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Designthecolumnsandgirderfortheonestory,onebayframeshownbelow.Assumethatthe
windcanblowineitherdirection.UseA992Steel.

Loads:
DL=0.2klf(includesweightofgirder)
SnowLoad(SL)=0.8klf
WindLoad(WL)=0.1klfvertical(downward),0.4klflateral

Usethefollowingloadcombination:1.2D+1.6S+0.8W

6Typ.

5Typ.
25ft

75ft

BuildtheRISAmodelasfollows:

1. Layoutthemembers
1.1. SetuptwoSectionSets,onelabeledcolumnsandonelabeledgirder.Assignthe
heaviestwshapetoShapeandA992toMaterial.

1.2. Modifythedrawinggridtoaccommodatetheframe(Xdirection:1spaceat75ft,Y
direction:1spaceat25ft.)

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1.3. Drawthetwocolumns,thentheconnectinggirder.AssigntheappropriateSectionSetto
each.Splitthecolumnsinto5equalpiecesusingtheSplitMemberstabontheDraw
newmembersmenu.SelecttheJustAddJointstoPHYSICALmembersbutton.Splitthe
girderintoeleven6sectionswitha4.5sectiononeitherend.
1.4. Orientthememberssothatthelocalyaxisispointingoutsideoftheframe(selectlocal
axesunderPlotOptions/Members/Labelingtodisplaythelocal(member)axes).The
localyaxiscanbemadetopointoutsidetheframebydoubleclickingthememberand
typing180inthexAxisRotatefieldoftheGeneraltab.

1.5. SpecifytheunbracedlengthsforeachmemberontheHotRolledtaboftheMembers
screen.TypeSegmentunderLbyyforallmemberstotellRISAtousethesegmentsof
eachphysicalmemberastheunbracedlengthforaxialbucklingabouttheyaxis.Leavethe
Lbzzfieldsblankasthemembersarenotbracedforbucklingaboutthestrongaxis
(bucklingintheplaneoftheframe).RISAwillautomaticallysetL_comp_toptoLbyy.This
iswhyweorientedthememberssothattheirtopflangeswereontheoutsideofthe
frame,wherethegirtsandpurlinsareattached.

ft

Wewilllearnwherethe13 underLcomp_botforthegirdercamefromlater.
ChecktheZswayboxandspecifyLateralforallmembersintheframesothatRISAwill
applythestiffnessreductionfortheDirectAnalysismethodtothesemembers.
1.6. Settheboundaryconditions.AllnodesareFIXEDintheZtranslation,XrotationandY
rotationdirections.SpecifyREACTIONSintheXandYdirectionsatthecolumnbases.

2. Specifytheloads
2.1. TypethefollowinglabelsontheBasicLoadCase(BLC)sheet:DL,SL,WL_vert,WL_lat,N

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2.2. NisthenotionalloadforLoadCombination1.Itisahorizontalforceappliedatthe
elevationofthegirder=0.002totalfactoredgravityloadforLoadCombination1.
FactoredGravityLoad=(1.2x0.2klf+1.6x0.8klf+0.8x0.1klf)x75ft=120k
N=0.002x120k=0.24k
2.3. Applytheappropriateloadstothemembersgraphically.Becarefultoassigneachloadto
theappropriateBLC.
2.4. SetuptheLoadCombination:1.2D+1.6S+0.8W_vert+0.8W_lat+N.TypeYunder
PDelta.

3. Analyzetheframe
3.1. UnderGlobalParameters/Codes,selectAISC13thLRFDandcheckAdjustStiffness
(DirectAnalysisMethod).

3.2. AnalyzethestructurebyplacingthecurseronLC1andselectingSolveCurrent.Make
RISAselectmoreefficientshapesbyrightclickingontheSuggestedShapesandselecting
Solveagain...untilnomoreshapesaresuggested.SelectSectionSetstodisplaya
W30x90forthecolumnsandaW27x84forthegirder.
3.3. SelectDesignResultsandobservethatMemberM2(rightcolumn)controlsthedesign
(hasthehighestUCMax)forthecolumns.AlsoobservethattheUCMaxforthegirder
occurredatLocation25ft(therightend).

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3.4. DisplaythemomentdiagrambyselectingzzMomentunderMemberResultsonunder
PlotOptions/Members.

Observethatthenegativemomentattherightendofthegirderisoveraspanof
approximately13.5ft.Thisistheunbracedlengthofthecompression(bottom)flangethat
controlsthegirderdesign(regionofmaximummoment).
3.5. Displaydetailresultsfortherightcolumn(atleftbelow)andforthegirder(atright)and
comparewithaspreadsheet.