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V. AISC 360-10 HSST Torsional Strength H.5A

Verify the torsional strength of an rectangular HSS section per the LRFD and ASD methods of the AISC 360-10 code.

References

  1. American Institute of Steel Construction. 2010 Steel Construction Manual. Fourteenth Edition. AISC: Chicago, IL.
  2. American Institute of Steel Construction. 2011. Design Examples, Version 14.0. AISC:Chicago, IL. Example H.5A, p. H-16

Details

From reference (2):

Determine the available torsional strength of an ASTM A500 Grade B HSS6×4×1/4.

Validation

h/t > b/t, so h/t governs.

ht=22.8<2.45EFy=2.4529,00046=61.5
Fcr=0.6Fy=0.6(46)=27.6 ksi(Eq. H3-3)

Nominal Torsional Strength

Tn=FcrC=27.6(10.1)=279 in⋅k(Eq. G2-1)

The available shear strength:

LRFD: ϕTTn=0.90(279)=251 in⋅k

ASD: Tn/ΩT=2791.67=167 in⋅k

Results

Result Type Reference STAAD.Pro Difference Comments
ϕGTn (in·k) [LRFD] 251 251 none  
GnT (in·k) [ASD] 167 167 none  

STAAD.Pro Input

The file C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition\Samples\ Verification Models\09 Steel Design\US\AISC\AISC 360-10 HSST Torsional Strength H.STD is typically installed with the program.

STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 29-Jun-20
END JOB INFORMATION
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT FEET KIP
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 4 0 0;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2;
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC STEEL
E 4.176e+06
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 0.489024
ALPHA 6.5e-06
DAMP 0.03
TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH RY 1.5 RT 1.2
END DEFINE MATERIAL
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
1 TABLE ST HSST6X4X0.25
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL STEEL ALL
SUPPORTS
1 FIXED
LOAD 1 LOADTYPE None  TITLE LOAD CASE 1
UNIT INCHES KIP
MEMBER LOAD
1 UMOM GX -1.5
UNIT FEET KIP
PERFORM ANALYSIS
UNIT INCHES KIP
PARAMETER 1
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
METHOD LRFD
FYLD 46 ALL
FU 58 ALL
TORSION 1 ALL
TND 3 ALL
TRACK 2 ALL
CHECK CODE ALL
UNIT INCHES KIP
PARAMETER 2
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
METHOD ASD
FYLD 46 ALL
FU 58 ALL
TORSION 1 ALL
TND 3 ALL
TRACK 2 ALL
CHECK CODE ALL
FINISH

