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JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
LINK SECTION = > W18X143 = > A d t
w
b
f
t
f
S
x
MAX SERVICE LOADS AT LINK END V
DL
= 1.8 kips 42.1 19.5 0.73 11.20 1.32 282
P
DL
= 7.4 kips I
x
r
x
r
y
Z
x
k
M
DL
= 14.4 ft-kips 2750 8.08 2.72 322 1.72
V
LL
= 1.3 kips
P
LL
= 5.3 kips THE LINK DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
M
LL
= 9.6 ft-kips ( USE 3/4 x 4-7/8 @ 24 in o.c. INTERMEDIATE
MAX HORIZ. SEISMIC LOADS AT LINK END V
E
= 84 kips (ASCE 7-05, 12.4.2.1) & END STIFFENERS WITH 5/16" FILLET WELD.)
P
E
= 5.5 kips
M
E
= 168 ft-kips
LINK LENGTH e = 4 ft
LINK YIELD STRESS F
y
= 50 ksi
REDUNDANCY FACTOR r = 1.19
SEISMIC PARAMETER S
DS
= 1 (ASCE 7-05, 11.4.4)
BEAM LENGTH BETWEEN COL. CENTERS L = 30 ft (including link)
STORY HEIGHT h = 12.5 ft
MAXIMUM INELASTIC STORY DRIFT d = 0.7 in (ASCE 7-05, 12.8.6)
DETERMINE FACTORED DESIGN LOADS AT LINK END (CBC 07 1605.2 & ASCE 7-05 12.4.2.3)
V
u
= (1.2 + 0.2S
DS
)V
DL
+ f
1
V
LL
+ rV
E
= 103.13 kips
P
u
= (1.2 + 0.2S
DS
)P
DL
+ f
1
P
LL
+ rP
E
= 19.56 kips
M
u
= (1.2 + 0.2S
DS
)M
DL
+ f
1
M
LL
+ rM
E
= 224.88 ft-kips
Where f
1
= 0.5
CHECK LOCAL BUCKLING LIMITATION (AISC 341-05 Tab. I-8-1)
b
f
/ (2t
f
) = 4.24 < 0.3 (E
s
/ F
y
)
0.5
= 7.22 [Satisfactory]
[ 52 / (F
y
)
0.5
for AISC Seismic 97, Tab. I-9-1]
Where E
s
= 29000 ksi
3.14(E
s
/F
y
)
0.5
(1-1.54P
u
/f
b
P
y
) = 74.42 , for P
u
/f
b
P
y
< 0.125
[ 520 / (F
y
)
0.5
(1-1.54P
u
/f
b
P
y
) for AISC Seismic 97, Tab. I-9-1]
N/A , for P
u
/f
b
P
y
> 0.125
{ MAX[ 191 / (F
y
)
0.5
(2.33-P
u
/f
b
P
y
) , 253 / (F
y
)
0.5
] for AISC Seismic 97, Tab. I-9-1}
[Satisfactory] Where f
b
= 0.9 , P
y
= F
y
A = 2105 kips
CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 341-05, Sec. 15.2b)
fV
n
= f MIN(V
p
, 2M
p
/e) = 332.3 kips > V
u
[Satisfactory]
Where f = 0.9 (Ignored axial force effect since Pu < 0.15 Py = 0.15 Fy Ag, AISC 341-05, 15.2)
A
w
= (d - 2t
f
)t
w
= 12.31
in
2
V
p
= 0.6F
y
A
w
= 369.2 kips
M
p
= F
y
Z

= 1341.7 ft-kips
CHECK FLEXURAL CAPACITY (AISC 360-05 F1)
f
b
M
p
= 1207.5 > M
u
[Satisfactory]
Where f
b
= 0.9
CHECK ADDITIONAL SHEAR CAPACITY REQUIREMENT FOR Pu>0.15Py ONLY (AISC 341-05, 15.2b) < = DOES NOT APPLY.
fV
na
= f MIN(V
pa
, 2M
pa
/e) = 332.3 kips > V
u
[Satisfactory]
Where f = 0.9
V
pa
= V
p
[1 - (P
u
/P
y
)
2
]
0.5
= 369.2 kips
M
pa
= 1.18 M
p
(1 - P
u
/P
y
) = 1568.5 ft-kips
CHECK ADDITIONAL LINK LENGTH REQUIREMENT FOR Pu>0.15Py ONLY (AISC 341-05, 15.2b) < = DOES NOT APPLY.
[1.15 - 0.5r' (A
w
/A
g
)](1.6M
p
/V
p
) = N/A ft, for r' (A
w
/A
g
) > 0.3
(1.6M
p
/V
p
) = 5.81 ft, for r' (A
w
/A
g
) < 0.3
[Satisfactory] Where r' = P
u
/ V
u
= 0.19
A
w
/ A
g
= 0.29
22.00 <


