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INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
T-SHAPE SIZE b
f
= 12 in t
f
= 2.74 in
A =
45.7
in
2
d = 11.2 in t
w
= 1.52 in y = 2.94 in
y
p
= 1.91 in
STEEL YIELD STRESS F
y
= 50 ksi I
x
= 387
in
4
I
y
= 397
in
4
AXIAL FORCE (plus sign for compression) P = 10 kips, ASD
STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kL
x
= 20 ft
WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kL
y
= 10 ft
STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT M
rx
= 70 ft-kips, ASD, Yes
STRONG GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH L
bx
= 20 ft, (AISC 360-10 F9.2 & F2.2.c)
STRONG DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD V
strong
= 300 kips
WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING MOMENT M
ry
= 150 ft-kips, ASD
WEAK GEOMETRIC AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH L
by
= 10 ft
WEAK DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD V
weak
= 500 kips
THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
ANALYSIS
CHECK LIMITING WIDTH-THICKNESS RATIOS (AISC 360-10, Table B4.1)
0.5 (b
f
- t
w
) / t
f
= 1.91 < 1.0 (E / F
y
)
0.5
= 24.08 [Satisfactory]
d / t
w
= 7.37 < 0.75 (E / F
y
)
0.5
= 18.06 [Satisfactory]
CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, H1)
0.96 < 1.0 [Satisfactory]
Where P
c
= P
n
/ O
c
= 1386 / 1.67 = 829.85 kips, (AISC 360-10 Chapter E4a or D2)
> P
r
= 10.00 kips [Satisfactory]
M
c,x
= M
n
/ O
b
= 312.64 / 1.67 = 187.21 ft-kips, (AISC 360-10, F9)
> M
r,x
[Satisfactory]
M
c,y
= M
n
/ O
b
= 431.36 / 1.67 = 258.30 ft-kips, (AISC 360-10, F6)
> M
r,y
[Satisfactory]
CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, G2)
V
n,strong
/ O
v
= 510.7 / 1.67 = 305.8 kips > V
strong
= 300.0 kips [Satisfactory]
V
n,weak
/ O
v
= 986.4 / 1.67 = 590.7 kips > V
weak
= 500.0 kips [Satisfactory]
THE STEM IN TENSION ? (stem tension)
T-Shape Member Capacity Based on AISC 360-10


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