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CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Steel Beam Design with Gravity Loading Based on AISC Manual 13th Edition (AISC 360-05)
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
BEAM SECTION (WF, Tube or WT)
= > WT8X28.5 WT I
x
S
x
J b
f
t
f
t
w
49 7.77 1.10 7.12 0.72 0.43
SLOPED DEAD LOADS w
DL,1
= 0.2 kips / ft
w
DL,2
= kips / ft
PROJECTED LIVE LOADS w
LL,1
= 0.16 kips / ft
w
LL,2
= kips / ft
CONCENTRATED LOADS P
DL
= kips
P
LL
= kips
BEAM SPAN LENGTH L
1
= 20 ft
CANTILEVER LENGTH L
2
=
ft, (0 for no cantilever)
BEAM SLOPE 0 : 12 ( u = 0.00
0
)
DEFLECTION LIMIT OF LIVE LOAD A
LL
= L / 240
BEAM YIELD STRESS F
y
= 50 ksi
THE BEAM DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
ANALYSIS
DETERMINE REACTIONS, MOMENTS & SHEARS
= 3.60 kips
= 3.60 kips
X
1
= 10.00 ft
X
2
= 10.00 ft
X
3
= 0.00 ft
0.0 ft-kips
18.0 ft-kips
V
max
= 3.60 kips, at R1 right.
CHECK MMin BENDING CAPACITY ABOUT MAJOR AXIS (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
0.00 ft, unbraced length
Tube WT
F2 F3 F4 F5 F7 F9 M
allowable
=M
n
/ O
b
=
Double Symmetric x x x 19.4 ft-kips
Compact Web x x > M
Min
[Satisfactory]
Noncompact Web
Slender Web where
Compact Flanges x O
b
= 1.67 , (AISC 360-05 F1)
Noncompact Flanges x
Slender Flanges
Applicable Section ok
CHECK MMax BENDING CAPACITY ABOUT MAJOR AXIS (AISC 360-05 Chapter F)
M
allowable
=M
n
/ O
b
= 19.4 ft-kips, top flange fully supported
> M
Max
[Satisfactory]
Required Conditions
Chapter F Sections for WF
x


x
A
A
( )
,1 ,2
,1 ,2
2 1 2
2 1 1 2
1 1
0.5 0.5
cos cos
DL DL
LL LL
w w L L L
P
w w R L L L
L L
u u
+ | | | |
= + + + + +
| |
\ . \ .
,1 ,2
,1 ,2 1 1 2 2
cos cos
DL DL
LL LL
w w
P
w w R L L R
u u
| | | |
= + + + +
| |
\ . \ .
,2
,2
2
2 2
0.5
cos
DL
LL Min
w
P
w M L L
u
| |
= + + =
|
\ .
( )
,1
,1
2
1 2
cos 8
DL
LL Max
X X w
w M
u
+
| |
= + =
|
\ .
( )
2 3
, l Max
L X
= =
(cont'd)
CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY ABOUT MAJOR AXIS (AISC 360-05 Chapter G2 or G5)
V
allowable
=V
n
/ O
v
= 105.6 kips
> V
Max
[Satisfactory]
where O
v
= 1.67 , (AISC 360-05 G1)
DETERMINE CAMBER AT DEAD LOAD CONDITION
L = L
1
/ cos u = 20.00 ft, beam sloped span
a = L
2
/ cos u = 0.00 ft, beam sloped cantilever length
P = P
DL
cos u = 0.00 kips, perpendicular to beam
w
1
= w
DL,1
cos u = 0.20 klf, perpendicular to beam
w
2
= w
DL,2
cos u = 0.00 klf, perpendicular to beam
0.00 in, downward perpendicular to beam.
USE C =0/4" AT CANTILEVER.
0.51 in, downward perpendicular at middle of beam.
USE C =2/4" AT MID BEAM.
CHECK DEFLECTION AT LIVE LOAD CONDITION
P = P
LL
cos u = 0.00 kips, perpendicular to beam
w
1
= w
LL,1
cos
2
u = 0.16 klf, perpendicular to beam
w
2
= w
LL,2
cos
2
u = 0.00 klf, perpendicular to beam
0.00 in, downward to vertical direction.
< 2L
2
/ 240 = 0.00 in [Satisfactory]
0.41 in, downward to vertical direction.
< L
1
/ 240 = 1.00 in [Satisfactory]
( ) ( ) 2 1
2 3 3
4 3
3 24 24
End
P L a L a a a w a w L
EI EI EI
+ +
= + =
A
1 2
2 2 4 2
5
16 384 32
Mid
Pa
w w a L L L
EI EI EI
= + =
A
( ) ( ) 2 1
2 3 3
4 3
cos
3 24 24
End
P L a L a a a w a w L
EI EI EI
u
( + +
= + = A (
(

