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AISC Design Rules - Allowable Stress Design

ELASTIC SRESS CHECK FOR BOX SECTIONS

INPUT DATA

Loadings Member properties:

Long BM at centre = M x := 0.056 kN m Box width = b := 125 mm

Lat BM at centre = M y := 17.56 kN m Horiz pl. thk = T := 6 mm

Axial Comp. = F := 139.15 kN Box depth = d := 125 mm

Shear Force = S := 20 kN Vert. pl. thk = t := 6 mm

Tors Mom = Tors := 1.22 kN m Youngs mod = E := 210000 mPa

Mx at end = M x2 := 0.66kN m
Tors. mod. = G := 80000 mPa
My at end = M y2 := 15.1kN m
S.M.Y.S. = Fy := 345 mPa Fyimp := 50
Slend Factor = k := 1
Span/Length = l x := 3300 mm

Coeffs. = Cb := 1.0 Cm := 0.85 Effect. Length = l y := 3300 mm

MEMBER SECTION PROPERT IES

Area of section = A := [ ( 2 b T) + [ ( d 2 T) t 2 ] ]

T3 T
2
( d 2 T)
3
Moment of Inertia = Ix := 2 b d

+ b T + 2 t
12 2 2 12

b3 3 2
Iy := 2 T + 2 ( d 2 T) t + ( d 2 T) t b t
12 12 2 2

Ix Iy
Section modulii = zx := 2 zy := 2
d b

Ix Iy
Radii of gyration = rx := ry :=
A A

2 2
2 T t ( d T) ( b t )
Torsional resistance = K :=
2 2
d T + b t T t
ACTUAL STRESSES

Mx
Major axis bending = fbx :=
zx

My
Minor axis bending = fby :=
zy

F
Tensile stress = fa :=
A

S
Shear stress = fq :=
d t

Tors
Torsional stress = :=
2 T ( d T) ( b t )

ALLOWABLE STRESSES

COMPRESSION

k l y 2
Section E1; the allowable compressive stress of 2 E
members limited by the effective slenderness ratio = 68 Cc := Cc = 110
ry Fy
and the constant Cc is detailed herein:-
2

k ly
r
1 y Fy
2 2
Fa1 :=
2 Cc Fa2 :=
12 E
3 2
k l y k ly k ly
3 r 23
5
+
ry

y ry
3 8 Cc 3
8 Cc

k ly
The allowable stress is found from the Fa := if < Cc , Fa1 , Fa2 Fa = 149 mPa
following conditional expression :- ry

Shear Stress
Section F4; the allowable shear stress - Fq := 0.4 Fy Fq = 138 mPa
BENDING STRESSES
F3.1 Members with Compact Sections

For members bent about their strong or weak Fbx1 := 0.66 Fy Fby1 := 0.66 Fy
axes, members with compact sections as defined
in Sect B5, the allowable bending stress is
defined as

F3.2 Members with Noncompact Sections

For members that meet the noncompact section requirements of Sect B5, the allowable bending stresses are defined below

Fbx2 := 0.6 Fy
Fby2 := 0.6 Fy

Fbx3 := if ( d < 6 b , Fbx1 , Fbx2) Fby3 := if ( b < 6 d , Fby1 , Fby2)

Fbx4 := if ( T < 2 t , Fbx3 , Fbx2) Fby4 := if ( t < 2 T , Fby3 , Fby2)

Mx b N My d N
Fbx5 := if l y < 1950 + 1200 , Fbx4 , Fbx2 Fby5 := if l x < 1950 + 1200 , Fby4 , Fby2
Mx2 mm2 Fy My2 mm2 Fy

Fbx6 := if b < 190 , Fbx4 , Fbx2 Fby6 := if d < 190 , Fby4 , Fby2
T t

Fyimp Fyimp

Fbx := if ( Fbx5 < Fbx6 , Fbx5 , Fbx6) Fby := if ( Fby5 < Fby6 , Fby5 , Fby6)

Combined Stress
fa Cm fbx Cm fby
Section H2; for members subject to both axial tension UC1 := + + UC1 = 1.17
and bending, the following equations shall equal less Fa fa fa
than 1.0 1 F Fbx 1 F Fby
a2 a2

fa fbx fby
UC2 := + +
0.6Fy Fbx Fby UC2 = 1.02

UC := if ( UC1 > UC2 , UC1 , UC2)

fa fbx fby
if fa/Fa<0.15 then this ratio applies UC3 := + +
Fa Fbx Fby

fa
UC := if > 0.15 , UC1 , UC2
UC = 1.17
Fa

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