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Bottom Flange Bending per CMAA Specification No. 74 (2004): (Note: torsion is neglected)

Local Flange Bending Stress @ Point 0: (Sign convention: + = tension, - = compression)

sxo = -6.46 ksi sxo = Cxo*Pw/ta^2
szo = 1.25 ksi szo = Czo*Pw/ta^2
S-shape
Local Flange Bending Stress @ Point 1:
sx1 = 4.56 ksi sx1 = Cx1*Pw/ta^2 Trolley
sz1 = 14.82 ksi sz1 = Cz1*Pw/ta^2

Local Flange Bending Stress @ Point 2:

sx2 = 6.46 ksi sx2 = -sxo
sz2 = -1.25 ksi sz2 = -szo Pw Pw

Resultant Biaxial Stress @ Point 0:

sz = 13.65 ksi sz = fbx+fby+0.75*szo
sx = -4.85 ksi sx = 0.75*sxo
txz = 0.00 ksi txz = 0 (assumed negligible)
sto = 16.61 ksi sto = SQRT(sx^2+sz^2-sx*sz+3*txz^2) <= Fb = 0.66*Fy = 33 ksi, O.K.

Resultant Biaxial Stress @ Point 1:

sz = 23.82 ksi sz = fbx+fby+0.75*sz1
sx = 3.42 ksi sx = 0.75*sx1
txz = 0.00 ksi txz = 0 (assumed negligible)
st1 = 22.30 ksi st1 = SQRT(sx^2+sz^2-sx*sz+3*txz^2) <= Fb = 0.66*Fy = 33 ksi, O.K.

Resultant Biaxial Stress @ Point 2:

sz = 11.76 ksi sz = fbx+fby+0.75*sz2
sx = 4.85 ksi sx = 0.75*sx2
txz = 0.00 ksi txz = 0 (assumed negligible)
st2 = 10.24 ksi st2 = SQRT(sx^2+sz^2-sx*sz+3*txz^2) <= Fb = 0.66*Fy = 33 ksi, O.K.

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Point 2 Point 1 ta
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Point 0 tw/2 bf

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