Structural Engg Notes

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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Analysis and Design
Victor E. Saouma
Dept. of Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0428
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PREFACE
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Whereas there are numerous excellent textbooks covering Structural

Analysis, or Structural
Design, I felt that there was a need for a single reference which
_ Provides a succinct, yet rigorous, coverage of Structural Engineering.
_ Combines, as much as possible, Analysis with Design.
_ Presents numerous, carefully selected, example problems.
in a properly type set document.
As such, and given the reluctance of undergraduate students to go through
extensive verbage
in order to capture a key concept, I have opted for an unusual format, one in
which each key
idea is clearly distinguishable. In addition, such a format will hopefully foster
group learning
among students who can easily reference misunderstood points.
Finally, whereas all problems have been taken from a variety of references, I
have been
very careful in not only properly selecting them, but also in enhancing their
solution through
appropriate _gures and LATEX typesetting macros.
Victor Saouma Structural Engineering
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Contents
I ANALYSIS 29
1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF STRUCTURAL ARCHITECTURE 31
1.1 Before the Greeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.2 Greeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.3 Romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1.4 The Medieval Period (477-1492) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.5 The Renaissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.5.1 Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.5.2 Brunelleschi 1377-1446 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1.5.3 Alberti 1404-1472 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1.5.4 Palladio 1508-1580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1.5.5 Stevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1.5.6 Galileo 1564-1642 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1.6 Pre Modern Period, Seventeenth Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
1.6.1 Hooke, 1635-1703 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
1.6.2 Newton, 1642-1727 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1.6.3 Bernoulli Family 1654-1782 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1.6.4 Euler 1707-1783 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1.7 The pre-Modern Period; Coulomb and Navier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
1.8 The Modern Period (1857-Present) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.8.1 Structures/Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.8.2 Ei_el Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.8.3 Sullivan 1856-1924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.8.4 Roebling, 1806-1869 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
1.8.5 Maillart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
1.8.6 Nervi, 1891-1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
1.8.7 Khan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
1.8.8 et al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2 INTRODUCTION 55
2.1 Structural Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2.2 Structures and their Surroundings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2.3 Architecture & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2.4 Architectural Design Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2.5 Architectural Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2.6 Structural Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2.7 Structural Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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6 INTERNAL FORCES IN STRUCTURES 113
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6.1 Design Sign Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

6.2 Load, Shear, Moment Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
6.3 Moment Envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
6.4 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
6.4.1 Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
E 6-1 Simple Shear and Moment Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
E 6-2 Sketches of Shear and Moment Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
6.4.2 Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E 6-3 Frame Shear and Moment Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E 6-4 Frame Shear and Moment Diagram; Hydrostatic Load . . . . . . . . . . . 123
E 6-5 Shear Moment Diagrams for Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
E 6-6 Shear Moment Diagrams for Inclined Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
6.4.3 3D Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
E 6-7 3D Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
6.5 Arches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
7 ARCHES and CURVED STRUCTURES 131
7.1 Arches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
7.1.1 Statically Determinate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
E 7-1 Three Hinged Arch, Point Loads. (Gerstle 1974) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
E 7-2 Semi-Circular Arch, (Gerstle 1974) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
7.1.2 Statically Indeterminate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
E 7-3 Statically Indeterminate Arch, (Kinney 1957) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
7.2 Curved Space Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
E 7-4 Semi-Circular Box Girder, (Gerstle 1974) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
7.2.1 Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
7.2.1.1 Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
7.2.1.2 Equilibrium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
E 7-5 Internal Forces in an Helicoidal Cantilevered Girder, (Gerstle 1974) . . .
144
8 DEFLECTION of STRUCTRES; Geometric Methods 149
8.1 Flexural Deformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
8.1.1 Curvature Equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
8.1.2 Di_erential Equation of the Elastic Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
8.1.3 Moment Temperature Curvature Relation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
8.2 Flexural Deformations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
8.2.1 Direct Integration Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
E 8-1 Double Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
8.2.2 Curvature Area Method (Moment Area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
8.2.2.1 First Moment Area Theorem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
8.2.2.2 Second Moment Area Theorem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
E 8-2 Moment Area, Cantilevered Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
E 8-3 Moment Area, Simply Supported Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
8.2.2.3 Maximum Deection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E 8-4 Maximum Deection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E 8-5 Frame Deection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
E 8-6 Frame Subjected to Temperature Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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11 APPROXIMATE FRAME ANALYSIS 227
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11.1 Vertical Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

