Plate Girder Design Based on AISC-ASD 9th, Chapter G

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

STEEL YIELD STRESS Fy = 50 ksi
SIMPLY SUPPORTED SPAN S= 90 ft
SUPERIMPOSED UNIFORM DEAD LOAD DL = 3 kips / ft
UNIFORM LIVE LOAD LL = 2 kips / ft
POINT DEAD LOAD PDL = 52 kips
POINT LIVE LOAD PLL = 52 kips
TOP FLANGE WIDTH bf,top = 30 in
TOP FLANGE THICKNESS tf,top = 1.2 in
BOTTOM FLANGE WIDTH bf,bot = 30 in
BOTTOM FLANGE THICKNESS tf,bot = 1.2 in
WEB THICKNESS tw = 0.5 in
BEAM DEPTH d= 88 in Err:502
DISTANCE POINT LOAD TO END c= 45 ft FLANGE TO WEB WELDING USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 39 in o.c.
UNBRACED LENGTH l= 90 ft

THE DESIGN IS INADEQUATE, SEE ANALYSIS BELOW

ANALYSIS
DETERMINE Fb (AISC-ASD, F1.3, page 5-46)
2 2
 M1   M1   4l 2  S 2   4l 2  S 2 
C b  1.75  1.05    0.3   1.75  1.05    0.3   2.30
 2
M M
 2  S 2
 2 
 S 
rT = 7.91 in , Af = 36.00 in2

 76b f 20000 
L c  MIN  , 
 Fy
  d / A f  F y  13.64 ft

 102000C b 12000C b 
L u  MAX  r T ,   45.16 ft

 Fy 0.6  d / A f  F y 

510000C b
L3  r T  100.99 ft
Fy
 2 F  l / rT  2  
F b1  MIN     F y , 0.6 F y  
y
20.1 ksi
  3 1530000C b  
  

 170000C Fy
F b 2  MIN  
b
, 16.7 ksi
  l / rT  2 3 
 
 12000C 
b
F b3  MIN  , 0.6 F y  
l d / Af   10.5 ksi
 

0.66 F y , for l  L c
0.6
 F y , for L c  l  L u
Fb   
 MAX  F b1 , F b3  , for L u  l  L 3
20.1 ksi
 MAX  F
 b 2 , F b3  , for l  L 3

CHECK WEB SLENDERNESS (AISC-ASD, G1, page 5-51)

a= 88.9 ft, the max clear distance between stiffeners.

760

h / tw = 171.20 > Fb 169.53 [Satisfactory]

 14000
 , for a  1.5h
 F yf  F yf  16.5 
<   282.84
 2000 , for a  1.5h
 F
 yf [Satisfactory]
 (cont'd)
DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS (AISC-ASD G2, pg 5-51)

Aw = 42.80 in2 , a = 0.6 Fyw / Fb = 1.49

 A w  h  760  , 1.0  
R PG  MIN  1  0.0005   
 A f  t F b  
 0.999

 A  
12   w  3a  a 3   
  Af  
R e  MIN  , 1.0   0.930
 
 12  2  A w  
  Af  
   

'
F b  F b R PG R e  18.67 ksi

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRESS (F4-2, pg 5-49)

h = d - tf,top - tf,bot = 86 in , h / tw = 171

 5.34  45000 k v
 , for C v 0.8
4.0  , for a / h 1.0
  h / t w
2
  a / h 2 Cv  
kv   = 5.37  190 kv = 0.36
5.34 4.0 , for a / h 1.0 h/t , for C v 0.8
  a / h 2  w Fy


 CvF y 
Fv  MIN  , 0.4 F y   6.29 ksi
 2.89 

TOTAL SUPERIMPOSED GRAVITY LOAD

w = DL + LL = 5.000 kips / ft , P = PDL + PLL = 104.00 kips

CHECK EACH SECTION CAPACITIES

Section Left 0.08 S 0.17 S 0.25 S 0.33 S 0.42 S Point 0.58 S 0.67 S 0.75 S 0.83 S 0.92 S Right
Distance 0 7.50 15.00 22.50 30.00 37.50 45.00 52.50 60.00 67.50 75.00 82.50 90.00
d (in) 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88
y (in) 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
I (in4) 161759 161759 161759 161759 161759 161759 161759 161759 161759 161759 161759 161759 161759
Wt (plf) 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6 390.6
V (kips) 294.58 254.15 213.72 173.29 132.86 92.43 0.00 92.43 132.86 173.29 213.72 254.15 294.58
M (ft-k) 0 2058 3812 5264 6412 7256 7798 7256 6412 5264 3812 2058 0
fv (ksi) 6.69 5.78 4.86 3.94 3.02 2.10 0.00 2.10 3.02 3.94 4.86 5.78 6.69
fb (ksi)
fb (k s i) & F 'b (k s i)

0.00 6.72 12.44 17.18 20.93 23.69 25.45 23.69 20.93 17.18 12.44 6.72 0.00

BENDING STRESS

0.00
-5.00
-10.00
-15.00
-20.00
-25.00
-30.00 Length

fb,max = 25.45 ksi @ 45.00 ft, from heel.

