Member Stability Bracing
AISC 360-16 Appendix 6
W8x13 Steel Member size
Fy := 50ksi Steel Yield Strength
4
Js := 0.0871in Steel Member Torsional Constant see AISC Property Viewer Excel
3
Sx := 9.91in Elastic Section Modulus about X-axis see AISC Property Viewer Excel
3
Sy := 1.37in Elastic Section Modulus about Y-axis see AISC Property Viewer Excel
3
Zx := 11.4in Plastic Section Modulus about X-axis see AISC Property Viewer Excel
3
Zy := 2.15in Plastic Section Modulus about Y-axis see AISC Property Viewer Excel
4
Iy := 2.73in Moment of Inertia about Y-axis see AISC Property Viewer Excel
ho := 7.74in Distance between the flange centroids see AISC Property Viewer Excel
6
Cw := 40.8in Warping constant see AISC Property Viewer Excel
cs := 1.0 W-Shape distance from the neutral axis to the extreme compressive fiber
ho Iy C-Shape distance from the neutral axis to the extreme compressive fiber
cc :=
2 Cw
cc = 1.0011
Design Bracing Strength reduction factor (LRFD) AISC 360-16 Appendix 6 pg 16.1-555
ϕlrfd := 0.75
Allowable Bracing Strength reduction factor (ASD) AISC 360-16 Appendix 6 pg 16.1-555
Ωasd := 2.0
C. W-Shape Bent about Minor Axis
Plastic Nominal Flexural Moment bent about their Minor Axis AISC 360-16 F6-1 , Mn
M pny := Fy Zy = 8.9583 kip ft
Elastic Nominal Flexural Moment bent about their Minor Axis AISC 360-16 F6-1 , Mn
M eny := 1.6Fy Sy = 9.1333 kip ft
M ny := M pny if M pny < M eny = 8.9583 kip ft
"Not OK, steel yields" otherwise
Design Flexural Strength
MyLRFD := ϕlrfd M ny = 6.7188 kip ft
Allowable Flexural Strength Web
M ny
MyASD := = 4.4792 kip ft
Ωasd
D. Beam Bracing AISC 360-16 Appendix 6.3
Ls := 5ft Length of Steel member
n := 3 Number of intermediate braces along the steel member
Ls
Lb := = 1.6667 ft Braced Length of Steel along flange or length between points
n that is restrained, braced, or framed against lateral displacement
of compression flange or braced against twist of the cross section
Absolute value of max moment causing tension in the braced flange within overall length
M s := 1
Absolute value of max moment causing compression in the braced flange within overall length
M L := 1.0 if Lb < Ls =1
0 otherwise
Double Curvature Factor, Cd
2
Ms
Cd := 1 + if Lb < Ls = 2
ML
1.0 otherwise
For simplification Cb can be assigned as either of:
1.0 for single curvature
2.0 for double curvature
Bracing Type (See Above Fig C-A-6.1 Types of Bracing)
Ndbi := 1.0 Use 1.0 for panel bracing (Diagonal Brace)
Npbi := 4 - = 3.3333 Use 4 -
2 2
point bracing
n n (beam framing to main beam or perpendicular beam)
Loading Type
Ct := 1 + 1.2 = 1.4
n Use 1.0 for centroidal loading
Use 1 +
1.2
top-flange loading
n
Beam Compressive Flange Force, Pf
Largest Required flexural strengths of the beam within the unbraced lengths adjacent to
the point brace, Mr
Conservatiely and for simplification Flexural moment about minor axis of the total length
of the beam, Mr
M r := MyLRFD = 6.7188 kip ft
ho = 0.645 ft Distance between the flange centroids see AISC Property Viewer Excel
Lbr := Lb = 1.6667 ft Unbraced length adjacent to the point brace or
distance between adjacent brace points
Mr
Pf := = 10.4167 kip Approximated Pf in the absence of data
ho
Required Bracing Stiffness - Perpendicular Beam
2Npbi Ct Pf Cd kip AISC 360-16 Appendix 6 Eq C-A-6-7
βpbbr := =
ϕ Lbr ft
Required Bracing Stiffness - Panel (Diagonal) Brace
2Ndbi Ct Pf Cd kip AISC 360-16 Appendix 6 Eq C-A-6-7
βdbbr := =
ϕ Lbr ft
Required Panel (Diagonal) Brace Strength
0.005 Mr Ct C d
Pbr1 := = 0.1458 kip AISC 360-16 Appendix 6 Eq C-A-6-8a
ho
Required Point Bracing Strength
0.01 M r Ct Cd
Pbr2 := = 0.2917 kip AISC 360-16 Appendix 6 Eq C-A-6-8b
ho
