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V. AISC 360-10 W Shape Strong Axis Shear G.1

Verify the available shear strength along the strong axis of a wide flange section per the LRFD and ASD methods of the AISD 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 G.1A and G.1B, pp. G-3 - G-4

    Note: This reference is freely available for download from the AISC website at https://www.aisc.org/globalassets/aisc/university-programs/teaching-aids/first-semester-design-examples.pdf

Details

From reference (2):

Determine the available shear strength and adequacy of a W24×62 ASTM A992 beam … with end shears of 48 kips from dead load and 145 kips from live load.

See example G.1A and G.1B in reference (2) for calculations.

Results

Result Type Reference STAAD.Pro Difference Comments
ϕvVn (kips) [LRFD] 306 306 none  
Vnv (kips) [ASD] 204 204 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 W Shape Strong Axis Shear G.STD is typically installed with the program.

STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 20-May-19
END JOB INFORMATION
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT FEET KIP
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 16 0 0;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2;
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC STEEL_50_KSI
E 4.176e+06
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 0.489024
ALPHA 6.5e-06
DAMP 0.03
TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH FY 7200 FU 8928 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
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 W24X62
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL STEEL ALL
SUPPORTS
1 FIXED BUT MZ
2 FIXED BUT FX MZ
LOAD 1 LOADTYPE Dead  TITLE LOAD CASE 1
MEMBER LOAD
1 CON GY -100 8
LOAD 2 LOADTYPE Live  TITLE LOAD CASE 2
MEMBER LOAD
1 CON GY -285 8
LOAD COMB 3 LRFD LOAD
1 1.2 2 1.6 
LOAD COMB 4 ASD LOAD
1 1.0 2 1.0 
PERFORM ANALYSIS
LOAD LIST 3
PARAMETER 1
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
METHOD LRFD
FYLD 7200 ALL
FU 9360 ALL
STP 1 ALL
TRACK 2 ALL
CHECK CODE ALL
LOAD LIST 4
PARAMETER 2
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
FYLD 7200 ALL
FU 9360 ALL
METHOD ASD
STP 1 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  FEET (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
 MEMBER     TABLE       RESULT/   CRITICAL COND/     RATIO/     LOADING/
                          FX            MY             MZ       LOCATION
 =======================================================================
 *     1 ST   W24X62                   (AISC SECTIONS)
                           FAIL   Eq. H1-1b            8.014         3
                        0.00            0.00       -2304.00        8.00
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SLENDERNESS                                                           |
| Actual Slenderness Ratio    :    139.453  L/C  :     3                |
| Allowable Slenderness Ratio :    300.000  LOC  :     8.00             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STRENGTH CHECKS                                                       |
| Critical L/C  :      3    Ratio     :     8.014(FAIL)                 |
|          Loc  :    8.00   Condition :   Eq. H1-1b                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| DESIGN FORCES                                                         |
| Fx:   0.000E+00(  ) Fy:   2.880E+02     Fz:   0.000E+00               |
| Mx:   0.000E+00     My:   0.000E+00     Mz:  -2.304E+03               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION PROPERTIES  (UNIT: INCH)                                      |
| Azz:   8.307E+00     Ayy:   1.019E+01     Cw:  4.606E+03              |
| Szz:   1.308E+02     Syy:   9.801E+00                                 |
| Izz:   1.550E+03     Iyy:   3.450E+01     Ix:  1.710E+00              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MATERIAL PROPERTIES                                                   |
| Fyld:        7199.999   Fu:        9359.999                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Actual Member Length:        16.000                                   |
| 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     5.97     N/A     13.49    T.B4.1(a)-1  |
|                Slender        50.05     N/A     35.88    T.B4.1(a)-5  |
| Flexure     :  Compact         5.97     9.15    24.08    T.B4.1(b)-10 |
|                Compact        50.05    90.55   137.27    T.B4.1(b)-15 |
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 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  FEET (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL TENSION                                               |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Yield       0.00E+00   8.19E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-1      3     0.00 |
