DESIGN OF STEEL BEAMS

Allowable Stress Design

PRELIMINARY DATA TRIAL SECTION

Yield Strength 350 MPa Max Moment Mu 23500 kN - m
Length 13.200 m Assume Compact Section 0.66Fy 231.000 MPa
Unbraced Length 6.000 m Required Sx = Mu / 0.66Fy 101731601.732 mm3
Max Moment 23500.000 kN - m
Cb 1.0 Try: W33x619 Sx = 104417572.439 mm3

TRIAL SECTION PROPERTIES

Weight 921.174 kg/m bf 42.951 cm Ix 1739847.359 cm4 Sy 5562.492 cm3
Area 1167.740 cm2 tf 8.992 cm Iy 119458.419 cm4 rx 38.600 cm
Depth 33.325 cm tw 5.004 cm Sx 104417.572 cm3 ry 10.114 cm

LATERAL BUCKLING CRITERIA COMPACTNESS CRITERIA

200𝑏𝑓 137900𝐴𝑓 𝑑 1680
𝐿𝑐 = 𝐿𝑢 = = 6.660 = 89.79977728
𝐹𝑦 𝐹𝑦 𝑑 𝑡𝑤 𝐹𝑦

𝑏 170 250
Lc = 4.592 Lu = 45.661 = 2.39 = 9.09 = 13.36
2𝑡𝑓 𝐹𝑦 𝐹𝑦
Lc < Lb < Lu 𝑑 1680 𝑏 250
𝑏 170
< < <
𝑡𝑤 𝐹𝑦 2𝑡𝑓 𝐹𝑦 2𝑡𝑓 𝐹𝑦
ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS TRUE TRUE TRUE
Since Lc < Lb < Lu Use Fb = 0.6Fy = 210.0 MPa

CHECK TRIAL SECTION

NEW MAX MOMENT Required Strength Mn 23500.00 kN - m
Total Beam Weight 9.037 kN / m
Design Strength Mu = FbSx 21927.69 kN - m
Factored Beam Weight 10.844 kN / m
Additional Moment 236.184 kN - m
Since 21927.69 < 23500.00
Total Moment ######## kN - m
Remarks
REVISE COLUMN SECTION

Use W36x650 Sx = 122153571.585 mm2

GOVERNING CASE case1a case1b
case 1: Lc < Lb < Lu

ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS CHECK TRIAL SECTION

Since Lc < Lb < Lu Use Fb = 0.6Fy = 210.0 MPa Required Strength Mn ######## kN - m
Design Strength Mu = FbSx 21927.69 kN - m

NEW MAX MOMENT Since ######## < ########

Total Beam Weight 9.037 kN / m Remarks
REVISE COLUMN SECTION
Factored Beam Weight 10.844 kN / m
Additional Moment 236.184 kN - m
Total Moment ######## kN - m Use W36x650 Sx = 122153571.585 mm2

TRUE case1a case1b

FALSE case2a case2b
FALSE case3a case3b
FALSE case4a case4b
FALSE case5a case5b
FALSE case6a case6b
FALSE case7a case7b
case 2: Lb < Lc and Non-Compact

ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS CHECK TRIAL SECTION

Since Lb < Lc & Non-Compact Required Strength Mn ######## kN - m
Use Fb = 0.6Fy = 210.00 MPa Design Strength Mu = FbSx 21927.69 kN - m

Since ######## < ########

NEW MAX MOMENT Remarks
REVISE COLUMN SECTION
Total Beam Weight 9.037 kN / m
Factored Beam Weight 10.844 kN / m
Additional Moment 236.184 kN - m Use W36x650 Sx = 122153571.585 mm2
Total Moment ######## kN - m
case 3: Lb < Lc and Compact

ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS CHECK TRIAL SECTION

Since Lb < Lc & Compact Required Strength Mn ######## kN - m
Use Fb = 0.66Fy = 231.00 MPa Design Strength Mu = FbSx 24120.46 kN - m

Since ######## > ########

NEW MAX MOMENT Remarks
COLUMN SECTION ADEQUATE
Total Beam Weight 9.037 kN / m
Factored Beam Weight 10.844 kN / m
Additional Moment 236.184 kN - m Use W33x619 Sx = 104417572.439 mm2
Total Moment ######## kN - m
case 4: Lb < Lc and Partially-Compact

ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS CHECK TRIAL SECTION

Since Lb < Lc & Partially Compact Required Strength Mn ######## kN - m
Design Strength Mu = FbSx 27630.38 kN - m
𝑏𝑓
𝐹𝑏 = 𝐹𝑦 0.79 − 0.00076 𝐹𝑦
2𝑡𝑓
Since ######## > ########
Fb = 264.61 MPa Remarks
COLUMN SECTION ADEQUATE

NEW MAX MOMENT Use W33x619 Sx = 104417572.439 mm2

Total Beam Weight 9.037 kN / m
Factored Beam Weight 10.844 kN / m
Additional Moment 236.184 kN - m
Total Moment ######## kN - m
case 5: Lb > Lu Type 1

ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS CHECK TRIAL SECTION

For Lb > Lu: Required Strength Mn ######## kN - m
𝐼𝑦 Design Strength Mu = FbSx 21927.69 kN - m
𝑟𝑡 = 2 = 120.11
1
𝑏𝑓 𝑡𝑓 + 𝑑𝑡𝑤 Since ######## < ########
6
Remarks
𝐿𝑏 703270𝐶𝑏 REVISE COLUMN SECTION
= 49.95221 = 44.82569
𝑟𝑡 𝐹𝑦
Use W36x650 Sx = 122153571.585 mm2
Since 49.95221 < 44.82569

Use Fb = 0.6Fy = 210 MPa

NEW MAX MOMENT

Total Beam Weight 9.037 kN / m
Factored Beam Weight 10.844 kN / m
Additional Moment 236.184 kN - m
Total Moment ######## kN - m
case6 : Lb > Lu Type 2

ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS NEW MAX MOMENT

For Lb > Lu: Total Beam Weight 9.037 kN / m
𝐼𝑦 Factored Beam Weight 10.844 kN / m
𝑟𝑡 = 2 = 120.11 Additional Moment 236.184 kN - m
1
𝑏𝑓 𝑡𝑓 + 𝑑𝑡𝑤 Total Moment ######## kN - m
6
𝐿𝑏 703270𝐶𝑏
= 49.95221 = 44.82569
𝑟𝑡 𝐹𝑦
CHECK TRIAL SECTION
Required Strength Mn ######## kN - m
3156330𝐶𝑏
= 94.96 Design Strength Mu = FbSx 21927.69 kN - m
𝐹𝑦
Use the Larger of: Since ######## < ########
𝐿𝑏 2 Remarks
2 𝐹𝑦 𝑟𝑡 REVISE COLUMN SECTION
𝐹𝑏 = − 𝐹 < 0.6𝐹𝑦 = 204.36
3 10.55 × 106 𝐶𝑏 𝑦

82740𝐶𝑏 Use W36x650 Sx = 122153571.585 mm2

𝐹𝑏 = < 0.6𝐹𝑦 = 210.00
𝐿𝑏 𝑑/𝐴𝑓
Use Fb = 210.00
case7 : Lb > Lu Type 3

ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS NEW MAX MOMENT

For Lb > Lu: Total Beam Weight 9.037 kN / m
𝐼𝑦 Factored Beam Weight 10.844 kN / m
𝑟𝑡 = 2= 120.11 Additional Moment 236.184 kN - m
1
𝑏𝑓 𝑡𝑓 + 𝑑𝑡𝑤 Total Moment ######## kN - m
6
𝐿𝑏 703270𝐶𝑏
= 49.95221 = 44.82569
𝑟𝑡 𝐹𝑦
CHECK TRIAL SECTION
Required Strength Mn ######## kN - m
3156330𝐶𝑏
= 94.96 Design Strength Mu = FbSx 21927.69 kN - m
𝐹𝑦
Use the Larger of: Since ######## < ########
Remarks
1172100𝐶𝑏 REVISE COLUMN SECTION
𝐹𝑏 = 2 < 0.6𝐹𝑦 = 210.00
𝐿𝑏
𝑟𝑡
82740𝐶𝑏 Use W36x650 Sx = 122153571.585 mm2
𝐹𝑏 = < 0.6𝐹𝑦 = 210.00
𝐿𝑏 𝑑
𝐴𝑓
Use Fb = 210.00