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Beams. BEAMS. A structural member loaded in the transverse direction to the longitudinal axis. Internal Forces: Bending Moments and Shear. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability. Stability.
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BEAMS A structural member loaded in the transverse direction to the longitudinal axis. Internal Forces: Bending Moments and Shear
Structural Steel - Characteristics Buckling: Instability due to slenderness
Classification of Shapes Non-Compact Section Compact Section Web Local Buckling Flange Local Buckling
Bending Strength of Compact Shapes Lateral Torsional Buckling
Bending Strength of Compact Shapes Laterally Supported Compact Beams
Bending Strength of Compact Shapes Elastic Buckling
L/4 L/4 L/4 L/4 Elastic Buckling Cb = factor to account for non-uniform bending within the unbraced length See AISC table 3-1 p 3.10 Mmax A B C
Elastic Buckling Cb = factor to account for non-uniform bending within the unbraced length Rm= 1 for doubly symmetric cross sections and singly symmetric subject to single curvature See textbook p 190 for other cases
Elastic Buckling Cb = factor to account for non-uniform bending within the unbraced length
Elastic Buckling Cb = factor to account for non-uniform bending within the unbraced length ho = distance between flange centroids = d-tf
Bending Strength of Compact Shapes Inelastic Buckling Linear variation between Mp and Mr
Nominal Flexural Strength – NON-Compact Shapes Most W- M- S- and C- shapes are compact A few are NON-compact NONE is slender Webs of ALL hot rolled shapes in the manual are compact FLB and LTB Built-Up welded shapes can have non-compact or slender webs FLB, WLB, LTB (AISC F4 and F5)