"ANGLE" --- SINGLE STEEL ANGLE MEMBER ANALYSIS

Program Description:
"ANGLE" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of analysis of a single steel angle subjected to major/minor axis bending, shear and axial forces.

Program Environment: Creation Date: Design References:

Microsoft Office Excel 2003 December 12th, 2008 1. AISC Steel Construction Manual , 13th Ed. ACI 318R-05 2. AISC spreadsheet, "AISC_ShapesDatabase_v13.0-Current.xls "

This program is a workbook consisting of two (2) worksheets, described as follows:

Worksheet Name
Doc ANGLE

Description
This documentation sheet Single Steel Angle Member Analysis

Revision 1.2: 3/31/09 - Fixed a couple negative/positive errors with Shear values and its summary. - Added an easy to review summary for the results.

Program Assumptions and Limitations:

1. This spreadsheet program is intended to analyze and design a single angle member subjected to bending, shear and axial loads in both the major and minor axis for 4 various loading cases: (1) Full Lateral-torsional restraint, (2) Equal angle w/ Lateral-torsional restraint at the point of maximum moment only, (3) Equal angle w/o Lateral-torsional restraint, (4) Unequal angle w/o Lateral-torsional restraint. 2. This program assumes, if load case 3 or 4 is used, bending will only be about the major axis. 3. The available angles, using yield stress of 36ksi, are either compact or noncompact but not slender per the width-thickness ratios for compression elements of Table B4.1. 4. The steel yield and ultimate stresses are limited to 36 and 58 kips per square inch, respectively. 5. The Shear lag factor, U, is limited 0.6 per D3.3. 6. The angle sizes and member properties are from AISC spreadsheet, AISC_ShapesDatabase_v13.0-Current. 7. This program was not intended for design of angles subjected to torsion (moment in the Z-direction). 8. This program contains numerous comment boxes which contain a wide variety of information including explanations of input or output items, equations used, data tables, etc. (Note: presence of a comment box is denoted by a red triangle in the upper right-hand corner of a cell. Merely move the mouse pointer to the desired cell to view the contents of that particular "comment box".)

Program Theory and Operation: The top of the spreadsheet screen allows for input of required
information in lightly yellow highlighted boxes. Information required includes the following:

Input: 1. Angle Size: predetermined sizes from AISC. 2. Steel yield stess, Fy: 36ksi. 3. Steel ultimate stress, Fu: 58ksi. 4. Factored or Unfactored Axial load, Pu/Pa: Based on input of load development (see input #11), the max factored or unfactored compression/tension force is entered. 5. Shear lag factor, U: Per Table D3.1 and D3.3. 6. Factored or Unfactored bending moment about the x-axis, MRX: The (+/-) value determines is the angle tip is in compression or tension. If loads are reversive, the lateral-torsional buckling strength should be checked for both flanges. 7. Factored or Unfactored shear in the direction of the y-axis, Vy/Vyu: Based on input of load development (see input #11), the max factored or unfactored shear is entered. 8. Factored or Unfactored bending moment about the x-axis, MRx: The (+/-) value determines is the angle tip is in compression or tension. If loads are reversive, the lateral-torsional buckling strength should be checked for both flanges. 9. Factored or Unfactored shear in the direction of the x-axis, Vx/Vxu: Based on input of load development (see input #11) the max factored or unfactored shear is entered. 10. Angle Load Case: Determination of the member's restaint. 11. Load combination: ASD or LRFD per ASCE Load Combinations and AISC Specifications Sections B3.3 & B3.4. 12. Strong Geometric Axis Effective Length Factor, Kx eff.: See Table C-C2.2. 13. Weak Geometric Axis Effective Length Factor, Ky eff.= See Table C-C2.2. 14. Strong Geometric Axis Unbraced Length, LBX.: Per AISC 360-05 F2.2 15. Weak Geometric Axis Unbraced Length,LBy.: Per AISC 360-05 F2.2 16. Lateral-torsional buckling modification factor, CbX: Per Eq'n F2.1 17. Lateral-torsional buckling modification factor, Cby: Per Eq'n F2.1 Output:
To see the core formulas and organization of the calculations, unhide columns: I to AO. Spreadsheet is protected but w/o password.

1. Tension per D2 & D3. 2. Compression per E3; E5 & E7 are N/A due to unavailable slender elements in angle list. 3. Shear per G4 & G2. 4. Combined flexural and axial forces per Eqn H1-1a & H1-1b.

STEEL ANGLE CAPACITY

Per AISC Steel Construction Manual (13th Edition) (LRFD & ASD) [AISC 360-05] Job Name: Job Number: Subject: Originator: Date: Checker: 2/18/2013 17:33

Input Data: Angle Size: Fy= Fu= Pa= U= MRX= Vy= MRy= Vx= Angle Case= Load Comb.= L4X4X3/8 36 58 1 0.8 38 15 0 0 3 ASD
in-kip kips in-kip kips ksi ksi kips

Kx eff.= Ky eff.= LBX.= LBy.= CbX = CbY =

Comp Case=

1 1 2 6 1.00 1.00 2
3/8 IN. ft ft 4 IN.

4 IN.

Analysis: AXIAL FORCE CAPACITY Pr/Pc=

Tension Capacity=

0.02 61.65
kips

BENDING MOMENT CAPACTIY Mrx/Mcx= 0.98 < 1.0

Mcx= Mcy= SHEAR VRX=

38.80 0.00 19.40

in-kips in-kips

kips

VRY= 19.40 kips VRX/VCX= 0.00 VRY/VCY= 0.77 COMBINED STRESS RATIO C.S.R.= 0.99 < 1.0 COMMENTS: