EXAMPLE C.

1C:
DESIGN OF A MOMENT
FRAME BY THE FIRST – ORDER
METHOD
 PRESENTED BY GROUP 3:
▪ Acmad, Aiza
▪ Dico, Esyl
▪ Dela Cruz, Rosemarie
▪ Espejo, Lenra
▪ Gatdula, Rhea Mae
▪ Ocariza, Kent
▪ Reyes, Denna
▪ Reyes Jamika
▪ Sanchez, Jhacel
Determine the required strengths and effective length factors for the
columns in the moment frame shown in the Figure C.1C-1 for the maximum
gravity load combination, using LRFD and ASD. Use the first – order analysis
method given in AISC Specification Appendix 7, Section 7.3.
Columns are unbraced between the footings and roof in the x- and y- axes
and have pinned bases
𝑤𝐷 = 5.836 𝑘𝑁/𝑚
𝑤𝐿 = 17.508 𝑘𝑁/𝑚
6.1 𝑚

9.15 𝑚 9.15 𝑚 9.15 𝑚 9.15 𝑚

Solution:
∆ = 0 𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
Loads 1000 𝑚𝑚
𝐿 = 6.1 𝑚 = 𝟔𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝒎
LRFD 𝑚

𝑤𝑢 = 1.2𝐷𝐿 + 1.6𝐿𝐿
∆
𝑁𝑖 = 2.1𝛼 𝑌 ≥ 0.0042𝑌𝑖
= 1.2(5.836) + 1.6(17.508) 𝐿 𝑖

𝒌𝑵
0
= 𝟑𝟓. 𝟎𝟏𝟔 𝒎 𝑁𝑖 = 2.1 1.0 1281.59 ≥ 0.0042 1281.59
6100

𝑤𝑢 𝐿 35.016 9.15 𝑁𝑖 = 0 < 5.3828 𝑘𝑁

𝑃𝑢 = = 160.198 kN 160.198 kN
2 2 ∴ 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑵𝒊 = 𝟓. 𝟑𝟖𝟐𝟖 𝒌𝑵 35.016 kN/m

5.3828 kN
= 𝟏𝟔𝟎. 𝟏𝟗𝟖 𝒌𝒏

𝛼 = 1.0

𝑌𝑖 = (36.6) 35.016 =
𝟏𝟐𝟖𝟏. 𝟓𝟗 𝒌𝑵
LRFD Continuation:
Σ𝑀𝐵𝑌 = 0
−𝑅𝐴𝑦 9.15 − 5.3828 6.10 + 160.198 9.15 +
320.40 4.575 = 0 7.7216 mm

143.72 kN –m 177.61 kN –m
𝑹𝑩𝒚 = 𝟑𝟏𝟔. 𝟖𝟏 𝒌𝑵

Σ𝐹𝐴𝑌 = 0
23.66 29.05
kN
𝐵𝑦 + 316.81 − 160.198 2 − 320.40 = 0 kN

316.81 kN 324 kN
𝑩𝒚 = 𝟑𝟐𝟒 𝒌𝑵
LRFD Continuation:

𝑃𝑚𝑓 = 2 160.198 + 9.15 35.016 = 𝟔𝟒𝟎. 𝟕𝟓𝟔 𝒌𝑵 𝛼 = 1.0

1
𝑃𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 = 640.756 + 4 160.198 = 𝟏𝟐𝟖𝟏. 𝟓𝟒𝟖 𝒌𝑵 𝐵2 = 𝛼𝑃𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 ≥1
1−
𝑃𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦
𝑃𝑚𝑓 640.756
𝑅𝑀 = 1 − 0.15 = 1 − 0.15 1
𝑃𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 1281.548 =
1.0 1281.548
1−
= 𝟎. 𝟗𝟐𝟓 𝒌𝑵 ------- 4.114kN 3939.52

∆𝐻 = 7.72 𝑚𝑚. _____0.304in 𝐵2 = 𝟏. 𝟒𝟖 𝒌𝑵 _______𝟔. 𝟓𝟖 𝒌𝑵

𝐻 = 29.05 − 23.66 = 𝟓. 𝟑𝟗 𝒌𝑵
𝑚𝑚 1.48 > 1
𝐿 = 6.10 1000 𝑚 = 6100 𝑚𝑚
𝐻𝐿
𝑃𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 = 𝑅𝑀
∆𝐻
5.39 6100
= 0.925
7.72
𝑃𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 = 𝟑𝟗𝟑𝟗. 𝟓𝟐 𝒌𝑵 ____3932.032kN
Solution:
Loads ∆ = 0 (𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛)

ASD 𝐿 = 6.1 𝑚
1000 𝑚𝑚
= 6100 𝑚𝑚
𝑚
𝑤𝑢 = 𝐷𝐿 + 𝐿𝐿
∆
𝑁𝑖 = 2.1𝛼 𝑌 ≥ 0.0042𝑌𝑖
= 5.836 + 17.508 𝐿 𝑖

