DSM Design Guide

DSM Design Guide

• Introduction
• Elastic Buckling
• Member elastic buckling
– examples
– overcoming difficulties
• Beam, Column, and Beam-Column Design
• Product Development
• Design Examples
Using the Guide

(pg. 1)
 DSM Advantages
• Practical advantages of DSM:
– no effective width calculations,
– no iterations required, and
– uses gross cross-sectional properties.
• Theoretical advantages of the DSM approach:
– explicit design method for distortional buckling,
– includes interaction of elements (i.e., equilibrium and compatibility between the
flange and web is maintained in the elastic buckling prediction), and
– explores and includes all stability limit states.
• Philosophical advantages to the DSM approach:
– encourages cross-section optimization,
– provides a solid basis for rational analysis extensions,
– potential for much wider applicability and scope, and
– engineering focus is on correct determination of elastic buckling behavior,
instead of on correct determination of empirical effective widths.

(pg. 2)
 DSM Limitations
• Limitations of DSM (as implemented in AISI 2004)
– No shear provisions
– No web crippling provisions
– No provisions for members with holes
– Limited number/geometry of pre-qualified members
– No provisions for strength increase due to cold-work of forming
• Practical Limitations of DSM approach
– Overly conservative if very slender elements are used
– Shift in the neutral axis is ignored
• Limitations of finite strip method
– Cross-section cannot vary along the length
– Loads cannot vary along the length (i.e., no moment gradient)
– Global boundary conditions at the member ends are pinned (i.e., simply-
supported)
– Assignment of modes sometimes difficult, particularly for distortional buckling

(pg. 6)
 DSM Design Guide
• Introduction
• Elastic Buckling
• Member elastic buckling
– examples
– overcoming difficulties
• Beam, Column, and Beam-Column Design
• Product Development
• Design Examples
 Finite strip software

At least three programs are known to provide elastic buckling by the finite strip method:
 CUFSM (www.ce.jhu.edu/bschafer/cufsm)
 CFS (www.rsgsoftware.com), and
 THIN-WALL (www.civil.usyd.edu.au/case/thinwall.php).

(pg. 10)

Understanding
Finite Strip Analysis Results
Applied stress on the section indicates that a moment about the major
axis is applied to this section. All results are given in reference to this
applied stress distribution. Any axial stresses (due to bending, axial load,
warping torsional stresses, or any combination thereof) may be
considered in the analysis.

Mode shapes are shown at

Minima indicate the the identified minima and at
lowest load level at 200 in.. Identification of the
which a particular mode shapes is critical to
mode of buckling DSM, as each shape uses a
occurs. The lowest different strength curve to
Mcr/My is sought for connect the elastic buckling
each type of buck- results shown here to the
ling. An identified actual ultimate strength. In
cross-section mode the section, local buckling
shape can repeat only involves rotation at
along the physical internal folds, distortional
length of the buckling involves both
member. rotation and translation of
internal fold lines, and
lateral-torsional buckling
involves “rigid-body”
deformation of the cross-
section without distortion.

half-wavelength
Half-wavelength 5

shows how a given 5 in. Local

cross-section mode
shape (as shown in 25 in. Distortional
the figure) varies
200 in. Lateral-torsional
along its length.
variation along the member length
(pg. 12)
 Elastic buckling upperbounds
• Beams
– if Mcrl > 1.66My then no reduction will occur due to local buckling
– if Mcrd > 2.21My then no reduction will occur due to distortional buckling
– if Mcre > 2.78My then no reduction will occur due to global buckling
• Columns
– if Pcrl > 1.66Py then no reduction will occur due to local buckling
– if Pcrd > 3.18Py then no reduction will occur due to distortional buckling
– if Pcre > 3.97Py a 10% or less reduction will occur due to global buckling
– if Pcre > 8.16Py a 5% or less reduction will occur due to global buckling
– if Pcre > 41.64Py a 1% or less reduction will occur due to global buckling

(pg. 9)
 DSM Design Guide
• Introduction
• Elastic Buckling
• Member elastic buckling
– examples
– overcoming difficulties
• Beam, Column, and Beam-Column Design
• Product Development
• Design Examples
 Elastic buckling examples
• C, Z, angle, hat, wall panel, rack post, sigma..

Elastic buckling results are really just another property of the cross-section
The results presented here can be thought of as augmenting the “gross properties” of the cross-
section. That is, Pcrl, Pcrd, Mcrl, Mcrd, augment A, I, etc. as properties of the cross-section, and can
be calculated without knowledge of the application of the cross-section. In the future, the elastic
buckling values studied in detail in this Chapter may simply be tabled for use by engineers.

(pg. 16)
 Z-section with lips
1.1.1 Z-section with lips
The geometry for this example, a Z-section, is based on Examples I-3, I-10, II-2, and III-6 of the
2002 Edition of the AISI Manual for Cold-Formed Steel Design. The cross-section is a
8ZS2.25x059, and is illustrated in Figure 1. Also note, Fy = 55 ksi. A model was developed in
CUFSM for finite strip analysis, Figure 1 illustrates the node locations of the model, a
comparison of calculated cross-section properties is also provided.

y
2.25”
Z-section 8ZS2.25x059
”
91
0.