e <
{
h / t
w
=
(E
s
/F
y
)
0.5
MAX[1.49, 1.12(2.33 - C
a
)] =
Seismic Design for Eccentrically Braced Frames Based on CBC 07 & AISC 341-05
(cont'd)
CHECK LINK ROTATION ANGLE LIMITATION (AISC 341-05, 15.2c)
g
p
= L d / (h e) = 0.04 rad < g
p,allowable
= 0.080 rad [Satisfactory]
Where g
p,allowable
== 0.08 rad for e < 1.6M
p
/V
p
;
= 0.02 rad for e > 2.6M
p
/V
p
;
= linear interpolation [0.02, 0.08] by e value.
1.6M
p
/V
p
= 5.81 ft, 2.6M
p
/V
p
= 9.45 ft
CHECK LINK STIFFENER REQUIREMENT (AISC 341-05, 15.3)
b
st
= (b
f
- 2t
w
) /2 = 4.87 in
t
st
= MAX (0.75 t
w
, 3/8 ) = 0.548 in
USE 9/16 x 4-7/8 END STIFFENERS AT EACH SIDE.
s = see table following = 30.0 in
Provide 1 stiffeners to give s = 24.0 in
Where 1.6 M
p
/ V
p
= 5.81 ft
2.6 M
p
/ V
p
= 9.45 ft
5.0 M
p
/ V
p
= 18.17 ft
g
p
= 0.04 rad
e = 4 ft
d = 19.5 in
t
st
= MAX (t
w
, 3/8 ) = 0.730 in
USE 3/4 x 4-7/8 @ 24 in o.c. INTERMEDIATE
STIFFENERS AT EACH SIDE.
g
p
e [0 ~ 0.02] (0.02 ~ 0.08) 0.08
[0~1.6M
p
/V
p
] 52t
w
-d/5 178t
w
/3-d/5-1100g
p
t
w
/3 30t
w
-d/5
(1.6M
p
/V
p
~2.6M
p
/V
p
] MIN(52t
w
-d/5 , b
f
) Min(178t
w
/3-d/5-1100g
p
t
w
/3 , 1.5b
f
) MIN(30t
w
-d/5 , 1.5b
f
)
(2.6M
p
/V
p
~5M
p
/V
p
) 1.5b
f
1.5b
f
1.5b
f
[5.0M
p
/V
p
~Greater] Not ReqD Not ReqD Not ReqD
The best fillet weld size (AISC 360-05 Sec.J2.2b)
> w
MIN
= 0.1875 in
< w
MAX
= 0.4375 in
[Satisfactory]
The required weld length between A36 stiffener and web (AISC 360-05 Sec.J2.4)
L
w
= A
st
F
y
/ [(2) f F
w
(0.707 w)] = (9/16 x 4-7/8) x 36 / [(2) 0.75 (0.6x70)(0.707x5/16)] = 5.01 in
< (d - 2k), [Satisfactory]
The required weld length between A36 stiffener and flange (AISC 360-05 Sec.J2.4)
L
f
= 0.25A
st
F
y
/ [(2) f F
w
(0.707 w)] = 0.25(9/16 x 4-7/8) x 36 / [(2) 0.75 (0.6x70)(0.707x5/16)] = 1.25 in
< (b
st
- k), [Satisfactory]
CHECK COMBINED LINK CAPACITY (AISC 360-05 Sec.H.1)
f = P
u,link
/ (2A
f
) + M
u,link
/ Z
f
= 35.3 < F
y
[Satisfactory]
Where P
u,link
= W P
u
= 70.0 kips
M
u,link
= V
p
(e/2) = 738.5 ft-kips
Z
f
= (d - t
f
) b
f
t
f
= 268.8
in
3
W = V
n
/ V
u
= 3.58
A
f
= b
f
t
f
= 14.78
in
2
Technical References:
1. AISC 341-05: "Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings", American Institute of Steel Construction, Nov. 16, 2005.
2. AISC 360-05: "Specification for Structural Steel Buildings", American Institute of Steel Construction, March 9, 2005.
w = 5/16 in
PROJECT : PAGE :
CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
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INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
BRACE SECTION (Tube or Pipe) = > HSS10X10X5/8 Tube A r
min
t h
MAX SERVICE LOADS P
DL
= 11.8 kips 21.00 3.80 0.58 10.00
P
LL
= 8.3 kips
UNBRACED LENGTH OF THE BRACE L
b
= 11 ft
(SEE LINK DESIGN SPREADSHEET FOR BALANCE OF INPUT DATA)
THE BRACE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
REQUIRED CONNECTION = > ( 5/8 in Gusset Plate with 23 in Length, 4 leg, 5/16 in Fillet Weld.)
DETERMINE LIMITING WIDTH THICKNESS RATIO FOR COMPRESSION ELEMENT, LOCAL BUCKLING (AISC 341-05 Tab. I-8-1)
D / t = 0.044 E
s
/ F
y
= 27.74 , for Pipe
h / t = 1.12 (E
s
/ F
y
)
0.5
= 28.12 , for Tube
Where F
y
= 46 ksi
E
s
= 29000 ksi
DETERMINE FACTORED DESIGN LOADS (AISC 341-05 Sec.15.6)
P
u
= (1.2 + 0.2S
DS
)P
DL
+ f
1
P
LL
+ P
E
= 629.9 kips
Where P
E
= 1.25 R
y
[V
n
L L
b
/ (L-e) h] = 609.2 kips
R
y
= 1.3 (1.4 for Pipe.)
DETERMINE DESIGN STRENGTH IN COMPRESSION (AISC 360-05 E3)
f
c
P
n
= f
c
A
g
F
cr
= 757.24 kips > P
u
[Satisfactory]
f
c
= 0.85
F
e
=
p
2
E / (KL / r)
2
=
237.8 ksi (0.658
(Fy/Fe)

