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1.1 Design Code
AISC 360-16-ASD

1.2 Member Properties

The required Compressive Strength
𝑃𝑎 = 1000 𝑘𝑁
Length
Length Value Unit
Lx 4 m
Kx 1
Ly 4 m
Ky 1
Lz 4 m
Kz 1

1.3 Cross Section Properties - I-PAR 400/150/5/5

Cross-Section Property Symbol Value Unit
Gross area Ag 3450 mm2
Moment of inertia about major principal axis Ix 83228.75 x103 mm4
Moment of inertia about minor principal axis Iy 2816.56 x103 mm4
Radius of gyration about major principal axis rx 155.32 mm
Radius of gyration about minor principal axis ry 28.57 mm
Torsional constant J 28.96 x103 mm4
Warping constant Cw 109.71 x109 mm6

1.4 Material Properties - A992

Material Property Symbol Value Unit
Modulus of elasticity E 200000 N/mm2
Shear modulus G 77000 N/mm2
Yield strength Fy 235 N/mm2

1.5 Classification of Cross-Section

Compression – Table B4.1a
Flange
Case 2: Flanges of built-up I - shaped sections
𝑏 = 75 𝑚𝑚
𝑡 = 5 𝑚𝑚
\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎 =\𝑠𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝑏}{𝑡} =\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{75}{5} = 15
𝑘𝑐 =\𝑠𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{4} {\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡{\𝑠𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{ℎ}{𝑡𝑤 }}} =\𝑠𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{4} {\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡{\𝑠𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{390}{5}}} = 0.453
\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑟 = 0.64\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡 {\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝑘𝑐𝐸 }{𝐹𝑦 }} = 0.64\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡{\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{0.453\𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠200000}{235}} = 12.57
\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎 >\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑟 \𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟
Web
Case 5: Webs of doubly symmetric rolled and built-up I-shaped sections
ℎ = 390 𝑚𝑚

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𝑡𝑤 = 5 𝑚𝑚
\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎 =\𝑠𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{ℎ}{𝑡𝑤 } =\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{390}{5} = 78
\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑟 = 1.49\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡 {\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐸}{𝐹𝑦 }} = 1.49\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡{\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{200000}{235}} = 43.47
\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎 >\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑟 \𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟

