START

Determine steel Material & geometric

properties: Fy, Fu, WTR, etc

Determine 3 Limit States

Flexure Shear Deflection

Check for member Code allows designer’s

Calculate h/tw
compaction experience and discretion
for limiting deflection value
usually, L/360
Calc 2547/ √Fy NO
h/tw
YES
<998/

Fv =
√Fy Fv = 0.40*Fy
YES NO
Limit > h/tw Fy
∗C b
2.89

Refer to 507 USE Fb=0.66Fy

Fv = Fa

ASD use Ω

Compare actual capacity to

load applied to the beam,
Choose the least value for the
3 limit states
 START

Determine steel Material & geometric

properties: Fy, Fu, WTR, etc

Determine 3 Limit States

Flexure Shear Deflection

Check for member Code allows designer’s

Calculate limitations & T/tw
compaction experience and discretion
for limiting deflection value
Check for member NO YES usually, L/360
compaction sec 502.4.1 Limit >
T/tw

YES Refer to sec. CV = 1.0

NO
Does it exp 507.2 Ø = 1.0
local
buckling?
Ω = 1.5

Refer to
506.1.1 USE M=FyZx
Vn = 0.6FyAwCv

Vu = Ø Vn
If LRFD use ø Vu = Ω Vn
If ASD use Ω

Compare actual capacity to

load applied to the beam,
Choose the least value for the
3 limit states