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Web Tapered Frame Design Based on AISC-ASD 9th Appendix F and/or AISC Design Guide 25
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
STEEL YIELD STRESS

Fy =

LEFT COLUMN DIMENSIONS

36

ksi

bf =

in

t f = 0.1875 in
t w = 0.1345 in

RIGHT COLUMN DIMENSIONS

d1 =

12

in

d2 =

17

in

H1 =

12

ft

bf =

in

tf =

0.25

in

bf =

in

tf =

0.25

in

tw =

0.25

in

d3 =

12

in

d4 =

34

in

H2 =

14

ft

LEFT BEAM DIMENSIONS

t w = 0.3125 in

RIGHT BEAM DIMENSIONS

d5 =

in

RIDGE HEIGHT

H =

18

d6 =

13

in

GRAVITY LOAD

w1 =

0.24

kips / ft ( " - " for wind uplift)

L1 =

15

ft

w2 =

0.5

kips / ft ( " - " for wind uplift)

F =

3.6

kips ( " - " to left direction)

p =

0.5

kips / ft ( " - " to left direction)

bf =

in

tf =

0.25

in

LATERAL LOAD

t w = 0.3125 in

BEAM STIFFENER SPACING

a bm =

10

ft

d5 =

in

COLUMN STIFFENER SPACING

a col =

ft

d7 =

38

in

UNBRACED LENGTH / PURLIN SPACING L b,top =

ft

L2 =

26

ft

UNBRACED LENGTH AT BOTTOM FLANGE L b,bot =

10
ft
(Diaphragm is not bracing member. L is different with " l " in F1.3, pg 5-47)

THE FRAME DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
DETERMINE REACTIONS
R1 =

0.4

kips

R2 =

7.6

kips

R3 =

3.6

kips

R4 =

9.0

kips

R5 =

3.6

kips

R6 =

4.0

kips

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE FLEXURAL STRESS (APP. F7.4, pg 5-103)

Fy
2
1.0->
F y 0.60 F y , for F bg F y / 3
3
F bg 6 B F 2sgg F 2w

B F 2sggg
F 2w , for F b F y / 3

where

A f = tf bf

g = MIN[(dL - d0) / d0 , 0.268 L/d0, 6.0]

A To = tf bf + d0 tw / 6

I To = (tf bf3 + d0 tw3 / 6) / 12

r To
hs

I To
ATo

1.0 0.0230g

F sg
Ld 0
Af

ft

F wg

12000
h sL d o / A f

170000

h wL / r To

(cont'd)

h w 1.0 0.00385g

Left Col
Right Col
L. Bm (+)
(-)
R. Bm (+)
(-)

Length
11.5
12.5
15.6
15.6
25.1
25.1

r To
g
0.42
1.83
0.44
0.44
1.79
3.22

A To
1.21
1.75
1.72
1.72
1.72
1.72

I To
2
3
3
3
3
3

r To
1.27
1.22
1.23
1.23
1.23
1.23

1.75
1.0 0.25

Hs
1.40
2.60
1.21
1.30
1.85
3.18

Hw
1.02
1.08
1.01
1.02
1.05
1.12

F sg
4.85
3.21
22.91
10.68
14.98
4.37

F wg
14.03
9.68
69.97
17.32
65.24
14.22

B
1.51
1.31
1.50
1.50
1.31
1.21

F bg
17.56
13.20
21.60
19.28
21.60
15.99

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE SHEAR STRESS (F4, pg 5-49)

Fv

0.4 F , for h / t 380 F

y
w
y

C F
v y

0.4 F y , for h / t w>380 F y

2.89

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

a
10.0
10.0
5.0
5.0

h
16.63
33.50
12.50
37.50

where

h = dL - 2 tf

kv

h / tw
124
134
40
120

5.34
, for a / h1.0
4.0
a / h 2

5.34 4.0
, for a / h >1.0

a / h 2

0.5

380 / F y
63
63
63
63

Kv
5.42
5.65
5.51
6.90

Cv
0.44
0.39
1.86
0.60

Cv

45000 k v
, for C v0.8

2
F y h / t w

190
k v , for
C v >0.8
h /t
w Fy

F bg
5.52
4.90
14.40
7.46

DETERMINE ALLOWABLE COMPRESSIVE STRESS (APP. F7.3, pg 5-102)