11.2 Horizontal Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
11.2.1 Portal Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
E 11-1 Approximate Analysis of a Frame subjected to Vertical and Horizontal
Loads236
12 KINEMATIC INDETERMINANCY; STIFFNESS METHOD 253
12.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
12.1.1 Sti_ness vs Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
12.1.2 Sign Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
12.2 Degrees of Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
12.2.1 Methods of Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
12.3 Kinematic Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
12.3.1 Force-Displacement Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
12.3.2 Fixed End Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
12.3.2.1 Uniformly Distributed Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
12.3.2.2 Concentrated Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
12.4 Slope Deection; Direct Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
12.4.1 Slope Deection Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
12.4.2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
12.4.3 Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
12.4.4 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
E 12-1 Propped Cantilever Beam, (Arbabi 1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
E 12-2 Two-Span Beam, Slope Deection, (Arbabi 1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
E 12-3 Two-Span Beam, Slope Deection, Initial Deection, (Arbabi 1991) . . .
265
E 12-4 dagger Frames, Slope Deection, (Arbabi 1991) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
12.5 Moment Distribution; Indirect Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
12.5.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
12.5.1.1 Sign Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
12.5.1.2 Fixed-End Moments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
12.5.1.3 Sti_ness Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
12.5.1.4 Distribution Factor (DF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
12.5.1.5 Carry-Over Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
12.5.2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
12.5.3 Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
12.5.4 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
E 12-5 Continuous Beam, (Kinney 1957) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
E 12-6 Continuous Beam, Simpli_ed Method, (Kinney 1957) . . . . . . . . . . . .
275
E 12-7 Continuous Beam, Initial Settlement, (Kinney 1957) . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
E 12-8 Frame, (Kinney 1957) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
E 12-9 Frame with Side Load, (Kinney 1957) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
E 12-10Moment Distribution on a Spread-Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
13 DIRECT STIFFNESS METHOD 287
13.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
13.1.1 Structural Idealization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
13.1.2 Structural Discretization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
13.1.3 Coordinate Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
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II DESGIN 347
14 DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES of ACI and AISC CODES 349
14.1 Safety Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
14.2 Working Stress Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
14.3 Ultimate Strength Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
14.3.1 The Normal Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
14.3.2 Reliability Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
14.3.3 Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
14.4 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
E 14-1 LRFD vs ASD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
15 LOADS 359
15.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
15.2 Vertical Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
15.2.1 Dead Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
15.2.2 Live Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
E 15-1 Live Load Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
15.2.3 Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
15.3 Lateral Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
15.3.1 Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
E 15-2 Wind Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
15.3.2 Earthquakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
E 15-3 Earthquake Load on a Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
E 15-4 Earthquake Load on a Tall Building, (Schueller 1996) . . . . . . . . . . . 375
15.4 Other Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
15.4.1 Hydrostatic and Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
E 15-5 Hydrostatic Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
15.4.2 Thermal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
E 15-6 Thermal Expansion/Stress (Schueller 1996) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
15.4.3 Bridge Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
15.4.4 Impact Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
15.5 Other Important Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
15.5.1 Load Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
15.5.2 Load Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
15.5.3 Structural Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
15.5.4 Tributary Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
16 STRUCTURAL MATERIALS 387
16.1 Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
16.1.1 Structural Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
16.1.2 Reinforcing Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
16.2 Aluminum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
16.3 Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
16.4 Masonry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
16.5 Timber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
16.6 Steel Section Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
16.6.1 ASCII File with Steel Section Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
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E 19-6 Design of a Column, (?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
E 19-7 Column Design Using AISC Charts, (?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
20 BRACED ROLLED STEEL BEAMS 467
20.1 Review from Strength of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
20.1.1 Flexure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
20.1.2 Shear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
20.2 Nominal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
20.3 Flexural Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
20.3.1 Failure Modes and Classi_cation of Steel Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
20.3.1.1 Compact Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
20.3.1.2 Partially Compact Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
20.3.1.3 Slender Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
20.3.2 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
E 20-1 Shape Factors, Rectangular Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
E 20-2 Shape Factors, T Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
E 20-3 Beam Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
20.4 Shear Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
20.5 Deections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
20.6 Complete Design Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
21 UNBRACED ROLLED STEEL BEAMS 483
21.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
21.2 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
21.3 AISC Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
21.3.1 Dividing values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
21.3.2 Governing Moments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
21.4 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
21.4.1 Veri_cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
E 21-1 Adequacy of an unbraced beam, (?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
E 21-2 Adequacy of an unbraced beam, II (?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
21.4.2 Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
E 21-3 Design of Laterally Unsupported Beam, (?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
21.5 Summary of AISC Governing Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
22 Beam Columns, (Unedited) 497
22.1 Potential Modes of Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
22.2 AISC Speci_cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
22.3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
22.3.1 Veri_cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
E 22-1 Veri_cation, (?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
E 22-2 8.2, (?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
22.3.2 Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
E 22-3 Design of Steel Beam-Column, (?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
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26.1.4 Tendon Con_guration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
26.1.5 Equivalent Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
26.1.6 Load Deformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
26.2 Flexural Stresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
E 26-1 Prestressed Concrete I Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
26.3 Case Study: Walnut Lane Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
26.3.1 Cross-Section Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
26.3.2 Prestressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
26.3.3 Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
26.3.4 Flexural Stresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
27 COLUMNS 557
27.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557
27.1.1 Types of Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557
27.1.2 Possible Arrangement of Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
27.2 Short Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
27.2.1 Concentric Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
27.2.2 Eccentric Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
27.2.2.1 Balanced Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
27.2.2.2 Tension Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562
27.2.2.3 Compression Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
27.2.3 ACI Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
27.2.4 Interaction Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
27.2.5 Design Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
E 27-1 R/C Column, c known . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
E 27-2 R/C Column, e known . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
E 27-3 R/C Column, Using Design Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
28 ELEMENTS of STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY 573
28.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573
28.2 Elements of Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573
28.3 Distributions of Random Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
28.3.1 Uniform Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
28.3.2 Normal Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
28.3.3 Lognormal Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
28.3.4 Beta Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
28.3.5 BiNormal distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
28.4 Reliability Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
28.4.1 Performance Function Identi_cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
28.4.2 De_nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
28.4.3 Mean and Standard Deviation of a Performance Function . . . . . . . . .
578
28.4.3.1 Direct Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
28.4.3.2 Monte Carlo Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
28.4.3.3 Point Estimate Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
28.4.3.4 Taylor's Series-Finite Di_erence Estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
28.4.4 Overall System Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
28.4.5 Target Reliability Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
28.5 Reliability Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
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33.3.2.1 Portal Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639
E 33-1 Approximate Analysis of a Frame subjected to Vertical and Horizontal
Loads641
33.4 Lateral Deections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651
33.4.1 Short Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653
33.4.2 Tall Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654
33.4.3 Walls and Lintel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654
33.4.4 Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655
33.4.5 Trussed Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656
33.4.6 Example of Transverse Deection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657
33.4.7 E_ect of Bracing Trusses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661
Draft
List of Figures
1.1 Hamurrabi's Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1.2 Archimed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1.3 Pantheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1.4 From Vitruvius Ten Books on Architecture, (Vitruvius 1960) . . . . . . . . . . .
34
1.5 Hagia Sophia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1.6 Florence's Cathedral Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1.7 Palladio's Villa Rotunda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1.8 Stevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1.9 Galileo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1.10 Discourses Concerning Two New Sciences, Cover Page
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1.11 \Galileo's Beam" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
1.12 Experimental Set Up Used by Hooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1.13 Isaac Newton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
1.14 Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Cover Page . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
1.15 Leonhard Euler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
1.16 Coulomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
1.17 Nervi's Palazetto Dello Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2.1 Types of Forces in Structural Elements (1D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2.2 Basic Aspects of Cable Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.3 Basic Aspects of Arches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
2.4 Types of Trusses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
2.5 Variations in Post and Beams Con_gurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
2.6 Di_erent Beam Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
2.7 Basic Forms of Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
2.8 Examples of Air Supported Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
2.9 Basic Forms of Shells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
2.10 Sequence of Structural Engineering Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
3.1 Types of Supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.2 Inclined Roller Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
3.3 Examples of Static Determinate and Indeterminate Structures
. . . . . . . . . . . 72
3.4 Geometric Instability Caused by Concurrent Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
4.1 Types of Trusses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4.2 Bridge Truss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4.3 A Statically Indeterminate Truss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4.4 X and Y Components of Truss Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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9.2 Strain Energy De_nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
9.3 Deection of Cantilever Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
9.4 Real and Virtual Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
9.5 Torsion Rotation Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
9.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
9.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
9.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
9.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
9.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
9.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
9.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
9.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
9.14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
9.15 *(correct 42.7 to 47.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
10.1 Statically Indeterminate 3 Cable Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200
10.2 Propped Cantilever Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
10.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
10.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
10.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
10.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
10.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
10.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
10.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
10.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
10.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
10.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
10.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
10.14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
10.15De_nition of Flexibility Terms for a Rigid Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
10.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
10.17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
11.1 Uniformly Loaded Beam and Frame with Free or Fixed Beam Restraint . .
. . . 228
11.2 Uniformly Loaded Frame, Approximate Location of Inection Points
. . . . . . . 229
11.3 Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Vertical Loads; Girder
Moments . 230
11.4 Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Vertical Loads; Column
Axial Forces231
11.5 Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Vertical Loads; Column
Moments 232
11.6 Horizontal Force Acting on a Frame, Approximate Location of Inection
Points . 233
11.7 Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Lateral Loads; Column
Shear . . . 235
11.8 ***Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Lateral Loads; Girder
Moment 235
11.9 Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Lateral Loads; Column
Axial Force236
11.10Example; Approximate Analysis of a Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
237
11.11Free Body Diagram for the Approximate Analysis of a Frame Subjected
to Vertical Loads237
11.12Approximate Analysis of a Building; Moments Due to Vertical Loads . . . .
. . . 239
11.13Approximate Analysis of a Building; Shears Due to Vertical Loads
. . . . . . . . 241
11.14Approximate Analysis for Vertical Loads; Spread-Sheet Format
. . . . . . . . . . 242
11.15Approximate Analysis for Vertical Loads; Equations in Spread-Sheet
. . . . . . . 243
15.13Load Life of a Structure, (Lin and Stotesbury 1981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
381
15.14Concept of Tributary Areas for Structural Member Loading . . . . . . . . . . .
. 382
15.15One or Two Way actions in Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
15.16Load Transfer in R/C Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
15.17Two Way Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
15.18Example of Load Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
16.1 Stress Strain Curves of Concrete and Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
388
16.2 Standard Rolled Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
16.3 Residual Stresses in Rolled Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
16.4 Residual Stresses in Welded Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
390
16.5 Inuence of Residual Stress on Average Stress-Strain Curve of a Rolled
Section . 391
16.6 Concrete Stress-Strain curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
16.7 Concrete microcracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
16.8 W and C sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
16.9 prefabricated Steel Joists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
17.1 Stress Concentration Around Circular Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
410
17.2 Hole Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
17.3 E_ect of Staggered Holes on Net Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
17.4 Gage Distances for an Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
17.5 Net and Gross Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
17.6 Tearing Failure Limit State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
18.1 Stability of a Rigid Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
18.2 Stability of a Rigid Bar with Initial Imperfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439
18.3 Stability of a Two Rigid Bars System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
18.4 Two DOF Dynamic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
18.5 Euler Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
18.6 Simply Supported Beam Column; Di_erential Segment; E_ect of Axial
Force P . 444
18.7 Solution of the Tanscendental Equation for the Buckling Load of a Fixed-
Hinged Column448
18.8 Column E_ective Lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
18.9 Frame E_ective Lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
18.10Column E_ective Length in a Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
18.11Standard Alignment Chart (AISC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
18.12Inelastic Buckling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
18.13Euler Buckling, and SSRC Column Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
19.1 SSRC Column Curve and AISC Critical Stresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
456
19.2 Fcr versus KL=r According to LRFD, for Various Fy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
459
20.1 Bending of a Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
20.2 Stress distribution at di_erent stages of loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
469
20.3 Stress-strain diagram for most structural steels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
469
20.4 Flexural and Shear Stress Distribution in a Rectangular Beam . . . . . . . . .
. 470
20.5 Local (ange) Buckling; Flexural and Torsional Buckling Modes in a Rolled
Section, (Lulea University)472
20.6 W Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
20.7 Nominal Moments for Compact and Partially Compact Sections . . . . . . . .
. . 474
20.8 AISC Requirements for Shear Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
29.3 Deformation, Shear, Moment, and Axial Diagrams for Various Types of
Portal Frames Subjected to Vertical 29.4 Axial and Flexural Stresses . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590
29.5 Design of a Statically Indeterminate Arch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
591
29.6 Normal and Shear Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
30.1 Ei_el Tower (Billington and Mark 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
30.2 Ei_el Tower Idealization, (Billington and Mark 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
605
30.3 Ei_el Tower, Dead Load Idealization; (Billington and Mark 1983)
. . . . . . . . . 605
30.4 Ei_el Tower, Wind Load Idealization; (Billington and Mark 1983)
. . . . . . . . . 606
30.5 Ei_el Tower, Wind Loads, (Billington and Mark 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
607
30.6 Ei_el Tower, Reactions; (Billington and Mark 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
607
30.7 Ei_el Tower, Internal Gravity Forces; (Billington and Mark 1983)
. . . . . . . . . 609
30.8 Ei_el Tower, Horizontal Reactions; (Billington and Mark 1983)
. . . . . . . . . . 609
30.9 Ei_el Tower, Internal Wind Forces; (Billington and Mark 1983)
. . . . . . . . . . 610
31.1 Cable Structure Subjected to p(x) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612
31.2 Longitudinal and Plan Elevation of the George Washington Bridge . . . . . .
. . 614
31.3 Truck Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
31.4 Dead and Live Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616
31.5 Location of Cable Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617
31.6 Vertical Reactions in Columns Due to Central Span Load . . . . . . . . . . . . .
617
31.7 Cable Reactions in Side Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618
31.8 Cable Stresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619
31.9 Deck Idealization, Shear and Moment Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
620
32.1 Magazzini Generali; Overall Dimensions, (Billington and Mark 1983)
. . . . . . . 622
32.2 Magazzini Generali; Support System, (Billington and Mark 1983) . . . . . . .
. . 622
32.3 Magazzini Generali; Loads (Billington and Mark 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
623
32.4 Magazzini Generali; Beam Reactions, (Billington and Mark 1983) . . . . . . .
. . 623
32.5 Magazzini Generali; Shear and Moment Diagrams (Billington and Mark
1983) . . 624
32.6 Magazzini Generali; Internal Moment, (Billington and Mark 1983)
. . . . . . . . 624
32.7 Magazzini Generali; Similarities Between The Frame Shape and its
Moment Diagram, (Billington and Mark 32.8 Magazzini Generali; Equilibrium
of Forces at the Beam Support, (Billington and Mark 1983)625
32.9 Magazzini Generali; E_ect of Lateral Supports, (Billington and Mark 1983)
. . . 626
33.1 Flexible, Rigid, and Semi-Flexible Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627
33.2 Deformation of Flexible and Rigid Frames Subjected to Vertical and
Horizontal Loads, (Lin and Stotesbury 33.3 Deformation, Shear, Moment, and
Axial Diagrams for Various Types of Portal Frames Subjected to Vertical 33.4
Axial and Flexural Stresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630
33.5 Design of a Shear Wall Subsystem, (Lin and Stotesbury 1981) . . . . . . . . .
. . 632
33.6 Trussed Shear Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634
33.7 Design Example of a Tubular Structure, (Lin and Stotesbury 1981)
. . . . . . . . 635
33.8 A Basic Portal Frame, (Lin and Stotesbury 1981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
636
33.9 Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Vertical Loads; Girder
Moments . 637
33.10Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Vertical Loads; Column
Axial Forces638
33.11Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Vertical Loads; Column
Moments 638
33.12Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Lateral Loads; Column
Shear . . . 640
33.13***Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Lateral Loads; Girder
Moment 640
33.14Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Lateral Loads; Column
Axial Force641
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List of Tables
3.1 Equations of Equilibrium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
4.1 Static Determinacy and Stability of Trusses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.1 Conjugate Beam Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
9.1 Possible Combinations of Real and Hypothetical Formulations . . . . . . . . . .
. 175
9.2 k Factors for Torsion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
9.3 Summary of Expressions for the Internal Strain Energy and External Work
. . . 198
10.1 Table of Z L
0
g1(x)g2(x)dx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
10.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
10.3 Displacement Computations for a Rectangular Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
219
11.1 Columns Combined Approximate Vertical and Horizontal Loads . . . . . . . .
. 250
11.2 Girders Combined Approximate Vertical and Horizontal Loads . . . . . . . . .
. 251
12.1 Sti_ness vs Flexibility Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
12.2 Degrees of Freedom of Di_erent Structure Types Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 255
13.1 Example of Nodal De_nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
13.2 Example of Element De_nition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
13.3 Example of Group Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
13.4 Degrees of Freedom of Di_erent Structure Types Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 293
14.1 Allowable Stresses for Steel and Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
351
14.2 Selected _ values for Steel and Concrete Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
355
14.3 Strength Reduction Factors, _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
15.1 Unit Weight of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
15.2 Weights of Building Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
15.3 Average Gross Dead Load in Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
15.4 Minimum Uniformly Distributed Live Loads, (UBC 1995) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
362
15.5 Wind Velocity Variation above Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
15.6 Ce Coe_cients for Wind Load, (UBC 1995) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
15.7 Wind Pressure Coe_cients Cq, (UBC 1995) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
15.8 Importance Factors for Wind and Earthquake Load, (UBC 1995)
. . . . . . . . . 368
15.9 Approximate Design Wind Pressure p for Ordinary Wind Force Resisting
Building Structures368
15.10Z Factors for Di_erent Seismic Zones, ubc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
372
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Part I
ANALYSIS
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Chapter 1
A BRIEF HISTORY OF
STRUCTURAL ARCHITECTURE
If I have been able to see a little farther than some others,
it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants.
Sir Isaac Newton
1More than any other engineering discipline,
Architecture/Mechanics/Structures is the proud
outcome of a of a long and distinguished history. Our profession, second
oldest, would be better
appreciated if we were to develop a sense of our evolution.
1.1 Before the Greeks
2Throughout antiquity, structural engineering existing as an art rather than a
science. No
record exists of any rational consideration, either as to the strength of
structural members or
as to the behavior of structural materials. The builders were guided by rules
of thumbs and
experience, which were passed from generation to generation, guarded by
secrets of the guild,
and seldom supplemented by new knowledge. Despite this, structures
erected before Galileo are
by modern standards quite phenomenal (pyramids, Via Appia, aqueducs,
Colisseums, Gothic
cathedrals to name a few).
3 The _rst structural engineer in history seems to have been Imhotep, one of
only two commoners