)F
y
= 42.42 kis, for l
c
4.71
l
c
= (KL / r) (F
y
/ E)
0.5
= 1.38 0.877 F
e
= N/A kis, for l
c
> 4.71
K = 1.0
DETERMINE CONNECTION DESIGN FORCE
P
ut
= P
u
= 629.91 kips (Tension)
DETERMINE BEST FILLET WELD SIZE (AISC 360-05 Sec.J2.2b)
> w
MIN
= 0.1875 in
< w
MAX
= 0.4375 in
[Satisfactory]
DETERMINE REQUIRED WELD LENGTH (AISC 360-05 Sec.J2.4)
L = P
ut
/ [(4) f F
w
(0.707 w)]
= 629.9 / [(4) 0.75 (0.6x70)(0.707x5/16)] = 22.63 in
( USE 23 in )
CHECK DESIGN SHEAR RUPTURE CAPACITY OF SLOTTED BRACE
(AISC 360-05 Sec.J4.2)
fR
n
= f(0.6F
u
)A
nu
= 1395.10 kips > P
ut
Where f = 0.75 [Satisfactory]
F
u
= 58 ksi (AISC 13th Tab.2-3)
A
nu
= 4 t L = 4 x 0.581 x 23 = 53.45
in
2
DETERMINE REQUIRED THICKNESS OF GUSSET PLATE (AISC 360-05 Tab. J2.4)
t
g
= 5/8 in
CHECK SHEAR RUPTURE CAPACITY OF GUSSET PLATE (AISC 360-05 J4.2)
fR
n
= f(0.6F
u
)A
nv
= 750.38 kips > P
ut
[Satisfactory]
Where f = 0.75
F
u
= 58 ksi (plate value)
A
nv
= 2 tg L = 2 x 5/8 x 23 = 28.75
in
2
CHECK TENSION AT SLOTTED BRACE (AISC 360-05 D.2 b) THE GUSSET BLOCK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-05 J4.3)
f
t
P
n
= f
t
R
y
F
u
UA
n
= 1146.48 kips > P
ut
fR
n
= f(0.6F
u
)A
nv
+ fF
y
A
gt
= 750.38 + fF
y
A
gt
Where f
t
= 0.75 [Satisfactory] > P
ut
= 629.91
U = 1 (LRFD Sec.B3.2d) [Satisfactory]
A
n
= A - 2 t t
g
= 20.274
in
2
[Satisfactory]
w = 5/16 in
F
cr
= {
> Actual
Seismic Design for Eccentrically Braced Frames Based on CBC 07 & AISC 341-05


