FB Chart

Allowable Bending Stress

All sections except circular and box sections
Let lb = distance between lateral supports or bracings :

Check whether 137900

200𝑏𝑓 𝑙𝑐 = Use whichever is greater of:
it is laterally 𝑙𝑐 = 𝑑
supported or √𝐹𝑦 (𝐴 ) 𝐹𝑦
𝑓
𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟐𝟏𝟎𝟎𝑪𝒃 𝟖𝟐𝟕𝟒𝟎𝑪𝒃
unsupported 𝑭𝒃 = 𝒍 𝟐
𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒃 = 𝒍𝒅 but 𝑭𝒃 ≤ 𝟎. 𝟔𝟎𝑭𝒚
( ) 𝑨𝒇
𝒓𝒕

No 𝟑𝟓𝟏𝟔𝟑𝟑𝟎𝑪𝒃
𝑙𝑏 ≤ 𝑙𝑐 𝑼𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕 = √
𝑭𝒚

Check witdh to thickness Yes 𝒍

𝟐 𝑭𝒚( )𝟐
𝒓𝒕
ratio Compute 𝑭𝒃 = [𝟑 − 𝟏𝟎.𝟓𝟓𝒙𝟏𝟎𝟔𝑪 ] 𝑭𝒚
𝒃
Non-compact Section rt
𝑏𝑓 170 𝑏𝑓 250 or
≤ No ≤ No
2𝑡𝑓 √𝐹𝑦 2𝑡𝑓 √𝐹𝑦 Fb = 0.60Fy
and 𝟖𝟐𝟕𝟒𝟎𝑪𝒃
𝒍 𝑭𝒃 =
𝒍𝒅/𝑨𝒇
𝒓𝒕
Yes Yes Use whichever is greater but 𝑭𝒃 ≤ 𝟎. 𝟔𝟎𝑭𝒚

For pure bending Partially compact Section

𝑑 1680
≤ 𝑏𝑓
𝑡𝑤 √𝐹𝑦 𝐹𝑏 = 𝐹𝑦 (0.79 − 0.00076 ( ) (√𝐹𝑦 )
2𝑡𝑓
For combined axial and bending
𝑑 1680 𝑓𝑎 𝑓𝑎 𝟕𝟎𝟑𝟐𝟕𝟎𝑪𝒃
≤ (1 − 3.74 ) 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 ≤ 0.16 𝑳𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑳𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕 = √
𝑡𝑤 𝐹
√ 𝑦 𝑓𝑦 𝑓𝑦 𝒇𝒚
𝑑 675 𝑓𝑎 No
≤ 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 > 0.16 𝑭𝒃 = 𝟎. 𝟔𝟎𝑭𝒚
𝑡𝑤 √𝐹𝑦 𝑓𝑦

Yes

Compact Section, Fb = 0.66Fy

 FB Chart

Allowable Bending Stress

All sections except circular and box sections
Let l = distance between lateral supports or bracings :

Check whether 137900

200 𝑙𝑏 =
it is laterally 𝑙𝑎 = 𝑑 Use whichever is greater of:
√𝐹𝑦 ( ) 𝑓𝑦
supported or 𝐴𝑓
1172100𝐶𝑏 82740𝐶𝑏
unsupported 𝐹𝑏 = 2 𝑜𝑟 𝐹𝑏 = 𝐿𝑑 but 𝐹𝑏 = 0.60𝐹𝑦
𝑙
( ) 𝐴𝑓
𝑟𝑡

𝑙𝑏 ≤ 𝑙𝑐 No 3516330𝐶𝑏
𝑈𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝐿𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡 = √
𝑓𝑦

Use whichever is greater of:

Check with to thickness ratio Yes

𝑙 2
2 𝑓𝑦 (𝑟 )
Compute 𝑡
𝐹𝑏 = − 𝐹 ≤ 0.60𝐹𝑦
Non-compact Section rt 3 10.55𝑥106 𝐶𝑏 𝑦
𝑏𝑓 170 No 𝑏𝑓 250 No
≤ ≤ Fb = 0.60Fy ( )
2𝑡𝑓 √𝐹𝑦 2𝑡𝑓 √𝐹𝑦 and or
𝑙
𝑟𝑡 2 82740𝐶𝑏
𝐹𝑏 = ( − ) ≤ 0.60𝐹𝑦
Yes 3 𝐿𝑑
𝐴𝑓
For pure bending
𝑑 1680
≤
𝑡𝑤 √𝐹𝑦
For combined axial and bending
𝑑 1680 𝑓𝑎 𝑓𝑎 703270𝐶𝑏
≤ (1 − 3.74 ) 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 ≤ 0.16 𝐿𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐿𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡 = √
𝑡𝑤 √𝐹𝑦 𝑓𝑦 𝑓𝑦 𝑓𝑦
𝑑 675 𝑓𝑎
≤ 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 ≤ 0.16 𝐹𝑏 = 0.60𝐹𝑦
𝑡𝑤 √𝐹𝑦 𝑓𝑦

Yes

Compact Section, Fb = 0.66Fy