AISC_PART 16_A_Prelims copy_15th Ed.
_2016 2017-02-21 5:25 PM Page liii
GLOSSARY 16.1-liii
Uneven load distribution. In an HSS connection, condition in which the stress is not dis-
tributed uniformly through the cross section of connected elements.
Unframed end. The end of a member not restrained against rotation by stiffeners or con-
nection elements.
Unstiffened element. Flat compression element with an adjoining out-of-plane element
along one edge parallel to the direction of loading.
Unrestrained construction. Floor and roof assemblies and individual beams in buildings that
are assumed to be free to rotate and expand throughout the range of anticipated elevated
temperatures.
Weak axis. Minor principal centroidal axis of a cross section.
Weathering steel. High-strength, low-alloy steel that, with sufficient precautions, is able to
be used in typical atmospheric exposures (not marine) without protective paint coating.
Web local crippling†. Limit state of local failure of web plate in the immediate vicinity of a
concentrated load or reaction.
Web sidesway buckling. Limit state of lateral buckling of the tension flange opposite the
location of a concentrated compression force.
Weld metal. Portion of a fusion weld that has been completely melted during welding. Weld
metal has elements of filler metal and base metal melted in the weld thermal cycle.
Weld root. See root of joint.
Y-connection. HSS connection in which the branch member or connecting element is not
perpendicular to the main member and in which forces transverse to the main member are
primarily equilibrated by shear in the main member.
Yield moment†. In a member subjected to bending, the moment at which the extreme outer
fiber first attains the yield stress.
Yield point†. First stress in a material at which an increase in strain occurs without an
increase in stress as defined by ASTM.
Yield strength†. Stress at which a material exhibits a specified limiting deviation from the
proportionality of stress to strain as defined by ASTM.
Yield stress†. Generic term to denote either yield point or yield strength, as applicable for
the material.
Yielding†. Limit state of inelastic deformation that occurs when the yield stress is reached.
Yielding (plastic moment)†. Yielding throughout the cross section of a member as the bend-
ing moment reaches the plastic moment.
Yielding (yield moment)†. Yielding at the extreme fiber on the cross section of a member
when the bending moment reaches the yield moment.
Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, July 7, 2016
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION