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Preliminary Design:

DESIGN OF WEB MEMBER:

Step-1: Depth of Web


L
hw =
Assume depth of the 10 ~15 in inches
1
hw = ×68×12=81 . 6
Taking 10 inch  85 inches

Step-2:- Determination of allowable Stress


Given F y=40 ksi
Allowable Stress Fb (allow )=0.6 Fy
=0.6×40=24 ksi

Step-3: Thickness of web

Flexural Buckling Consideration,


hw 760

tw √ F b
(ksi)
85 760

Or tw √24
tw≥0.548 inch

Vertical Buckling Consideration


hw 14×103

tw √ F yf (F yf +16 .50 )
(ksi)
3
85 14×10

tw √ 40(40+16 . 50)
tw≥0 .289 inch.

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