V. AISC 360-05 W Shape Strong Axis Shear G-1
References
- Steel Construction Manual, Version 13.0, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005
- Design Examples, Version 13.0, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005, Example G.1, pp.G-3,4
Details
From reference (2):
Verify the shear strength of a W24×62 ASTM A992 beam with end shears of 48 kips from dead load and 145 kips from live load.
Calculations
Validation
Refer to reference.
Results
| Result Type | Reference | STAAD.Pro | Difference | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ϕvVn (kips) [LRFD] | 306 | 306 | none | |
| Vn/Ωv (kips) [ASD] | 204 | 204 | none |
Input
The file C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\STAAD.Pro 2026\Samples \Verification Models\09 Steel Design\US\AISC\AISC 360-05 W Shape Strong Axis Shear G-1.STD is typically installed with the program.
STAAD
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 2005
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 2005
FYLD 7200 ALL
FU 9360 ALL
METHOD ASD
STP 1 ALL
TRACK 2 ALL
CHECK CODE ALL
FINISH
Output
STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - (AISC-360-05-LRFD) v3.3a
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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.B4.1-3 |
| Slender 50.05 N/A 35.88 T.B4.1-10 |
| Flexure : Compact 5.97 9.15 24.08 T.B4.1-1 |
| Compact 50.05 90.55 137.27 T.B4.1-9 |
STAAD SPACE -- PAGE NO. 4
STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - (AISC-360-05-LRFD) v3.3a
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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 Sec. E1 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 |
STAAD SPACE -- PAGE NO. 5
STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - (AISC-360-05-LRFD) v3.3a
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ALL UNITS ARE - KIP FEET (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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 |
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56. LOAD LIST 4
57. PARAMETER 2
58. CODE AISC UNIFIED 2005
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
STAAD SPACE -- PAGE NO. 6
STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - ( AISC-360-05-ASD) v3.3a
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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.B4.1-3 |
| Slender 50.05 N/A 35.88 T.B4.1-10 |
| Flexure : Compact 5.97 9.15 24.08 T.B4.1-1 |
| Compact 50.05 90.55 137.27 T.B4.1-9 |
STAAD SPACE -- PAGE NO. 7
STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - ( AISC-360-05-ASD) v3.3a
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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 Sec. E1 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 |
STAAD SPACE -- PAGE NO. 8
STAAD.PRO CODE CHECKING - ( AISC-360-05-ASD) v3.3a
********************************************
ALL UNITS ARE - KIP FEET (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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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