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Web Tapered Frame Design Based on AISC-ASD 9th, Appendix F

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
Fy =

STEEL YIELD STRESS

LEFT COLUMN DIMENSIONS

RIGHT COLUMN DIMENSIONS

36
ksi
bf =
5
in
tf = 0.1875 in
tw = 0.1345 in
d1 =

12

in

d2 =

17

in

H1 =

12

ft

in

bf =

in

tf =

0.25

in

tw =

0.25

in

d3 =

12

in

34

in

d4 =
H2 =
LEFT BEAM DIMENSIONS

14.2 ft
bf =
tf =

RIGHT BEAM DIMENSIONS

0.25 in
tw = 0.3125 in
d5 =
9
in
d6 =
13
in

RIDGE HEIGHT

H=

13

L1 =

GRAVITY LOAD

w=

0.24

kips / ft ( " - " for wind uplift)

F=

2.6

kips ( " - " to left direction)

abm =
10
ft

15

ft

bf =

in

LATERAL LOAD

tf =

0.25

in

BEAM STIFFENER SPACING

tw = 0.3125 in
d5 =
9
in
d7 =
38
in
L2 =

27

ft

ft

acol =

ft

UNBRACED LENGTH / PURLIN SPACING Lb,top =

UNBRACED LENGTH AT BOTTOM FLANGE Lb,bot =

ft

10

ft

COLUMN STIFFENER SPACING

(Diaphragm is not bracing member. L is different with " l " in F1.3, pg 5-47)

THE FRAME DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
DETERMINE REACTIONS
R1 =
-2.7
kips
R2 =

4.3

kips

R3 =

5.3

kips

R4 =

5.8

kips

R5 =

5.3

kips

R6 =

0.7

kips

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS (APP. F7.4, pg 5-103)

F b

Fy
2 1.0
F y 0.60 F y , for F b F y / 3
3
2
2
6 B F s F w

B F 2s F 2w , for F b F y / 3

where

Af = tf bf

= MIN[(dL - d0) / d0 , 0.268 L/d0, 6.0]

ATo = tf bf + d0 tw / 6

ITo = (tf bf3 + d0 tw3 / 6) / 12

r To
hs

I To
ATo

1.0 0.0230

F s
Ld 0
Af

F w

12000
h sL d o / A f

170000

h wL / r To 2

hs

1.0 0.0230

Ld 0
Af

F w

170000

h wL / r To 2

(cont'd)

h w 1.0 0.00385

Left Col
Right Col
L. Bm (+)
(-)
R. Bm (+)
(-)

Length
11.5
12.7
14.3
14.3
25.6
25.6

r To

0.42
1.83
0.44
0.44
1.79
3.22

1.75

1.0 0.25

ATo

ITo

rTo

Hs

Hw

Fs

Fw

1.21
1.75
1.72
1.72
1.72
1.72

2
3
3
3
3
3

1.27
1.22
1.23
1.23
1.23
1.23

1.40
2.61
1.21
1.30
1.85
3.18

1.02
1.08
1.01
1.02
1.05
1.12

4.85
3.14
22.91
10.68
14.98
4.37

14.03
9.37
69.97
17.32
65.24
14.22

B
1.51
1.31
1.50
1.50
1.31
1.21

Fb
17.56
12.86
21.60
19.28
21.60
15.99

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRESS (F4, pg 5-49)

Fv

0.4 F , for h / t 380 F

y
w
y

where

C F
v y 0.4 F y , for h / t w380 F y
2.89

h = dL - 2 tf

5.34

a / h 2

4.0

kv

5.34

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

a
10.0
10.0
5.0
5.0

h
16.63
33.50
12.50
37.50

4.0

a / h

45000 k v

, for a / h1.0
, for a / h 1.0

h / tw

380 / Fy0.5

Kv

Cv

Fb

124
134
40
120

63
63
63
63

5.42
5.65
5.51
6.90

0.44
0.39
1.86
0.60

5.52
4.90
14.40
7.46

Cv

F y h / t w

190
h/t
w

, for C v 0.8

k v , for
C v 0.8
Fy

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE COMPRESSIVE STRESS (APP. F7.3, pg 5-102)

