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V. AISC 360-05 Double L E.5

References

  1. Steel Construction Manual, Version 13.0, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005
  2. Design Examples, Version 13.0, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005, Example E.5, pp.E-22 - E-25

Details

From reference (2):

Verify the strength of a 2L4×3 1/2×3/8 LLBB (3/4-in. separation) strut with a length of 8 ft and pinned ends carrying an axial dead load of 20 kips and live load of 60 kips. Also, calculate the required number of fully tightened or welded intermediate connectors required.

Validation

Refer to reference.

Table 1. Comparison of results
Result Type Reference STAAD.Pro Difference Comments
ϕcPn (kips) [LRFD] 127 127 none  
Pnc (kips) [ASD] 85.0 84.6 negligible  

STAAD.Pro Input File

The file C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition\Samples\ Verification Models\09 Steel Design\US\AISC\AISC 360-05 Double L E.STD is typically installed with the program.

STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 5-Dec-12
END JOB INFORMATION
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT FEET KIP
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 8 0; 2 0 0 0;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2;
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
1 TABLE LD L40356 SP 0.0625
UNIT INCHES KIP
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC MATERIAL1
E 29000
POISSON 0.3
ISOTROPIC STEEL
E 29000
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 0.000283
ALPHA 6e-06
DAMP 0.03
TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH FY 36 FU 58 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
ISOTROPIC STEEL_36_KSI
E 29000
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 0.000283
ALPHA 6.5e-06
DAMP 0.03
TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH FY 36 FU 58 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
END DEFINE MATERIAL
UNIT FEET KIP
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL STEEL_36_KSI ALL
SUPPORTS
2 PINNED
1 FIXED BUT FY MX MZ
LOAD 1 LOADTYPE None  TITLE LOAD CASE 1
JOINT LOAD
1 FY -20
LOAD 2 LOADTYPE None  TITLE LOAD CASE 2
JOINT LOAD
1 FY -60
LOAD COMB 3 ULTIMATE LOADS
1 1.2 2 1.6 
LOAD COMB 4 SERVICE LOADS
1 1.0 2 1.0 
PERFORM ANALYSIS
UNIT INCHES KIP
LOAD LIST 3
PARAMETER 1
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2005
METHOD LRFD
FU 58 ALL
FYLD 36 ALL
CSPACING 32 ALL
TRACK 2 ALL
CHECK CODE ALL
LOAD LIST 4
PARAMETER 2
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2005
METHOD ASD
FU 58 ALL
FYLD 36 ALL
CSPACING 32 ALL
TRACK 2 ALL
CHECK CODE ALL
FINISH

