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Solve for Factored Loads and Required Moment

Strength
(LRFD & ASD)

Analyze the Beam and Select Shape

Select the Preliminary Member

Evaluate the Preliminary Design

Compute Available Strength and compare with

Required Moment Strength
Available Strength > Required Moment Strength

Solve for Bending:

Utilizing Beam Design

Check Provisions AISC Manual

Check Shear Strength of Beam

per section of AISC Specification

Redesign (if needed) – Repeat the steps as necessary to achieve a

safe and efficient design

Design and Detail the Structural Component

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Input Necessary Parameters

Calculate I per mm wield size (w =

1mm)

Moment due to eccentric loading

Maximum Tensile Stress

Calculate Required weld size

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Compute Factored Loads and Required Strength

(LRFD & ASD)

Check for Slenderness Ratio

Assume value for Critical Buckling Stress

Examination of AISC showing theoretically maximum value of

is the yield stress .

Determined Required Area for LRFD

For ASD

Select Shape that could satisfy the area requirement

Compute Flexural Buckling Stress

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Design Braces

Select Braces based on Strength Criterion

Minimum Area Required of

Yield Strengths of Braces Braces: Ultimate Strengths of Braces

Determine Factored Determine forces on the non-

gravity loading on the yielding members based on the
non-yielding members elastic state of braces

Design of Beams Design of Columns

Gravity Loads Check compactness and Gravity Loads on Beams

lateral support spacing
Braced Unbalanced Loads Brace Unbalanced Loads

Design Axial Force on Column

Design of Non-Yielding members per AISC

Specifications
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Flexural buckling stress, For: Flexural bucking stress, For:

Where: Where:
Where: Where:

Nominal Compressive
Strength, Pn:

Yes No
Required compressive strength <
design compressive strength of
the section

Section is adequate against Section is adequate against

axial compressive stress axial compressive stress

Change steel section

Yes No
Check for compactness:
Depth-thickness ratio:

Web is compact

A B
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Yes

Web is non-compact
No

Yes Web is slender

Check for compactions No

Flange is compact
Width-thickness ratio:

Compute for Design

Flexural Strength Yes

For double-symmetric
Compact I-shaped Flange is non- No
Members bent about compact
Flange is slender
their major axis:

Doubly Symmetric I-shaped

Lateral-Torsional Buckling: Members with Compact Webs
and Non-compact or Slender
Flanges bent about their major
axis:

Lateral-Torsional Buckling:

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Assume value for Buckling Stress (critical stress)

Flange Local Buckling:

Nominal Flexural Strength, Mn is the max of all

Mn computed

Yes Required moment strength No

< design strength of the
section

Section is adequate Section is inadequate

against bending against bending

Design for
flexure on the
minor axis

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For Doubly-Symmetric Compact I- Doubly Symmetric I-shaped with

shaped Members bent about their Compact Webs and Non-compact
major axis: or Slender Flanges bent about
No Lateral-Torsional Buckling: their minor axis:

Nominal Flexural Strength, Mny is

the max of all Mn

Required Moment No
Strength < Design
strength of the section

Section is inadequate
Section is adequate against bending
Yes
against bending
Change steel section

Yes No
Compute
for Pr/Pc
No No

Check Adequacy by Section is inadequate Check Adequacy

Interaction formula: against bending by Interaction

Yes Yes
Section is adequate
against bending

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Check capacity of the base metal

Base Metal shear yield strength:

Base Metal shear yield strength:

Check for adequacy: No

Base Metal is
Yes inadequate against
shear

Base Metal is adequate against shear

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