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Notes on
AISI Design Methods for Sheathing Braced Design
of Wall Studs in Compression
B.W. Schafer
report to AISI-COFS Design Methods Committee
April 2008
Overview
Part of the AISI-COFS funded project on the design
of sheathed walls with dis-similar sheathing.
Presentation developed from a report of the same
name
Project updates, including full report available at
www.ce.jhu.edu/bschafer/sheathedwalls
Report covers
Design methods via 1962, 1980-2004, 2007 AISI
Examination of sheathing stiffness k
Initial summary of known demands and limit states on a
sheathed wall stud in compression
AISI Design Methods
2007
1962 AISI 1980 to AISI-COFS
Design 2004 AISI Wall Stud
Manual Spec. Standard
(S211)
I2, r2, Pcr2: weak-axis buckling parallel to the plane of the wall
e: initial imperfection
1962 AISI Specification
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
fastener spacing, a,
must be less than
8EI 2 k
amax1 = 2 2
A fy
Lr2
a max 2 =
2r1
1962 AISI Specification
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
fastener spacing, a,
must be less than
8EI 2 k
amax1 = 2 2
A fy
Lr2
a max 2 =
2r1
1962 AISI Specification
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
8EI 2 k
amax1 = 2 2
A fy f y2 aA2
k min =
Lr2 240 ,000 ,000 I 2
a max 2 =
2r1
1962 AISI Specification
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
8EI 2 k
amax1 = 2 2
A fy f y2 aA2 keP
k min = Fmin =
Lr2 240 ,000 ,000 I 2 2 EI 2 k / a P
a max 2 =
2r1
Fastener spacing limit #1
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
fastener spacing, a,
must be less than
8EI 2 k
amax1 = 2 2
A fy
Lr2
a max 2 =
2r1
Fastener spacing limit #1
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
8EI 2 k
amax1 = 2 2 convert continuous
A fy foundation stiffness, ,
to discrete springs, k,
and set Pcr2=Afy
Lr2
a max 2 =
2r1
solve for Af y 2 2k a L2
a, you get =
EI 2 L
2 2
2 EI 2 L2
Fastener spacing limit #2
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
fastener spacing, a,
must be less than
8 EI 2 k
amax1 = 2 2
A fy
Lr2
a max 2 =
2r1
Fastener spacing limit #2
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
Lr2 L 2a
a max 2 = =
2r1 solve for r1 r2
a, you get
minimum stiffness k
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
Pcr 2 2 id L2 Af y 2 2k a L2
=
PE PE EI 2 L
2 2
2 EI 2 L2
(from Winter 1960)
fastener-sheathing stiff-
ness, k, must be at least:
sub in for E and
, solve for k
f y2 aA2
k min =
240 ,000 ,000 I 2
Pcr 2 (k @ a , (KL )2 = L ) Af y
fastener strength
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
kid
Fmin =e
1 kid k act
again, Winter uses the solution for buckling of a column on a stiff continuous foundation,
this time to find the ideal stiffness id (kid):
id = 2kid a
Pcr 2 2 id L 2
= and PE = 2 EI 2 / L2 fasteners must have at
PE PE least this much strength:
Pcr 2 = P
which results in (
kid = P 2 2 EI 2 a )2
Fmin =
keP
2 EI 2 k / a P
after substitution and rearranging, we find
ek act P
Fmin =
2 2 EI 2 a k act k id P
this ends, rational derivation and Winter introduces empiricism
fastener strength (continued)
ek act P
Fmin =
2 2 EI 2 a k act k id P
1. assume kact=kid only under first denominator term
results in
2. remove 2 under the radical in first term as well
3. remaining kact = k
ek act P
Fmin =
2 2 EI 2 a k act k id P
1. assume kact=kid only under first denominator term
results in
2. remove 2 under the radical in first term as well
3. remaining kact = k
0.02 2% rule
fasteners must have at
least this much strength:
0.015
Fmin( P)
P
Brace forces resulting from
0.01 keP
Fmin2( P) Example 11 of 1962 design manual Fmin =
P
note kact=80kid 2 EI 2 k / a P
0.005
0
1 .10
4
0 2000 4000 6000 8000
P
Summary of 1962 Specification
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
Q[ (z )] dz
L
Ds =
1 2
shear energy 2 0
du ( z )
shear angle (z ) = = y (z )
dz
1980 to
2004
AISI
Spec. Consider the shear energy term
Q[ (z )] dz
L
Ds =
1 2
shear energy 2 0
du ( z )
shear angle (z ) = = y (z )
dz
equivalence with rotational spring foundation:
L L
Ds = Q y dz = D = y 2 dz
1 2 1
2 0 2 0
1980 to
2004
AISI
Spec. Consider the shear energy term
mechanically
equivalent
model to shear
diaphragm
Q[ (z )] dz
L
Ds =
1 2
shear energy 2 0
du ( z ) considering
shear angle (z ) = = y (z ) discrete
dz fasteners
Pcr by AISI-S211-07
AISI-COFS
Wall Stud
Standard
(S211)
Pcr by AISI-S211-07
AISI-COFS
Wall Stud
Standard
(S211)
Pcr by AISI-S211-07
AISI-COFS
Wall Stud
Standard
(S211)
validity of assumption
depends on the stiffness
k, as k 0 definitely not
a valid assumption
2007
AISI-S211-07 Commentary
AISI-COFS
Wall Stud
Standard
(S211)
1962 AISI
Design
Manual
( y ) = G ( y ) x( y ) = sin(
y
)
L
d x( y ) y
( y) = = cos( )
dy L L
G y
( y) = cos( )
L L
x
w
Sheathing k
y
F ( y ) = ( 2 1 ) wt / n
( y ) = G ( y )
F ( y)
k=
x( y )
x
w
Gwt a
k = 2 sin
Ln 2L
When sheathing k matters?
If ksheathing<10kfastener... probably matters
1
ktotal ( ) :=
1 1
+
kfastener ksheathing( )
kfastener
0.8
fastener
0.6
ktotal ( )
sheathing
kfastener
0.4
0.2
0
0.1 1 10 100
ksheathing ( )
kfastener
Getting past flexure...
Support of the stud exists for other DOF as well, and in some
cases preliminary characterization has been done
Overview
Part of the AISI-COFS funded project on the design
of sheathed walls with dis-similar sheathing.
Presentation developed from a report of the same
name
Project updates, including full report available at
www.ce.jhu.edu/bschafer/sheathedwalls
Report covers
Design methods via 1962, 1980-2004, 2007 AISI
Examination of sheathing stiffness k
Initial summary of known demands and limit states on a
sheathed wall stud in compression
All for now, Thank you...
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