STAAD.Pro Output

                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - (AISC-360-05-LRFD)   v3.3a
                       ********************************************
 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  INCH (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
 MEMBER     TABLE       RESULT/   CRITICAL COND/     RATIO/     LOADING/
                          FX            MY             MZ       LOCATION
 =======================================================================
       1 LD   L40356                   (AISC SECTIONS)
                           PASS   Eq. H2-1             0.943         3
                      120.00 C          0.00           0.00        0.00
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SLENDERNESS                                                           |
| Actual Slenderness Ratio    :     76.914  L/C  :     3                |
| Allowable Slenderness Ratio :    200.000  LOC  :     0.00             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STRENGTH CHECKS                                                       |
| Critical L/C  :      3    Ratio     :     0.943(PASS)                 |
|          Loc  :    0.00   Condition :   Eq. H2-1                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| DESIGN FORCES                                                         |
| Fx:   1.200E+02(C ) Fy:   0.000E+00     Fz:   0.000E+00               |
| Mx:   0.000E+00     My:   0.000E+00     Mz:   0.000E+00               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION PROPERTIES  (UNIT: INCH)                                      |
| Azz:   2.625E+00     Ayy:   1.500E+00     Cw:  0.000E+00              |
| Szz:   2.984E+00     Syy:   3.978E+00                                 |
| Izz:   8.350E+00     Iyy:   1.541E+01     Ix:  2.512E-01              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MATERIAL PROPERTIES                                                   |
| Fyld:          36.000   Fu:          58.000                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Actual Member Length:        96.000                                   |
| Design Parameters                                                     |
| Kz:    1.00 Ky:    1.00 NSF:    1.00 SLF:    1.00 CSP:   32.00        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION CLASS  UNSTIFFENED /     λ       λp      λr        CASE       |
|                STIFFENED                                              |
| Compression :  Non-Slender    10.67     N/A     12.77    T.B4.1-5     |
|                  N/A           N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A         |
| Flexure     :  Compact         9.33    15.33    25.83    T.B4.1-6     |
|                  N/A           N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A         |
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                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - (AISC-360-05-LRFD)   v3.3a
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 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  INCH (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL TENSION                                               |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Yield       0.00E+00   1.74E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-1      3     0.00 |
| Rupture     0.00E+00   2.33E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-2      3     0.00 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION                                           |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Maj Buck    1.20E+02   1.27E+02   0.943      Sec. E1       3     0.00 |
| Min Buck    1.20E+02   1.46E+02   0.822      Eq. E3-1      3     0.00 |
| Flexural                                                              |
| Tor Buck    1.20E+02   1.35E+02   0.887      Eq. E4-1      3     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results     Eff Area     KL/r      Fcr        Fe         Pn           |
| Maj Buck    5.36E+00    76.91   2.64E+01   4.84E+01   1.41E+02        |
| Min Buck    5.36E+00    57.51   3.02E+01   8.65E+01   1.62E+02        |
| Flexural       Ag       Fcr        Pn                                 |
| Tor Buck    0.00E+00   2.81E+01   1.50E+02                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR SHEAR                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Local-Z     0.00E+00   5.10E+01   0.000      Eq. G2-1      3     0.00 |
| Local-Y     0.00E+00   2.92E+01   0.000      Eq. G2-1      3     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results        Aw        Cv       Kv      h/tw      Vn                |
| Local-Z     2.62E+00     1.00     1.20     9.33   5.67E+01            |
| Local-Y     1.50E+00     1.00     1.20    10.67   3.24E+01            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-YIELDING                                            |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       0.00E+00   1.55E+02   0.000      Eq. F9-1      3     0.00 |
| Minor       0.00E+00   2.06E+02   0.000      Eq. F6-1      3     0.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        My                                           |
| Major       1.72E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
| Minor       2.29E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-LATERAL TORSIONAL BUCKLING                          |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       0.00E+00   2.09E+03   0.000      Eq. F9-4      3     0.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        Me        Cb      Lp       Lr       Lb       |
| Major       2.32E+03   0.00E+00    1.00     0.00     0.00    96.00    |
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                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - (AISC-360-05-LRFD)   v3.3a
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 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  INCH (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR FLEXURE TENS/COMP INTERACTION                               |
|                       RATIO      CRITERIA    L/C     LOC              |
| Flexure Comp          0.943      Eq. H2-1      3     0.00             |
| Flexure Tens          0.000      Eq. H1-1b     3     0.00             |
| Intermediate         frbw /     frbz /     fra /                      |
|                      Fcbw       Fcbz       Fca                        |
| Flexure Comp         0.00E+00   0.00E+00   2.24E+01                   |
|                      5.18E+01   5.18E+01   2.37E+01                   |
| Intermediate         Mcx        Mrx        Pc                         |
|                      Mcy        Mry        Pr                         |
| Flexure Tens         1.55E+02   0.00E+00   1.74E+02                   |
|                      2.06E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    62. LOAD LIST 4
    63. PARAMETER 2
    64. CODE AISC UNIFIED 2005
    65. METHOD ASD
    66. FU 58 ALL
