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Strength Analysis of AAB‐SE‐AS‐StCS‐0130 (Rolled RHS 200x400x12.0).xmcd
Design Code: American Standards
TempVer20.0_012018 | Engineer: S.M.Lomboy Jr.
Design and Engineering Dept.
Bending about Z Axis (Major Axis)
a) Local Buckling Analysis, SecƟon F.7
Local Buckling Parameters
Description Symbol A B Unit Reference
Stiffened
Stiffened Table B4.1b, Case 17 /
Element Type Element type Element,
Element, Web Case 19
Flange
Thickness of Element t 12.00 12.00 mm Figure C.2
Width of Element b 164.00 364.00 mm Figure C.2
Element Slenderness l 13.67 30.33
Limiting Width to Thickness Ratio lp 26.58 57.44
lr 33.23 135.29
Element Classification Compact Compact
Nominal Strength Due to Yielding Mzn_Y 620.46 620.46 kNm Eq F7‐1
Nominal Strength Due to Flange Local Buckling Mzn_fLB 620.46 ‐ kNm Eq F7‐5
Nominal Strength Due to Web Local Buckling Mzn_wLB ‐ 620.46 kNm Eq F7‐2, Eq F7‐3
Nominal Stress Due to Yielding/ Local Buckling Mzn_YLB 620.46 620.46 kNm
MznYLB min ( MzA MzB) kN m 620.46 kN m ← Nominal Flexural Strength Due to Y/FLB/WLB
b) Global Buckling Analysis (Lateral Torsional Buckling) No provision for this analysis in the code!
The Specifica on provides no strength equa on for the LTB limit state as beam deflec on will control.
c) Nominal Strength
Mzn Lb MznYLB ← Nominal Flexural Strength
C.2 Shear Strength, Chapter G
tA
tB bA bB tA tB bA bB mm
Shearing along Y Axis (Minor Axis)
λB 30.33 < 260 ← Element Slenderness, Sec on G5, G2
k v 5.0
Cv 1.0 if λB 1.10 kv Es Fy 1.00
1.10 kv Es Fy
λB
if 1.10 kv Es Fy λB 1.37 kv Es Fy
1.51 Es k v
2
if λB 1.37 kv Es Fy
λB F y
2
Ayw 2bB tB 8736.00 mm
Vyn Lb 0.60F y Cv Ayw ← Nominal Shear Strength
Shearing along Z Axis (Major Axis)
λA 13.67 < 260 ← Element Slenderness, Sec on G5, G2
k v 5.0
Cv 1.0 if λA 1.10 kv Es Fy 1.00
1.10 kv Es Fy
λA
if 1.10 kv Es Fy λA 1.37 kv Es Fy
1.51 Es k v
2
if λA 1.37 kv Es Fy
λA F y
2
Azw 2 bA tA 3936.00 mm
Vz n Lb 0.60F y Cv Azw ← Nominal Shear Strength 44 of 100