to be dei_ed. He was the builder of the step pyramid of Sakkara about 3,000
B.C., and
yielded great inuence over ancient Egypt.
4 Hamurrabi's code in Babylonia (1750 BC) included among its 282 laws
penalties for those

\architects" whose houses collapsed, Fig. 1.1.
1.2 Greeks
5The greek philosopher Pythagoras (born around 582 B.C.) founded his
famous school, which
was primarily a secret religious society, at Crotona in southern Italy. At his
school he allowed
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1.3 Ro ma ns 33
��
��Figure 1.2:
Archimed
conqueror of Syracuse.
1.3 Romans
10 Science made much less progress under the Romans than under the
Greeks. The Romans
apparently were more practical, and were not as interested in abstract
thinking though they
were excellent _ghters and builders.
11 As the roman empire expanded, the Romans built great roads (some of
them still in use)

such as the Via Appia, Cassia, Aurelia; Also they built great bridges (such as
the third of a
mile bridge over the Rhine built by Caesars), and stadium (Colliseum).
12 One of the most notable Roman construction was the Pantheon, Fig. 1.3. It
is the best-
Figure 1.3: Pantheon
preserved major edi_ce of ancient Rome and one of the most signi_cant
buildings in architectural
history. In shape it is an immense cylinder concealing eight piers, topped with
a dome and
fronted by a rectangular colonnaded porch. The great vaulted dome is 43 m
(142 ft) in diameter,
and the entire structure is lighted through one aperture, called an oculus, in
the center of the
dome. The Pantheon was erected by the Roman emperor Hadrian between
AD 118 and 128.
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Chapter 2
INTRODUCTION
2.1 Structural Engineering
1Structural engineers are responsible for the detailed analysis and design of:
Architectural structures: Buildings, houses, factories. They must work in close
cooperation
with an architect who will ultimately be responsible for the design.
Civil Infrastructures: Bridges, dams, pipelines, o_shore structures. They work
with transportation,
hydraulic, nuclear and other engineers. For those structures they play the
leading role.
Aerospace, Mechanical, Naval structures: aeroplanes, spacecrafts, cars,
ships, submarines
to ensure the structural safety of those important structures.
2.2 Structures and their Surroundings
2Structural design is a_ected by various environmental constraints:
1. Major movements: For example, elevator shafts are usually shear walls
good at resisting
lateral load (wind, earthquake).
2. Sound and structure interact:
_ A dome roof will concentrate the sound
_ A dish roof will di_use the sound
3. Natural light:
_ A at roof in a building may not provide adequate light.
_ A Folded plate will provide adequate lighting (analysis more complex).
_ A bearing and shear wall building may not have enough openings for
daylight.
_ A Frame design will allow more light in (analysis more complex).
4. Conduits for cables (electric, telephone, computer), HVAC ducts, may
dictate type of
oor system.
5. Net clearance between columns (unobstructed surface) will dictate type of
framing.
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2.6 St ruc tu ral Analysis 57
2.6 Structural Analysis
12 Given an existing structure subjected to a certain load determine internal
forces (axial,
shear, exural, torsional; or stresses), deections, and verify that no unstable
failure can occur.
13 Thus the basic structural requirements are:
Strength: stresses should not exceed critical values: _ < _f

Sti_ness: deections should be controlled: _ < _max
Stability: buckling or cracking should also be prevented
2.7 Structural Design
14 Given a set of forces, dimension the structural element.
Steel/wood Structures Select appropriate section.
Reinforced Concrete: Determine dimensions of the element and internal
reinforcement (number
and sizes of reinforcing bars).
15 For new structures, iterative process between analysis and design. A
preliminary design is
made using rules of thumbs (best known to Engineers with design
experience) and analyzed.
Following design, we check for
Serviceability: deections, crack widths under the applied load. Compare with
acceptable
values speci_ed in the design code.
Failure: and compare the failure load with the applied load times the
appropriate factors of
safety.
If the design is found not to be acceptable, then it must be modi_ed and
reanalyzed.
16 For existing structures rehabilitation, or veri_cation of an old infrastructure,
analysis is
the most important component.
17 In summary, analysis is always required.
2.8 Load Transfer Elements

18From Strength of Materials, Fig. 2.1
Axial: cables, truss elements, arches, membrane, shells
Flexural: Beams, frames, grids, plates
Torsional: Grids, 3D frames
Shear: Frames, grids, shear walls.
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Chapter 3
EQUILIBRIUM & REACTIONS
To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Newton's third law of motion
3.1 Introduction
1 In the analysis of structures (hand calculations), it is often easier (but not
always necessary)
to start by determining the reactions.
2 Once the reactions are determined, internal forces are determined next;
_nally, deformations
(deections and rotations) are determined last1.
3 Reactions are necessary to determine foundation load.
4 Depending on the type of structures, there can be di_erent types of support
conditions, Fig.
3.1.
Roller: provides a restraint in only one direction in a 2D structure, in 3D
structures a roller
may provide restraint in one or two directions. A roller will allow rotation.
Hinge: allows rotation but no displacements.
Fixed Support: will prevent rotation and displacements in all directions.
3.2 Equilibrium
5 Reactions are determined from the appropriate equations of static
equilibrium.
6 Summation of forces and moments, in a static system must be equal to
zero2.
1This is the sequence of operations in the exibility method which lends itself to hand
calculation. In the
sti_ness method, we determine displacements _rsts, then internal forces and reactions. This
method is most
suitable to computer implementation.
2In a dynamic system _F = ma where m is the mass and a is the acceleration.
D raft 3.3 Eq ua
Structure Type Equations
tio ns of Conditions 71
Beam, no axial forces _Fy _Mz

2D Truss, Frame, Beam _Fx _Fy _Mz
Grid _Fz _Mx _My
3D Truss, Frame _Fx _Fy _Fz _Mx _My _Mz
Alternate Set
Beams, no axial Force _MA
z _MB
z
2 D Truss, Frame, Beam _Fx _MA
z _MB
z
_MA
z _MB
z _MC
z
Table 3.1: Equations of Equilibrium
3. The right hand side of the equation should be zero
If your reaction is negative, then it will be in a direction opposite from the one
assumed.
16 Summation of all external forces (including reactions) is not necessarily
zero (except at hinges
and at points outside the structure).
17 Summation of external forces is equal and opposite to the internal ones.
Thus the net

force/moment is equal to zero.
18 The external forces give rise to the (non-zero) shear and moment diagram.
3.3 Equations of Conditions

