AISC Design Rules - Allowable Stress Design

ELASTIC SRESS CHECK FOR BOX SECTIONS

INPUT DATA

Loadings Member properties:

Long BM = M x := 50 kN m Box width = b := 100 mm

Lat BM = M y := 5 kN m Horiz pl. thk = T := 20 mm

Axial Comp. = F := 62 kN Box depth = d := 200 mm

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

Tors Mom = Tors := 5 kN m Youngs mod = E := 210000 mPa

Mx at other end = M 2 := 10 kN m
Tors. mod. = G := 80000 mPa
Slend Factor = k := 1.0
S.M.Y.S. = Fy := 355 mPa Fyimp := 50

Span/Length = Lx := 3000 mm Cb := 1.0

Effect. Length = Ly := 3000 mm Cm := 0.85

MEMBER SECTION PROPERT IES

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

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

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 2 2
2 T t ( d T) ( b t )
TORSION RESISTANCE K := 4
2 2 K = 3190 cm
d T + b t T t
not necessary for stress,
only for input into QSE

ACTUAL STRESSES

Mx
Major axis bending - fbx := fbx = 108 mPa
zx

My
Minor axis bending - fby := fby = 18 mPa
zy

F
Tensile stress - fa := fa = 6 mPa
A

S
Shear stress - fq := fq = 5 mPa
d t

Tors
Torsional stress - := = 9 mPa
2 T ( d T) ( b t )

ALLOWABLE STRESSES
TENSILE STRESS
Section D1; the allowable tensile stress of
members is detailed herein:- Fa := 0.6 Fy

SHEAR STRESS
Section F4; the allowable shear stress - Fq := 0.4 Fy

BENDING STRESSES
F3.1 Members with Compact Sections

For members bent about their strong or weak Fbx1 := 0.66 Fy Fby := 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 Fbx2 := 0.6 Fy
stress is defined as

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 The adjacent conditional equations direct Fbx3 := if ( d < 6 b , Fbx1 , Fbx2)
towards the correct stress for the governing
geometric conditions
Fbx4 := if ( T < 2 t , Fbx3 , Fbx2)

Mx
1950 + 1200 M b
2 , F , F
Fbx := if Ly <
bx4 bx2
Fyimp

Fbx := if b < 190 , Fbx4 , Fbx2

T

Fyimp

Combined Stress
Section H2; for members subject to both axial tension fa fbx fby
and bending, the following equations shall equal less + + = 0.57
Fa Fbx Fby
than 1.0

fa fbx fby
if + + < 1.0 , "Beam OK" , "Beam Not OK" = "Beam OK"
Fa Fbx Fby

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 + )2 0.92 Fy
= 0.41

fe
if < 1.0 , "Beam OK" , "Beam Not OK" = "Beam OK"
0.92 Fy

End of Section

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kN 1000 N

mPa 1000000Pa

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