AISC_Part 3B:14th Ed.

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PLOTS OF AVAILABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH VS. UNBRACED LENGTH 3–125

Fy = 50 ksi
Cb = 1
Table 3-10 (continued)
Mn /Ωb φb Mn W-Shapes
kip-ft kip-ft
ASD LRFD Available Moment vs. Unbraced Length
300 450

W1

W1
W24x9
W27x84
W21x9

6x8

8x8

W
12
9

6
4
3

x9
6
290 435

W
W

14
10

x9
x1

W16
0
00

W18
W24x8

280 420

x10
W1

x97
6x7 4x8

0
4
7
W1
Available Moment, Mn /Ωb (2 kip-ft increments) and φb Mn (3 kip-ft increments)

W
12
2

270 405
x8
7
W21x8

W1
W21x

8x7
3

6
93
W24x76

260 390
W24x
84

250 375
W
12

W1
x7
9

W18
6x7

W
10
7

x86

x8
8
240 360
W1
6x6
7

W24x
76

230 345
W
14
W21

x7
W
12

W1
x7

x83
2

6x8
9

220 330
W1
W

W18

8x8
14
W18x

x6

6
x76
8
W21x

W1

W1
W

W
71

210 315
14

10
6x6

6x7
x7

x7
68

7
4
7

W
W
W21
W24x

12
12
W

x7
W1
x7
12

9
2
x73
x6

4x8
68
5

200 300
2

20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
Unbraced Length (0.5-ft increments)

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