19 If a structure has an internal hinge (which may connect two or more
substructures), then
this will provide an additional equation (_M = 0 at the hinge) which can be
exploited to
determine the reactions.
20 Those equations are often exploited in trusses (where each connection is a
hinge) to determine
reactions.
21 In an inclined roller support with Sx and Sy horizontal and vertical projection,
then the
reaction R would have, Fig. 3.2.
Rx
Ry
=
Sy
Sx
(3.3)
3.4 Static Determinacy
22 In statically determinate structures, reactions depend only on the
geometry, boundary conditions
and loads.
23 If the reactions can not be determined simply from the equations of static
equilibrium (and
equations of conditions if present), then the reactions of the structure are
said to be statically
indeterminate.
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3.4 St atic D eterminacy 73
A rigid plate is supported by two aluminum cables and a steel one. Determine
the force in
each cable5.
If the rigid plate supports a load P, determine the stress in each of the three
cables. Solution:
1. We have three unknowns and only two independent equations of
equilibrium. Hence the
problem is statically indeterminate to the _rst degree.
_Mz = 0; ) Pleft
Al = Pright
Al
_Fy = 0; ) 2PAl + PSt = P
Thus we e_ectively have two unknowns and one equation.
2. We need to have a third equation to solve for the three unknowns. This will
be derived
from the compatibility of the displacements in all three cables, i.e. all three
displacements must be equal:
_=P
A
"= _L
L
"= _
E
9>
=>;
) _L =
PL
AE
PAlL
EAlAAl
| {z } _Al
=
PStL
EStASt
| {z } _St
)
PAl
PSt
=
(EA)Al
(EA)St
or �(EA)StPAl + (EA)AlPSt = 0
3. Solution of this system of two equations with two unknowns yield:
"21
�(EA)St (EA)Al #( PAl
PSt ) = ( P
0)
) ( PAl
PSt ) = " 2 1
�(EA)St (EA)Al #�1 ( P
0)
=
1
2(EA)Al + (EA)St
| Deter{mzinant }
" (EA)Al �1
(EA)St 2 #( P
0)
5This
example problem will be the only statically indeterminate problem analyzed in
CVEN3525.
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Chapter 4
TRUSSES
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Assumptions
1 Cables and trusses are 2D or 3D structures composed of an assemblage of
simple one dimensional
components which transfer only axial forces along their axis.
2 Cables can carry only tensile forces, trusses can carry tensile and
compressive forces.
3 Cables tend to be exible, and hence, they tend to oscillate and therefore
must be sti_ened.
4 Trusses are extensively used for bridges, long span roofs, electric tower,
space structures.
5 For trusses, it is assumed that
1. Bars are pin-connected

2. Joints are frictionless hinges1.
3. Loads are applied at the joints only.
6 A truss would typically be composed of triangular elements with the bars on
the upper
chord under compression and those along the lower chord under tension.
Depending on the
orientation of the diagonals, they can be under either tension or compression.
7 Fig. 4.1 illustrates some of the most common types of trusses.
8 It can be easily determined that in a Pratt truss, the diagonal members are
under tension,
while in a Howe truss, they are in compression. Thus, the Pratt design is an
excellent choice
for steel whose members are slender and long diagonal member being in
tension are not prone
to buckling. The vertical members are less likely to buckle because they are
shorter. On the
other hand the Howe truss is often preferred for for heavy timber trusses.
9 In a truss analysis or design, we seek to determine the internal force along
each member, Fig.

4.2
1In practice the bars are riveted, bolted, or welded directly to each other or to gusset plates,
thus the bars
are not free to rotate and so-called secondary bending moments are developed at the bars.
Another source
of secondary moments is the dead weight of the element.
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4.1.2 Basic Relations
Sign Convention: Tension positive, compression negative. On a truss the axial
forces are
indicated as forces acting on the joints.
Stress-Force: _ = P
A
Stress-Strain: _ = E"
Force-Displacement: " = _L
L
Equilibrium: _F = 0
4.2 Trusses
4.2.1 Determinacy and Stability
10 Trusses are statically determinate when all the bar forces can be
determined from the
equations of statics alone. Otherwise the truss is statically indeterminate.
11 A truss may be statically/externally determinate or indeterminate with
respect to the reactions

(more than 3 or 6 reactions in 2D or 3D problems respectively).
12 A truss may be internally determinate or indeterminate, Table 4.1.
13 If we refer to j as the number of joints, R the number of reactions and m the
number of
members, then we would have a total of m + R unknowns and 2j (or 3j)
equations of statics
(2D or 3D at each joint). If we do not have enough equations of statics then
the problem is
indeterminate, if we have too many equations then the truss is unstable,
Table 4.1.
2D 3D
Static Indeterminacy
External R > 3 R > 6
Internal m + R > 2j m + R > 3j
Unstable m + R < 2j m + R < 3j
Table 4.1: Static Determinacy and Stability of Trusses
14 If m < 2j � 3 (in 2D) the truss is not internally stable, and it will not remain
a rigid body
when it is detached from its supports. However, when attached to the
supports, the truss will
be rigid.
15 Since each joint is pin-connected, we can apply _M = 0 at each one of them.
Furthermore,
summation of forces applied on a joint must be equal to zero.
16 For 2D trusses the external equations of equilibrium which can be used to
determine the
reactions are _FX = 0, _FY = 0 and _MZ = 0. For 3D trusses the available
equations are
_FX = 0, _FY = 0, _FZ = 0 and _MX = 0, _MY = 0, _MZ = 0.
17 For a 2D truss we have 2 equations of equilibrium _FX = 0 and _FY = 0 which
can be
applied at each joint. For 3D trusses we would have three equations: _FX = 0,
_FY = 0 and
_FZ = 0.
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4.2 Tr uss es 85
Figure 4.4: X and Y Components of Truss Forces
23 In truss analysis, there is no sign convention. A member is assumed to be
under tension
(or compression). If after analysis, the force is found to be negative, then this
would imply that
the wrong assumption was made, and that the member should have been
under compression
(or tension).
24 On a free body diagram, the internal forces are represented by arrow acting
on the joints
and not as end forces on the element itself. That is for tension, the arrow is
pointing away from
the joint, and for compression toward the joint, Fig. 4.5.
Figure 4.5: Sign Convention for Truss Element Forces
Example 4-1: Truss, Method of Joints
Using the method of joints, analyze the following truss
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4.2
Node B:
Tr uss es 87
(+-)_Fx = 0; ) FBC = 43:5 k Tension

(+ 6)_Fy = 0; ) FBH = 20 k Tension
Node H:
(+-)_Fx = 0; ) FAHx � FHCx � FHGx = 0
43:5 � 24 p242+322 (FHC) � 24 p242+102 (FHG) = 0
(+ 6)_Fy = 0; ) FAHy + FHCy � 12 � FHGy � 20 = 0
58 + 32 p242+322 (FHC) � 12 � 10 p242+102 (FHG) � 20 = 0
This can be most conveniently written as
" 0:6 0:921
�0:8 0:385 #( FHC
FHG ) = ( �7:5
52 ) (4.2)
Solving we obtain
FHC = �7:5 k Tension
FHG = 52 k Compression
Node E:
_Fy = 0; ) FEFy = 62 ) FEF =
p242+322
32 (62) = 77:5 k
_Fx = 0; ) FED = FEFx ) FED = 24
32 (FEFy ) = 24
32 (62) = 46:5 k
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Chapter 5
CABLES
5.1 Funicular Polygons
1 A cable is a slender exible member with zero or negligible exural sti_ness,
thus it can only
transmit tensile forces1.
2 The tensile force at any point acts in the direction of the tangent to the
cable (as any other

component will cause bending).
3 Its strength stems from its ability to undergo extensive changes in slope at
the point of load

application.
4 Cables resist vertical forces by undergoing sag (h) and thus developing
tensile forces. The

horizontal component of this force (H) is called thrust.
5 The distance between the cable supports is called the chord.
6 The sag to span ratio is denoted by
r=
h
l
(5.1)
7 When a set of concentrated loads is applied to a cable of negligible weight,
then the cable

deects into a series of linear segments and the resulting shape is called the
funicular polygon.
8 If a cable supports vertical forces only, then the horizontal component H of
the cable tension

