B-26

In addition to being safe, the structure must be serviceable ;

Serviceable structure is one that performs satisfactorily, not causing any
discomfort such as excessive deflection, vibrations, cracking of plaster or
glass, etc.

AISC provides little guidance on deflection in chapter (L), but other
building codes provides the following criteria:
When L = span length (preferably in inches), and the deflection is combined
effect of service dead load and service live load (un factored deflection) = A
s

s
s
s

180
L

240
L

360
L

>
>
>
Plastered construction
Unplastered floor const.
Unplastered roof const.
B-27
Select a standard W-shape of Fy = 50 ksi steel to support 5 k/ft live load.
Lateral support is continuous. The permission live load deflection is L/360
Assume beam wt. = 100 lb/ft
Wu = 1.2 W
D
+ 1.6 W
L
= 1.2 0.1 + 1.6 5 = 8.12 k/ft.
Since fall lateral bracing, assume compact section:-
|
b
M
n
= |
b
M
p
= |
b
F
y
Z
x
> M
u
ft. k 913.5
8
(30) 8.12
L W
8
1
M
2
2
u u
=

= =
3
y b
x
in 243.6
50 0.9
12 913.5
F
Mu
Z =

= >
Select W27 x 84 from table (3.2) page (3-15).
Check deflection:
(N.G.) in 1
360
12 30
360
L

in 1.1
2850 29000 12
12) (30 5
384
5

23) 3 (Table
EI
wL
384
5

4
4
=

=
=


=
=
Example B 9
Solution:
30'
5
k/ft
live load
L
w
L/2
A
EI
wL
384
5
4
=
B-28
Since deflection control the design, we select a section for
deflection criteria from (table 3.3) as follows:
( )( )
4
4
12
5
req.
4
req.
in 3142.2
1 29000 384
12 30 5
E 384
L w 5
I =


= =
From table (3 3) page (3 21)

Select W 30 90 with I
x
= 3610 in
4

Note: Deflection of beams is not a function of the grade of
steel used, rather it is a function of load, span and
section moment of Inertia.
B-29
Select a W shape made of A572-Gr 50 steel to support live loads
as shown below. The maximum deflection shall not exceed
L/240. Lateral support at ends only.
If we ignore self wt. of beam, then
M
A
= M
B
= M
C
= M
max
= 620 = 120 kft.
C
b
= 1
M
u
= 1.6 M
max
=1.6 120 = 192 kft
Enter selection charts with L
b
= 24 ft.
Select W12 53
|b Mn = 208
kft
> 192
kft
OK.
include beam weight:
Mu = 192+(1.2)0.053 (24)
2
= 197 kft OK
Solution :-
24'
6'
6' 6' 6'
20
k
20
k

A B C
x

x

B-30
Check Deflection:
Maximum permissible deflection = in. 1.2
240
12 24
240
L
=

=
From beam tables (case (9) table 3 23 page 3 213)
( )
2 2
max
4a 3l
24EI
a P

=
where:
P = 20
k
(service live load)
a = (6 12) in.
l = (24 12) in. = span
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2
max
12 6 4 12 24 3
425 29000 24
12 6 20



=
= 1.11 in < 1.2 in O.K.
Evan if dead load deflection
is considered,
O.K. 1.2 1.114
in. 0.004
EI
wL
384
5

Total
4
DL
< =
= =