AISC Design Rules - Allowable Stress Design

ELASTIC STRESS CHECK FOR TUBULAR SECTIONS

INPUT DATA

Loadings: Bending moment xx - M x := 47 kN m

Bending moment yy - M y := 0 kN m

Axial force - F := 25 kN

Shear force - S := 30 kN

Torsional moment - Tors := 0 kN m

Member properties: Tubular diameter - D := 406.4 mm

Wall thickness - t := 19 mm

Youngs modulus - E := 210000 mPa

Torsional modulus - G := 80000 mPa

Material SMYS - Fy := 235 mPa

Imperial SMYS - Fyimp := 43

Effective length L := 13.375 mm

Effective length factor - k := 1.0

MEMBER SECTION PROPERT IES

D ( D 2 t )
2 2 2
Area of section - A := A = 23124 mm
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D ( D 2 t )
4 4 4
Moment of Inertia - I := I = 43485 cm
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I
Radius of gyration - r := r = 137 mm
A

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Torsional constant - J := 2 I J = 86969 cm

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 ACTUAL STRESSES
M x D
Major axis bending - fbx := fbx = 22 mPa
2 I

M y D
Minor axis bending - fby := fby = 0 mPa
2 I

F
Compressive stress - fa := fa = 1 mPa
A

S 2
Shear stress - fq := fq = 3 mPa
A

Tors t
Torsional stress - ft := ft = 0 mPa
J

ALLOWABLE STRESSES

Compressive Stress
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Section E1; the allowable compressive stress of k L 2 E
members limited by the effective slenderness ratio =0 Cc := Cc = 133
r Fy
and the constant Cc is detailed herein:-

k L
2
r
1 F
2 y 2
Fa1 :=
2 Cc Fa2 :=
12 E
3 2
k L k L 23
k L
3
5
+
r

r r
3 8 Cc 3
8 Cc

Fa := if < Cc , Fa1 , Fa2

k L
The allowable stress is found from the Fa = 141 mPa
following conditional expression :- r

Shear Stress
Section F4; the allowable shear stress - Fq := 0.4 Fy Fq = 94 mPa

Bending Stress
Section F3; for members bent about their strong or weak D 3300
axes, members with compact or non-compact sections as = 21 = 77
t Fyimp
defined in Sect B5, the allowable bending stress is defined
in F.3.1 and F.3.2

Fb := if , 0.66 Fy , 0.6 Fy
D 3300
Allowable bending stress is found from the following <
conditional expression :- t Fyimp

Fb = 155 mPa

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 Combined Stress
Section H1; for members subject to both axial compression fa Cm fbx C m fby
and bending, the following equations shall equal less UC1 := + +
than 1.0 Fa fa fa
In the case when fa/Fa < 0.15 the third equation will be 1 F Fb 1 F Fb
used in lieu of equations 1 and 2 a2 a2

fa fbx fby
UC2 := + +
Sway coefficient Cm 0.85 0.6 Fy Fb Fb
fa fbx fby
UC3 := + +
Fa Fb Fb

The controlling unity check is found from the following

conditional expressions :- UC := if ( UC1 < UC2 , UC2 , UC1)

fa
UC := if < 0.15 , UC3 , UC UC = 0.15
Fa

if ( UC < 1.0 , "acceptable" , "not acceptable" ) = "acceptable"

Equivalent Stress
This stress check is not required by AISC, but is commonly
performed. It is a requirement of other standards, for example
BS449 which requires a limit of 0.92 x SMYS

fe
fe := (fa + fbx + fby)2 + 3 ( fq + ft)2 0.92 Fy
= 0.11

fe
if < 1.0 , "acceptable" , "not acceptable" = "acceptable"
0.92 Fy

End of Section

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