1.6 Design for Compression

Elastic Flexural Buckling Stress
\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐾𝑥𝐿𝑥 }{𝑟𝑥 } =\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{1\𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠4\𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠1000}{155.32} = 25.753\𝑙𝑒200\𝑐𝑑𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑘
\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐 {𝐾𝑦𝐿𝑦 } {𝑟𝑦 } =\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{1\𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠4\𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠1000}{28.57} = 139.994\𝑙𝑒200\𝑐𝑑𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑘
the y-y axis will govern
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𝐹𝑒 =\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{\𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑏𝑖𝑡{\𝑝𝑖}2𝐸 } {\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐿{𝑐𝑦} }{𝑟𝑦 }\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡) } (from Spec. Eq. E3-4)
𝑁
=\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{\𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑏𝑖𝑡{\𝑝𝑖}2\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(200000\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡) }{\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(139.99\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)2 } = 100.72
{\𝑟𝑚 𝑚𝑚}2
Elastic Critical Torsional Buckling Stress
2
𝐹𝑒 =\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 (\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{\𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑏𝑖𝑡{\𝑝𝑖}2𝐸𝐶
𝑤 } {{𝐿{𝑐𝑧} } } + 𝐺𝐽\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡) \𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{1}{𝐼𝑥 + 𝐼𝑦 } (Spec. Eq. E4-2)
9\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 )
=\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 (\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐 {\𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑏𝑖𝑡{\𝑝𝑖}2\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(200000\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(109.71\𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠{10} } {\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(4000
\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)2 } +\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(77000\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(28.96\𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠{10}3\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 )\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)
\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{1}{\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(83228.75 + 2816.56\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)\𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠{10}3 }
𝑁
= 183.21
{\𝑟𝑚 𝑚𝑚}2
The flexural buckling limit state controls.
𝑁
\𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝐹𝑒 = 100.72
{\𝑟𝑚 𝑚𝑚}2
Flexural Buckling Stress
\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐹𝑦 }{𝐹𝑒 } =\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{235}{100.72} = 2.33
\𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐹𝑦 }{𝐹𝑒 } > 2.25
\𝐿𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝐹{𝑐𝑟} = 0.877𝐹𝑒 (Spec. Eq. E3-3)
𝑁
= 0.877\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(100.72\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡) = 88.33
{\𝑟𝑚 𝑚𝑚}2
Effective Area
Flange
Because the flanges are slender, there is reduction in effective area due to local buckling of the flanges.
the slenderness limit from AISC Specification Section E7.1 for a fully effective element:
\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑟 \𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡 {\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐹𝑦 }{𝐹{𝑐𝑟} }} = 12.57\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡{\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{235}{88.33}} = 20.49
\𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎\𝑙𝑒\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑟 \𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡 {\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐹𝑦 }{𝐹{𝑐𝑟} }}
→the effective width is determined from AISC Specification Equation E7-2.
𝑏𝑒 = 𝑏 = 75 𝑚𝑚
Web
Because the Web is slender, there is reduction in effective area due to local buckling of the Web.
the slenderness limit from AISC Specification Section E7.1 for a fully effective element:
\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑟 \𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡 {\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐹𝑦 }{𝐹{𝑐𝑟} }} = 43.47\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡{\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{235}{88.33}} = 70.9
\𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎 >\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑟 \𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡 {\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐹𝑦 }{𝐹{𝑐𝑟} }}
→the effective width is determined from AISC Specification Equation E7-3.
Determine the effective width imperfection adjustment factors from AISC Specification Table E7.1, Case (a):
𝑐1 = 0.18

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𝑐2 = 1.31
The elastic local buckling stress is:
2𝐹
𝐹{𝑒𝑙} =\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(𝑐2\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎𝑟 }{\𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑑𝑎}\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 ) (Spec. Eq. E7-5)
𝑦
𝑁
=\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(1.31\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{43.47}{78}\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)2\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(235\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡) = 125.24
{\𝑟𝑚 𝑚𝑚}2
Determine the effective width of the web
ℎ𝑒 = ℎ\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 (1 − 𝑐1 \𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡 {\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐹{𝑒𝑙} }{𝐹{𝑐𝑟} }} \𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡) \𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡 {\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝐹{𝑒𝑙} }{𝐹{𝑐𝑟} }} (from Spec. Eq. E7-3)
= 390\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(1 − 0.18\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡{\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{125.24}{88.33}}\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)\𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡{\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{125.24}{88.33}}
= 364.86 𝑚𝑚
Available Compressive Strength
𝐴𝑒 = 𝐴𝑔 −\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(ℎ − ℎ𝑒\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 )𝑡𝑤 − 4\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(𝑏 − 𝑏𝑒\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 )𝑡𝑓
= 3450 −\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(390 − 364.86\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(5\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡) − 4\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(75 − 75\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(5\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)
= 3324.29 {\𝑟𝑚 𝑚𝑚}2
𝑃𝑛 = 𝐹{𝑐𝑟}𝐴𝑒 (Spec. Eq. E7-1)
=\𝑠𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(88.33\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)\𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡(3324.29\𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡)}{1000} = 293.64 𝑘𝑁
\𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑚{\𝑂𝑚𝑒𝑔𝑎}𝑐 = 1.67
\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{𝑃𝑛 }{\𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑚{\𝑂𝑚𝑒𝑔𝑎}𝑐 } =\𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐{293.64}{1.67} = 175.83

Design Ratio
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𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜\𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛5.687 > 1\𝑐𝑑𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑘
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