"BMREACT" --- ALLOWABLE STEEL BEAM END REACTION

Program Description:
"BMREACT" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of determining the allowable beam
end reaction and the allowable end moment for the purpose of end connection design.
This program is a workbook consisting of two (2) worksheets, described as follows:

Worksheet Name

Description

Doc
Allow. Beam End Reaction

This documentation sheet

Allowable beam end reaction and end moment

Program Assumptions and Limitations:

1. This program uses the database of member dimensions and section properties from the "AISC Shapes
Database", Version 3.0 (2001) as well as the AISC 9th Edition (ASD) Manual (1989).
2. The user may select from W, S, M, C, and MC shapes.
3. This program utilizes the procedure which a steel fabricator would typically use to determine end connection
design loads when end reaction values are not specified on the design and construction drawings by the
engineer. This procedure is based on the AISC 9th Edition (ASD) Manual (1989) Allowable Uniform Load
Tables on pages 2-36 to 2-140 and AISC Specification Chapter K, pages 5-80 and 5-81.
4. This program contains comment boxes which contain a wide variety of information including explanations
of input or output items, equations used, data tables, etc. (Note: presence of a comment box is denoted
by a red triangle in the upper right-hand corner of a cell. Merely move the mouse pointer to the desired
cell to view the contents of that particular "comment box".)

"BMREACT.xls" Program
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BEAM REACTION ANALYSIS

Job Name:
Job Number:

Allowable End Reaction and End Moment for Connection Design

Using Allowable Uniform Load Tables per AISC 9th Edition Manual (ASD)
Subject:
Originator:
Checker:

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Yes
No
w(unif) =
Fv =

Input Data:
Beam Size:

W (total) = w(unif.) * L

Beam Size =

w(unif)

W21x44

W (total) =
Rv =

Design Parameters:
Beam Span, L =
Does End of Beam Bear on Support?
Beam End Bearing Length, N =
Beam Yield Stress, Fy =

20.000
Yes
3.500
50

Allowable E

ft.

R1 =
R2 =

W21x44
in.
ksi

L=20

Rv

Rv

R4 =
Rwy =
Rwc =
R=

Allow. End Reaction Based on Unif. Load

Member Properties:
Beam:
d = 20.700
tw =
0.350
bf =
6.500
tf =
0.450
k = 0.9500
Sx =
81.60

in.
in.

N+2.5*k

in.

W21x44

d=20.7

R(max) =

k=0.95

Maximum A

in.
in.

in.^3

M2(max) =
M2(max)/M1(max) =

tf=0.45

W40x362

Results:

Allow. End Reaction Based on End Bearing

W40x331

Allowable R
Allowable End Reaction Based on Either Uniform Load or Web Shear:
Rwy =
Fbx =
33.00
Fbx = 0.66*Fy (Allow. bending stress for full-laterally supported beam)
Rwc =
ksi
Mr = 224.40 ft-kips
Mr = (Fbx*Sx)/12 (from AISC Design Selection Table p. 2-7 to 2-13) W40x321
M1(max) = 224.40 ft-kips
M1(max) = w(unif)*L^2/8 = Mr
W40x298
w(unif) =
4.49
w(unif) = 8*(Mr)/L^2 = 8*(Fbx*Sx/12)/L^2
kips/ft.
W40x297
Fv =
20.00
Fv = 0.40*Fy (Allowable web shear stress)
ksi
W40x278
V = 144.90 kips
V = Fv*Aw = Fv*(d*tw) (Allowable web shear)
W40x277
W (total) =
W (total) = Minimum of: w(unif)*L or 2*V (AISC Table p. 2-36 to 2-131) W40x268
89.76
kips
Rv = Minimum of: W (total)/2 = w(unif)*L/2 or V (based on Mr or V)
Rv =
44.88
kips
W40x264
W40x249

Allowable End Reaction Based on End Bearing Criteria for Beam:

W40x244
R1 =
27.43
R1 = 82.5*k*tw (Constant for web yielding - AISC page 2-36)
kips
W40x235
R2 =
11.55
R2 = 33.0*tw (Constant for web yielding - AISC page 2-36)
kips/in.
W40x221
R3 =
33.34
R3 = 240*tw^(1.5)*tf^(0.5) (Constant for web crippling - AISC page 2-36)
kips
W40x215
R4 =
3.32
R4 = 721*tw^3/(tf*d) (Constant for web crippling - AISC page 2-36) W40x211
kips/in.
Rwy =
67.86
Rwy = R1+N*R2 (based on web yielding per AISC Eqn. K1-3, p. 5-81)W40x199
kips
Rwc =
44.95
Rwc = R3+N*R4 (based on web crippling per AISC Eqn. K1-5, p. 5-81)W 40x192
kips
R=
44.95
R = Minimum of: Rwy or Rwc
kips
W40x183
W40x174

Maximum Allowable End Reaction for Connection Design:

R(max) =
R(max) = Minimum of: Rv or R
44.88
kips

W40x167
W40x149
W36x848

Maximum Allowable End Moment for Connection Design Using Directly Welded Flanges:
M2(max) = 148.08 ft-kips
M2(max) = (bf*tf)*(0.60*Fy)*(d-tf)/12

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