= 𝟐𝟑. 𝟑𝟒
𝒌𝑵 0
𝒎 𝑁𝑖 = 2.1 1.6 854.244 ≥ 0.0042 854.244
6100
𝑤𝑢 𝐿 23.34 9.15
𝑃𝑢 = = 𝑁𝑖 = 0 < 3.5878 𝑘𝑁
2 2
106.78 kN 106.78 kN
23.34 kN
∴ 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑵𝒊 = 𝟑. 𝟓𝟖𝟕𝟖 𝒌𝑵
= 𝟏𝟎𝟔. 𝟕𝟖 𝒌𝒏 3.5878
kN

α = 1.6

𝑌𝑖 = 36.6 23.34 = 𝟖𝟓𝟒. 𝟐𝟒𝟒𝒌𝑵

ASD Continuation:

Σ𝑀𝐵𝑌 = 0

−𝑅𝐴𝑦 9.15 − 3.5878 6.1 + 106.78 9.15 +

213.56 4.575 = 0
∆1𝑠𝑡 = 5.1562 mm
𝑹𝑨𝒚 = 𝟐𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟕 𝒌𝑵
96.13 kN –m 118.10 kN –m

Σ𝐹𝐴𝑌 = 0
15.90 19.35
𝐵𝑦 + 211.17 − 106.78 2 − 213.56 = 0 kN kN

𝑩𝒚 = 𝟐𝟏𝟓. 𝟗𝟓 𝒌𝑵 211.17 kN 215.95 kN

ASD Continuation:
𝑃𝑚𝑓 = 2 106.78 + 9.15 23.34 = 𝟒𝟐𝟕. 𝟏𝟐𝟏 𝒌𝑵
𝛼 = 1.6
𝑃𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 = 427.121 + 4 106.78 = 𝟖𝟓𝟒. 𝟐𝟒𝟏 𝒌𝑵
1
𝑃𝑚𝑓 427.121
𝐵2 = 𝛼𝑃𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 ≥1
𝑅𝑀 = 1 − 0.15 = 1 − 0.15 1−
𝑃𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦
𝑃𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 854.241
1
𝑅𝑀 = 𝟎. 𝟗𝟐𝟑 𝒌𝑵 _____𝟒. 𝟏𝟏𝟒 𝒌𝑵 =
1.6 854.241
1 − 3876.41
∆𝐻 = 5.1562 𝑚𝑚.
𝐵2 = 𝟏. 𝟓𝟒 𝒌𝑵 _________𝟔. 𝟖𝟓𝒌𝑵
𝐻 = 19.35 − 15.80 = 𝟑. 𝟓𝟓 𝒌𝑵
𝑚𝑚
𝐿 = 6.1 𝑚 1000 𝑚 = 6100 𝑚𝑚
1.54 > 1
𝐻𝐿
𝑃𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 = 𝑅𝑀
∆𝐻
3.55 6100
= 0.923
5.1562
𝑃𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 = 𝟑𝟖𝟕𝟔. 𝟒𝟏 𝒌𝑵 _____𝟑𝟖𝟗𝟐 𝒌𝑵
Check the assumption that 𝛼𝑃𝑟 ≤ 0.5𝑃𝑛𝑠 and, therefore, the first – order
analysis method is permitted.
Because the W12x65 column does not contain elements that are
slender for compression,
𝑃𝑛𝑠 = 𝐹𝑦 𝐴𝑔
0.5𝑃𝑛𝑠 = 0.5 𝐹𝑦 𝐴𝑔
= 0.5(344738 𝑘𝑃𝑎)(0.012323 𝑚2 )
= 𝟐𝟏𝟐𝟒. 𝟏𝟎 𝒌𝑵
𝛼𝑃𝑟 = 1.0 320.4 𝑘𝑁
= 𝟑𝟐𝟒 𝒌𝑵
324 𝑘𝑁 < 2124.10 𝑘𝑁 𝒐. 𝒌 (𝑳𝑹𝑭𝑫 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚)
The assumption that the first – order analysis method can be used is
verified for LRFD.
Although the second – order sway multiplier is 1.48, the change in
bending moment is small because the only sway moments are those
produced by the small notional loads. For load combinations with
significant gravity and lateral loadings, the increase in bending
moments is larger.
The column strengths can be verified after using the 𝐵1 amplification
given in Appendix 8, Section 8.2.1 to account for second – order
effects. In the direction of sway, the effective length factor is taken
equal to 1.00, the column effective lengths are as follows:
𝐿𝑐𝑥 = 6.10 𝑚
𝐿𝑐𝑦 = 6.10 𝑚