STAAD.Pro Output

                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - (AISC-360-10-LRFD)   v1.4a
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 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  INCH (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
 MEMBER     TABLE       RESULT/   CRITICAL COND/     RATIO/     LOADING/
                          FX            MY             MZ       LOCATION
 =======================================================================
       1 ST   HSST6X4X0.25             (AISC SECTIONS)
                           PASS   Eq. H3-1             0.287         1
                        0.00            0.00           0.00        0.00
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SLENDERNESS                                                           |
| Actual Slenderness Ratio    :     29.875  L/C  :     1                |
| Allowable Slenderness Ratio :    300.000  LOC  :     0.00             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STRENGTH CHECKS                                                       |
| Critical L/C  :      1    Ratio     :     0.287(PASS)                 |
|          Loc  :    0.00   Condition :   Eq. H3-1                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| DESIGN FORCES                                                         |
| Fx:   0.000E+00(  ) Fy:   0.000E+00     Fz:   0.000E+00               |
| Mx:   7.200E+01     My:   0.000E+00     Mz:   0.000E+00               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION PROPERTIES  (UNIT: INCH)                                      |
| Azz:   1.538E+00     Ayy:   2.470E+00     Cw:  0.000E+00              |
| Szz:   6.967E+00     Syy:   5.550E+00                                 |
| Izz:   2.090E+01     Iyy:   1.110E+01     Ix:  2.360E+01              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MATERIAL PROPERTIES                                                   |
| Fyld:          46.000   Fu:          58.000                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Actual Member Length:        48.000                                   |
| Design Parameters                                                     |
| Kz:    1.00 Ky:    1.00 NSF:    1.00 SLF:    1.00 CSP:   12.00        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION CLASS  UNSTIFFENED /     λ       λp      λr        CASE       |
|                STIFFENED                                              |
| Compression :  Non-Slender     0.00     N/A      0.00      N/A        |
|                Non-Slender    22.75     N/A     35.15    T.B4.1(a)-6  |
| Flexure     :  Compact        14.17    28.12    35.15    T.B4.1(b)-17 |
|                Compact        22.75    60.76   143.12    T.B4.1(b)-19 |
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                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - (AISC-360-10-LRFD)   v1.4a
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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   1.78E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-1      1     0.00 |
| Rupture     0.00E+00   1.87E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-2      1     0.00 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION                                           |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Maj Buck    0.00E+00   1.72E+02   0.000      Eq. E3-1      1     0.00 |
| Min Buck    0.00E+00   1.68E+02   0.000      Eq. E3-1      1     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results     Eff Area     KL/r      Fcr        Fe         Pn           |
| Maj Buck    4.30E+00    21.77   4.46E+01   6.04E+02   1.92E+02        |
| Min Buck    4.30E+00    29.88   4.33E+01   3.21E+02   1.86E+02        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR SHEAR                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Local-Z     0.00E+00   3.82E+01   0.000      Eq. G2-1      1     0.00 |
| Local-Y     0.00E+00   6.14E+01   0.000      Eq. G2-1      1     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results        Aw        Cv       Kv      h/tw      Vn                |
| Local-Z     1.54E+00     1.00     5.00    14.17   4.25E+01            |
| Local-Y     2.47E+00     1.00     5.00    22.75   6.82E+01            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR TORSION                                                     |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
|             7.20E+01   2.51E+02   0.287      Eq. H3-1      1     0.00 |
| Intermediate Fcr        Tn                                            |
|             2.76E+01   2.79E+02                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-YIELDING                                            |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       0.00E+00   3.53E+02   0.000      Eq. F7-1      1     0.00 |
| Minor       0.00E+00   2.67E+02   0.000      Eq. F7-1      1     0.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        My                                           |
| Major       3.92E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
| Minor       2.97E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR FLEXURE TENS/COMP INTERACTION                               |
|                       RATIO      CRITERIA    L/C     LOC              |
| Flexure Comp          0.000      Eq. H1-1b     1     0.00             |
| Flexure Tens          0.000      Eq. H1-1b     1     0.00             |
| Intermediate         Mcx        Mrx        Pc                         |
|                      Mcy        Mry        Pr                         |
| Flexure Comp         3.53E+02   0.00E+00   1.68E+02                   |
|                      2.67E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |
| Flexure Tens         3.53E+02   0.00E+00   1.78E+02                   |
|                      2.67E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR FLEXURE TENS/COMP TORSION SHEAR INTERACTION                 |
|                       RATIO      CRITERIA    L/C     LOC              |
| Flx Tor Comp Shr      0.082      Eq. H3-6      1     0.00             |
| Flx Tor Tens Shr      0.082      Eq. H3-6      1     0.00             |
| Intermediate         Mcx /      Mcy /      Mrx /      Mry /           |
|                      Vcx /      Vcy /      Vrx /      Vry /           |
|                      Tc         Tr         Pc         Pr              |
| Flx Tor Comp Shr     3.53E+02   2.67E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00        |
|                      3.82E+01   6.14E+01   0.00E+00   0.00E+00        |
|                      2.51E+02   7.20E+01   1.68E+02   0.00E+00        |
| Flx Tor Tens Shr     3.53E+02   2.67E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00        |
|                      3.82E+01   6.14E+01   0.00E+00   0.00E+00        |
|                      2.51E+02   7.20E+01   1.78E+02   0.00E+00        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| AISC DESIGN GUIDE-9                                                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Member:     1 Section:       HSST6X4X0.25             AISC                      |
| End Condition:  Fix-Free                                                        |
| Shear Capacity :  2.4840E+01  Shear Criteria : DG9 Eq. 4.13                     |
| Normal Capacity:  4.1400E+01  Normal Criteria: DG9 Eq. 4.12                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Stress Point   Shear     Ratio     LC/ | Stress Point   Normal    Ratio     LC/ |
|                                   Sect |                                   Sect |
| Mid Flange:   0.00000E+00 0.0000     1 | Flange Edge:  0.00000E+00 0.0000     1 |
|                                  0.000 |                                  0.000 |
| FL/WB Junc:   6.43777E+00 0.2592     1 |                                        |
|                                  0.000 |                                        |
| Mid-Web:      6.43777E+00 0.2592     1 |                                        |
|                                  0.000 |                                        |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pure Torsion Shear Stress     Criteria: DG9 T4.1                                |
| Flange Edge:  6.43777E+00     Web Edge:     6.43777E+00                         |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pure Flexure Shear Stress     Criteria: DG9 Eq. 4.6                             |
| Flange Edge:  0.00000E+00  FL/WB Junc:   0.00000E+00  Mid-Web:      0.00000E+00 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Direct Axial Bending Stress   Criteria: DG9 Eq. 4.5                             |
| Flange Edge:  0.00000E+00                                                       |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    43. UNIT INCHES KIP
    44. PARAMETER 2
    45. CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
    46. METHOD ASD
    47. FYLD 46 ALL
    48. FU 58 ALL
    49. TORSION 1 ALL
    50. TND 3 ALL
    51. TRACK 2 ALL
    52. CHECK CODE ALL
 STEEL DESIGN    
   WARNING: For member#      1 the profile has been selected from HSS Rect/Round (non A1085)/Pipe 
            tables of AISC database. Weld type is considered to be Elect-resist-weld.
            Thickness is already reduced from the table. Further reductions will not be done.
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                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - ( AISC-360-10-ASD)   v1.4a
                       ********************************************
 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  INCH (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
 MEMBER     TABLE       RESULT/   CRITICAL COND/     RATIO/     LOADING/
                          FX            MY             MZ       LOCATION
 =======================================================================
       1 ST   HSST6X4X0.25             (AISC SECTIONS)
                           PASS   Eq. H3-1             0.431         1
                        0.00            0.00           0.00        0.00
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SLENDERNESS                                                           |
| Actual Slenderness Ratio    :     29.875  L/C  :     1                |
| Allowable Slenderness Ratio :    300.000  LOC  :     0.00             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STRENGTH CHECKS                                                       |
| Critical L/C  :      1    Ratio     :     0.431(PASS)                 |
|          Loc  :    0.00   Condition :   Eq. H3-1                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| DESIGN FORCES                                                         |
| Fx:   0.000E+00(  ) Fy:   0.000E+00     Fz:   0.000E+00               |
| Mx:   7.200E+01     My:   0.000E+00     Mz:   0.000E+00               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION PROPERTIES  (UNIT: INCH)                                      |
| Azz:   1.538E+00     Ayy:   2.470E+00     Cw:  0.000E+00              |
| Szz:   6.967E+00     Syy:   5.550E+00                                 |
| Izz:   2.090E+01     Iyy:   1.110E+01     Ix:  2.360E+01              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MATERIAL PROPERTIES                                                   |
| Fyld:          46.000   Fu:          58.000                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Actual Member Length:        48.000                                   |
| Design Parameters                                                     |
| Kz:    1.00 Ky:    1.00 NSF:    1.00 SLF:    1.00 CSP:   12.00        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION CLASS  UNSTIFFENED /     λ       λp      λr        CASE       |
|                STIFFENED                                              |
| Compression :  Non-Slender     0.00     N/A      0.00      N/A        |
|                Non-Slender    22.75     N/A     35.15    T.B4.1(a)-6  |
| Flexure     :  Compact        14.17    28.12    35.15    T.B4.1(b)-17 |
