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AISC ASD-89 Example 002

WIDE FLANGE MEMBER UNDER COMPRESSION

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The column design features for the AISC ASD-89 code are checked for the frame
shown below. This frame is presented in the Allowable Stress Design Manual of
Steel Construction, Ninth Edition, 1989, Example 3, Pages 3-6 and 3-7. The
column K factors were overwritten to a value of 2.13 to match the example. The
transverse direction was assumed to be continuously supported. Two point loads
of 560 kips are applied at the tops of each column. The ratio of allow axial stress,
Fa, to the actual, fa, was checked and compared to the referenced design code.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED

Section compactness check (compression)
Member compression capacity

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RESULTS COMPARISON

Independent results are taken from Allowable Stress Design Manual of Steel
Construction, Ninth Edition, 1989, Example 3, Pages 3-6 and 3-7.

Percent
Output Parameter SAP2000 Independent Difference
Compactness Compact Compact 0.00%

Design Axial Stress, fa (ksi) 15.86 15.86 0.00%

Allowable Axial Stress, 16.47 16.47 0.00%
Fa (ksi)

COMPUTER FILE: AISC ASD-89 EX002

CONCLUSION
The results show an exact comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Material: A36 Steel
E = 29,000 ksi, Fy = 36 ksi
Section: W12x120:
bf = 12.32 in, tf = 1.105 in, d =13.12 in, tw=0.71 in
A = 35.3 in2
rx=5.5056 in
Member:
K = 2.13
L = 15 ft
Loadings:
P = 560 kips
Design Axial Stress:
P 560
f=
a =
A 35.3
f a = 15.86 ksi

Compactness:
Localized Buckling for Flange:
bf 12.32

= = = 5.575
2t f 2 1.105

65 65
p
= = = 10.83
Fy 36

< p , No localized flange buckling

Flange is Compact.

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Localized Buckling for Web:

f a 15.86
= = 0.44
Fy 36

d 13.12

= = = 18.48
tw 0.71
fa
Since = 0.44 > 0.16
Fy

257 257
p
= = = 42.83
Fy 36

< p , No localized web buckling

Web is Compact.

Section is Compact.

Member Compression Capacity

KL x 2.13 (15 12 )
= = 69.638
rx 5.5056

22 E 22 29000
=Cc = = 126.099
Fy 36

KL x
rx 69.638
= = 0.552
Cc 126.099
KL x
< Cc
rx

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1 KL x rx
2

1.0 Fy
2 Cc
Fa = 3
5 3 KL x rx 1 KL x rx
+
3 8 C c 8 Cc
2
1.0 (0.552 ) 36
1

Fa =
2
+ (0.552 ) (0.552 )
5 3 1 3

3 8 8

Fa = 16.47 ksi

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