T remains constant.
Example 5-1: Funicular Cable Structure
Determine the reactions and the tensions for the cable structure shown
below.
1Due to the zero exural rigidity it will buckle under axial compressive forces.
D raft
=
5.2 Un ifo rm Load 99
H
cos _B
=
51
0:999
= 51:03 k (5.6-d)
TCD; tan _C =
4:6
30
= 0:153 ) _C = 8:7 deg (5.6-e)
=
H
cos _C
=
51
0:988
= 51:62 k (5.6-f)
5.2 Uniform Load
5.2.1 qdx; Parabola
9Whereas the forces in a cable can be determined from statics alone, its
con_guration must
be derived from its deformation. Let us consider a cable with distributed load
p(x) per unit
horizontal projection of the cable length2. An in_nitesimal portion of that
cable can be
assumed to be a straight line, Fig. 31.1 and in the absence of any horizontal
load we have
H
T+dT
T
H
V
V+dV
H
θ
θ
q(x)
dx
dy
ds ds
L
x
V
q(x)
y
y(x)
dx
h
y’
x’
x
y
L/2
Figure 5.1: Cable Structure Subjected to q(x)
H =constant. Summation of the vertical forces yields
(+ ?) _Fy = 0 ) �V + qdx + (V + dV ) = 0 (5.7-a)
dV + qdx = 0 (5.7-b)
where V is the vertical component of the cable tension at x3. Because the
cable must be
tangent to T, we have
tan _ =
V
H
(5.8)
2Thus neglecting the weight of the cable
3Note that if the cable was subjected to its own weight then we would have qds instead of pdx.
D raft
15
5.2 Un ifo rm Load 101
Combining Eq. 31.7 and 31.8 we obtain
y=
4hx
L2 (L � x) (5.18)
16 If we shift the origin to midspan, and reverse y, then
y=
4h
L2 x2 (5.19)
Thus the cable assumes a parabolic shape (as the moment diagram of the
applied load).
17 The maximum tension occurs at the support where the vertical component
is equal to V = qL
2
and the horizontal one to H, thus
Tmax = pV 2 + H2 = s_qL
2 _2
+ H2 = Hs1 + _qL=2
H _2
(5.20)
Combining this with Eq. 31.8 we obtain5.
Tmax = Hp1 + 16r2 _ H(1 + 8r2) (5.21)
5.2.2 y qds; Catenary
18 Let us consider now the case where the cable is subjected to its own weight
(plus ice and
wind if any). We would have to replace qdx by qds in Eq. 31.1-b
dV + qds = 0 (5.22)
The di_erential equation for this new case will be derived exactly as before,
but we substitute
qdx by qds, thus Eq. 31.5 becomes
d 2y
dx2 = �
q
H
ds
dx
(5.23)
19 But ds2 = dx2 + dy2, hence:
d 2y
dx2 = �
q
Hs1 + _dy
dx_2
(5.24)
solution of this di_erential equation is considerably more complicated than for
a parabola.
20 We let dy=dx = p, then
dp
dx
=�
q
Hq1 + p2 (5.25)
5Recalling that (a+b)n = an+nan�1b+ n(n�1)
2! an�2b2+_ or (1+b)n = 1+nb+ n(n�1)b2
2! + n(n�1)(n�2)b3
3! +_ _ _;
Thus for b2 << 1, p1 + b = (1 + b)
1
2 _1+ b
2
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Chapter 6
INTERNAL FORCES IN
STRUCTURES
1 This chapter will start as a review of shear and moment diagrams which you
have studied
in both Statics and Strength of Materials, and will proceed with the analysis of
statically
determinate frames, arches and grids.
2 By the end of this lecture, you should be able to draw the shear, moment
and torsion (when

applicable) diagrams for each member of a structure.
3 Those diagrams will subsequently be used for member design. For instance,
for exural
design, we will consider the section subjected to the highest moment, and
make sure that the
internal moment is equal and opposite to the external one. For the ASD
method, the basic
beam equation (derived in Strength of Materials) _ = MC
I , (where M would be the design
moment obtained from the moment diagram) would have to be satis_ed.
4 Some of the examples _rst analyzed in chapter 3 (Reactions), will be
revisited here. Later

on, we will determine the deections of those same problems.
6.1 Design Sign Conventions
5Before we (re)derive the Shear-Moment relations, let us arbitrarily de_ne a
sign convention.
6 The sign convention adopted here, is the one commonly used for design
purposes1.
7 With reference to Fig. 6.1
2D:
Load Positive along the beam's local y axis (assuming a right hand side
convention),
that is positive upward.
Axial: tension positive.
Flexure A positive moment is one which causes tension in the lower _bers,
and compression
in the upper ones. Alternatively, moments are drawn on the compression
side (useful to keep in mind for frames).
1Later on, in more advanced analysis courses we will use a di_erent one.
D r a ft 6.2 Lo ad, S hear, Moment Relations 115
6.2 Load, Shear, Moment Relations

8 Let us (re)derive the basic relations between load, shear and moment.
Considering an in-
_nitesimal length dx of a beam subjected to a positive load2 w(x), Fig. 6.3.
The in_nitesimal
Figure 6.3: Free Body Diagram of an In_nitesimal Beam Segment
section must also be in equilibrium.
9 There are no axial forces, thus we only have two equations of equilibrium to
satisfy _Fy = 0
and _Mz = 0.
10 Since dx is in_nitesimally small, the small variation in load along it can be
neglected, therefore
we assume w(x) to be constant along dx.
11 To denote that a small change in shear and moment occurs over the length
dx of the element,
we add the di_erential quantities dVx and dMx to Vx and Mx on the right face.
12 Next considering the _rst equation of equilibrium
(+ 6)_Fy = 0 ) Vx + wxdx � (Vx + dVx) = 0

or
dV
dx
= w(x) (6.1)
The slope of the shear curve at any point along the axis of a member is given
by
the load curve at that point.
13 Similarly
(+ �
_ _)_MO = 0 ) Mx + Vxdx � wxdx
dx
2 � (Mx + dMx) = 0
Neglecting the dx2 term, this simpli_es to
dM
dx
= V (x) (6.2)
The slope of the moment curve at any point along the axis of a member is
given by
the shear at that point.
2In this derivation, as in all other ones we should assume all quantities to be positive.
D r a ft
Shear
6.4 Ex am pl es 117
Moment
Load
Shear
Positive Constant Negative Constant
Positive Constant Negative Constant Negative Increasing Negative Decreasing
Negative Increasing Negative Decreasing
Positive Increasing Positive Decreasing
Positive Increasing Positive Decreasing
Figure 6.5: Slope Relations Between Load Intensity and Shear, or Between
Shear and Moment
6.4 Examples
6.4.1 Beams
Example 6-1: Simple Shear and Moment Diagram
Draw the shear and moment diagram for the beam shown below
Solution:
The free body diagram is drawn below
D r a ft 6.4 Ex am pl
Example 6-2: Sketches of Shear and Moment Diagrams
es 119
For each of the following examples, sketch the shear and moment diagrams.
D r a ft
Solution:
6.4 Ex am pl es 121
D r a ft
B-C
6.4 Ex am pl es 129
_Fx0 = 0 ) NB
x0 = V C
z0 = �60kN
_Fy0 = 0 ) V B
y0 = V C
y0 = +40kN
_My0 = 0 ) MB
y 0 = MC
y0 = �120kN.m
_Mz0 = 0 ) MB
z0 = V 0y
C(4) = (40)(4) = +160kN.m
_Tx0 = 0 ) TB
x0 = �MC
z0 = �40kN.m
A-B
_Fx0 = 0 ) NA
x0 = V B
y0 = +40kN
_Fy0 = 0 ) V A
y0 = NB
x0 = +60kN
_My0 = 0 ) MA
y0 = TB
x0 = +40kN.m
_Mz0 = 0 ) MA
z0 = M B
z0 + NB
x0 (4) = 160 + (60)(4) = +400kN.m
_Tx0 = 0 ) TA
x 0 = MB
y0 = �120kN.m
The interaction between axial forces N and shear V as well as between
moments M and
torsion T is clearly highlighted by this example.
120 kN-m
20 kN/m
120 kN-m
40 kN
40 kN
120 kN-m
40 kN
120 kN-m 40 kN
40 kN
40 kN
C
B
120 kN-m
120 kN-m 40 kN
120 kN-m
40 kN
x’
y’
z’ x’
120 kN-m y’
120 kN-m
x’
y’
60 kN
40 kN-m
40 kN-m
60 kN
160 kN-m
40 kN-m
60 kN
60 kN
60 kN
40 kN-m
60 kN
40 kN-m 40 kN-m
60 kN
40 kN-m
60 kN
160 kN-m
160 kN-m
40 kN-m
60 kN
60 kN
160 kN-m
400 kN-m
40 kN-m
z’
y’
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Chapter 7
ARCHES and CURVED
STRUCTURES
1 This chapter will concentrate on the analysis of arches.
2 The concepts used are identical to the ones previously seen, however the
major (and only)
di_erence is that equations will be written in polar coordinates.
3 Like cables, arches can be used to reduce the bending moment in long span
structures. Essentially,
an arch can be considered as an inverted cable, and is transmits the load
primarily
through axial compression, but can also resist exure through its exural
rigidity.
4 A parabolic arch uniformly loaded will be loaded in compression only.
5 A semi-circular arch uni_rmly loaded will have some exural stresses in
addition to the
compressive ones.
7.1 Arches
6 In order to optimize dead-load e_ciency, long span structures should have
their shapes approximate
the coresponding moment diagram, hence an arch, suspended cable, or
tendon con-
_guration in a prestressed concrete beam all are nearly parabolic, Fig. 7.1.
7 Long span structures can be built using at construction such as girders or
trusses. However,
for spans in excess of 100 ft, it is often more economical to build a curved
structure such as an
arch, suspended cable or thin shells.
8 Since the dawn of history, mankind has tried to span distances using arch
construction.
Essentially this was because an arch required materials to resist compression
only (such as
stone, masonary, bricks), and labour was not an issue.
9 The basic issues of static in arch design are illustrated in Fig. 7.2 where the
vertical load is per

unit horizontal projection (such as an external load but not a self-weight).
Due to symmetry,
the vertical reaction is simply V = wL
2 , and there is no shear across the midspan of the arch
(nor a moment). Taking moment about the crown,
M = Hh �
wL
2 _L
2�
L
4 _ = 0 (7.1)
D r a ft
7.1 Ar
Solving for H
che s 133
H=
wL2
8h
(7.2)
We recall that a similar equation was derived for arches., and H is analogous
to the C � T
forces in a beam, and h is the overall height of the arch, Since h is much
larger than d, H will
be much smaller than C � T in a beam.
10 Since equilibrium requires H to remain constant across thee arch, a
parabolic curve would

theoretically result in no moment on the arch section.
11 Three-hinged arches are statically determinate structures which shape can
acomodate support
settlements and thermal expansion without secondary internal stresses. They
are also easy
to analyse through statics.
12 An arch carries the vertical load across the span through a combination of
axial forces and

exural ones. A well dimensioned arch will have a small to negligible moment,
and relatively
high normal compressive stresses.
13 An arch is far more e_cient than a beam, and possibly more economical and
aesthetic than
a truss in carrying loads over long spans.
If the arch has only two hinges, Fig. 7.3, or if it has no hinges, then bending
14
moments may
exist either at the crown or at the supports or at both places.
APPARENT LINE
OF PRESSURE WITH
ARCH BENDING
EXCEPT AT THE BASE
h
h’
VV
M
w
h
H’=wl 2 /8h’<
wl2 /8h
H’
H’<H
APPARENT LINE OF
PRESSURE WITH
ARCH BENDING
INCLUDING BASE
VV
H’<H
M
w
h
L
M crown
M
base
h’ base
H’<H
Figure 7.3: Two Hinged Arch, (Lin and Stotesbury 1981)
15 Since H varies inversely to the rise h, it is obvious that one should use as
high a rise as
possible. For a combination of aesthetic and practical considerations, a
span/rise ratio ranging
from 5 to 8 or perhaps as much as 12, is frequently used. However, as the
ratio goes higher, we
may have buckling problems, and the section would then have a higher
section depth, and the
arch advantage diminishes.
16 In a parabolic arch subjected to a uniform horizontal load there is no
moment. However, in
practice an arch is not subjected to uniform horizontal load. First, the depth
(and thus the
weight) of an arch is not usually constant, then due to the inclination of the
arch the actual
self weight is not constant. Finally, live loads may act on portion of the arch,
thus the line of
action will not necessarily follow the arch centroid. This last e_ect can be
neglected if the live
load is small in comparison with the dead load.
D r a ft 7.1 Ar che s 135

Solving those four equations simultaneously we have:
26664
140 26:25 0 0
0101
1010
80 60 0 0
37775
8>
><
>>:
RAy
RAx
RCy
RCx
9>
>=
>>;
= 8>><
>>:
2; 900
80
50
3; 000
9>
>=
>>;
)
8>
><
>>:
RAy
RAx
RCy
RCx
9>
>=
>>;
= 8>><
>>:
15:1 k
29:8 k
34:9 k
50:2 k
9>
>=
>>;
(7.4)
We can check our results by considering the summation with respect to b
from the right:
(+ �
_
_
)_MB
z = 0;�(20)(20) � (50:2)(33:75) + (34:9)(60) = 0p (7.5)
Example 7-2: Semi-Circular Arch, (Gerstle 1974)
Determine the reactions of the three hinged statically determined semi-
circular arch under
its own dead weight w (per unit arc length s, where ds = rd_). 7.6
R cosθ
R
A
B
C
R
A
B
θ
dP=wRdθ
θ
θ r
Figure 7.6: Semi-Circular three hinged arch
Solution:
I Reactions The reactions can be determined by integrating the load over the
entire structure
1. Vertical Reaction is determined _rst:
(+ �
_ _)_MA = 0;�(Cy)(2R) + Z _=_
_=0
wRd_
| {z } dP
R(1 + cos _)
m| ome{nzt arm}
= 0 (7.6-a)
) Cy =
wR
2 Z _=_
_=0
(1 + cos _)d_ =
wR
2
[_ � sin _] j_=_
_=0
=
wR
2
[(_ � sin _) � (0 � sin 0)]
=_
2wR (7.6-b)
2. Horizontal Reactions are determined next
(+ �
_
_
)_MB = 0;�(Cx)(R) + (Cy)(R) � Z _=_
2
_=0
wRd_
| {z } dP
Rcos _
mo|me{nzt a}rm
= 0 (7.7-a)
Draft
Chapter 8
DEFLECTION of STRUCTRES;
Geometric Methods
1 Deections of structures must be determined in order to satisfy serviceability
requirements
i.e. limit deections under service loads to acceptable values (such as _
L _ 360).
2 Later on, we will see that deection calculations play an important role in the
analysis of
statically indeterminate structures.
3 We shall focus on exural deformation, however the end of this chapter will
review axial and

torsional deformations as well.
4 Most of this chapter will be a review of subjects covered in Strength of
Materials.
5 This chapter will examine deections of structures based on geometric
considerations. Later
on, we will present a more pwerful method based on energy considerations.
8.1 Flexural Deformation
8.1.1 Curvature Equation
6 Let us consider a segment (between point 1 and point 2), Fig. 8.1 of a beam
subjected to
exural loading.
7 The slope is denoted by _, the change in slope per unit length is the
curvature _, the radius

of curvature is _.
8 From Strength of Materials we have the following relations
ds = _d_ )
d_
ds
=
1
_
(8.1)
9 We also note by extension that _s = ___
10 As a _rst order approximation, and with ds _ dx and dy
dx = _ Eq. 8.1 becomes

_=
1
_
=
d_
dx
=
d 2y
dx2 (8.2)
D ra ft
14
8.1 Fl exu ra l Deformation 151
Thus the slope _, curvature _, radius of curvature _ are related to the y
displacement at a
point x along a exural member by
_=
d2y
dx2
_1 + _dy
dx_2_3
2 (8.9)
15 If the displacements are very small, we will have dy
dx << 1, thus Eq. 8.9 reduces to
_=
d 2y
dx2 =
1
_
(8.10)
8.1.2 Di_erential Equation of the Elastic Curve
16 Again with reference to Figure 8.1 a positive d_ at a positive y (upper _bers)
will cause a
shortening of the upper _bers
_u = �y__ (8.11)
17 This equation can be rewritten as
lim
_s!0
_u
_s
= �y lim
_s!0
__
_s
(8.12)
and since _s _ _x
du
dx
|{z} "
= �y
d_
dx
(8.13)
Combining this with Eq. 8.10
1
_
=_=�
"
y
(8.14)
This is the fundamental relationship between curvature (_), elastic curve (y),
and linear strain
(").
18 Note that so far we made no assumptions about material properties, i.e. it
can be elastic or
inelastic.
19 For the elastic case:
"x = _
E
_ = �My
I )" = �
My
EI
(8.15)
Combining this last equation with Eq. 8.14 yields
1
_
=
d_
dx
=
d 2y
dx2 =
M
EI
(8.16)
This fundamental equation relates moment to curvature.
D ra ft
8.2
Solution:
Fl exu ra l Deformations 153
At: 0 _ x _ 2L
3
1. Moment Equation
EI
d 2y
dx2 = Mx =
wL
3
x�
5
18
wL2 (8.22)
2. Integrate once
EI
dy
dx
=
wL
6
x2 �
5
18
wL2x + C1 (8.23)
However we have at x = 0, dy
dx = 0, ) C1 = 0
3. Integrate twice
EIy =
wL
18
x3 �
5wL2
36
x2 + C2 (8.24)
Again we have at x = 0, y = 0, ) C2 = 0
At: 2L
3_ x _ L
1. Moment equation
EI
d 2y
dx2 = Mx =
wL
3
x�
5
18
wL2 � w(x �
2L
3
)(
x � 2L
3
2
) (8.25)
2. Integrate once
EI
dy
dx
=
wL
6
x2 �
5
18
wL2x �
w
6
(x �
2L
3
)3 + C3 (8.26)
Applying the boundary condition at x = 2L
3 , we must have dy
dx equal to the value
coming from the left, ) C3 = 0
D ra ft 8.2 Fl exu ra
Figure 8.2: Moment Area Theorems
l Deformations 155
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Chapter 9
ENERGY METHODS; Part I
9.1 Introduction
1 Energy methods are powerful techniques for both formulation (of the
sti_ness matrix of an
element1) and for the analysis (i.e. deection) of structural problems.
2 We shall explore two techniques:
1. Real Work
2. Virtual Work (Virtual force)
9.2 Real Work
3We start by revisiting the _rst law of thermodynamics:
The time-rate of change of the total energy (i.e., sum of the kinetic energy
and the
internal energy) is equal to the sum of the rate of work done by the external
forces
and the change of heat content per unit time.
d
dt (K + U) = We + H (9.1)
where K is the kinetic energy, U the internal strain energy, We the external
work, and H the
heat input to the system.
4 For an adiabatic system (no heat exchange) and if loads are applied in a
quasi static manner

(no kinetic energy), the above relation simpli_es to:
We = U (9.2)
5 Simply stated, the _rst law stipulates that the external work must be equal
to the internal
strain energy due to the external load.
1More about this in Matrix Structural Analysis.
D r af t 9.2 Re al Wo rk 173
Figure 9.2: Strain Energy De_nition
9.2.2 Internal Work
9Considering an in_nitesimal element from an arbitrary structure subjected to
uniaxial state
of stress, the strain energy can be determined with reference to Fig. 9.2. The
net force acting
on the element while deformation is taking place is P = _xdydz. The element
will undergo a
displacement u = "xdx. Thus, for a linear elastic system, the strain energy
density is dU = 1
2_".
And the total strain energy will thus be
U=
1
2Z Vol
" E"
|{z} _
dVol (9.7)
10When this relation is applied to various structural members it would yield:
Axial Members:
U = Z Vol
"_
2
dVol
_=P
A
"= P
AE
dV = Adx
9>
>>=
>>>;
U=Z L
0
P2
2AE
dx (9.8)
Torsional Members:
U=1
2Z Vol
" E"
|{z} _
dVol
U= 1
2Z Vol
xy Gxy
| {z } _xy
dVol
_xy = Tr
J
xy = _xy
G
dVol = rd_drdx
J=Zr
oZ 2_
0
r2d_ dr
9>
>>>>>>>=
>>>>>>>>;
U=ZL
0
T2
2GJ
dx (9.9)
D ra ft 9.3 Vi rtu al Work 175
9.3 Virtual Work