    67. FYLD 36 ALL
    68. CSPACING 32 ALL
    69. TRACK 2 ALL
    70. CHECK CODE ALL
 STEEL DESIGN    
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                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - ( AISC-360-05-ASD)   v3.3a
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 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  INCH (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
 MEMBER     TABLE       RESULT/   CRITICAL COND/     RATIO/     LOADING/
                          FX            MY             MZ       LOCATION
 =======================================================================
       1 LD   L40356                   (AISC SECTIONS)
                           PASS   Eq. H2-1             0.945         4
                       80.00 C          0.00           0.00        0.00
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SLENDERNESS                                                           |
| Actual Slenderness Ratio    :     76.914  L/C  :     4                |
| Allowable Slenderness Ratio :    200.000  LOC  :     0.00             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STRENGTH CHECKS                                                       |
| Critical L/C  :      4    Ratio     :     0.945(PASS)                 |
|          Loc  :    0.00   Condition :   Eq. H2-1                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| DESIGN FORCES                                                         |
| Fx:   8.000E+01(C ) Fy:   0.000E+00     Fz:   0.000E+00               |
| Mx:   0.000E+00     My:   0.000E+00     Mz:   0.000E+00               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION PROPERTIES  (UNIT: INCH)                                      |
| Azz:   2.625E+00     Ayy:   1.500E+00     Cw:  0.000E+00              |
| Szz:   2.984E+00     Syy:   3.978E+00                                 |
| Izz:   8.350E+00     Iyy:   1.541E+01     Ix:  2.512E-01              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MATERIAL PROPERTIES                                                   |
| Fyld:          36.000   Fu:          58.000                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Actual Member Length:        96.000                                   |
| Design Parameters                                                     |
| Kz:    1.00 Ky:    1.00 NSF:    1.00 SLF:    1.00 CSP:   32.00        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION CLASS  UNSTIFFENED /     λ       λp      λr        CASE       |
|                STIFFENED                                              |
| Compression :  Non-Slender    10.67     N/A     12.77    T.B4.1-5     |
|                  N/A           N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A         |
| Flexure     :  Compact         9.33    15.33    25.83    T.B4.1-6     |
|                  N/A           N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A         |
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                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - ( AISC-360-05-ASD)   v3.3a
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 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  INCH (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL TENSION                                               |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Yield       0.00E+00   1.16E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-1      4     0.00 |
| Rupture     0.00E+00   1.55E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-2      4     0.00 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION                                           |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Maj Buck    8.00E+01   8.46E+01   0.945      Sec. E1       4     0.00 |
| Min Buck    8.00E+01   9.71E+01   0.824      Eq. E3-1      4     0.00 |
| Flexural                                                              |
| Tor Buck    8.00E+01   9.01E+01   0.888      Eq. E4-1      4     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results     Eff Area     KL/r      Fcr        Fe         Pn           |
| Maj Buck    5.36E+00    76.91   2.64E+01   4.84E+01   1.41E+02        |
| Min Buck    5.36E+00    57.51   3.02E+01   8.65E+01   1.62E+02        |
| Flexural       Ag       Fcr        Pn                                 |
| Tor Buck    0.00E+00   2.81E+01   1.50E+02                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR SHEAR                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Local-Z     0.00E+00   3.40E+01   0.000      Eq. G2-1      4     0.00 |
| Local-Y     0.00E+00   1.94E+01   0.000      Eq. G2-1      4     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results        Aw        Cv       Kv      h/tw      Vn                |
| Local-Z     2.62E+00     1.00     1.20     9.33   5.67E+01            |
| Local-Y     1.50E+00     1.00     1.20    10.67   3.24E+01            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-YIELDING                                            |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       0.00E+00   1.03E+02   0.000      Eq. F9-1      4     0.00 |
| Minor       0.00E+00   1.37E+02   0.000      Eq. F6-1      4     0.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        My                                           |
| Major       1.72E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
| Minor       2.29E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-LATERAL TORSIONAL BUCKLING                          |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       0.00E+00   1.39E+03   0.000      Eq. F9-4      4     0.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        Me        Cb      Lp       Lr       Lb       |
| Major       2.32E+03   0.00E+00    1.00     0.00     0.00    96.00    |
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                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - ( AISC-360-05-ASD)   v3.3a
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 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  INCH (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR FLEXURE TENS/COMP INTERACTION                               |
|                       RATIO      CRITERIA    L/C     LOC              |
| Flexure Comp          0.945      Eq. H2-1      4     0.00             |
| Flexure Tens          0.000      Eq. H1-1b     4     0.00             |
| Intermediate         frbw /     frbz /     fra /                      |
|                      Fcbw       Fcbz       Fca                        |
| Flexure Comp         0.00E+00   0.00E+00   1.49E+01                   |
|                      3.45E+01   3.45E+01   1.58E+01                   |
| Intermediate         Mcx        Mrx        Pc                         |
|                      Mcy        Mry        Pr                         |
| Flexure Tens         1.03E+02   0.00E+00   1.16E+02                   |
|                      1.37E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |