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AISC-360-05 Example 001

COMPOSITE GIRDER DESIGN

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
A series of 45-ft. span composite beams at 10 ft. o/c carry the loads shown
below. The beams are ASTM A992 and are unshored during construction. The
concrete has a specified compressive strength, fc  4 ksi. Design a typical floor
beam with 3-in., 18-gage composite deck and 4 ½ in. normal weight concrete
above the deck, for fire protection and mass. Select an appropriate beam and
determine the required number of ¾ in.-diameter shear studs.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

Member Properties Loading Geometry

W21x55 w = 830 plf (Dead Load)
Span, L = 45 ft
E = 29000 ksi w = 200 plf (Construction)
Fy = 50 ksi w = 100 plf (SDL)
w = 1000 plf (Live Load)

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TECHNICAL FEATURES OF ETABS TESTED

Composite beam design, including:

➢ Selection of steel section, camber and shear stud distribution

➢ Member bending capacities, at construction and in service
➢ Member deflections, at construction and in service

RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are referenced from Example I.1 from the AISC Design
Examples, Version 13.0.

Percent
Output Parameter ETABS Independent
Difference

Pre-composite Mu (k-ft) 333.15 333.15 0.00%

Pre-composite bMn (k-ft) 472.5 472.5 0.00%

Pre-composite Deflection (in.) 2.3 2.3 0.00%

Required Strength Mu (k-ft) 687.5 687.5 0.00%

Full Composite bMn (k-ft) 1027.1 1027.1 0.00%

Partial Composite bMn (k-ft) 770.3 770.3 0.00 %

Shear Stud Capacity Qn 17.2 17.2 0.00 %

Shear Stud Distribution 34 34 0.00%

Live Load Deflection (in.) 1.35 1.30 3.70%

Required Strength Vu (kip) 61.1 61.1 0.00%

Vn (k) 234 234 0.00%

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COMPUTER FILE: AISC-360-05 EXAMPLE 001.EDB

CONCLUSION
The ETABS results show an acceptable comparison with the independent results.
The live load deflection differs due to a difference in methodology. In the AISC
example, the live load deflection is computed based on a lower bound value of
the beam moment of inertia, whereas in ETABS, it is computed based on 75% of
the approximate value of the beam moment of inertia given by Equation (C-I3-3)
from the Commentary on the Specification for Structural Steel Buildings –
Thirteenth Edition.

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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Materials:
ASTM A572 Grade 50 Steel
E = 29,000 ksi, Fy = 50 ksi, wsteel = 490 pcf
4000 psi normal weight concrete
Ec = 3,644 ksi, fc  4 ksi, wconcrete = 145 pcf
Section:
W21x55
d = 20.8 in, bf = 8.22 in, tf = 0.522 in, tw = 0.38 in, h = 18.75 in., rfillet = 0.5 in.
Asteel = 16.2 in2, Ssteel = 109.6 in3, Zsteel = 126 in3, Isteel = 1140 in4
Deck:
tc =4 ½ in., hr = 3 in., sr =12 in., wr = 6 in.
Shear Connectors:
d = ¾ in, h =4 ½ in, Fu = 65 ksi

Design for Pre-Composite Condition:

Construction Required Flexural Strength:
wD  10 • 77.5  55.125 • 103  0.830125 kip/ft

wL  10 • 20 •103  0.200 kip/ft

wu  1.2 • 0.830125  1.6 • 0.200  1.31615 kip/ft

wu • L2 1.31615 • 452
Mu    333.15 kip-ft
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Moment Capacity:
b M n  b • Zs • Fy   0.9 •126 • 50 12  472.5 kip-ft  

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Pre-Composite Deflection:
0.830
5• •  45 • 12 
4
5wD L4 12
 nc    2.31 in.
384 EI 384 • 29,000 •1,140

Design for Composite Flexural Strength:

Required Flexural Strength:
wu  1.2 • 0.830  1.2 • 0.100  1.6 •1  2.71 kip/ft

wu • L2 2.68 • 452
Mu    687.5 kip-ft
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Full Composite Action Available Flexural Strength:
Effective width of slab:
10.0 45.0 ft
beff  • 2 sides  10.0 ft   11.25 ft
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Resistance of steel in tension:
C  Py  As • Fy  16.2 • 50  810 kips controls

Resistance of slab in compression:

Ac  beff • tc  10 •12  • 4.5  540 in
2

C  0.85 • f 'c Ac  0.85 • 4 • 540  1836 kips

Depth of compression block within slab:
C 810
a   1.99 in.
0.85 • beff • f 'c 0.85 • 10 •12  • 4
Moment resistance of composite beam for full composite action:
a 2.00
d1  (tc  hr )   (4.5  3)   6.51 in.
2 2
 d  20.8 /12 
Mn    Py • d1  Py •   0.9  810 • 6.51/12  810 •   1027.1 kip-ft
 2  2 

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Partial Composite Action Available Flexural Strength:

Assume 36.1% composite action:
C  0.361• Py  0.361• 810  292.4 kips

Depth of compression block within concrete slab:

C 292.4
a   0.72 in.
0.85 • beff • f 'c 0.85 • 10 •12  • 4
a 0.72
d1   tc  hr     4.5  3   7.14 in.
2 2
Compression force within steel section:
P  C
y 2  810  292.4  2  258.8 kips

Tensile resistance of one flange:

Fflange  b f • t f • Fy  8.22 • 0.522 • 50  214.5 kip

Tensile resistance of web:

Fweb  T • tw • Fy  18.75 • 0.375 • 50  351.75 kips

Tensile resistance of one fillet area:

Ffillet   Py  2 • Fflange  Fweb  2  810  2 • 214.5  351.2  2  14.6 kips

Compression force in web:

Cweb  ( Py  C ) / 2  Fflange  Ffillet  258.8  214.5  14.6  29.7 kips

Depth of compression block in web:

Cweb 29.7
x •T  • 18.76  1.584 in.
Fweb 351.75
Location of centroid of steel compression force measured from top of steel section:
0.5 • t f • Fflange   t f  0.5 • rfillet  • Ffillet   t f  rfillet  0.5 • x  • Cweb
d2  
( Py  C ) / 2
0.5 • 0.522 • 214.5   0.522  0.5 • 0.5 • 14.6  0.522  0.5  0.5 • 1.58 • 29.7
  0.467 in.
258.8

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Moment resistance of composite beam for partial composite action:

M n   C •  d1  d 2   Py •  d 3  d 2  
  20.8 
 0.9  292.4 •  7.14  0.467   810 •   0.467   12  770.3 kip-ft
  2 
Shear Stud Strength:
From AISC Manual Table 3.21 assuming one shear stud per rib placed in the
weak position, the strength of ¾ in.-diameter shear studs in normal weight
concrete with fc  4 ksi and deck oriented perpendicular to the beam is:

Qn  17.2 kips
Shear Stud Distribution:
Qn 292.4
n   17 from each end to mid-span, rounded up to 35 total
Qn 17.2
Live Load Deflection:
Modulus of elasticity ratio:
n  E Ec  29, 000 3, 644  8.0
Transformed elastic moment of inertia assuming full composite action:

Moment Arm
Transformed from
Area Centroid Ay Ay2 I0
Element A (in2) y (in.) (in.3) (in,4) (in.4)
Slab 67.9 15.65 1,062 16,620 115
W21x50 16.2 0 0 0 1,140
84.1 1,062 16,620 1,255

I x  I 0  Ay 2  1,255  16,620  17,874 in.4

1, 062
y  12.6 in.
84.1
2
Itr  I x  A • y  17,874  82.6 •12.62  4, 458 in 4

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Effective moment inertia assuming partial composite action:

I equiv  I s  Qn Py  Itr  I s   1,140  0.361  4, 458  1,140   3,133 in 4

I eff  0.75 • I equiv  0.75 • 3,133  2,350 in 4

5 • 1 12  •  30 •12 
4
5wL L4
 LL    1.35 in.
384EI eff 384 • 29, 000 • 2,350

Design for Shear Strength:

Required Shear Strength:
wu  1.2 • 0.830  1.2 • 0.100  1.6 •1  2.71 kip/ft
wu • L 2.71• 45
Vu    61.1 kip-ft
2 2
Available Shear Strength:
Vn   • 0.6 • d • tw • Fy  1.0 • 0.6 • 20.8• 0.375• 50  234 kips

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