Specification for Structural Steel Buildings Allowable Stress Design and Plastic Design June 1, 1989 with Commentary AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION, INC. One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100 Chicago, IL 60601-2001 Avgnzas error of Sent. CoerverosTABLE OF CONTENTS ‘A. GENERAL PROVISIONS. A 2, Aa, AA. ay. ‘Scope Limits of Applicability 1. Structural Stee! Defined 2. Types of Construction Material Structural Steet Steel Castings and Forgings Rivets Bolts, Washers and Nuts ‘Anchor Bolts and Threaded Rods Filler Metal and Flux for Welding Stud Shear Connectors Loads and Forces 1. Dead Load and Live Load 2. Impact 3. Crane Runway Horizontal Forces 4. Wind 5. Other Forces Design Basis 1. Allowable Stresses 2. Wind and Seismic Stresses 3. Structural Analysis 4. Design for Serviceability and Other Considerations Foferenced Codes and Standards Design Documents 1. Plans 2, Standard Symbols and Nomenclature 3. Notation for Welding B. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS Bt Be Ba. Ba, Bs. Gross Area Net Area Effective Net Area. Stabiltly Local Bucking 1. Classification of Steel Sections 2. Slender Compression Elements Asean heave or Srest Cosson 524 524 524 524 530 531 sal $31 531 532 532 . FRAMES AND OTHER STRUCTURES 5-15 6, Rotational Restraint at Points of Support 537 BT, Limiting Stenderness Ratios 337 88, Simple Spans 337 B9, End Restraint 3 10, Proportions of Beams and Girders S31 B11, Proportoning of Crane Girders 5.38 Ct. General C2. Frame Stability 1, Braced Frames 2, Unbraced Frames ). TENSION MEMBERS . 5-40 D1. Allowable Stress 5-0 2, Builtup Members S40 D3, Pin-connected Members seal 1. Allowable Stress S41 2. Pin-connected Plates at 3. Eyebars 5-41 ‘COLUMNS AND OTHER COMPRESSION MEMBERS 1. Effective Length and Slenderness Ratio £2, Allowable Stress 3, Flexurabtorsional Buckling 4, Bulltup Members ES, Pin-connected Compression Members 8, Column Web Shear BEAMS AND OTHER FLEXURAL MEMBERS 545 F1, Allowable Stress: Strong Axis Bending of [-Shaped Members and Channels sas 1. Members with Compact Sections 54s 2 Members with Noncompact Sections 5.46 3, Members with Compact or Noncompact Sections with Unbraced 5-46 Length Greater than Le F2. Allowable Stress: Weak Axis Bonding of I-Shaped Mombers, 5-48 Solid Bars and Rectangular Plates 1. Members with Compact Sections 548, 2. Members with Noncompact Sections 5.48 Avena nsrrone oF Sree, Consmucrion6 FS. Fs, FS, FS. Fr. Allowable Stress: Bending of Box Members, Foctangular Tubes and Circular Tubes 1. Members with Compact Sections 2. Members with Noncompact Sections Allowable Shear Stress Traneverse Stifeners Built-up Members Web-tapered Members . PLATE GIRDERS. a 2, . a, Gs. Web Siendetness Limitations Allowable Bending Stross Allowable Shear Stress with Tension Field Action ‘Traneverse Stifeners ‘Combined Shear and Tension Stress 1. COMBINED STRESSES Ht Ha, Axial Compression and Bending Axial Tension and Bending |. COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION i 2, 13. is 15, 16. Detnition Design Assumptions End Shear ‘Shear Connectors ‘Composite Beams or Girders with Formed Stes! Deck 1. General 2. Deck Ribs Oriented Perpendicular to Steel Beam or Gisder 3. Deck Ribs Oriented Parallel to Steel Beam or Special Cases |. CONNECTIONS, JOINTS AND FASTENERS ut General Provisions Design Basis . Simple Connections ‘Moment Connections ‘Compression Members with Bearing Joints Connections of Tension and Compression Members in Trusses Minimum Connections Splices in Heavy Sections Beam Copes and Weld Access Holes Avene Terumo Ste ConaucTon Sl ssl 551 582 582 533 534 5.54 555 5.56 5.56 5.56 5.58 5.58 50 50 S61 561 5.62 52 5-62 52, 5-02 562 5a 5.63 563 583 rr B o 4. B. w. 48, 8. 9. Placement of Welds, Bolts and Rivets 10. Bolts in Combination with Welds 11. High-strength Bolts in Slip-citical Connections in Combination with Rivets 12. Limitations on Bolted and Welded Connections Weiss Groove Welds Fillet Welds Plug and Slot Welds Allowable Stresses Combination of Welds Mixed Weld Metal Preheat for Heavy Shapes Bolts, Threaded Parts and Rivet High-strength Bolts Size and Use of Holes . Effective Bearing Area | Allowable Tension and Shear ‘Combined Tension and Shear in Bearing-type Connections Combined Tension and Shear in Slip-critical Joints Allowable Bearing at Bolt Holes Minimum Spacing . Minimum Edge Distance 10, Maximum Edge Distance and Spacing AL. Long Grips Allowable Shear Rupture Connecting Elements 1. Beventric Connections 2. Allowable Shear Rupture Fillers Splices Allowable Bearing Stress Column Bases and Bearing on Masonry and Concrete ‘10, Anchor Bolts Ki . SPECIAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS. Webs and Flanges Under Concentrated Forcos Design Basis Local Flange Bending Local Web Yielding Web Crippling Sidesway Web Buckling ‘Compression Buckling of the Web Compression Members with Web Panels Subject to High Shear Stiffener Requirements for Concentrated Loads Asien rere o» Sree Cone 569 57 571 371 sn, sn 574 514 575 375 577 37 578 578 578 S78 5.79 579 5-80 S30 5.80 530 5.8L S81 382 582 5.82