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Steel flange under concentrated load

Steel flange under concentrated load

Steel flange under concentrated load

(OP)
Hello, I'd like to know how do you guys control/check if steel flange/profile is sufficient without stiffeners?
Appreciate your answers.
Regards.

RE: Steel flange under concentrated load

well...either you do a (simple) hand calculation or a FE Model


best regards
Klaus

RE: Steel flange under concentrated load

Quote (Klaus)

well...either you do a (simple) hand calculation or a FE Model
I think FE is way overkill for that.
I would take the moment as F * 1/2 Flange width and then calculate the section properties based on the web thickness and be done with it.

RE: Steel flange under concentrated load

Agree w/ XR250, hand calcs all the way. We'd never make money doing FEA for this type of stuff.

RE: Steel flange under concentrated load

Quote (I think FE is way overkill for that.)


Of course....but I have seen FE Calc for even easier situations :)


best regards
Klaus

RE: Steel flange under concentrated load

Chapter K Special Design Considerations in the AISC 9th edition describes how to check the need for stiffeners. Looks like it's under J10 in the 13th edition.

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RE: Steel flange under concentrated load

Quote (Bagman2524)

Chapter K Special Design Considerations in the AISC 9th edition describes how to check the need for stiffeners. Looks like it's under J10 in the 13th edition
I am too lazy to check that reference but my suspicion is that it does not apply in this case as the web is braced by the fasteners.

RE: Steel flange under concentrated load

without a stiffener, I would expect the top fla of the channel to rotate and thus reduce the effective bearing length of the wood bm....

RE: Steel flange under concentrated load

N3jc:
The NDS code will tell you that you need a min. bearing for that wooden (gluelam?) beam and you have to check the beam and the 2 or 3x bearing member for compression perpendicular to the grain at the beam bearing. Then, what XR250 is suggesting is that you will have a bending moment at the wall, which equals (F)(approx. ½ the flange width) and you should check this bending in the channel web, which is weaker than the channel flange, since the web thk. is generally smaller than the flg. thk. in the ‘k’ area of the channel. You would probably be better off the put two of the anchors up near the top of the channel and one down low centered under the beam. This will help counteract the prying action on the top of the channel as the wooden beam deflects and applies its moment. The anchor cap’y. in pull-out and bearing may actually be the bigger issue. Then, some engineering judgement comes into play in determining the length of channel which acts in carrying the bending moment. Someone who needs FEA to do this calc., for lack of engineering knowledge and ability to do a simple free body diag., probably shouldn’t be doing this problem without some local supervision and mentoring.

RE: Steel flange under concentrated load

likely a self-limiting condition

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