HSS BEAM END REACTION (13th Edition)

Specification:

ASD

HSS Beam Section

Yield Strength, Fy
Length

HSS8X6X1/4

46

ksi

9.8

ft

w, kip/ft

Beam Properties:
Sx

in

14.20

Zx

16.90

in

tdes

0.233

in

8.00

in

7.30

in

h/t

31.33

5.301

b/t

22.751

kv

=
=

Cv

=
=

HSS8X6X1/4

L = 9.8 ft

R = 15.83

kips

web plate buckling coefficient

R = 15.83

(Sec. G5)

5
web shear coefficient

(Sec. G2.1)

Results:
Shear:
Vn

=
Aw

0.60 * Fy * Aw * Cv
=

2 * h * tdes
3.4

=
Vn

Vn/

R1

v = 1.5

(Eq. G2-1)
(Sec. G5)

93.902542
62.60

Vn/

Bending:

kips

62.60

kips
b = 1.67

Flange Local Buckling

p

1.12 * (E/Fy)^0.5

(Table B4.1)

kips

HSS BEAM END REACTION (13th Edition)

28.121

1.4 * (E/Fy)^0.5

35.152

(Table B4.1)

Since, b/t < 1.12 * (E/Fy)^0.5 the flange is compact

(Sec. B4)

For compact Section

Mn

Fy Z

(Eq. F7-1)

777.40

Kips-in

64.78

Kips-ft

Mn/ =

38.79

Kips-ft

Web Local Buckling

=

2.42 * (E/Fy)^0.5
60.762

=
=

(Table B4.1)

5.7 * (E/Fy)^0.5

(Table B4.1)

143.118

Since, h/t < 2.42 * (E/Fy)^0.5 the web is compact

Limit state of web local buckling does not apply.
Thus,

wL

(w L/2) L
4

where:
w L/2

Beam end Reaction, R2

Solving for R2
R2

15.83

Beam End Reaction, R =

Beam End Reaction, R =

kips

min( R1, R2 )
15.83

kips

(Sec. B4)
(Sec. F7.3a)