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Determine Cb for a uniformly loaded, simply supported W shape with lateral support at its ends only.
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The beam shown is a W16 × 31 of A992 steel. It supports a reinforced concrete floor slab that provides
continuous lateral support of the compression flange. The service dead load is 450 lb/ft. This load is
superimposed on the beam; it does not include the weight of the beam itself. The service live load is
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550 lb/ft. Does this beam have adequate moment strength?

wD = 450 lb/ft & wL = 550 lb/ft Check for compactness.

(The web is compact for all shapes

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LRFD ASD
The beam is compact and laterally supported
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The nominal flexural strength is

The allowable moment is

wD = 450 + 31 = 481 lb/ft

The applied stress is

The allowable stress is

Since fb < Fb, the beam has enough strength.

The W16 × 31 is satisfactory.
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Determine the flexural strength of a W14 × 68 of A242 steel subject to

a. Continuous lateral support.
b. An unbraced length of 20 ft with Cb = 1.0.
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c. An unbraced length of 30 ft with Cb = 1.0. Fy = 50 ksi

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A simply supported beam with a span length of 45 feet is laterally supported at its ends and
is subjected to the following service loads: Dead load = 400 lb/ft (including the weight of
the beam) Live load = 1000 lb/ft. If Fy = 50 ksi, is a W14 × 90 adequate?
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Check the capacity based on the limit state of lateral-torsional buckling. From the Zx table,

Lp = 15.1 ft and Lr = 42.5 ft, Lb = 45 ft > Lr ∴ Failure is by elastic LTB.

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The allowable stress is Fb = 0.6Fcr = 0.6(37.20) Fb = 22.3 ksi

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The allowable stress is Fb = 0.6Fcr = 0.6(37.20) = 22.3 ksi

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The applied bending moment is

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Select a standard hot-rolled shape of A992 steel for

the beam shown in Figure 5.24. The beam has
continuous lateral support and must support a
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uniform service live load of 4.5 kips/ft. The

maximum permissible live load deflection is L/240.
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