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Tube, Pipe, or WF Member Capacity Based on AISC 360-05

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

MEMBER SHAPE (Tube, Pipe, or WF) & SIZE W30X132 < == W Shape
STEEL YIELD STRESS Fy = 50 ksi

AXIAL COMPRESSION FORCE P= 46 kips, ASD

STRONG AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH KLx = 20 ft
WEAK AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH KLy = 20 ft

STRONG AXIS BENDING MOMENT Mrx = 560 ft-kips, ASD

STRONG AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH Lb = 20 ft, (AISC 360-05 F2.2.c)
STRONG DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD Vstrong = 87 kips

WEAK AXIS BENDING MOMENT Mry = 30 ft-kips, ASD

WEAK DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD Vweak = 87 kips

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY (AISC 360-05, H1)

P r 8 M rx M ry
, for P r 0.2
P c 9 M cx M cy Pc
0.98 < 1.0 [Satisfactory]
P r M rx M ry
, for P r 0.2

2 P c M cx M cy Pc

Where Pc = Pn / c = 843 / 1.67 = 504.88 kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter E)

> Pr [Satisfactory]
Mcx = Mn / b = 1278.44 / 1.67 = 765.53 ft-kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
> Mrx [Satisfactory]
Mcy = Mn / b = 243.33 / 1.67 = 145.71 ft-kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
> Mry [Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-05, G2)

Vn,strong / v = 559.0 / 1.67 = 334.8 kips > Vstrong = 87.0 kips [Satisfactory]

Vn,weak / v = 630.0 / 1.67 = 377.2 kips > Vweak = 87.0 kips [Satisfactory]
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Plate Girder Design Based on AISC Manual 13th Edition (AISC 360-05)

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

STEEL YIELD STRESS Fy = 50 ksi
SIMPLY SUPPORTED SPAN S= 20 ft
SUPERIMPOSED UNIFORM DEAD LOAD DL = kips / ft
UNIFORM LIVE LOAD LL = kips / ft
POINT DEAD LOAD PDL = kips
POINT LIVE LOAD PLL = kips
DISTANCE POINT LOAD TO END c= ft
TOP FLANGE WIDTH bf,top = 10.5 in
TOP FLANGE THICKNESS tf,top = 1 in
BOTTOM FLANGE WIDTH bf,bot = 10.5 in
BOTTOM FLANGE THICKNESS tf,bot = 1 in
WEB THICKNESS tw = 0.615 in
BEAM DEPTH d= 30.3 in Err:502
UNBRACED LENGTH Lb = 20 ft FLANGE TO WEB WELDING USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 3141 in o.c.

THE GIRDER DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
CHECK LIMITING WIDTH-THICKNESS RATIOS FOR WEB (AISC 365-05 Table B4.1)
h c / tw = 46.02 < r = 137.27
< p = 90.55
Compact Web
where E= 29000 ksi
r = 5.7 (E / Fy)0.5 = 137.27
p = (hc / hp) (E / Fy)0.5 / (0.54 Mp / My -0.09)2 = 83.05 ,for Af,top Af,bot
p = 3.76 (E / Fy)0.5 = 90.55 ,for Af,top = Af,bot
hc = 28.30 in hp = 29.11 in
Mp = 1820.8 ft-kips My = 1583.3 ft-kips

CHECK LIMITING WIDTH-THICKNESS RATIOS FOR FLANGES (AISC 365-05 Table B4.1)
0.5 bf,top / tf,top = 5.25 < r = 21.73
< p = 9.15
Compact Flanges
where r = 1.0 (kc E / FL)0.5 = 21.73
p = 0.38 (E / Fy)0.5 = 9.15
kc = Min [0.76 , Max (0.35 , 4 / (h / hw)0.5 )] = 0.57
Sxt = 380 in3 Sxc = 380 in3
FL = 35 ksi, (AISC 360-05 Table note B4.1 & Eq F4-6)

DETERMINE CRITERIA FOR ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH (AISC 365-05 Table F1.1)

Chapter F Sections
Required Conditions F2 F3 F4 F5
Double Symmetric x x
Compact Web x x
x
Noncompact Web
Slender Web Mallowable = Mn / b = 765.5 ft-kips
Compact Flanges x ( from following analysis)
Noncompact Flanges
Slender Flanges
Applicable Section ok

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH , Mn / b , BASED ON AISC 365-05 Chapter F2

E 7.93 ft
L p 1.76r y
Fy

2
E Jc 0.7 F y S x h 0 E
L r 1.95r ts 1 1 6.76 r ts 23.79 ft
0.7 F y S xh0 E Jc 0.7 F y

 2
E Jc 0.7 F y S x h 0 E
L r 1.95r ts 1 1 6.76 r ts
0.7 F y S xh0 E Jc 0.7 F y

where ry = 2.24 in Sx = 380 in3
h0 = 29.30 in Iy = 196 in4
 (cont'd)
Cw = Iy h02 / 4 = 42066 , (AISC 365-05 F2.2)
J = [tw d (tw2 + d2)] / 12 = 1426.27 in4, (not applicable if taken web only, EIT Manual page 26)
(Use J= 9.72 in4 )
rts =[( Iy Cw)0.5/ Sx)]0.5 = 2.75 in
c= 1.0 Cb = 1.0 , (AISC Manual 13th Table 3-1, page 3-10)