PROJECT : PAGE :
CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
MAX SERVICE LOADS AT OUTSIDE OF LINK V
DL
= 6.8 kips
P
DL
= 1 kips
M
DL
= 17 ft-kips
V
LL
= 4.8 kips
P
LL
= 0.7 kips
M
LL
= 11.3 ft-kips
SEISMIC LOADS AT OUTSIDE OF LINK V
E
= 8.7 kips (ASCE 7-05 12.4.2.1)
P
E
= 100 kips
M
E
= 100 ft-kips
(SEE LINK DESIGN SPREADSHEET FOR BALANCE OF INPUT DATA) THE BEAM DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
DETERMINE FACTORED DESIGN LOADS AT SECTION OF LINK AND BEAM (AISC 360-05 Sec. 15.6b & ASCE 7-05 12.4.2.3)
V
u
= (1.2 + 0.2S
DS
)V
DL
+ f
1
V
LL
+ rV
E
= 67.0 kips
P
u
= (1.2 + 0.2S
DS
)P
DL
+ f
1
P
LL
+ P
E
= 537.9 kips
M
u
= (1.2 + 0.2S
DS
)M
DL
+ f
1
M
LL
+ M
E
= 923.0 ft-kips
Where f
1
= 0.5
R
y
= 1.1 (AISC 341-05 Tab. I-6-1)
V
n
= 369.2 kips (from link design)
M
n
= V
n
e / 2 = 738.47 ft-kips
V
E
= (1.1R
y
V
n
/ V
E , link
) V
E
= 46.3 kips
P
E
= 1.1R
y
V
n
L / 2h = 536.1 kips
M
E
= 1.1R
y
M
n
= 893.5 ft-kips
CHECK LOCAL BUCKLING LIMITATION (AISC 341-05 Tab. I-8-1)
b
f
/ (2t
f
) = 4.24 < 0.3 (E
s
/ F
y
)
0.5
= 7.22 [Satisfactory]
[ 52 / (F
y
)
0.5
for AISC Seismic 97, Tab. I-9-1]
Where E
s
= 29000 ksi
3.14(E
s
/F
y
)
0.5
(1-1.54P
u
/f
b
P
y
) = N/A , for P
u
/f
b
P
y
< 0.125
[ 520 / (F
y
)
0.5
(1-1.54P
u
/f
b
P
y
) for AISC Seismic 97, Tab. I-9-1]
55.19 , for P
u
/f
b
P
y
> 0.125
{ MAX[ 191 / (F
y
)
0.5
(2.33-P
u
/f
b
P
y
) , 253 / (F
y
)
0.5
] for AISC Seismic 97, Tab. I-9-1}
[Satisfactory] Where f
b
= 0.9 , P
y
= F
y
A = 2105 kips
CHECK UNBALANCED SEGMENT LENGTH
L
1
= (L - e - d
c
) / 2 = 12.38 ft, (top & bottom flange bracing with a design strength greater than below will be provided
Brace Load : P
b,link
= 0.06R
y
F
y
b
f
t
f
= 48.8 kips, [AISC Seismic Sec.15.5] at each end of the link segment.)
L
2
= L
1
/ 2 = 6.19 ft, ( lateral supported at middle of beam outside of link with following design strength.)
Brace Load : P
b,mid
= 0.02F
y
b
f
t
f
= 14.8 kips, [AISC 341-05 Sec.15.6.(2)]
M
b, mid
=0.02F
y
b
f
t
f
d = 24.0 ft-kips, [AISC 341-05 Sec.15.6.(2)]
CHECK COMPRESSION CAPACITY (AISC 360-05 E3)
f
c
P
n
= f
c
F
cr
A

= 1694.11 kips > P
u
[Satisfactory]
Where f
c
= 0.85
K = 1.0
MAX(KL
1
/r
x
, KL
2
/r
y
) = 27.34 < 200 [Satisfactory]
l
c
= 0.361 p
F
cr
= 47.34 ksi


h / t
w
= 22.00 <
(E
s
/F
y
)
0.5
MAX[1.49, 1.12(2.33 - C
a
)] =
Seismic Design for Eccentrically Braced Frames Based on CBC 07 & AISC 341-05
(cont'd)
DETERMINE FLEXURAL DESIGN STRENGTH (AISC-AISC 360-05 F1)
L
b
= 6.19 ft
L
p
= 1.76 r
y
(E / F
yf
)
0.5
= 9.60 ft
L
r
= r
y
X
1
[1 + (1 + X
2
F
L
2
)
0.5
]
0.5
/ F
L
= 35.27 ft
M
p
= MIN( F
y
Z
x
, 1.5 F
y
S
x
) = 1341.7 ft-kips
M
r
= F
L
S
x
= 940.0 ft-kips
M
cr
= C
b
S
x
r
y
X
1
(2 + X
1
2
X
2
r
y
2
/ L
b
2
)
0.5
/ L
b
= 17113 ft-kips
Where X
1
= p (0.5 E G J A)
0.5
/ S
x
= 4036.3 A I
y
t
f
r
y
S
x
X
2
= 4 C
w
[Sx / (G J)]
2
/ I
y
= 0.0006 42.1 311 1.32 2.72 282
F
r
= 10.00 ksi E G J C
w
Z
x
F
L
= MIN( F
yf
- F
r
, F
yw
) = 40.00 ksi 29000 11200 19.2 25700 322.0
C
b
= 1.30 , (AISC 360-05 F1)
M
p
= 1341.7 ft-kips, for L
b
@ [0 , L
p
]
M
n
= MIN{C
b
[M
p
- (M
p
- M
r
) (L
b
- L
p
) / (L
r
- L
p
)] , M
p
} = N/A ft-kips, for L
b
@ (L
p
, L
r
]
MIN(M
cr
, M
p
) = N/A ft-kips, for L
b
@ (L
r
, Larger)
f
b
M
n
= 0.9 M
n
= 1208 ft-kips
CHECK FLEXURAL CAPACITY (AISC 360-05 C2.1b)
M
ux
= B
1
M
u
= 923.00 ft-kips < f
b
M
nx
= Min(R
y
f
b
F
y
Z, f
b
M
n
)

