General Input SI FPS

Length, L 26.88 m 88.20 f

Fy 50 ksi
E70 Electrodes
Allowable shear stress 21 ksi
Unbraced Length Mejor 88.20 f
Unbraced Length Minor 88.20 f
Since the compression flange carries a uniform
load, assume that it is restrained against rotation.
Maximum Moment 5640 k-f
Maximum Shear 250 Kip

A Selection of the Web Plate

a) Recommended height of Web L/12 7.35 f
Provided height of Web 9.51 f
Final height of Web, hw /h 7.35 f

b) h/tw ≤

h/tw 242.79 in
So tw 0.36 in

c) For closely spaced stiffner

h/tw 282.84 in
So tw 0.31 in

Final thickness of Web 0.50 in

d) hw 88.20 in
tw 0.50 in
Aweb 44.10 in2
h/tw 176.40
Allowable bending stress Fb 0.6 Fy 30 ksi

check if reduction of the allowable bending stress

137.18
hw/tw 176.40
So Allowable bending stress must be reduced
 Fb = 0.6 Fy 30 ksi

Reduced allowable bending stress, Fb' 27.93 ksi

B Selection of Flange Plates

Af = bf*t 20.13 in2

The minimum flange thickness in order to prevent flange local buckling is

Kc 0.38 & h/tw

t 1.11 but use

So bf = Af/t 18.20 but use

C Design for bending stress, Moment of Inertia

Final Section Dimention Web h 88.20 in 7.35

Web t 0.50 in 0.04
Flange w 20.00 in 1.67
Flange t 1.20 in 0.10

I, Moment of Inertia 151594.8 in4

S, Section Modulus 3399.0 in3
rT 5.1 in

h/tw 176.40
 M1 6578 k-f
M2 5640 k-f
M1/M2 1.17

Cb 3.38
But max value is 2.3
So Cb 2.3

Lu 88.20 f
lu/rT 209.50
68.50
153.17

f 19.91 ksi
Fb' 27.93 ksi
Ok

D Intermediate stiffeners

A 584/SQRT Fy 77.50
380/SQRT Fy 53.74
h/tw 176.40
So Fv 2.67
Developed Shear Stress 250
So Intermediate Stiffeners are required
 B Find the location of the first stiffener from each end.
B.1 At Lef

Ra 250 kip
Aw 88.20 in2
fv 2.83 ksi
Substitute for Fv = fv

Cv 0.16 < 0.8 OK

Kv 5.66 < 9.34 NOT OK

So a/h 1.79
So a 157.98 in

B.2 At Right
Same as Lef

B.3 Intermediate Stiffner

a max 191.61 in
provide a 85 in

B.4 fv 2.83
a/h 0.96 < 1 OK
kv 9.75
Cv 0.28 < 0.8 OK

Fv 12.66 > 2.83 OK

E Check combined shear and bending in the web.

fv 2.83 ksi
 Fb 37.1 ksi
f 19.69 ksi
Fb>f OK

E Size of Stiffner

Ast (Total area of a pair of stiffner) 1.05 in2

Ast (Area of a single stiffner) 0.52 in2
Each stiffener should be checked for the buckling requirement

bs*ts 0.52
bs/ts 13.44
So, bs 13.44 * ts
ts 0.20 in
but provided ts 0.32 in

9.68 in4

bs 2.65 in
But provided bs 6.8 in
Ist 10.37 > 9.68 OK
 Member Dimension
Hw, h 2900 mm 114.17 in 9.51 f
Tw, tw 25 mm 0.98 in 0.08 f
Wf, wf 2000 mm 78.74 in 6.56 f
Tf, t 12 mm 0.47 in 0.04 f

OR 88.20 in
OR 114.17 in
OR 88.20 in
> 70 i.e 176.40

1.20 in
20.00 in

f
f
f
f
 General Input SI FPS
Length, L 33.70 m 110.57 f
Fy 50 ksi
E70 Electrodes
Allowable shear stress 21 ksi
Unbraced Length Mejor 110.57 f
Unbraced Length Minor 110.57 f
Since the compression flange carries a uniform
load, assume that it is restrained against rotation.
Maximum Moment 7937 k-f
Maximum Shear 57 Kip

A Selection of the Web Plate

a) Recommended height of Web L/12 9.21 f
Provided height of Web 9.57 f
Final height of Web, hw /h 9.21 f

b) h/tw ≤

h/tw 242.79 in
So tw 0.46 in

c) For closely spaced stiffner

h/tw 282.84 in
So tw 0.39 in

Final thickness of Web 0.50 in

d) hw 110.57 in
tw 0.50 in
Aweb 55.28 in2
h/tw 221.14
Allowable bending stress Fb 0.6 Fy 30 ksi

check if reduction of the allowable bending stress

137.18
hw/tw 221.14
So Allowable bending stress must be reduced
 Fb = 0.6 Fy 30 ksi

