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INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
CHANNEL SIZE C12X30
STEEL YIELD STRESS F
y
= 36 ksi
AXIAL COMPRESSION FORCE P = 10 kips, ASD
STRONG AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kL
x
= 20 ft
WEAK AXIS EFFECTIVE LENGTH kL
y
= 10 ft
STRONG AXIS BENDING MOMENT M
rx
= 13 ft-kips, ASD
STRONG AXIS BENDING UNBRACED LENGTH L
b
= 20 ft, (AISC 360-10 F2.2.c)
STRONG DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD V
strong
= 77 kips
WEAK AXIS BENDING MOMENT M
ry
= 2 ft-kips, ASD
WEAK DIRECTION SHEAR LOAD, ASD V
weak
= 35 kips
THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
ANALYSIS
CHECK COMBINED COMPRESSION AND BENDING CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, H1)
0.94 < 1.0 [Satisfactory]
Where P
c
= P
n
/ O
c
= 89 / 1.67 = 53.44 kips, (AISC 360-10 Chapter E)
> P
r
[Satisfactory]
M
cx
= M
n
/ O
b
= 42.79 / 1.67 = 25.62 ft-kips, (AISC 360-10 Chapter F)
> M
rx
[Satisfactory]
M
cy
= M
n
/ O
b
= 9.84 / 1.67 = 5.89 ft-kips, (AISC 360-10 Chapter F)
> M
ry
[Satisfactory]
CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, G2)
V
n,strong
/ O
v
= 132.2 / 1.67 = 79.2 kips > V
strong
= 77.0 kips [Satisfactory]
V
n,weak
/ O
v
= 68.6 / 1.67 = 41.1 kips > V
weak
= 35.0 kips [Satisfactory]
Channel Steel Member Capacity Based on AISC 360-10


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, 0.2
9
, 0.2
2
ry r rx r
c cx cy c
ry r rx r
c cx cy c
M P M P
for
P M M P
M P M P
for
P M M P
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