| Rupture     0.00E+00   8.87E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-2      3     0.00 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION                                           |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Maj Buck    0.00E+00   7.08E+02   0.000      Eq. E7-1      3     0.00 |
| Min Buck    0.00E+00   2.11E+02   0.000      Eq. E7-1      3     0.00 |
| Flexural                                                              |
| Tor Buck    0.00E+00   4.45E+02   0.000      Eq. E7-1      3     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results     Eff Area     KL/r      Fcr        Fe         Pn           |
| Maj Buck    1.12E-01    20.81   6.23E+03   9.52E+04   7.87E+02        |
| Min Buck    1.26E-01   139.45   1.86E+03   2.12E+03   2.35E+02        |
| Flexural       Ag       Fcr        Pn                                 |
| Tor Buck    1.25E-01   3.91E+03   4.94E+02                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR SHEAR                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Local-Z     0.00E+00   2.24E+02   0.000      Eq. G2-1      3     0.00 |
| Local-Y     2.88E+02   3.06E+02   0.942      Eq. G2-1      3     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results        Aw        Cv       Kv      h/tw      Vn                |
| Local-Z     5.77E-02     1.00     1.20     5.97   2.49E+02            |
| Local-Y     7.08E-02     1.00     0.00    50.05   3.06E+02            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-YIELDING                                            |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       2.30E+03   5.74E+02   4.016      Eq. F2-1      3     8.00 |
| Minor       0.00E+00   5.88E+01   0.000      Eq. F6-1      3     0.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        My                                           |
| Major       6.38E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
| Minor       6.53E+01   0.00E+00                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-LATERAL TORSIONAL BUCKLING                          |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       2.30E+03   2.87E+02   8.014      Eq. F2-3      3     8.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        Me        Cb      Lp       Lr       Lb       |
| Major       3.19E+02   0.00E+00    1.00     4.86    14.40    16.00    |
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| CHECK FOR FLEXURE TENS/COMP INTERACTION                               |
|                       RATIO      CRITERIA    L/C     LOC              |
| Flexure Comp          8.014      Eq. H1-1b     3     8.00             |
| Flexure Tens          8.014      Eq. H1-1b     3     8.00             |
| Intermediate         Mcx        Mrx        Pc                         |
|                      Mcy        Mry        Pr                         |
| Flexure Comp         2.87E+02   2.30E+03   2.11E+02                   |
|                      5.88E+01   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |
| Flexure Tens         2.87E+02   2.30E+03   8.19E+02                   |
|                      5.88E+01   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    56. LOAD LIST 4
    57. PARAMETER 2
    58. CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
    59. FYLD 7200 ALL
    60. FU 9360 ALL
    61. METHOD ASD
    62. STP 1 ALL
    63. TRACK 2 ALL
    64. CHECK CODE ALL
 STEEL DESIGN    
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                       STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - ( AISC-360-10-ASD)   v1.4a
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 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  FEET (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
 MEMBER     TABLE       RESULT/   CRITICAL COND/     RATIO/     LOADING/
                          FX            MY             MZ       LOCATION
 =======================================================================
 *     1 ST   W24X62                   (AISC SECTIONS)
                           FAIL   Eq. H1-1b            8.051         4
                        0.00            0.00       -1540.00        8.00
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SLENDERNESS                                                           |
| Actual Slenderness Ratio    :    139.453  L/C  :     4                |
| Allowable Slenderness Ratio :    300.000  LOC  :     8.00             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STRENGTH CHECKS                                                       |
| Critical L/C  :      4    Ratio     :     8.051(FAIL)                 |
|          Loc  :    8.00   Condition :   Eq. H1-1b                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| DESIGN FORCES                                                         |
