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Web Tapered Frame Design Based on AISC-ASD 9th, Appendix F

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
STEEL YIELD STRESS

Fy =

LEFT COLUMN DIMENSIONS

36

ksi

bf =

in

t f = 0.1875 in
t w = 0.1345 in

RIGHT COLUMN DIMENSIONS

d1 =

12

in

d2 =

17

in

H1 =

12

ft

bf =

in

tf =

0.25

in

bf =

in

tf =

0.25

in

tw =

0.25

in

d3 =

12

in

d4 =

34

in

H2 =

14.2

ft

LEFT BEAM DIMENSIONS

t w = 0.3125 in

RIGHT BEAM DIMENSIONS

d5 =

in

d6 =

13

in

RIDGE HEIGHT

H =

13

L1 =

15

ft

GRAVITY LOAD

w =

0.24

kips / ft ( " - " for wind uplift)

F =

2.6

kips ( " - " to left direction)

bf =

in

LATERAL LOAD

tf =

0.25

in

BEAM STIFFENER SPACING

a bm =

10

ft

COLUMN STIFFENER SPACING

a col =

ft

UNBRACED LENGTH / PURLIN SPACING L b,top =

ft

t w = 0.3125 in
d5 =

in

d7 =

38

in

L2 =

27

ft

UNBRACED LENGTH AT BOTTOM FLANGE L b,bot =

10
ft
(Diaphragm is not bracing member. L is different with " l " in F1.3, pg 5-47)

THE FRAME DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
DETERMINE REACTIONS
R1 =

-2.7

kips

R2 =

4.3

kips

R3 =

5.3

kips

R4 =

5.8

kips

R5 =

5.3

kips

R6 =

0.7

kips

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS (APP. F7.4, pg 5-103)

2 1.0-> F y
F y 0.60 F y , for F bg F y / 3

6 B F 2sgg F 2w

F bg 3

B F 2sggg
F 2w , for F b F y / 3

where

A f = tf bf

g = MIN[(dL - d0) / d0 , 0.268 L/d0, 6.0]

A To = tf bf + d0 tw / 6

I To = (tf bf3 + d0 tw3 / 6) / 12

r To
hs

I To
ATo

1.0 0.0230g

F sg
Ld 0
Af

ft

F wg

12000
h sL d o / A f

170000

h wL / r To

(cont'd)

h w 1.0 0.00385g

Left Col
Right Col
L. Bm (+)
(-)
R. Bm (+)
(-)

Length
11.5
12.7
14.3
14.3
25.6
25.6

r To
g
0.42
1.83
0.44
0.44
1.79
3.22

A To
1.21
1.75
1.72
1.72
1.72
1.72

I To
2
3
3
3
3
3

r To
1.27
1.22
1.23
1.23
1.23
1.23

1.75
1.0 0.25

Hs
1.40
2.61
1.21
1.30
1.85
3.18

Hw
1.02
1.08
1.01
1.02
1.05
1.12

F sg
4.85
3.14
22.91
10.68
14.98
4.37

F wg
14.03
9.37
69.97
17.32
65.24
14.22

B
1.51
1.31
1.50
1.50
1.31
1.21

F bg
17.56
12.86
21.60
19.28
21.60
15.99

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

Fv

0.4 F , for h / t 380 F

y
w
y

C F
v y 0.4 F y , for h / t w>380 F y
2.89

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

a
10.0
10.0
5.0
5.0

h
16.63
33.50
12.50
37.50

where

h = dL - 2 tf

5.34
, for a / h1.0
4.0
a / h 2

5.34 4.0
, for a / h >1.0

a / h 2

kv

h / tw
124
134
40
120

0.5

380 / F y
63
63
63
63

Kv
5.42
5.65
5.51
6.90

Cv
0.44
0.39
1.86
0.60

Cv

45000 k v
, for C v0.8

2
F y h / t w

190
k v , for
C v >0.8
h /t
w Fy

F bg
5.52
4.90
14.40
7.46

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE COMPRESSIVE STRESS (APP. F7.3, pg 5-102)

2
1.0- S F y
2C c2

, for S C c

3
5 3S
F ag 3 8 - 8S 3
Cc
Cc

2
12 E , for S >
Cc

23S 2

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

l
11.5
12.7
14.3
25.6

where K g =

(effective length factor by an analysis)

S = K g l / r ox

Cc

E=

Kg
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.5

Cc
126
126
126
126

Ix
53
81
44
44

A
3.49
5.50
5.31
5.31

tw

Af

2 2E
Fy

29000

ksi

r ox
3.90
3.84
2.89
2.89

S
70.61
79.40
148.97
265.79

F ag
16.37
15.42
6.73
2.11

CHECK EACH SECTION CAPACITIES

d0

dL

tf

bf

12
12
9
9

17
34
13
38

0.1875
0.25
0.25
0.25

5
5
5
5

Section
d (in)
I (in4)
Aw (in2)
N (kips)
V (kips)
M (ft-k)
f a (ksi)

1
12
87
1.61
4.3
-2.68
0.0
1.23

2
14
116
1.84
4.3
-2.68
-9.8
1.16

3
15
151
2.06
4.3
-2.68
-19.5
1.09

4
17
191
2.29
4.3
-2.68
-29.3
1.03

5
12
126
3.65
5.3
2.87
-12.6
0.86

6
10
95
3.23
5.3
1.78
-3.9
0.92

7
9
70
2.81
5.3
0.70
0.0
0.99

8
19
387
5.83
5.3
-1.24
-4.3
0.63

9
28
1094
8.85
5.3
-3.17
-24.1
0.47

10
38
2331
11.88
5.3
-5.10
-59.6
0.37

11
27
840
6.67
5.8
5.28
50.0
0.63

12
19
384
4.83
5.8
5.28
25.0
0.79

13
12
126
3.00
5.8
5.28
0.0
1.05

F a (ksi)

16.37

16.37

16.37

16.37

6.73

6.73

6.73

2.11

2.11

2.11

15.42

15.42

15.42

f v (ksi)

1.66

1.46

1.30

1.17

0.79

0.55

0.25

0.21

0.36

0.43

0.79

1.09

1.76

F v (ksi)

5.52

5.52

5.52

5.52

14.40

14.40

14.40

7.46

7.46

7.46

4.90

4.90

4.90

f b (ksi)

0.00

6.89

11.92

15.67

6.99

2.50

0.00

1.24

3.75

5.83

9.53

7.55

0.00

F b (ksi)

17.56

17.56

17.56

17.56

19.28

19.28

21.60

15.99

15.99

15.99

12.86

12.86

12.86

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

f a < F a [Satisfactory]

0.1345 0.9375
0.25
1.25
0.3125
1.25
0.3125
1.25

f v < F v [Satisfactory]

f b < F b [Satisfactory]

(cont'd)
CHECK COMBINED FLEXURE AND AXIAL FORCE (APP. F7.4, pg 5-104)

fa

f a 0 f bl

F ag F bg

, f b
L arg er of

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

f a0
1.23
1.05
0.99
0.99

, for

a0

F ag

0.15

f a0
C m ' f bl

F ag 1 - f a 0 F
bg

F 'eg

f a0
f
bl

0.6
F y F bg

f bl
15.67
9.53
15.67
9.53

F ag
16.37
15.42
6.73
2.11

, for f a 0 > 0.15

F ag

F bg
17.56
12.86
19.28
15.99

F eg'
29.95
23.69
6.73
2.11

Cm'
0.96
0.96
0.88
0.71

( fa , fb )
0.97
0.81
0.96
1.27

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

1.3

[Satisfactory]