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Step 1
2. Span length
Example – Simple Span Non-Composite
Steel Beam Bridge
Step 2
b 4,110
(10 - 93)
t Fy
D 19,230
(10 - 94)
tw Fy
M u Fy Z (10 - 92)
Total area A AT AB
AT (shaded) AB (clear) A / 2
centroid of AT or AB
a distance between centroid of AT and AB
Z aAT aAB
Section Number
B12
12x6 ½
25 lb/ft
Check for compact section:
b 6.495"
18.99
t 0.342"
4,110 4,110
23.73
Fy 30,000
18.99 23.73
Compressio n flange meets Equation (10 - 93)
D 10.255"
42.73
tw 0.240"
19,230
111.02
30,000
42.73 111.02
Web meets Equation (10 - 94)
Y
A y 17.232 in 3
4.671"
A 3.689 in 2
Plastic section modulus Z 3.689 in 2 9.342" 34.46 in 3
* = Ignore
Calculate capacity:
M u Fy Z 30,000 psi 34.46 in 3 1,033,800 lb - in 86.15 k - ft
• Values of S for rolled sections are listed in the AISC Manual of Steel
Construction and for older beams in Appendix B.
C A1 D
RF
A2 L1 I
Sample Calculation for Capacity of Beam
Beam = W30 x 132
bf = 10.545 in.
tf = 1.0 in.
D = 26.75 in.
tw = 0.615 in.
Z = 437 in 3 (Plastic Section Modulus)
S = 380 in 3 (Elastic Section Modulus)
2. D / tw < 19230 / Fy ½
26.75 / 0.615 < 19230 / 36000 ½
43.50 < 101.35 Satisfies
Mu = Fy x Z
Mu = 36 ksi x 437 in 3 x 1/12 = 1311 ft. k
Beam Capacity (C) = 1311 ft. k
Example – Simple Span Non-Composite
Steel Beam Bridge
Step 3
Step 4
I = 50 / (L + 125)
I = 50 / (50 + 125) = 0.29 < 0.30
I = 29 %
Calculate Live Loads
Step 5
RF = Capacity – A1 (DL)
A2 (LL + I)
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