| Fx:   0.000E+00(  ) Fy:   1.925E+02     Fz:   0.000E+00               |
| Mx:   0.000E+00     My:   0.000E+00     Mz:  -1.540E+03               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SECTION PROPERTIES  (UNIT: INCH)                                      |
| Azz:   8.307E+00     Ayy:   1.019E+01     Cw:  4.606E+03              |
| Szz:   1.308E+02     Syy:   9.801E+00                                 |
| Izz:   1.550E+03     Iyy:   3.450E+01     Ix:  1.710E+00              |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MATERIAL PROPERTIES                                                   |
| Fyld:        7199.999   Fu:        9359.999                           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Actual Member Length:        16.000                                   |
| 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     5.97     N/A     13.49    T.B4.1(a)-1  |
|                Slender        50.05     N/A     35.88    T.B4.1(a)-5  |
| Flexure     :  Compact         5.97     9.15    24.08    T.B4.1(b)-10 |
|                Compact        50.05    90.55   137.27    T.B4.1(b)-15 |
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 ALL UNITS ARE - KIP  FEET (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL TENSION                                               |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Yield       0.00E+00   5.45E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-1      4     0.00 |
| Rupture     0.00E+00   5.92E+02   0.000      Eq. D2-2      4     0.00 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR AXIAL COMPRESSION                                           |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Maj Buck    0.00E+00   4.71E+02   0.000      Eq. E7-1      4     0.00 |
| Min Buck    0.00E+00   1.41E+02   0.000      Eq. E7-1      4     0.00 |
| Flexural                                                              |
| Tor Buck    0.00E+00   2.96E+02   0.000      Eq. E7-1      4     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results     Eff Area     KL/r      Fcr        Fe         Pn           |
| Maj Buck    1.12E-01    20.81   6.23E+03   9.52E+04   7.87E+02        |
| Min Buck    1.26E-01   139.45   1.86E+03   2.12E+03   2.35E+02        |
| Flexural       Ag       Fcr        Pn                                 |
| Tor Buck    1.25E-01   3.91E+03   4.94E+02                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR SHEAR                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Local-Z     0.00E+00   1.49E+02   0.000      Eq. G2-1      4     0.00 |
| Local-Y     1.92E+02   2.04E+02   0.944      Eq. G2-1      4     0.00 |
| Intermediate                                                          |
| Results        Aw        Cv       Kv      h/tw      Vn                |
| Local-Z     5.77E-02     1.00     1.20     5.97   2.49E+02            |
| Local-Y     7.08E-02     1.00     0.00    50.05   3.06E+02            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-YIELDING                                            |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       1.54E+03   3.82E+02   4.034      Eq. F2-1      4     8.00 |
| Minor       0.00E+00   3.91E+01   0.000      Eq. F6-1      4     0.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        My                                           |
| Major       6.38E+02   0.00E+00                                       |
| Minor       6.53E+01   0.00E+00                                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHECK FOR BENDING-LATERAL TORSIONAL BUCKLING                          |
|                                                                       |
|              FORCE     CAPACITY   RATIO      CRITERIA     L/C    LOC  |
| Major       1.54E+03   1.91E+02   8.051      Eq. F2-3      4     8.00 |
| Intermediate   Mn        Me        Cb      Lp       Lr       Lb       |
| Major       3.19E+02   0.00E+00    1.00     4.86    14.40    16.00    |
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| CHECK FOR FLEXURE TENS/COMP INTERACTION                               |
|                       RATIO      CRITERIA    L/C     LOC              |
| Flexure Comp          8.051      Eq. H1-1b     4     8.00             |
| Flexure Tens          8.051      Eq. H1-1b     4     8.00             |
| Intermediate         Mcx        Mrx        Pc                         |
|                      Mcy        Mry        Pr                         |
| Flexure Comp         1.91E+02   1.54E+03   1.41E+02                   |
|                      3.91E+01   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |
| Flexure Tens         1.91E+02   1.54E+03   5.45E+02                   |
|                      3.91E+01   0.00E+00   0.00E+00                   |
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