11 A severe limitation of the method of real work is that only deection along
the externally
applied load can be determined.
12 A more powerful method is the virtual work method.
13 The principle of Virtual Force (VF) relates force systems which satisfy the
requirements of
equilibrium, and deformation systems which satisfy the requirement of
compatibility
14 In any application the force system could either be the actual set of
external loads dp or
some virtual force system which happens to satisfy the condition of
equilibrium _p. This set
of external forces will induce internal actual forces d_ or internal virtual forces
__ compatible
with the externally applied load.
15 Similarly the deformation could consist of either the actual joint deections
du and compatible
internal deformations d" of the structure, or some virtual external and
internal deformation
_u and _" which satisfy the conditions of compatibility.
16 It is often simplest to assume that the virtual load is a unit load.
17 Thus we may have 4 possible combinations, Table 9.1: where: d
corresponds to the actual,

Force Deformation IVW Formulation
External Internal External Internal
1 dp d_ du d"
2 _p __ du d" _U_ Flexibility
3 dp d_ _u _" _U Sti_ness
4 _p __ _u _"
Table 9.1: Possible Combinations of Real and Hypothetical Formulations
and _ (with an overbar) to the hypothetical values.
This table calls for the following observations
1. The second approach is the same one on which the method of virtual or
unit load is based.
It is simpler to use than the third as a internal force distribution compatible
with the
assumed virtual force can be easily obtained for statically determinate
structures. This
approach will yield exact solutions for statically determinate structures.
2. The third approach is favored for statically indeterminate problems or in
conjunction with
approximate solution. It requires a proper \guess" of a displacement shape
and is the
basis of the sti_ness method.
18 Let us consider an arbitrary structure and load it with both real and virtual
loads in the
following sequence, Fig. 9.4. For the sake of simplicity, let us assume (or
consider) that this
structure develops only axial stresses.
1. If we apply the virtual load, then
1
2
_P__ =
1
2Z dVol
___"dVol (9.12)
Draft
Chapter 10
STATIC INDETERMINANCY;
FLEXIBILITY METHOD
All the examples in this chapter are taken verbatim from White, Gergely and
Sexmith
10.1 Introduction
1 A statically indeterminate structure has more unknowns than equations of
equilibrium (and
equations of conditions if applicable).
2 The advantages of a statically indeterminate structures are:
1. Lower internal forces

2. Safety in redundancy, i.e. if a support or members fails, the structure can
redistribute its
internal forces to accomodate the changing B.C. without resulting in a sudden
failure.
3 Only disadvantage is that it is more complicated to analyse.
4 Analysis mehtods of statically indeterminate structures must satisfy three
requirements
Equilibrium
Force-displacement (or stress-strain) relations (linear elastic in this course).
Compatibility of displacements (i.e. no discontinuity)
5 This can be achieved through two classes of solution
Force or Flexibility method;

Displacement or Sti_ness method
6 The exibility method is _rst illustrated by the following problem of a
statically indeterminate
cable structure in which a rigid plate is supported by two aluminum cables
and a steel one. We
seek to determine the force in each cable, Fig. 10.1
1. We have three unknowns and only two independent equations of
equilibrium. Hence the
problem is statically indeterminate to the _rst degree.
D ra f t 10.1 I ntro d uction 201

6. We observe that the solution of this sproblem, contrarily to statically
determinate ones,
depends on the elastic properties.
7 Another example is the propped cantiliver beam of length L, Fig. 10.2
xx
f BB
P
C L/2 B L/2 A
P
D
1
QL/2
PL/4
-
+
-
-
-PL
PL/2
-(1)L/2
Primary Structure Under Actual Load
Primary Structure Under Redundant Loading
Bending Moment Diagram
Figure 10.2: Propped Cantilever Beam
1. First we remove the roller support, and are left with the cantilever as a
primary structure.
2. We then determine the deection at point B due to the applied load P using
the virtual
force method
1:D = Z _M
M
EI
dx (10.6-a)
= Z L=2
0
0�px
EI
dx + Z L=2
0 � _PL
2
+ Px_(�x)dx (10.6-b)
=
1
EI Z L=2
0 _PL
2
x + Px2_dx (10.6-c)
=
1
EI "PLx2
4
+
Px3
3 #_____
L=2
0
(10.6-d)
=
5
48
PL3
EI
(10.6-e)
D ra f t
10.3
Note that D0
S hor t-C ut for Displacement Evaluation 203
i is the vector of initial displacements, which is usually zero unless we have

an initial displacement of the support (such as support settlement).
7. The reactions are then obtained by simply inverting the exibility matrix.
9 Note that from Maxwell-Betti's reciprocal theorem, the exibility matrix [f ] is
always symmetric.
10.3 Short-Cut for Displacement Evaluation
10Since deections due to exural e_ects must be determined numerous times
in the exibility
method, Table 10.1 may simplify some of the evaluation of the internal strain
energy. You are
strongly discouraged to use this table while still at school!.
g2(x)
g1(x) L
a HHH
L
a
L
ab
L
c
Lac Lac
2
Lc(a+b)
2
HHH
L
c
Lac
2
Lac
3
Lc(2a+b)
6
___
L
c
Lac
2
Lac
6
Lc(a+2b)
6
L
cd
La(c+d)
2
La(2c+d)
6
La(2c+d)+Lb(c+2d)
6
L
cde
La(c+4d+e)
6
La(c+2d)
6
La(c+2d)+Lb(2d+e)
6
Table 10.1: Table of Z L
0
g1(x)g2(x)dx
10.4 Examples
Example 10-1: Steel Building Frame Analysis, (White et al. 1976)
A small, mass-produced industrial building, Fig. 10.3, is to be framed in
structural steel
with a typical cross section as shown below. The engineer is considering
three di_erent designs
for the frame: (a) for poor or unknown soil conditions, the foundations for the
frame may not
be able to develop any dependable horizontal forces at its bases. In this case
the idealized
base conditions are a hinge at one of the bases and a roller at the other; (b)
for excellent
D ra ft 10.4
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p les 219
EI dx
AB BC CD Total
f11 __ A A __ A A +h3
3 +Lh2 +h3
3 + 2h3
3EIc
+ Lh2
EIb
f12 __ A A
+h2L
2 +L2h
2 0 + h2L
2EIc
+ L2h
2EIb
f13 __ AA
�h2
2 �Lh �h2
2 � h2
EIc � Lh
EIb
f21
__ A A +h2L
2 +L2h
2 0 + h2L
2EIc
+ L2h
2EIb
f22
+L2h +L3
3 0 +L2h
EIc
+ L3
3EIb
f23
�hL �L2
2 0 � hL
EIc � L2
2EIb
f31 __ A A
�h2
2 �Lh �h2
2 � h2
EIc � Lh
EIb
f32
�hL �L2
2 0 � hL
EIc � L2
2EIb
f33 +h +L +h + 2h
EIc
+L
EIb
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�h2(2h+15L�30)
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D ra ft10.4 E xam p les 221

3. In the following discussion the contributions to displacements due to axial
strain are denoted
with a single prime (0) and those due to curvature by a double prime (00).
4. Consider the axial strain _rst. A unit length of frame member shortens as a
result of the
temperature decrease from 85_F to 45_F at the middepth of the member. The
strain is therefore
__T = (0:0000055)(40) = 0:00022 (10.56)
5. The e_ect of axial strain on the relative displacements needs little analysis.
The horizontal
member shortens by an amount (0.00022)(20) = 0.0044 ft. The shortening of
the vertical
members results in no relative displacement in the vertical direction 2. No
rotation occurs.
6. We therefore have D01_ = �0:0044 ft, D02_ = 0, and D03_ = 0:
Figure 10.16:
7. The e_ect of curvature must also be considered. A frame element of length
dx undergoes an
angular strain as a result of the temperature gradient as indicated in Figure
10.16. The change
in length at an extreme _ber is
_ = __Tdx = 0:0000055(25)dx = 0:000138dx (10.57)
8. with the resulting real rotation of the cross section
d_ = _=0:5 = 0:000138dx=0:5 = 0:000276dx radians (10.58)
9. The relative displacements of the primary structure at D are found by the
virtual force
method.
10. A virtual force _Q is applied in the direction of the desired displacement
and the resulting
moment diagram _M determined.
11. The virtual work equation
_QD = Z _Md_ (10.59)
is used to obtain each of the desired displacements D.
12. The results, which you should verify, are
D00 1_ = 0:0828 ft (10.60-a)
D00 2_ = 0:1104 ft (10.60-b)
D00 3_ = �0:01104 radians (10.60-c)
D ra ft
10.4 E xam p
with units in kips and feet.
les 223
21. A moment diagram may now be constructed, and other internal force
quantities computed
from the now known values of the redundants. The redundants have been
valuated separately
for e_ects of temperature and foundation settlement. These e_ects may be
combined with those
due to loading using the principle of superposition.
Example 10-9: Braced Bent with Loads and Temperature Change, (White et
al. 1976)
The truss shown in Figure 10.17 reperesents an internal braced bent in an
enclosed shed,
with lateral loads of 20 kN at the panel points. A temperature drop of 30_C
may occur on
the outer members (members 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, and 5-6). We wish to analyze
the truss for the
loading and for the temperature e_ect.
Solution:
1. The _rst step in the analysis is the de_nition of the two redundants. The
choice of forces
in diagonals 2-4 and 1-5 as redundants facilitates the computations because
some of the load
e_ects are easy to analyze. Figure ??-b shows the de_nition of R1 and R2.
2. The computations are organized in tabular form in Table 10.4. The _rst
column gives the
bar forces P in the primary structure caused by the actual loads. Forces are in
kN. Column
2 gives the force in each bar caused by a unit load (1 kN) corresponding to
release 1. These
are denoted p1 and also represent the bar force _q1=_Q1 caused by a virtual
force _Q1 applied
Figure 10.17:
at the same location. Column 3 lists the same quantity for a unit load and for
a virtual force
_Q2 applied at release 2. These three columns constitute a record of the truss
analysis needed
for this problem.
D ra ft
10.4 E xam
D1Q D2Q f11 f21 f12 f22 D1_ D2_
p les 225
P p1 p2 L=EA _q1PL=EA _q2PL=EA _q1p1L=EA _q2p2L=EA _qp2L=EA _q2p2L=EA _=temp _q1_= _q2_=
multiply by Lc=EAc Lc=EAc Lc=EAc Lc=EAc Lc=EAc Lc=EAc Lc=EAc Lc 10�4Lc 10�4Lc
1-2 60.0 0 �0.707 1 0 �42.42 0 0 0 0.50 �0.0003 0 2.12
2-3 20.00 �0.707 0 1 �14.14 0 0.50 0 0 0 �0.0003 2.12 0
3-4 0 �0.707 0 2 0 0 1.00 0 0 0 �0.0003 2.12 0
4-5 0 �0.707 0 1 0 0 0.50 0 0 0 �0.0003 2.12 0
5-6 �___________20.00 0 �0.707 1 0 14.14 0 0 0 0.50 �0.0003 0 2.12
6-1 40.00 0 �0.707 2 0 �56.56 0 0 0 1.00 0 0 0
2-5 20.00 �0.707 �0.707 2 �28.28 �28.28 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0 0 0
1-5 0 0 1.00 2.828 0 0 0 0 0 2.83 0 0 0
2-6 �56.56 0 1.00 2.828 0 �160.00 0 0 0 2.83 0 0 0
2-4 0 1.00 0 2.828 0 0 2.83 0 0 0 0 0 0
3-5 �28.28 1.00 0 2.838 �80.00 0 2.83 0 0 0 0 0 0
�122.42 �273.12 8.66 1.00 1.00 8.66 6.36 4.24
Draft
Chapter 11
APPROXIMATE FRAME
ANALYSIS
1Despite the widespread availability of computers, approximate methods of
analysis are justi-
_ed by
1. Inherent assumption made regarding the validity of a linear elastic analysis
vis a vis of
an ultimate failure design.
2. Ability of structures to redistribute internal forces.
3. Uncertainties in load and material properties
2 Vertical loads are treated separately from the horizontal ones.
3 We use the design sign convention for moments (+ve tension below), and
for shear (ccw +ve).