Formula* FSM model

2 A= 0.822 0.822 in.2
Ix = 7.763 7.762 in.4
1 Iy = 1.076 1.079 in.4
C x Ixy = 2.082 2.086 in.4
1
= 74 74 º
8.0”
I2 = 0.481 0.481 in.4
t = 0.059”
2
I1 = 8.36 8.36 in.4
J= 0.000954 0.000954 in.4
Cw = 12.6 12.5 in.6
* given in the AISI Design Manual (2002)
Figure 1 Z-section with lips, finite strip model and gross properties

(pg. 26)
 Z-section with lips modified
The Z-section of the previous example was modified to consider the impact of altering the
geometry to achieve additional strength. The 8ZS2.25x059 was modified with two small web
stiffeners and the addition of a large radius corner and lip stiffener. The resulting cross-section,
illustrated in Figure 1 with Fy = 55 ksi, is not as easily “nest-able”, as the traditional sloping lip
Z-section, but if the flanges are made a slightly different width, nesting of the cross-sections
could still be practical. A model was developed in CUFSM results are shown in Error!
Reference source not found..

y
2.5”
Modfication of Z-section 8ZS2.25x059
0.88”
0.5625” 0.125”
Before After
0.46”
A= 0.822 0.830 in.2
Ix = 7.762 7.653 in.4
1 8.0” Iy = 1.079 1.044 in.4
x
Ixy = 2.086 2.054 in.4
= 74 74 º
2
I2 = 0.481 0.457 in.4
t = 0.059” I1 = 8.36 8.24 in.4
0.1875” J= 0.000954 0.000962 in.4
Cw = 12.5 11.8 in.6
Figure 1 Z-section with lips modified, finite strip model and gross properties

(pg. 28)
 Comparison

2.5
1.5 Z-section (AISI 2002 Ex. I-10) Z-section modified

2
My =107.53kip-in. My =106.82kip-in.

1
1.5 Local Mcr/My =2.01
y

y
/M

/M
Local Mcr/My =0.85
cr

cr
Lateral-torsional
Lateral-torsional
M

M
Distortional Mcr/My =0.77 1
Distortional Mcr/My =0.98
0.5

0.5

0 0
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
half-wavelength (in.) half-wavelength (in.)

(pg. 26 and 28)

 Comparison 2.5
Z-section modified

2
My=106.82kip-in.

1.5 Z-section (AISI 2002 Ex. I-10) 1.5 Local Mcr/My=2.01

y
/ M
My =107.53kip-in.

cr
Lateral-torsional

M
1
1
Distortional Mcr/My=0.98
y
/M

Local Mcr/My =0.85

cr

Lateral-torsional
M

Distortional Mcr/My =0.77

0.5 0.5

0
0 1 2 3
0
10 10 10 10 0 1 2 3
half-wavelength (in.) 10 10 10 10
half-wavelength (in.)

(pg. 26 and 28)

 DSM Design Guide
• Introduction
• Elastic Buckling
• Member elastic buckling
– examples
– overcoming difficulties
• Beam, Column, and Beam-Column Design
• Product Development
• Design Examples
 Overcoming FSM difficulties
• The discussions in the following section are intended to
provide the design professional with a means to apply
“engineering judgment” to an elastic buckling analyses.
When in doubt of how to identify a mode, or what to do
with modes that seem to be interacting, or other
problems; remember, it is easy to be conservative.
Select the lowest bucking value (i.e., Pcr, Mcr) of all
mode shapes which includes some characteristics of
the mode of interest. This ensures a lowerbound elastic
buckling response. However, this may be too
conservative in some cases, and the challenge, often, is
to do better than this and use judgment to determine a
more appropriate (and typically higher) approximation.

(pg. 42)
 Multiple modes
2
C-section with lips modified
1.8
after
1.6

1.4 local buckling

improved, but
1.2 'split' by web
stiffeners
Mcr / My

before
1
dist. buckling
improved by
0.8
increased lip
0.6

0.4 Mcr/My =1.40 Mcr/My =1.50 Mcr/My =0.98

0.2
(a) (b) (c)
0
0 1 2
10 10 10
half-wavelength (in.)
(pg. 46)
 Global modes at short L
1
C-section with lips FSM analysis
0.9 Specification Equations
2 pt. fit to FSM
0.8 Pcre/Py

0.7

0.6
y
/P

0.5
cr
P

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1 KL

0
1 2 3
10 10 10
half-wavelength (in.)
(pg. 47)
 DSM Design Guide
• Introduction
• Elastic Buckling
• Member elastic buckling
– examples
– overcoming difficulties
• Beam, Column, and Beam-Column Design
• Product Development
• Design Examples
 Beam Chart
DSM beam chart for 8ZS2.25x059

120

Mne
100

Mnl

80 Mnd
bending capacity (kip-in.)

M n( L)

M ne( L)
60
M nl( L)

M nd( L)

40

20

0
0 5 10 15 20
L
12
length (ft) (pg. 58)
AISI (2002) Design Manual

(pg. 61)
 Column Chart
50

Pne
40
compression capacity (kip)

Pn( L)

Pne( L) 30
Pnd
Pnl( L)

Pnd( L)

20
Pnl

10

0
0 5 10 15 20
L
12
length (ft)
(pg. 64)
 DSM Design Guide
• Introduction
• Elastic Buckling
• Member elastic buckling
– examples
– overcoming difficulties
• Beam, Column, and Beam-Column Design
• Product Development (later today)
• Design Examples
 Design Examples
• C-section with lips,
• C-section with lips modified,
• C-section without lips (track section),
• C-section without lips (track section) modified,
• Z-section with lips,
• Z-section with lips modified,
• Equal leg angle with lips,
• Equal leg angle,
• Hat section,
• Wall panel section,
• Rack post section, and a
• Sigma section.
• Beam chart construction and Column Chart construction