14th edition AISC Manual
14th edition AISC Manual
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Not sure why I didn't ask this question sooner but whatever.
In the 13th Edition of the AISC manual they drop off any W-section below a W8 from the tables. I HATE this! Doing industrial work I often need to use a W6 or W4 for numerous reasons and usually they are very lightly loaded and I would love to just grab their plastic flexural strength from a table or use Table 3-10 to calculate their flexural capacity for a small unbraced length. Same if I want to use them as a stubby column. Yes, it's not hard to hand-calc the numbers on them but why did they feel the need to save 10 pages in the manual and leave these members out? GAH!
</rant> My question is does the 14th Edition manual include these small W sections in the tables (such as Table 3-2, 3-10, etc.)? I still haven't got around to buying ASIC-10 yet, haven't had the need. If so I'd buy it right now.
In the 13th Edition of the AISC manual they drop off any W-section below a W8 from the tables. I HATE this! Doing industrial work I often need to use a W6 or W4 for numerous reasons and usually they are very lightly loaded and I would love to just grab their plastic flexural strength from a table or use Table 3-10 to calculate their flexural capacity for a small unbraced length. Same if I want to use them as a stubby column. Yes, it's not hard to hand-calc the numbers on them but why did they feel the need to save 10 pages in the manual and leave these members out? GAH!
</rant> My question is does the 14th Edition manual include these small W sections in the tables (such as Table 3-2, 3-10, etc.)? I still haven't got around to buying ASIC-10 yet, haven't had the need. If so I'd buy it right now.
Maine EIT, Civil/Structural.






RE: 14th edition AISC Manual
Don't tell anyone I told you this but the information in your old manual is probably still good.
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I agree with you. Plenty of times that a small column can be used.
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Maine EIT, Civil/Structural.
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Maine EIT, Civil/Structural.
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The rationale for including only W8 and deeper shapes in the column tables is difficulty in making standard connections to the W6 and smaller shapes. Another benefit is that, perhaps, our architect friends will get the idea that W4's are not intended to be used as columns! I know, wishful thinking.
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Maine EIT, Civil/Structural.
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In my case, I try to not use the smaller W8's as columns becuase I have to check slenderness and it's a pain. So I use a small HSS or pipe instead.
RE: 14th edition AISC Manual
RE: 14th edition AISC Manual
RE: 14th edition AISC Manual
Maine EIT, Civil/Structural.
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RE: 14th edition AISC Manual
"Look for 3 things in a person intelligence, energy and integrity. If they don't have the last one, don't even bother with the first 2. W. Buffet
RE: 14th edition AISC Manual
Maine EIT, Civil/Structural.
RE: 14th edition AISC Manual
RE: 14th edition AISC Manual