1 2
2 2 4 2
5
cos
16 384 32
Mid
Pa w w a L L L
EI EI EI
u
(
= + = A (

PROJECT : PAGE :
CLIENT : DESIGN BY :
JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Steel Beam Design with Gravity Loading Based on AISC-ASD 9th
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
BEAM SECTION = > W18X40 = > I
x
S
x
r
T
b
f
t
f
t
w
612 68.4 1.52 6.02 0.53 0.32
SLOPED DEAD LOADS w
DL,1
= 1.15 kips / ft
w
DL,2
= 0.5 kips / ft
PROJECTED LIVE LOADS w
LL,1
= 0.8 kips / ft
w
LL,2
= 0.5 kips / ft
CONCENTRATED LOADS P
DL
= 3 kips
P
LL
= 3 kips
BEAM SPAN LENGTH L
1
= 30 ft
CANTILEVER LENGTH L
2
= 10
ft, (0 for no cantilever)
BEAM SLOPE 4 : 12 ( u = 18.43
0
)
DEFLECTION LIMIT OF LIVE LOAD A
LL
= L / 360
BEAM YIELD STRESS F
y
= 50 ksi
THE BEAM DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
ANALYSIS
DETERMINE REACTIONS, MOMENTS & SHEARS
= 50.17 kips
= 26.47 kips
X
1
= 13.16 ft
X
2
= 13.16 ft
X
3
= 3.69 ft
111.4 ft-kips
174.1 ft-kips
V
max
= 39.89 kips, at R2 left.
CHECK M
Min
BENDING CAPACITY (AISC-ASD, F1.3, page 5-46)
10.00 ft, unbraced length
1.75 , since M
1
is 0
r
T
= 1.52 in , A
f
= 3.16
in
2
5.39 ft
10.30 ft
16.92 ft


A
A
( )
,1 ,2
,1 ,2
2 1 2
2 1 1 2
1 1
0.5 0.5
cos cos
DL DL
LL LL
w w L L L
P
w w R L L L
L L
u u
+
| | | |
= + + + + +
| |
\ . \ .
,1 ,2
,1 ,2 1 1 2 2
cos cos
DL DL
LL LL
w w
P
w w R L L R
u u
| | | |
= + + + +
| |
\ . \ .
,2
,2
2
2 2
0.5
cos
DL
LL Min
w
P
w M L L
u
| |
= + + =
|
\ .
( )
,1
,1
2
1 2
cos 8
DL
LL Max
X X
w
w M
u
+
| |
= + =
|
\ .
( )
76
20000
,
/
f
c
f y y
b
MIN
L
d
A F F
| |
| = =
|
\ .
( )
102000 12000
,
0.6 /
T
b b
u
y f y
C C
MAX
L r
d F A F
| |
| = =
|
\ .
3
510000
T
b
y
C
L r
F
= =
2
1
2
1
1.75 1.05 0.3
2
b
M M
C
M M
| | | |
= + + =
| |
\ . \ .
( )
2 3
, l Max
L X
= =
(cont'd)
27.5 ksi
16.7 ksi
30.0 ksi
30.0 ksi
f
b
= M
Min
/ S
x
= 19.5 ksi < F
b
[Satisfactory]
CHECK LOCAL BUCKLING (AISC-ASD Tab. B5.1)
b
f
/ (2t
f
) = 5.73 < 65 / (F
y
)
0.5
= 9.19
[Satisfactory]
d / t
w
= 56.83 < 640 / (F
y
)
0.5
= 90.51
[Satisfactory]
CHECK M
Max
BENDING CAPACITY (AISC-ASD, F1.3, page 5-46)
f
b
= M
Max
/ S
x
= 30.5 ksi < F
b
= 0.66 F
y
= 33.0 ksi [Satisfactory]
CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC-ASD, F4, page 5-49)
f
v
= V
Max
/ t
w
d = 7.1 ksi < F
v
= 0.4 F
y
= 20.0 ksi [Satisfactory]
DETERMINE CAMBER AT DEAD LOAD CONDITION
L = L
1
/ cos u = 31.62 ft, beam sloped span
a = L
2
/ cos u = 10.54 ft, beam sloped cantilever length
P = P
DL
cos u = 2.85 kips, perpendicular to beam
w
1
= w
DL,1
cos u = 1.09 klf, perpendicular to beam
w
2
= w
DL,2
cos u = 0.47 klf, perpendicular to beam
-0.69 in, uplift perpendicular to beam.
USE C =3/4" AT CANTILEVER.
1.36 in, downward perpendicular at middle of beam.
USE C =5/4" AT MID BEAM.
CHECK DEFLECTION AT LIVE LOAD CONDITION
P = P
LL
cos u = 2.85 kips, perpendicular to beam
w
1
= w
LL,1
cos
2
u = 0.72 klf, perpendicular to beam
w
2
= w
LL,2
cos
2
u = 0.45 klf, perpendicular to beam
-0.19 in, uplift to vertical direction.
< 2L
2
/ 360 = 0.67 in [Satisfactory]
0.84 in, downward to vertical direction.
< L
1
/ 360 = 1.00 in [Satisfactory]
A
A
3
510000
T
b
y
C
L r
F
= =
( )
2
1
/
2
, 0.6
3 1530000
T
y
b y y
b
l
F r
MIN
F F F
C
| | (
|
(
= =
|
(
\ .
( )
2
2
170000
,
3
/
T
y
b
b
F
C
MIN
F
l
r
| |
|
= =
|
\ .
( )
3
12000
, 0.6
/
b
b y
f
C
MIN
F F
l d
A
| |
| = =
|
\ .
( )
( )
1 3 3
2 3 3
0.66 ,
0.6 ,
, ,
, ,
y c
y c u
b
b b u
b b
for l
F L
for l
F L L
F
MAX for l
F F L L
MAX for l
F F L
s

< <

= =

s <

>

( ) ( ) 2
1
2 3
3
4 3
3 24 24
End
P L a L a
a a w a
w L
EI EI EI
+ +
= + =
A
1 2
2 2 4 2
5
16 384 32
Mid
Pa
w w a L L L
EI EI EI
= + =
A
( ) ( ) 2 1
2 3
3
4 3
cos
3 24 24
End
P L a L a a a w a w L
EI EI EI
u
( + +
= + =
A (
(

1 2
2 2 4 2
5
cos
16 384 32
Mid
Pa
w w a L L L
EI EI EI
u
(
= + =
A
(