Flowchart for the design of cold-formed steel members

Start

A4, A5

Determine maximum design forces

due to the design loadings

A3, C1

Determine member data, steel grade

and material properties

Modify cross-section data

C2, C4

Check design axial strength

A E

A'

C3.1

Check design bending strength

B'

C3.2

Check design shear strength

C'

C5

Check combined axial load and bending strength

D D' End
 Flowchart A-A', design axial strength

C4(d)

Check slenderness ratio( )

Yes No
A1 Is compression member ? A2

A1' A2'

Is satisfied interaction ratio of No E

axial strength ?

Yes

A'

Flowchart A1-A1', axial compressive strength

A1

C4.1, C4.2

Calculate elastic buckling stress(Fe)

C4(a)

Calculate nominal buckling stress(Fn)

C4(a), (b)

Calculate nominal axial compressive strength(Pn)

C4(a)

Determine allowable axial

compressive strength(Pa)

C5

Determine allowable axial load(Pao) with Fn = Fy

A1'
Flowchart A2-A2', axial tensile strength

A2

C2

Calculate nominal axial tensile strength(Tn)

C2

Determine allowable axial tensile strength(Ta)

A2'

Flowchart B-B', design bending strength

C3.1.1

Calculate effective yield moment(Mn1) based on

section strength

C3.1.2

Calculate nominal lateral buckling strength(Mn2)

Yes Is Mn1 < Mn2 ? No

Mn = Mn1 Mn = Mn2

C3.1

Determine allowable bending moment

strength(Ma)

C5

Determine allowable moment(Mao) about the

centroidal axes

Is satisfied interaction ratio of No E

bending moment strength ?

Yes

B'
 Flowchart C-C', design shear strength

C3.2

Determine allowable shear strength(Va)

Is satisfied interaction ratio of No E

shear strength ?

Yes
C3.3

Is satisfied interaction ratio of strength No E

for combined bending and shear ?

Yes

C'

Flowchart D-D', combined axial load and bending strength

C5

No Is P/Pa > 0.15 ? Yes

Is satisfied interaction ratio of strength Is satisfied interaction ratio of strength

No for combined axial load and bending for combined axial load and bending No
using Eq. C5-3 ? using Eq. C5-1and C5-2 ?
Yes Yes

E D' E