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Simply Supported Beam Design with Torsional Loading Based on AISC Manual 9th

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

BEAM SECTION = > W10X54 => A d rx ry Ix
GRAVITY DISTRIBUTED LOAD w = 1.15 kips / ft 15.8 10.1 4.38 2.55 303
LATERAL POINT LOAD AT MID F= 5 kips Iy Sy λ tw bf
TORSION AT MID SPAN T= 5.1 ft-kips 103 20.6 0.0174 0.37 10.00
AXIAL LOAD P= 96 kips
BEAM LENGTH L = 15 ft
BEAM YIELD STRESS Fy = 50 ksi
VERTICAL BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH Lb = 15 ft
AXIAL VERTICAL UNBRACED LENGTH Lx = 15 ft
AXIAL HORIZONTAL UNBRACED LENGTH Ly = 7.5 ft

ANALYSIS
CHECK LOCAL BUCKLING (AISC-ASD Tab. B5.1)
bf / (2tf ) = 8.13 < 65 / (Fy)0.5 = 9.19
[Satisfactory]
d / tw = 27.30 < 640 / (Fy)0.5 = 90.51 THE BEAM DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
[Satisfactory]

DETERMINE GOVERNING MOMENTS AT MIDDLE OF SPAN

2
Mx = w L / 8 = 32.3 ft-kips
My = F L / 4 = 18.8 ft-kips  λ L 2
4 sinh 
β = 
2 
M0 = T L / (4d) = 22.7 ft-kips = 0.584 ,(Philip page 101)
λ L sinh λ L
MT = βM0 = 13.3 ft-kips

DETERMINE GOVERNING UNBALANCED SEGMENT LENGTH (AISC-ASD F1)

L c = MIN[76bf/(Fy)0.5 , 20000/(d/Af)Fy] = 8.96 ft
0.5
L u = MAX[rT(102000Cb/Fy) , 12000Cb/(d/Af)0.6Fy] = 20.30 ft
0.5
L 3 = rT(510000Cb/Fy) = 22.39 ft
Where (d/Af) = 1.64 in-1
rT = 2.66
Cb = 1.00

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESSES (AISC-ASD F1)

= 0.66Fy = N/A ksi, for L b @ [0, L c]
= 0.60Fy = 30.00 ksi, for L b @ (L c, L u]
Fbx = { = MAX(Fb1, Fb3) = N/A ksi, for L b @ (L u, L 3]
= MAX(Fb2, Fb3) = N/A ksi, for L b @ (L 3, Larger)

Where Fb1 = MIN{[2/3 - Fy(L /rT)2/(1530000Cb)]Fy , 0.6Fy} = 25.85 ksi

Fb2 = MIN[170000Cb/(L /rT)2, Fy/3] = 16.67 ksi
Fb3 = MIN[12000Cb/(L d/Af), 0.6Fy] = 30.00 ksi

CHECK VERTICAL FLEXURAL CAPACITY (AISC-ASD F & Philip page 100)

fbx / Fbx = 0.73 < 1.00 [Satisfactory]
Where fbx = Mx / Sx + 2MT / Sy = 21.93 ksi
CHECK COMPRESSION CAPACITY (AISC-ASD E2)
fa / F a = 0.24 < 1.33 [Satisfactory]
Where fa = P / A = 6.08 ksi
K = 1.0
Es = 29000 ksi (1-F2/2)Fy / (5/3+3F/8-F3/8) = 25.68 ksi, for Cc > (K
2
Cc = (2π Es/Fy)
0.5
= 107
Fa = { 2
12π Es/[23(KL /r) ] =
2
N/A ksi, for Cc < (K
KL /r = MAX(KL x/rx, KL y/ry) = 41.10 < 200 [Satisfactory]
F = (KL / r) / Cc = 0.38

CHECK COMBINED STRESS (AISC-ASD H1)

fa / F a = 0.24 > 0.15

fa C mx f bx C my f by
+ + = 1.33 < 1.33
Fa  f   f 
1− a F bx 1− a F by
 F'   F ey
' 
 ex   

Where Cm = 1.00
fby = My / Sy = 10.92 ksi
Fby = 0.75 Fy = 37.50 ksi

12π 2E 12π 2E
'
F ex = 2
= 88.39 ksi '
F ey = 2
= 120.18 ksi
23 l x 
K  Kl 
23 y 
 rx
 r y
fa f bx f by
+ + = 1.22 < 1.33
0.6 F y F bx F by

fa f f by
+ bx + = 1.26 < 1.33 <== Not applicable.
Fa F bx F by
[Satisfactory]

DETERMINE DEFLECTIONS

 λL 
T  λ L 2 sinh 2  λL
φ =  −  sinh = o
0.2213 , max twist angle at middle (Philip page 100)
2GJ λ  2 sinh ( λ L )  2
 

Where G = 11200 ksi

4
J = 1.82 in

5w L4
∆ vert = = 0.15 in = L / 1207 , vertical deflection at middle
384 E I 3
Where I3 = Ix sin2(90-φ) + Iy cos2(90-φ) = 303 in4 , (AISC-ASD Page 6-23)

F L3
∆ horiz = = 0.20 in = L / 885 , horizontal deflection at middle
48 E I 4
Where I4 = Ix cos2(90-φ) + Iy sin2(90-φ) = 103 in4 , (AISC-ASD Page 6-23)

Technical References:
1. AISC: "Manual of Steel construction 9th", American Institute of Steel Construction, 1990.
2. Philip H. Lin: "Simplified Design for Torsional Loading of Rolled Steel Members", Engineering Journal, AISC, 1977.
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60
tf
0.62
(cont'd)

> (Kl/r)
< (Kl/r)