2
1.0 S F y
2C c2

, for S C c

3
5 3S
F a 3 8 8S 3
Cc
Cc

2
12 E , for S
Cc
23 S 2

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

l
11.5
12.7
14.3
25.6

where K =
(effective length factor by an analysis)
S = K l / rox

Cc

2 2E
Fy

E=

29000

Cc

Ix

2.0
2.0
2.5
2.5

126
126
126
126

53
81
44
44

A
3.49
5.50
5.31
5.31

tw

Af

rox

ksi
Fa

3.90
3.84
2.89
2.89

S
70.61
79.40
148.97
265.79

16.37
15.42
6.73
2.11

7
9

8
19

9
28

CHECK EACH SECTION CAPACITIES

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

Section
d (in)
I (in4)
Aw (in2)
N (kips)
V (kips)
M (ft-k)
fa (ksi)

d0

dL

tf

bf

12
12
9
9

17
34
13
38

0.1875
0.25
0.25
0.25

5
5
5
5

1
12

2
14

3
15

4
17

0.1345 0.9375
0.25
1.25
0.3125
1.25
0.3125
1.25

5
12

6
10

10
38

11
27

12
19

13
12

87

116

151

191

126

95

70

387

1094

2331

840

384

126

1.61
4.3
-2.68
0.0

1.84
4.3
-2.68
-9.8

2.06
4.3
-2.68
-19.5

2.29
4.3
-2.68
-29.3

3.65
5.3
2.87
-12.6

3.23
5.3
1.78
-3.9

2.81
5.3
0.70
0.0

5.83
5.3
-1.24
-4.3

8.85
5.3
-3.17
-24.1

11.88
5.3
-5.10
-59.6

6.67
5.8
5.28
50.0

4.83
5.8
5.28
25.0

3.00
5.8
5.28
0.0

1.23

1.16

1.09

1.03

0.86

0.92

0.99

0.63

0.47

0.37

0.63

0.79

1.05

Fa (ksi)

16.37

16.37

16.37

16.37

6.73

6.73

6.73

2.11

2.11

2.11

15.42

15.42

15.42

fv (ksi)

1.66

1.46

1.30

1.17

0.79

0.55

0.25

0.21

0.36

0.43

0.79

1.09

1.76

Fv (ksi)

5.52

5.52

5.52

5.52

14.40

14.40

14.40

7.46

7.46

7.46

4.90

4.90

4.90

fb (ksi)

0.00

6.89

11.92

15.67

6.99

2.50

0.00

1.24

3.75

5.83

9.53

7.55

0.00

Fb (ksi)

17.56

17.56

17.56

17.56

19.28

19.28

21.60

15.99

15.99

15.99

12.86

12.86

12.86

fa < Fa [Satisfactory]

fv < Fv [Satisfactory]

fb < Fb [Satisfactory]

(cont'd)
CHECK COMBINED FLEXURE AND AXIAL FORCE (APP. F7.4, pg 5-104)

f a0

F a

fa

f bl
F b

f a0

, f b

L arg er of

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

f a0

, for

F a

0.15

C m ' f bl

F a
f a 0

' F b
F
e

f a0
f bl

0.6 F y F b

, for

f a0
F a

1.3

0.15

fa0

fbl

Fa

Fb

Fe'

Cm'

( fa , fb )

1.23
1.05
0.99
0.99

15.67
9.53
15.67
9.53

16.37
15.42
6.73
2.11

17.56
12.86
19.28
15.99

29.95
23.69
6.73
2.11

0.96
0.96
0.88
0.71

0.97
0.81
0.96
1.27

Technical Reference:
1. AISC: "Manual of Steel construction 9th", American Institute of Steel Construction, 1990.

[Satisfactory]