2
C b 2E Jc L b 46.2779 ksi
F cr 2
1 0.078
L b S x h 0 r ts

r ts

M p , for L b L p

L b L p
M n, F 2 Min C b M p M p 0.7 F y S x , M p

, for L p L b L r 1278.4 ft-kips
L r L p

Min F cr S x , M p , for L r L b

Mallowable, F2 =Mn / b = 765.5 ft-kips where b = 1.67 , (AISC 365-05 F1)

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH , Mn / b , BASED ON AISC 365-05 Chapter F3

<== Not Applicable.

pf
M p M p 0.7 F y S x
rf pf
, for Noncompact Flanges

M n, F 3 2041.8 ft-kips
0.9 E k c S x
, for Slender Flanges
2
where = bf / (2 tf) = 5.25
pf = p = 9.15 rf = r = 21.73

Mallowable, F3 =Min(Mn,F2 , Mn,F3) / b = 765.5 ft-kips

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH , Mn / b , BASED ON AISC 365-05 Chapter F4

<== Not Applicable.

E 6.07 ft
L p 1.1r t
Fy

2
E J S h
L r 1.95r t 1 1 6.76 F L xc 0 23.78 ft
FL S xch 0 E J

where aw =hc tw/ (bfc tfc) = 1.66

b fc
rt 2.75 in
1 2
12 h 0 a w h
d 6 h 0d

Mp = Min [Zx Fy , 1.6Sxc Fy ] = 1820.83 ft-kips

Myc = Sxc Fy = 1583.33 ft-kips Myt = Sxt Fy = 1583.33 ft-kips
= h c / tw = 47.64
pw = p = 83.05 rw = r = 137.27

M p
, for h c / t w pw
M yc
R pc 1.15
Min M p M p 1 pw M p
for h c / t w pw
, ,
M yc M yc rw pw M yc

2
C b 2E J L b
F cr 2
1 0.078 46.267 ksi, (for Iyc / Iy = 0.49 > 0.23, AISC 360-05 F4-5 )
L b S xc h 0 r t

r t

R pc M yc , for L b L p

Lb L p
M n, F 4.2 Min C b R pc M yc R pc M yc F L S xc , R pc M yc

, for L p L b L r 1260.466 ft-kips
L r L p

Min F cr S xc , R pc M yc , for L r L b
 (cont'd)
R pc M yc , for Compact Flanges

pf
R pc M yc R pc M yc F L S xc
rf pf
, for Noncompact Flanges 1820.83 ft-kips

M n ,F 5.3


0.9 E k c S xc
, for Slender Flanges
2
M p
, for h c / t w pw
M yt
R pt 1.15
Min M p M p 1 pw M p
for h c / t w pw
, ,
M yt M yt rw pw M yt

Mallowable, F4 = Min( Mn,F4.2 , Mn,F4.3, RptMyt) / b = 754.8 ft-kips

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRENGTH , Mn / b , BASED ON AISC 365-05 Chapter F5

<== Not Applicable.
E
Lr r t 20.71 ft
0.7 F y

Fy , for L b L p

L b L p
Min C b F y 0.3F y , F y

, for L p L b L r
L r L p

F cr , F 5.2 35.7295 ksi

C b 2E
Min 2
, F y , for L r L b
L b
r
t

F y , for Compact Flanges

pf
F y 0.3F y , for Noncompact Flanges
rf pf
F cr , F 5.3 50 ksi
0.9 E k c , for Slender Flanges
2
b f
2t f

Min a w , 10 hc E
R pg Min 1 5.7 , 1.0 1
1200 300 Min a w , 10 t w
F y

Mallowable, F5 = Min( RpgFySxc , RpgFcr,F5.2Sxc , RpgFcr,F5.3Sxc , FySxt) / b = 677.5 ft-kips

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRENGTH , Vn / Wv , BASED ON AISC 365-05 Chapter G2

h = d - tf,top - tf,bot = 28 in , h / tw = 46 , Aw = 18.63 in2 ,

a= 19.7 ft
1.0 , for h / t w1.10 k vE
5 Fy
5 , for a / h 3
kv a / h 2 5.00 Cv
1.10 k vE E E
, for 1.10 k v h / t w1.37 k v 1.000
h /tw F y Fy Fy
5 , for a / h 3
Vn = 0.6 FyAwCv = 1.51E k v E
559.035 kips , for 1.37 k v h / t w

h / t w 2 F y Fy
Vallowable = Vn / v = 334.751 kips v = 1.67 , (AISC 365-05 G1)

