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AISC_PART 16_A_Prelims_15th Ed.

_2016 2016-11-15 11:23 AM Page xxxv (Black plate)

SYMBOLS 16-xxxv

Symbol Definition Section


b For legs of angles and flanges of channels and zees, full leg or
flange width, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4.1a
b For plates, the distance from the free edge to the first row of
fasteners or line of welds, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4.1a
b Width of the element, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7.1
b Width of unstiffened compression element; width of stiffened
compression element, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4.1
b Width of the leg resisting the shear force or depth of tee stem,
in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G3
b Width of leg, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10.2
bcf Width of column flange, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J10.6
be Reduced effective width, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7.1
be Effective edge distance for calculation of tensile rupture strength
of pin-connected member, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D5.1
bf Width of flange, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4.1
bfc Width of compression flange, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4.2
bft Width of tension flange, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G2.2
bl Length of longer leg of angle, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5
bp Smaller of the dimension a and h, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G2.3
bs Length of shorter leg of angle, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5
bs Stiffener width for one-sided stiffeners; twice the individual
stiffener width for pairs of stiffeners, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 6.3.2a
c Distance from the neutral axis to the extreme compressive
fibers, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 6.3.2a
c1 Effective width imperfection adjustment factor determined
from Table E7.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7.1
d Depth of section from which the tee was cut, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . Table D3.1
d Depth of tee or width of web leg in compression, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . F9.2
d Nominal fastener diameter, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J3.3
d Full nominal depth of the member, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4.1
d Depth of rectangular bar, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11.1
d Diameter, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J7
d Diameter of pin, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D5.1
db Depth of beam, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J10.6
db Nominal diameter (body or shank diameter), in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 3.4
dc Depth of column, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J10.6
de Effective width for tees, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7.1
dsa Diameter of steel headed stud anchor, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I8.1
e Eccentricity in a truss connection, positive being away from
the branches, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K3.1
emid-ht Distance from the edge of steel headed stud anchor shank to
the steel deck web, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I8.2a
fc′ Specified compressive strength of concrete, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I1.2b
fo Stress due to impounded water due to either nominal rain or
snow loads (exclusive of the ponding contribution), and other
loads acting concurrently as specified in Section B2, ksi (MPa) . . . . App. 2.2

Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, July 7, 2016


AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION

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