= 1208 ft-kips
Where P
e1
= p
2
E
s
I
x
/ (KL
x
)
2
= 35645 kips [Satisfactory]
C
m
= 0.6 (AISC 360-05 C2.1b) Where f
b
= 0.9
B
1
= C
m
/(1 - P
u
/P
e1
) = 1.000
CHECK INTERACTION CAPACITY (AISC 360-05 H1.1)
For P
u
/f
c
P
n
>0.2, P
u
/ f
c
P
n
+ 8 / 9 (M
ux
/ f
b
M
nx
) = 1.00
For P
u
/f
c
P
n
<0.2, P
u
/ (2f
c
P
n)
+ M
ux
/ f
b
M
nx
= N/A
< 1 [Satisfactory]
PROJECT : PAGE :
CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
COLUMN SECTION = > W14X145 = > A d t
w
b
f
t
f
S
x
COLUMN AXIAL SERVICE LOADS P
DL
= 151 kips 42.7 14.8 0.68 15.50 1.09 232
P
LL
= 46 kips I
x
r
x
r
y
Z
x
k
NUMBER OF STORIES n = 4 1710 6.33 3.98 260 1.69
COLUMN YIELD STRESS (36 or 50) F
y
= 50 ksi
THE COLUMN DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
UNBRACED COLUMN LENGTH L = h = 14 ft
DETERMINE COLUMN AXIAL SEISMIC LOAD (AISC 341-05 Sec. 15.8)
P
E
= (n - 1) 1.1 R
y
V
n
= 1340.3 kips
DETERMINE FACTORED DESIGN LOADS (AISC 360-05 Sec. 15.6b & ASCE 7-05 12.4.2.3)
P
u,t
= (0.9 - 0.2S
S
D ) P
DL
- P
E
= -1235 kips (Tension)
P
u,c
= (1.2 + 0.2S
DS
)P
DL
+ f
1
P
LL
+ P
E
= 1575 kips (Compression)
Where f
1
= 0.5 (CBC 1605.4)
CHECK LOCAL BUCKLING LIMITATION (AISC 341-05 Tab. I-8-1)
b
f
/ (2t
f
) = 7.11 < 0.3 (E
s
/ F
y
)
0.5
= 7.22 [Satisfactory]
[ 52 / (F
y
)
0.5
for AISC Seismic 97, Tab. I-9-1]
Where E
s
= 29000 ksi
3.14(E
s
/F
y
)
0.5
(1-1.54P
u
/f
b
P
y
) = N/A , for P
u
/f
b
P
y
< 0.125
[ 520 / (F
y
)
0.5
(1-1.54P
u
/f
b
P
y
) for AISC Seismic 97, Tab. I-9-1]
40.74 , for P
u
/f
b
P
y
> 0.125
{ MAX[ 191 / (F
y
)
0.5
(2.33-P
u
/f
b
P
y
) , 253 / (F
y
)
0.5
] for AISC Seismic 97, Tab. I-9-1}
[Satisfactory] Where f
c
= 0.9
P
y
= F
y
A = 2135 kips
CHECK COMPRESSION CAPACITY (AISC 360-05 E3)
f
c
P
n
= f
c
F
cr
A

= 1593.27 kips > P
u
[Satisfactory]
Where f
c
= 0.85
K = 1.0
MAX(KL
x
/r
x
, KL
y
/r
y
) = 42.19 < 200 [Satisfactory]
l
c
= 0.558 p
F
cr
= 43.90 ksi
<
(E
s
/F
y
)
0.5
MAX[1.49, 1.12(2.33 - C
a
)] =
Seismic Design for Eccentrically Braced Frames Based on CBC 07 & AISC 341-05


h / t
w
= 16.79