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Simply Supported Member of Triple W-Shapes Design Based on AISC 13th (AISC 360-05)
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
W-SHAPE YIELD STRESS F
y
= 50 ksi
DOUBLE PARALLEL W-SHAPE SECTION = > W18X65
A d r
x
r
y
I
x
S
x
I
y
S
y
t
w
b
f
t
f
19.1 18.4 7.48 1.69 1070 117 55 14.4 0.0158 0.45 7.59 0.75
THE DOUBLE W-SHAPE SPAN S = 32 ft, (simply supported)
ONE PERPENDICULAR W-SHAPE SECTION = > W16X45
A d r
x
r
y
I
x
S
x
I
y
S
y
t
w
b
f
t
f
13.3 16.1 6.64 1.57 586 72.7 33 9.34 0.0147 0.35 7.04 0.57
THE ONE W-SHAPE LENGTH L = 29 ft, (centered on the middle of span)
(may not full span)
DOUBLE W-SHAPE DISTANCE d = 24 in
FITTED STIFF THICKNESS t = 0.5 in
FITTED STIFF SPACING s = 96 in
LATERAL DISTRIBUTED LOAD V = 1.5 kips / ft
H = 1.5 kips / ft
DISTRIBUTED TORSION LOAD T = 0.7333 ft-kips / ft
AXIAL LOAD (BY RIGID END PLATE OR EQUAL) P = 96 kips
THE TRIPLE W-SHAPES DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
ANALYSIS
DETERMINE GOVERNING DESIGN LOADS ON SIGNAL W-SHAPES
For one of double W-Shapes, W18X65
M
x
= (0.5 V + T / d) S
2
/ 8 = 142.9 ft-kips at middle L
b
= 8.0 ft
P = 0.5 P = 48.0 kips at middle L
x
= 8.0 ft
V
x
= (0.5 V + T / d) S / 2 = 17.9 kips at end L
y
= 8.0 ft
V
y
= (0.5 H) S / 2 = 12.0 kips at end
For one perpendicular W-Shapes, W16X45
M
x
= (0.5 H) S
2
/ 8 = 96.0 ft-kips at middle L
b
= 8.0 ft
For stiff. plate vert. section, 0.5" x 16.9"
M
x
= V d / 4 = 0.8 ft-kips at center L
b
= 1.4 ft
P = H s = 12.0 kips at center L
y
= 2.0 ft
CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY OF SINGLE DOUBLE W-SHAPE (AISC 360-05, H1)
0.67 < 1.0 [Satisfactory]
Where P
r
= 48.0 kips
M
rx
= 142.9 ft-kips
M
ry
= 9.6 ft-kips, 10% perpendicular bending load for over design
P
c
= P
n
/ O
c
= 944 / 1.67 = 565.0 kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter E)
> P
r
[Satisfactory]
M
cx
= M
n
/ O
b
= 520.7 / 1.67 = 311.8 ft-kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
> M
rx
[Satisfactory]
M
cy
= M
n
/ O
b
= 93.8 / 1.67 = 56.1 ft-kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
> M
ry
[Satisfactory]
CHECK WEB SHEAR CAPACITY OF SINGLE DOUBLE W-SHAPE (AISC 360-05, G2)
V
nx
/ O
v
= 248.4 / 1.67 = 148.7 kips > V
x
= 17.9 kips [Satisfactory]
Assume conservatively that the perpendiculat W-Shape only supports the H direction bending load, and the torsion load, T, convert to a coupling force on double W-Shapes.


8
, 0.2
9
, 0.2
2
ry
r rx r
c cx cy c
ry
r rx r
c cx cy c
M
P M P
for
P M M P
M
P M P
for
P M M P
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+ + > |
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=

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+ + < |

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(cont'd)
CHECK FLANGES SHEAR CAPACITY OF SINGLE DOUBLE W-SHAPE (AISC 360-05, G2)
V
ny
/ O
v
= 380.3 / 1.67 = 227.7 kips > V
y
= 12.0 kips [Satisfactory]
CHECK FLEXURAL CAPACITY OF PERPENDICULAR W-SHAPE (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
M
n
/ O
b
= 518.8 / 1.67 = 310.7 kips > M
x
= 96.0 kips [Satisfactory]
CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY OF FITTED STIFF PLATE (AISC 360-05, H1)
0.74 < 1.0 [Satisfactory]
Where P
r
= 12.0 kips
M
rx
= 0.8 ft-kips
P
c
= P
n
/ O
c
= 72.9 / 1.67 = 43.7 kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter E)
> P
r
[Satisfactory]
M
cx
= M
n
/ O
b
= 2.4 / 1.67 = 1.4 ft-kips, (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
> M
rx
[Satisfactory]
8
, 0.2
9
, 0.2
2
r rx r
c cx c
r rx r
c cx c
P M P
for
P M P
P M P
for
P M P
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+ >
|
\ .
=

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+ <
|

\ .