Member Strength and Stability for Bending and Compression Forces
Member Strength and Stability for Bending and Compression Forces
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I'm a new graduate and having a little difficulty understanding frames under bending and compression forces.
I'm currently working on a 31' tall building, in several section there is a second floor although there are many section where there would be no intermediate bracing. The building is a steel building on piles. When i'm designing a member for compressive forces I can use the Cr for flexural buckling under axial compression. On the other hand for bending I could consider the column to act like a beam and calculate my moment resistance that way. This method would also include calculation for lateral torsional bucking because I no longer have bracing from floor joists. Now using equation 13.8.2 it talks about members resisting both bending moments and axial compression, and the equation is as follows.:
Cf/Cr+0.85*U1x*Mfx/Mrx+B*U1y*Mfy/Mry <= 1.0
So would I calculate both the way I described above and make sure the column follows the above equation and consider the beam adequate?
I'm from Canada and using the cisc Handbook of Steel construction.
Furthermore I then models the structure using Etabs, and most of the columns were outputing W18x733 sections, which is grossly too strong for this type of structure and still failing the section. I looked into it a bit and found its using a K value for the columns as something around 24. Now from my understanding for a structure like this the base is a pinned connection and the top is free for moving but moment free and would therefore have a K-value of 2.
If someone could point me in the right direction to solve this it would be greatly appreciated.
I'm currently working on a 31' tall building, in several section there is a second floor although there are many section where there would be no intermediate bracing. The building is a steel building on piles. When i'm designing a member for compressive forces I can use the Cr for flexural buckling under axial compression. On the other hand for bending I could consider the column to act like a beam and calculate my moment resistance that way. This method would also include calculation for lateral torsional bucking because I no longer have bracing from floor joists. Now using equation 13.8.2 it talks about members resisting both bending moments and axial compression, and the equation is as follows.:
Cf/Cr+0.85*U1x*Mfx/Mrx+B*U1y*Mfy/Mry <= 1.0
So would I calculate both the way I described above and make sure the column follows the above equation and consider the beam adequate?
I'm from Canada and using the cisc Handbook of Steel construction.
Furthermore I then models the structure using Etabs, and most of the columns were outputing W18x733 sections, which is grossly too strong for this type of structure and still failing the section. I looked into it a bit and found its using a K value for the columns as something around 24. Now from my understanding for a structure like this the base is a pinned connection and the top is free for moving but moment free and would therefore have a K-value of 2.
If someone could point me in the right direction to solve this it would be greatly appreciated.






RE: Member Strength and Stability for Bending and Compression Forces
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RE: Member Strength and Stability for Bending and Compression Forces
Post a sketch of your framing plan.
A lot of error in code check when modelling are due to unbraced length problems, and release condition problems. You need to ensure your model transfers moment across joints when you intend it, and don't transfer moments when you don't.
Do you have some sort of roof diaphragm? Or bracing? Your column would typically be designed as pinned-pinned on a standard steel building.
RE: Member Strength and Stability for Bending and Compression Forces
Much Thanks
RE: Member Strength and Stability for Bending and Compression Forces
Your sketch has no bracing in the north-south direction, is that how it's intended? If so, then you will need some form of moment connection along the east and west walls between beams and columns, but a 31 foot tall moment frame will likely never work with reasonable column sizes, especially in the weak direction.
What kind of components and cladding wind load do you have? around 20psf I'm going to guess but I may be wrong.
RE: Member Strength and Stability for Bending and Compression Forces
Also would my first statement be correct on how to calculate and ensure that the columns have the required strength they need, or am I missing something in the design method.
RE: Member Strength and Stability for Bending and Compression Forces
For the bracing in the middle run, do you mean it has to start at 7 ft from the floor and go up to the roof? or only from floor to 7 feet and then must be open above that?
Either way, I would likely be doing that (it creates a psuedo moment frame above(below) the bracing where it frames into the column. A full 31' moment frame won't work reasonably. That could be where your crazy numbers are coming from.
For a non-corner, exterior column I get a Pf = 37.5 kips and an Mf= 72 kft. An HSS 8x8x1/2" or 10x10x3/8" would work, these are not unreasonable sizes, an equivalent W column should be reasonable as well, in the range of W8x48 or W10x45.
RE: Member Strength and Stability for Bending and Compression Forces
Thanks a lot for your help!!