WikiEngineer.com Steel Beam Lateral Torsional Buckling Version 1.

Design of Members for Flexure using the Steel Construction Manual (13th Ed.)
For Doubly Symmetric I-shaped Members Bent Around their Major Axis

Figure 1: Shows how

the flexural capacity
of a beam will
decrease as the
unbraced length of
the beam increases

bf/2tf = 9.43 J = 0.0547 in4

h/tw = 46.6 Cw = 50.9 in6
Sx = 10.9 in3 Cb = 1.14 in3 (see pg 16.1-46 for equation)
Shape Properties Zx in Lb =
= 12.6 3
4 ft
and Other Givens
ry = 0.785 in Fy = 36 ksi
rts = 0.983 in E = 29000 ksi
ho = 9.66 in

Element λ λp λr
bf 0.38 E 1.0 E
Flange = 9.43 = 10.79 = 28.38
2tf Fy Fy
Classification of
h 3.76 E 5.70 E
Shapes Web = 46.60 = 106.72 = 161.78
tw Fy Fy

flange is compact web is compact

Check the following: yielding, LTB

Mn = 453.60 kip-in
Results Mn = 37.80 kip-ft
Summary
Mn/Ω = 22.63 kip-ft (Ωb = 1.67)

Notes:
• The Results Summary above is broken down below
• The "Classification of Shapes" section is used to check for Flange Local Buckling and whether or not the shape is compact

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Yielding (F2) Mn = Mp = FyZx = 453.6 kip-in (F2-1)

c= 1 (F2-8a)

Lp = 1.76ry E/Fy = 39.21 in = 3.27 ft (F2-5)

0.7Fy Sxho
Lr = 1.95rts
E
0.7Fy
Jc
S xh o
1+ 1 + 6.76 ( ) = 106.75 in = 8.90 ft (F2-6)
E Jc

Lb = 4 ft

for Lb ≤ Lp (yielding)
Mn = Mp = FyZx (F2-1)
Lateral-Torsional
Buckling (F2,F3) for Lp < Lb ≤ Lr
Lb - Lp
Mn = Cb [ M - (M - 0.7F S )
p p y x
( Lr - Lp )] ≤ M p
(F2-2)

for Lb > Lr
Mn = FcrSx ≤ Mp (F2-3)

Cbπ2E Jc Lb
Fcr =
(Lb/rts)2
1 + .078
Sxho ( rts )2 (F2-4)

Lp < Lb ≤ Lr
therefore, Mn = 453.60 kip-in

0.35 ≤ kc = 4/ h/tw = 0.59 ≤ 0.76

kc = 0.59

compact web and noncompact flange

λf - λpf
Flange Local
Buckling (F3)
Mn = [ M - (M - 0.7F S ) (
p p y x
λrf - λpf )] (F3-1)
compact web and slender flange
Mn = 0.9EkcSx/λf2 (F3-2)

flange is compact
therefore, Mn = NA

Notes:
• For doubly symmetric I-shaped members bent about their major axis
• Designed using the AISC 13th Ed (AISC 360).
•• See Chapter F in the Specifications for complete details

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