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KBC 2016 Example 002

BUILT UP WIDE FLANGE MEMBER UNDER COMPRESSION

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
A demand capacity ratio is calculated for the built-up, ASTM A572 grade 50,
column shown below. An axial load of 300 kips (D) and 900 kips (L) is applied to
a simply supported column with a height of 5m.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED

 Section compactness check (compression)
 Warping constant calculation, Cw
 Member compression capacity with slenderness reduction

KBC 2016 Example 002 - 1

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RESULTS COMPARISON

Independent results are hand calculated and compared with the results from
ETABS.

Percent
Output Parameter ETABS Independent Difference
Compactness Slender Slender 0.00%

cPn (kN) 2056.7 2056.7 0.00 %

COMPUTER FILE: KBC 2016 EX002

CONCLUSION
The results show an exact comparison with the independent results.

KBC 2016 Example 002 - 2

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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Material:
E = 205,000 MPa, Fy =345 MPa

Section: Built-Up Wide Flange

d = 432 mm, bf = 203 mm, tf = 25 mm, h = 382 mm, tw = 7 in.
Ignoring fillet welds:

A = 2(203)(25) + (382)(7) = 128.24 cm2

2(25)(203)3 (382)(7)3
Iy    34.867 E 06 mm3
12 12
Iy 34.867 E 06
ry    52.1 mm.
A 12824
I x   Ad 2   I x

Cw  1443463.1 cm6
bt 3
J   216.1 cm4
3
Member:
K = 1.0 for a pinned-pinned condition
L=5m

Loadings:

Pu = 1.2(300) + 1.6(700) = 1800 kN

Section Compactness:
Check for slender elements using Specification KBC 2016:

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Localized Buckling for Flange:

b 101.5
   4.06
t 25
E 205, 000
 p  0.38  0.38  9.263
Fy 345
   p , No localized flange buckling
Flange is Compact.

Localized Buckling for Web:

h 382
   54.57 ,
t 7
E 205, 000
r  1.49  1.49  36.32
Fy 345
  r , Localized web buckling
Web is Slender.
Section is Slender

Member Compression Capacity:

Elastic Flexural Buckling Stress
Since the unbraced length is the same for both axes, the y-y axis will govern by
inspection.

KLy 1.0  5000

  95.97
ry 52.1
 2E  2  205, 000
Fe   = 219.68 MPa
 95.97 
2 2
 KL 
 
 r 

Elastic Critical Torsional Buckling Stress

Note: Torsional buckling will not govern if KLy > KLz, however, the check is included
here to illustrate the calculation.

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  2 EC w  1
Fe    GJ 
 K z L   Ix  Iy
2

  2  205, 000 1443463.1E 06  1

Fe    78846.15  216.1E 04 
 5000    45338  3486.7  E 04
2

= 588 MPa > 288.84 MPa

Therefore, the flexural buckling limit state controls.

Fe = 220 MPa

Section Reduction Factors

Since the flange is not slender,

Qs = 1.0

Since the web is slender,

Take f as Fcr with Q = 1.0

E 205, 000 KLy

4.71  4.71  114.8   95.97
QFy 1.0  345  ry

So
 QFy
  1.0 345

f  Fcr  Q 0.658  Fy  1.0 0.658 220   345  178.98MPa
Fe

   

E  0.34 E 
be  1.92t 1    b, where b  h
f  b t  f 
205, 000  0.34 205, 000 
be  1.92  7  1    359.12 mm
178.98   382 7  178.98 
be  359.12 mm  382 mm

therefore compute Aeff with reduced effective web width.

Aeff  betw  2b f t f   359.12  7   2  203 25   12663.84 mm 2
where Aeff is effective area based on the reduced effective width of the web, be.

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Aeff 12663.84
Qa    0.9875
A 12824
Q  Qs Qa  1.00  0.9875   0.9875

Critical Buckling Stress

Determine whether Specification Equation E7-2 or E7-3 applies

E 205, 000 KLy

4.71  4.71  138.47   95.97
QFy 0.9875  345  ry

Therefore, Specification Equation E7-2 applies.

E KL
When 4.71 
QFy r
 QFy
  0.9875 345 

Fcr  Q 0.658  Fy  0.9875 0.658 220   345  178.2 MPa
Fe

   

Nominal Compressive Strength

Pn  Fcr Ag  12824 178.2  2285236.8 N

c  0.90
c Pn  Fcr Ag  0.90  2285.24   2056.7 kN > 1800 kN

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