B.3.5 Design for Fatigue B.3.

7 Design of Braces
Structures and their components subjected to repeated Braces for columns and beams shall meet the require-
loading shall meet the requirements of Appendix 3. Fatigue ments of Appendix 6.
need not be considered for seismic loads.
B.4 Buckling Constants
B.3.6 Design for Fire Conditions
Buckling constants B, D, and C shall be determined
Design for re conditions shall meet the requirements from Tables B.4.1 and B.4.2. Postbuckling constants k1 and
of Appendix 4. k2 shall be determined from Table B.4.3.

Table B.4.1
BUCKLING CONSTANTS FOR TEMPER DESIGNATIONS BEGINNING WITH
O, H, T1, T2, T3, OR T4, AND WELD-AFFECTED ZONES OF ALL TEMPERS
Type of Stress and Member Intercept Slope Intersection

Compression in Columns and Beam Flanges

( ( ))
Bc = Fcy 1 +
Fcy
____
1000κ
1/2 B 6B
20 E ( )
Dc = __c ___c
1/2 2Bc
Cc = ___
3Dc

Axial Compression in Flat Elements

( ( ))
Bp = Fcy 1 + ___F__
440κ
cy
1/3
Dp =
20 ( )
Bp 6Bp
__ ___
E
1/2 2Bp
Cp = ___
3Dp

Axial Compression in Curved Elements

( ( ))
Bt = Fcy 1 +
Fcy
___
__
6500κ
1/5
Dt =
()
Bt Bt
___ __
3.7 E
1/3
Ct see note 2

Bending Compression in Flat Elements

( ( ))
Bbr = 1.3Fcy 1 + ___F__
340κ
cy
1/3
Dbr =
20 ( )
Bbr 6Bbr
___ ___
E
1/2 2Bbr
Cbr = ___
3Dbr

Bending Compression in Curved Elements

( ( ))
Btb = 1.5Fcy 1 +
Fcy
____
6500κ
__ 1/5
Dtb =
( )
Btb Btb
___ ___
2.7 E
1/3
Ctb =
(_____)
Btb − Bt
Dtb − Dt
2

Shear in Flat Elements

( ( ))
Bs = Fsy 1 + _F___
sy

240κ
1/3
Ds =
20 ( )
Bs 6Bs
__ ___
E
1/2 2Bs
Cs = ___
3Ds

Notes
1. κ = 1.0 ksi (6.895 MPa)
2. Ct shall be determined using a plot of curves of limit state stress based on elastic and inelastic buckling or by trial and error solution.

Table B.4.2
BUCKLING CONSTANTS FOR TEMPER DESIGNATIONS
BEGINNING WITH T5, T6, T7, T8, OR T9
Type of Stress and Member Intercept Slope Intersection

Compression in Columns and Beam Flanges

( ( ))
Bc = Fcy 1 + F__
___cy

2250κ
1/2 B B
10 E ()
Dc = __c __c
1/2 B
Cc = 0.41 __c
Dc

Axial Compression in Flat Elements

( ( ))
Bp = Fcy 1 + ____F__
1500κ
cy
1/3
Dp =
10 ()
Bp Bp
__ __
E
1/2 B
Cp = 0.41 __p
Dp

Axial Compression in Curved Elements

( ( ))
Bt = Fcy 1 + ___F__
cy__

50,000κ
1/5
Dt =
()
Bt Bt
___ __
4.5 E
1/3
Ct see note 2

Bending Compression in Flat Elements

( ( ))
Bbr = 1.3Fcy 1 + ___F__
340κ
cy
1/3
Dbr =
20 ( )
Bbr 6Bbr
___ ___
E
1/2 2Bbr
Cbr = ___
3Dbr

Bending Compression in Curved Elements

( ( ))
Btb = 1.5Fcy 1 + ___F___cy__
50,000κ
1/5
Dtb =
( )
Btb Btb
___ ___
2.7 E
1/3
Ctb =
(_____)
Btb − Bt
Dtb − Dt
2

Shear in Flat Elements

( ( ))
Bs = Fsy 1 + _F___
sy

800κ
1/3
Ds =
()
Bs Bs
__ __
10 E
1/2 Bs
Cs = 0.41 __
Ds

Notes
1. κ = 1.0 ksi (6.895 MPa)
2. Ct shall be determined using a plot of curves of limit state stress based on elastic and inelastic buckling or by trial and error solution.

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