Reduced allowable bending stress, Fb' 25.72 ksi

B Selection of Flange Plates

Af = bf*t 24.28 in2

The minimum flange thickness in order to prevent flange local buckling is

Kc 0.34 & h/tw

t 1.25 but use

So bf = Af/t 19.48 but use

C Design for bending stress, Moment of Inertia

Final Section Dimention Web h 110.57 in 9.21

Web t 0.50 in 0.04
Flange w 32.00 in 2.67
Flange t 0.50 in 0.04

I, Moment of Inertia 211341.4 in4

S, Section Modulus 3788.5 in3
rT 7.4 in

h/tw 221.14
 M1 500 k-f
M2 7937 k-f
M1/M2 0.06

Cb 1.82
But max value is 2.3
So Cb 1.82

Lu 110.57 f
lu/rT 180.30
60.89
136.15

f 25.14 ksi
Fb' 25.72 ksi
Ok

D Intermediate stiffeners

A 584/SQRT Fy 77.50
380/SQRT Fy 53.74
h/tw 221.14
So Fv 1.70
Developed Shear Stress 57
So Intermediate Stiffeners are required
 B Find the location of the first stiffener from each end.
B.1 At Lef

Ra 57 kip
Aw 110.57 in2
fv 0.52 ksi
Substitute for Fv = fv

Cv 0.03 < 0.8 OK

Kv 1.62 < 9.34 NOT OK

So a/h Err:502
So a Err:502 in

B.2 At Right
Same as Lef

B.3 Intermediate Stiffner

a max 152.84 in
provide a 85 in

B.4 fv 0.52
a/h 0.77 < 1 OK
kv 13.04
Cv 0.24 < 0.8 OK

Fv 13.22 > 0.52 OK

E Check combined shear and bending in the web.

fv 0.52 ksi
 Fb 40.5 ksi
f 24.91 ksi
Fb>f OK

E Size of Stiffner

Ast (Total area of a pair of stiffner) 0.25 in2

Ast (Area of a single stiffner) 0.12 in2
Each stiffener should be checked for the buckling requirement

bs*ts 0.12
bs/ts 13.44
So, bs 13.44 * ts
ts 0.10 in
but provided ts 0.32 in

23.91 in4

bs 1.29 in
But provided bs 6.8 in
Ist 10.37 < 23.91 NOT OK

h1 108.57 in
 Member Dimension
Hw, h 2900 mm 114.17 in 9.51 f
Tw, tw 25 mm 0.98 in 0.08 f
Wf, wf 2000 mm 78.74 in 6.56 f
Tf, t 12 mm 0.47 in 0.04 f

OR 110.57 in 2764.24 mm
OR 114.84 in 2871.00 mm
OR 110.57 in 2764.24 mm
> 70 i.e 221.14

0.50 in
32.00 in

f
f
f
f
 Beam Weight
Beam Length 96.73 f Unit wt 0.49 kip/f3
mm in A, in2 V, f3 Wt, kip
hw 2300 92.00 46.00 30.90 15.1 kip
tw 12.5 0.50
bf 1000 40.00 40.00 25.56 12.5 kip
t 25 1.00

Beam Stiffener Weight 1

Stiffener Width 170.00 mm f Unit wt 0.49 kip/f3
Stiffener 1 No 15
mm in A, in2 V, f3 Wt, kip
bs 2300.00 92.00 29.44 0.12 0.1 kip
ts 8.00 0.32

Beam Stiffener Weight 2

Stiffener Width 150.00 mm f Unit wt 0.49 kip/f3
Stiffener 1 No 15
mm in A, in2 V, f3 Wt, kip
bs 606.00 24.24 7.76 0.03 0.0 kip
ts 8.00 0.32

Beam Stiffener Weight 3

Stiffener Width 96.73 f Unit wt 0.49 kip/f3
Stiffener 1 No 16
mm in A, in2 V, f3 Wt, kip
bs 100.00 4.00 1.60 1.07 0.5 kip
ts 10.00 0.40

Beam Weight
Beam Length 111.00 f Unit wt 0.49 kip/f3
mm in A, in2 V, f3 Wt, kip
hw 1900 76.00 38.00 29.29 14.4 kip
tw 12.5 0.50
bf 1300 52.00 52.00 27.44 13.4 kip
t 25 1.00
 155.68
Total No Wt, kip Wt, Ton
4 60.56 27.53

4 50.09 22.77

Stiffener S 2000 mm 6.67 f

Total No Wt, kip Wt, Ton

15 0.82 0.37

Stiffener S 2000 mm 6.67 f

Total No Wt, kip Wt, Ton

15 0.19 0.09

Total No Wt, kip Wt, Ton

16 8.43 3.83

Total No Wt, kip Wt, Ton

8 114.82 52.19

8 107.58 48.90
 L T
Top Plate 2000 25
Web 2850 10
Bottom plate 2000 25
Stiffner 1
Stiffner 2
Offset 15
K 2900
C 2887.5
B 2875
W 1950
T 10

Part Area x Dist. Moment CG to NA Dist 2 x Area

Top Pl 50000 12.5 625000 28.8 830.5 50000
Web " 57000 2875 163875000 12.5 156.3 57000
Bott " 50000 2887.5 144375000 2846.2 8100746.8 50000
Total 157000 6487069

D 41.3
E 119824.8
Sc
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