Borillo, Maria Angelica C.

COMPRESSION AXIAL CAPACITY OF W SECTION

1. Member Property 2. Material Property
Lx = 8 m Kx = 0.7 Fy = 250 MPa
Ly = 4 m Ky = 1.0 Fu = 400 MPa
No. of Braces= 2 E= 200,000 MPa
G= 77,200 MPa

3. Section Property W12x19

Ag = 3593.54 mm2 rx = 122.43 mm

d= 309.88 mm ry = 20.88 mm
6 4
bf = 101.85 mm Ix = 54.11 x 10 mm
6 4
tf = 8.89 mm Iy = 1.57 x 10 mm
tw = 5.97 mm
k= 16.51 mm

4. Slenderness Calculation
(KL/r)x = 45.74
(KL/r)y = 191.58 Governs
Use(KL/r) = 191.58

5. Check if Long or Short column

Cc = 133.22
LONG COLUMN
6. Critical Elastic Buckling Stress (Fe) for Flexural Buckling
Fe = 53.78 Mpa (eq. 505.3-4)

7. Classification of Section (The Web is Slender)

k= 16.51 mm
bf/2tf = 5.73 (Table 502.4.1) ʎr = 15.84 (Table 502.4.1)

(d-2k)/tw = 46.38 (Table 502.4.1) ʎr = 42.14 (Table 502.4.1)

8. Determination of Q (Not Applicable)

Determination of Qs (Sec. 505.7.1)
b/t = -
1/2
0.56(E/Fy) = - 4910.622
1.03(E/Fy)1/2 = -
Qs = 1.00
Determination of Qa
f= 35.72 MPa
be = 387.19 mm
b= 276.86 mm
Ae = 3,593.54 mm2
Qa = 1.0
Q= 1.00

9. Critical Stress (Fcr)

Fcr = 47.17 Mpa
(eq. 505.7-2 or eq. 505.7-3)
10. Nominal Compressive Strength (P n)
Pn = 169.49 kN.
(eq. 505.4-1)
11. Ultimate Compressive Strength (P u)
Pu = 152.54 kN.
(sec. 505.1)
12. Allowable Compressive Strength (P a)
Pa = 101.49 kN.