axis shear capacity (Sec. G1)

Required shear strength about the y-axis at -

governing location (see Applied Loading - Shear +
Torsion)
Shear unity check in the y-axis -

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Bending & Axial Interaction Check (UC Bending Max)

Required flexural strength about y-axis at -

governing location
Required flexural strength about z-axis at -
governing location
Allowable flexural strength (strong axis) -

Allowable flexural strength (weak axis) -

Required axial compressive strength at governing -

location
Allowable axial compressive strength -

Bending and Axial Interaction (Eq. H1-1b)

Deflection Check

DL LL DL + LL

Deflection 0 in 0 in 0 in
Location 5 ft - 5 ft
L/Δ Ratio 3.5e+5 - 3.5e+5
L/Δ Limit (user input) 240 360 240
Unity Check 0 - 0

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