|                Compact        22.75    60.76   143.12    T.B4.1(b)-19 |
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL TENSION                                               |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Yield       0.00E+00   1.18E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-1      1     0.00 |
| Rupture     0.00E+00   1.25E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-2      1     0.00 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION                                           |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Maj Buck    0.00E+00   1.15E+02   0.000      Eq. E3-1      1     0.00 |
| Min Buck    0.00E+00   1.12E+02   0.000      Eq. E3-1      1     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results     Eff Area     KL/r      Fcr        Fe         Pn           |
| Maj Buck    4.30E+00    21.77   4.46E+01   6.04E+02   1.92E+02        |
| Min Buck    4.30E+00    29.88   4.33E+01   3.21E+02   1.86E+02        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR SHEAR                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Local-Z     0.00E+00   2.54E+01   0.000      Eq. G2-1      1     0.00 |
| Local-Y     0.00E+00   4.08E+01   0.000      Eq. G2-1      1     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results        Aw        Cv       Kv      h/tw      Vn                |
| Local-Z     1.54E+00     1.00     5.00    14.17   4.25E+01            |
| Local-Y     2.47E+00     1.00     5.00    22.75   6.82E+01            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR TORSION                                                     |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
|             7.20E+01   1.67E+02   0.431      Eq. H3-1      1     0.00 |
| Intermediate Fcr        Tn                                            |
|             2.76E+01   2.79E+02                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-YIELDING                                            |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       0.00E+00   2.35E+02   0.000      Eq. F7-1      1     0.00 |
| Minor       0.00E+00   1.78E+02   0.000      Eq. F7-1      1     0.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        My                                           |
| Major       3.92E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
| Minor       2.97E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR FLEXURE TENS/COMP INTERACTION                               |
|                       RATIO      CRITERIA    L/C     LOC              |
| Flexure Comp          0.000      Eq. H1-1b     1     0.00             |
| Flexure Tens          0.000      Eq. H1-1b     1     0.00             |
| Intermediate         Mcx        Mrx        Pc                         |
|                      Mcy        Mry        Pr                         |
| Flexure Comp         2.35E+02   0.00E+00   1.12E+02                   |
|                      1.78E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |
| Flexure Tens         2.35E+02   0.00E+00   1.18E+02                   |
|                      1.78E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR FLEXURE TENS/COMP TORSION SHEAR INTERACTION                 |
|                       RATIO      CRITERIA    L/C     LOC              |
| Flx Tor Comp Shr      0.186      Eq. H3-6      1     0.00             |
| Flx Tor Tens Shr      0.186      Eq. H3-6      1     0.00             |
| Intermediate         Mcx /      Mcy /      Mrx /      Mry /           |
|                      Vcx /      Vcy /      Vrx /      Vry /           |
|                      Tc         Tr         Pc         Pr              |
| Flx Tor Comp Shr     2.35E+02   1.78E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00        |
|                      2.54E+01   4.08E+01   0.00E+00   0.00E+00        |
|                      1.67E+02   7.20E+01   1.12E+02   0.00E+00        |
| Flx Tor Tens Shr     2.35E+02   1.78E+02   0.00E+00   0.00E+00        |
|                      2.54E+01   4.08E+01   0.00E+00   0.00E+00        |
|                      1.67E+02   7.20E+01   1.18E+02   0.00E+00        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| AISC DESIGN GUIDE-9                                                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Member:     1 Section:       HSST6X4X0.25             AISC                      |
| End Condition:  Fix-Free                                                        |
| Shear Capacity :  1.6527E+01  Shear Criteria : DG9 Eq. 4.18                     |
| Normal Capacity:  2.7545E+01  Normal Criteria: DG9 Eq. 4.17                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Stress Point   Shear     Ratio     LC/ | Stress Point   Normal    Ratio     LC/ |
|                                   Sect |                                   Sect |
| Mid Flange:   0.00000E+00 0.0000     1 | Flange Edge:  0.00000E+00 0.0000     1 |
|                                  0.000 |                                  0.000 |
| FL/WB Junc:   6.43777E+00 0.3895     1 |                                        |
|                                  0.000 |                                        |
| Mid-Web:      6.43777E+00 0.3895     1 |                                        |
|                                  0.000 |                                        |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pure Torsion Shear Stress     Criteria: DG9 T4.1                                |
| Flange Edge:  6.43777E+00     Web Edge:     6.43777E+00                         |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pure Flexure Shear Stress     Criteria: DG9 Eq. 4.6                             |
| Flange Edge:  0.00000E+00  FL/WB Junc:   0.00000E+00  Mid-Web:      0.00000E+00 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Direct Axial Bending Stress   Criteria: DG9 Eq. 4.5                             |
| Flange Edge:  0.00000E+00                                                       |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|