> F'b = 18.67 ksi
[Unsatisfactory]
fv (k s i) & F v (k s i)

SHEAR STRESS

-6.00
-6.20
-6.40
-6.60
-6.80 Length
 (cont'd)
fv,max = 6.69 ksi @ 90.00 ft, from heel.
> Fv = 6.29 ksi [Unsatisfactory]

DETERMINE DEFLECTION AT MID SPAN

5w L 4 0.06415Pb
 L 2 b 2  
3/ 2
 DL   1.08 in ( L / 1002 )
384 EI EIL (for camber, self Wt included.)

where E= 29000 ksi w= 3.391 kips / ft

I= 161759 in4 P= 52 kips
b= 1.1 ft L= 90.0 ft

5w L 4 0.06415 Pb
 L 2 b 2  
3/ 2
 LL   0.64 in ( L / 1686 )
384 EI EIL

where P= 52 kips w= 2.000 kips / ft

DETERMINE FLANGE TO WEB WELDING

w= 5/16 in
wmin = 3/16 in, < w
wmax = 7/16 in, > w

Vmax = 294.58 kips

Q = Af(d - y - 0.5 tf,top) = 1562 in3
vmax = Vmax Q / I = 2.85 kips / in

B
 0.3F u   0.707w  A 
A= 24 in v max 39 in. o.c.

USE 5/16 in - 24 in @ 39 in o.c.

DESIGN STIFFENERS

1. BEARING STIFFENERS ARE REQUIRED AT EACH END SUPPORT. (AISC-ASD, K1.8, page 5-82)

2. CHECK LOCAL WEB YIELDING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC-ASD, K3, page 5-81)
R = P = 104.00 kips
N= 0 in, bearing length, point.
k = tf,top + w = 1.51 in

 R
 , for c  d
 t w  N  5k 
  0.66Fy
 R 27.50 < [Satisfactory]
, for c  d
 t
 w  N  2.5 k 

3. CHECK WEB CRIPPLING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC-ASD, K4, page 5-81)

  1.5 
 67.5 2 1 3  N   t w   F yw t f , for c  0.5 d
 tw    
  d  t f   tw
  
R   
    F yw t f
1.5
184.86 > [Satisfactory]
N  P
 34 t 2w 1 3   t w   , for c  0.5 d
   d   t f   tw
  

(Note : If item 2, local web yielding is Satisfactory, this item does not need to be checked.)

4. CHECK SIDESWAY WEB BUCKING FOR THE CONCENTRATED LOAD. (AISC-ASD, K5, page 5-81)
dc = d - 2k = 84.98 in
(dc / tw ) / (l / bf) = 4.72
 3 
3
 6800t w  0.4
d c / t w   , for d c / t w 1.7
 h   l /b f    l /b f
    

 6800t 3w   
3

R   10.4  d c / t w   , for 1.7  d c / t w 2.3 
 h   l /b f   l /b f 104.00 > P [Satisfactory]
   

 d c / t w  2.3
 P , for l /
 bf



(Note : If item 2, local web yielding is Satisfactory, this item does not need to be checked.)
 (cont'd)

5. DETERMINE STIFFENER SIZE.

tw = 1 1/8 in , bst = 14 in

bst / tw = 12.44 < 95 / Fy0.5 , AISC-ASD, B5.1

[Satisfactory]
Aeff = 34.50 in2 , I= 2170 in4

fa = 8.5 ksi
Es = 29000 ksi
K l / r = 0.75 h / ( I / Aeff) =
0.5
8.1
Cc = (2p2Es/ Fy)0.5 = 107
   kl / r   2
 1  Fy
 2C c2 
   , for
kl
 Cc
 5 3  kl / r   kl / r  3 r
Fa     
3 8C c 8C 3c 29.4 ksi, (AISC-ASD, E2, page 5-42)
 2
 12p E kl
, for  Cc > fa [Satisfactory]
 23  kl / r  2 r


Technical Reference:
1. AISC: "Manual of Steel construction 9th", American Institute of Steel Construction, 1990.