TOTAL SUPERIMPOSED GRAVITY LOAD

w = DL + LL = 0.000 kips / ft , P = PDL + PLL = 0.00 kips

CHECK EACH SECTION CAPACITIES

Section Left 0.00 S 0.00 S 0.00 S 0.00 S 0.00 S Point 0.17 S 0.33 S 0.50 S 0.67 S 0.83 S Right
Distance 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.33 6.67 10.00 13.33 16.67 20.00
d (in) 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
y (in) 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
I (in4) 5670 5670 5670 5670 5670 5670 5670 5670 5670 5670 5670 5670 5670
Wt (plf) 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7
V (kips) 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 0.00 -0.87 -0.44 0.00 0.44 0.87 1.31
M (ft-k) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 7 6 4 0
 (cont'd)

BENDING LOADS & CAPACITY

Moments
0

-200

-400

-600

-800

-1000
Length
Mmax = 6.534099 ft-kips @ 10.00 ft, from heel.
< Mallowable = 765.533 ft-kips
[Satisfactory]
S h ear F o rces

SHEAR LOADS & CAPACITY

-330.00
-332.00
-334.00
-336.00
-338.00
Length

Vmax = 1.31 kips @ 20.00 ft, from heel.

< Vallowable = 334.751 kips [Satisfactory]

DETERMINE DEFLECTION AT MID SPAN

5wL 4 0.06415 Pb
L 2 b 2
3/ 2
DL 0.00 in ( L / 83889 )
384 EI EIL (for camber, self Wt included.)

where E= 29000 ksi w= 0.131 kips / ft

I= 5670 in4 P= 0 kips
b= 0.3 ft L= 20.0 ft

5w L 4 0.06415 Pb
L 2 b 2
3/ 2
LL 0.00 #DIV/0!
384 EI EIL

where P= 0 kips w= 0.000 kips / ft

DETERMINE FLANGE TO WEB WELDING (AISC 360-05 J2.4 )

w= 5/16 in
wmin = 3/16 in, < w
wmax = 7/16 in, > w
= 2.0
Vmax = 1.31 kips
Q = Af(d - y - 0.5 tf,top) = 154 in3
vmax = Vmax Q / I = 0.04 kips / in

A= 24 in B
0.6 F EXX 0.707 w A 3141 in. o.c.
v max
USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 3141 in o.c.

DESIGN STIFFENERS

1. BEARING STIFFENERS ARE REQUIRED AT EACH END SUPPORT. (AISC 360-05, J10.8)

2. CHECK LOCAL WEB YIELDING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC 360-05, J10.2)
R=P= 0.00 kips
N= 0 in, bearing length, point.
k = tf,top + w = 1.31 in
= 1.5

R
, for c d
t w N 5k
0.00 < Fy / [Satisfactory]
R
, for c d
t w N 2.5k
 (cont'd)
3. CHECK WEB CRIPPLING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC 360-05, J10.3)

= 2.0
1.5
2 N t w EF ywt f
0.80t w 1 3
d t f tw
, for c 0.5d

Rn / 1 / 232.30 > P [Satisfactory]
t w
1.5
0.40t 2w 1 3 N
EF ywt f
, for c 0.5d
d t f tw

(Note : If item 2, local web yielding is Satisfactory, this item does not need to be checked.)

4. CHECK SIDESWAY WEB BUCKING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC 360-05, J10.4)
dc = d - 2k = 27.68 in
Cr = 960000 ksi
(dc / tw ) / (l / bf) = 1.97
= 1.76

3
C r t wt f 0.4 d c / t w
3
/
, for d c t w 1.7
h 2 l /b f l /b f


C r t 3wt f
3

Rn / 1 / 10.4 d c / t w , for 1.7
dc / tw
2.3 641.97 > P [Satisfactory]
h2 l /b f l /b f


dc / tw
P , for l / 2.3
bf

(Note : If item 2, local web yielding is Satisfactory, this item does not need to be checked.)

5. DETERMINE STIFFENER SIZE.

tw = 1/3 in , bst = 4 in

bst / tw = 12.80 < 0.56 (E / Fy)0.5 , (AISC 360-05 Table B4.1)

[Satisfactory]
Ag = 7.04 in2 , I= 17 in4

R= 1.3 kips
c = 1.67 , (AISC 365-05 E1)
Kl/r= 0.75 h / ( I / Aeff)0.5 = 13.7
Cc = 4.71 (E/ Fy)0.5 = 113

2E 1515.86 ksi
Fe
kl / r 2
F y kl
0.658 F e F y , for Cc
r
R n / c A g / c 207.9 kips, (AISC 360-05 E2)
kl
0.877 F e , for r Cc > R [Satisfactory]

Techincal Reference:
1. AISC: "Steel Construction Manual 13th Edition", American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005.