LRFD Chapter F.

Beams and other flexural members

For the checks in this chapter to apply, shapes must be classified compact or non-compact per LRFD

2.2a and b Mn for Doubly symmetric shapes and channels

We consolidate the LTB check for these shape of beams in one formulation,
discriminating if the LTB buckling is elastic or inelastic

2c. LTB Mn Tees and Double Angles

Tee

Fy := 260 MPa

bf := 15 cm total width of base

Cb := 1

b :=

Tip := 1

tf := 1 cm

G :=

h := 15 cm

E
2 ( 1 + )

bf if y tf
tw otherwise

A :=
w ( y) dy
0 cm

:= 0.3

1 for somewhere in segment compressed

2 for only tensioned in the segment

bf

w ( y) :=

E := 200000 MPa

A = 29 cm

tw := 1 cm
Lb := 3 m

b := 0.9

yg :=

y w ( y) dy

0 cm
A

h y
g 2
Ix :=
y w ( y + yg) dy
y

yg = 4.12 cm

Ix = 637.24 cm

Ix

Sxc :=

if Tip = 1

h yg
Ix
yg

otherwise

Sxt :=

Ix
yg

if Tip = 1

Ix

otherwise

h yg

Tip = 1
Sxc = 58.57 cm

Sxt = 154.65 cm

Myc := Fy Sxc

Iy :=

Myt := Fy Sxt

1
3
3
bf tf + h tw
12

bf tf 3 h tw3

J := 1.1
+
3
3

Cw :=

( bf tf ) 3
144

3
tf
h tw
2
+

36

Iy = 6.79 in

Torsion Constant

Warping Constant

J = 0.26 in

Cw = 0.4 in

B :=

2.3

2.3

h
Lb

Iy

otherwise

E Iy G J

Mn1 :=

yp :=

Iy
h

if Tip = 1
Lb J

Lb

B+

1+B

unwarranted guess for level dividing area of T in 2 equal parts

Given
0 cm

h y

p
w ( y + yp ) dy =
w ( y + yp ) dy
0 cm

yp := Find ( yp)

yp = 0.97 cm
hy
p
Zx :=
y w ( y + yp ) dy
y

Mp := Zx Fy

Mn1

Myc if Tip = 1

Mn := min
1.5 Myc

min 1.5 Myt otherwise

Z F

x y

Mn = 1.55 m ton

b Mn = 1.4 m ton

Mn
Mp

= 0.56

Mn
Myc

=1

Mn
Myt

= 0.38