Available Moment vs.

Unbraced Length
per AISC 13th Ed. Manual Tables 3-11 & 3-10
Plot of Available Moment vs. Unbraced Length for W21X44
Inputs 300.00

Lb = 20 ft

Type W

Available Moment, kip-ft

3
250.00
Size W21X44

Fy = 36 ksi
200.00
cb = 1.0

Results 26 2

3
Plastic Unbraced Length, Lp = 5.25 ft 150.00

Inelastic LTB Unbraced Length, Lr = 15.76 ft

Nominal Plastic Flexural Strength, Mp = 286.20 kip-ft
Nominal Inelastic LTB Flexural Strength, Mr 171.36 kip-ft
3
Nominal Moment Strength, Mn = 116.74 kip-ft 100.00 2

Design Moment Strength, ØMn = 105.07 kip-ft

2

Allowable Moment Strength, Mn/Ω = 69.91 kip-ft

50.00
Note:

All current ASTM A6W, S, M, C and MC shapes

except W21×48, W14×99, W14×90, W12×65, W10×12,
W8×31, W8×10, W6×15, W6×9, W6×8.5, and M4×6 0.00 1 1 1
have compact flanges for Fy ≤ 50 ksi (345 MPa); all
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
current ASTM A6 W, S, M, HP, C and MC shapes have Unbraced Length, Lb (ft) Created by: Rajed Maglinte
compact webs at Fy ≤ 65 ksi (450 MPa).