2
1.0- S F y
where K g =
(effective length factor by an analysis)
2
2

C
c

, for S C c

S
=
K
l
/
r ox
3
g
5 3S
F ag 3 8 - 8S 3
2 2E
Cc
Cc

Cc

Fy
2
12 E , for S >
Cc

2
23S
E=
29000
ksi

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

l
11.5
12.5
15.6
25.1

Kg
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.5

Cc
126
126
126
126

Ix
53
81
44
44

A
3.49
5.50
5.31
5.31

r ox
3.90
3.84
2.89
2.89

S
70.61
78.16
161.71
261.07

F ag
16.37
15.56
5.71
2.19

CHECK EACH SECTION CAPACITIES

d0

dL

tf

bf

tw

Af

12
12
9
9

17
34
13
38

0.1875
0.25
0.25
0.25

5
5
5
5

0.1345
0.25
0.3125
0.3125

0.9375
1.25
1.25
1.25

Section
d (in)
I (in4)
Aw (in2)
N (kips)
V (kips)
M (ft-k)
f a (ksi)

1
12
87
1.61
7.6
0.36
0.0
2.18

2
14
116
1.84
7.6
-1.64
-2.0
2.05

3
15
151
2.06
7.6
-3.64
-10.6
1.93

4
17
191
2.29
7.6
-5.10
-25.8
1.83

5
12
126
3.65
3.6
6.18
-31.7
0.59

6
10
95
3.23
3.6
5.09
-13.4
0.63

7
9
70
2.81
3.6
4.00
0.0
0.68

8
19
387
5.83
3.6
0.14
20.8
0.43

9
28
1094
8.85
3.6
-3.72
11.8
0.32

10
38
2331
11.88
3.6
-7.58
-27.0
0.25

11
27
840
6.67
9.0
3.60
33.6
0.98

12
19
384
4.83
9.0
3.60
16.8
1.23

13
12
126
3.00
9.0
3.60
0.0
1.64

F a (ksi)

16.37

16.37

16.37

16.37

5.71

5.71

5.71

2.19

2.19

2.19

15.56

15.56

15.56

f v (ksi)

0.22

0.89

1.76

2.23

1.69

1.58

1.42

0.02

0.42

0.64

0.54

0.75

1.20

F v (ksi)

5.52

5.52

5.52

5.52

14.40

14.40

14.40

7.46

7.46

7.46

4.90

4.90

4.90

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

f b (ksi)

0.00

1.41

6.48

13.83

17.55

8.69

0.00

6.02

1.84

2.64

6.41

5.08

0.00

F b (ksi)

17.56

17.56

17.56

17.56

19.28

19.28

21.60

21.60

21.60

15.99

13.20

13.20

13.20

f a < F a [Satisfactory]

f v < F v [Satisfactory]

f b < F b [Satisfactory]

(cont'd)
CHECK COMBINED FLEXURE AND AXIAL FORCE (APP. F7.4, pg 5-104)

fa

f
f a0
bl

F ag F bg

, f b
L arg er of

Left Col
Right Col
Left Bm
Right Bm

f a0
2.18
1.64
0.68
0.68

, for

a0

F ag

0.15

f a0
C m ' f bl

F ag 1 - f a 0 F
bg

F 'eg

f a0
f
bl
0.6 F y F bg

f bl
13.83
6.41
17.55
6.41

F ag
16.37
15.56
5.71
2.19

, for f a 0 > 0.15

F ag

F bg
17.56
13.20
19.28
15.99

F eg'
29.95
24.45
5.71
2.19

Cm'
0.94
0.94
0.90
0.78

( fa , fb )
0.92
0.59
1.03
0.76

Technical Reference:
1. AISC: "Manual of Steel construction 9th", American Institute of Steel Construction, 1990.
2. AISC: "Design Guide 25: Frame Design Using Web-Tapered Members, 2010.

1.3

[Satisfactory]