4 Assume girders to be numbered from left to right.
5 In all free body diagrams assume positivee forces/moments, and take
algeebraic sums.
6 The key to the approximate analysis method is our ability to sketch the
deected shape of a
structure and identify inection points.
7 We begin by considering a uniformly loaded beam and frame. In each case
we consider an
extreme end of the restraint: a) free or b) restrained. For the frame a relativly
exible or sti_
column would be analogous to a free or _xed restrain on the beam, Fig. 11.1.
11.1 Vertical Loads
8 With reference to Fig. 11.1, we now consider an intermediary case as shown
in Fig. 11.2.
9 With the location of the inection points identi_ed, we may now determine all
the reactions
and internal forces from statics.
10 If we now consider a multi-bay/multi-storey frame, the girders at each oor
are assumed to
be continuous beams, and columns are assumed to resist the resulting
unbalanced moments
from the girders, we may make the following assumptions
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Figure 11.2: Uniformly Loaded Frame, Approximate Location of Inection
Points
D ra f t
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1
8
wL2
s= w
1
8
(0:8)2L2 = 0:08wL2 (11.1)
Maximum negative moment at each end of the girder is given by, Fig. 33.9
Mleft = Mrgt = �
w
2
(0:1L)2 �
w
2
(0:8L)(0:1L) = �0:045wL2 (11.2)
Girder Shear are obtained from the free body diagram, Fig. 33.10
Vrgt
i-1 Vlft
i
Pabove
Pbelow
Figure 11.4: Approximate Analysis of Frames Subjected to Vertical Loads;
Column Axial Forces
V lft =
wL
2
V rgt = �
wL
2
(11.3)
Column axial force is obtained by summing all the girder shears to the axial
force transmitted
by the column above it. Fig. 33.10
Pdwn = Pup + V rgt
i�1 � V lft
i (11.4)
Column Moment are obtained by considering the free body diagram of
columns Fig. 33.11
Mtop = Mbot
above �Mrgt
i�1 +Mlft
i Mbot = �Mtop (11.5)
D ra f t 11.2 H ori zo
Horizontal Loads, Portal Method
ntal Loads 245
1. Column Shears
V5 = 15
(2)(3) = 2:5 k
V6 = 2(V5) = (2)(2:5) = 5 k
V7 = 2(V5) = (2)(2:5) = 5 k
V8 = V5 = 2:5 k
V1 = 15+30
(2)(3) = 7:5 k
V2 = 2(V1) = (2)(7:5) = 15 k
V3 = 2(V1) = (2)(2:5) = 15 k
V4 = V1 = 7:5 k
2. Top Column Moments
Mtop
5 = V1H5
2 = (2:5)(14)
2 = 17:5 k.ft
Mbot
5 = �Mtop
5 = � 17:5 k.ft
Mtop
6 = V6H6
2 = (5)(14)
2 = 35:0 k.ft
Mbot
6 = �Mtop
6 = � 35:0 k.ft
Mtop
7 = V up
7 H7
2 = (5)(14)
2 = 35:0 k.ft
Mbot
7 = �Mtop
7 = � 35:0 k.ft
Mtop
8 = V up
8 H8
2 = (2:5)(14)
2 = 17:5 k.ft
Mbot
8 = �Mtop
8 = � 17:5 k.ft
3. Bottom Column Moments
Mtop
1 = V dwn
1 H1
2 = (7:5)(16)
2 = 60 k.ft
Mbot
1 = �Mtop
1 = � 60 k.ft
Mtop
2 = V dwn
2 H2
2 = (15)(16)
2 = 120 k.ft
Mbot
2 = �Mtop
2 = � 120 k.ft
Mtop
3 = V dwn
3 H3
2 = (15)(16)
2 = 120 k.ft
Mbot
3 = �Mtop
3 = � 120 k.ft
Mtop
4 = V dwn
4 H4
2 = (7:5)(16)
2 = 60 k.ft
Mbot
4 = �Mtop
4 = � 60 k.ft
4. Top Girder Moments
Mlft
12 = Mtop
5 = 17:5 k.ft
Mrgt
12 = �Mlft
12 = � 17:5 k.ft
Mlft
13 = Mrgt
12 +Mtop
6 = �17:5 + 35 = 17:5 k.ft
Mrgt
13 = �Mlft
13 = � 17:5 k.ft
Mlft
14 = Mrgt
13 +Mtop
7 = �17:5 + 35 = 17:5 k.ft
Mrgt
14 = �Mlft
14 = � 17:5 k.ft
D ra f t 11.2 H
6. Top Girder Shear
ori zo ntal Loads 247
V lft
12 = �2Mlft
12
L12
= �(2)(17:5)
20 = �1:75 k
V rgt
12 = +V lft
12 = �1:75 k
V lft
13 = �2Mlft
13
L13
= �(2)(17:5)
30 = �1:17 k
V rgt
13 = +V lft
13 = �1:17 k
V lft
14 = �2Mlft
14
L14
= �(2)(17:5)
24 = �1:46 k
V rgt
14 = +V lft
14 = �1:46 k
7. Bottom Girder Shear
V lft
9 = �2Mlft
12
L9
= �(2)(77:5)
20 = �7:75 k
V rgt
9 = +V lft
9 = �7:75 k
V lft
10 = �2Mlft
10
L10
= �(2)(77:5)
30 = �5:17 k
V rgt
10 = +V lft
10 = �5:17 k
V lft
11 = �2Mlft
11
L11
= �(2)(77:5)
24 = �6:46 k
V rgt
11 = +V lft
11 = �6:46 k
8. Top Column Axial Forces (+ve tension, -ve compression)
P5 = �V lft
12 = �(�1:75) k
P6 = +V rgt
12 � V lft
13 = �1:75 � (�1:17) = �0:58 k
P7 = +V rgt
13 � V lft
14 = �1:17 � (�1:46) = 0:29 k
P8 = V rgt
14 = �1:46 k
9. Bottom Column Axial Forces (+ve tension, -ve compression)
P1 = P5 + V lft
9 = 1:75 � (�7:75) = 9:5 k
P2 = P6 + V rgt
10 + V lft
9 = �0:58 � 7:75 � (�5:17) = �3:16 k
P3 = P7 + V rgt
11 + V lft
10 = 0:29 � 5:17 � (�6:46) = 1:58 k
P4 = P8 + V rgt
11 = �1:46 � 6:46 = �7:66 k
Design Parameters On the basis of the two approximate analyses, vertical
and lateral load,
we now seek the design parameters for the frame, Table 33.2.
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D ra f t
Mem. Vert. Hor. Design
11.2 H ori zo ntal Loads 251
Values
-ve Moment 9.00 77.50 86.50
9 +ve Moment 16.00 0.00 16.00
Shear 5.00 7.75 12.75
-ve Moment 20.20 77.50 97.70
10 +ve Moment 36.00 0.00 36.00
Shear 7.50 5.17 12.67
-ve Moment 13.0 77.50 90.50
11 +ve Moment 23.00 0.00 23.00
Shear 6.00 6.46 12.46
-ve Moment 4.50 17.50 22.00
12 +ve Moment 8.00 0.00 8.00
Shear 2.50 1.75 4.25
-ve Moment 10.10 17.50 27.60
13 +ve Moment 18.00 0.00 18.00
Shear 3.75 1.17 4.92
-ve Moment 6.50 17.50 24.00
14 +ve Moment 11.50 0.00 11.50
Shear 3.00 1.46 4.46
Table 11.2: Girders Combined Approximate Vertical and Horizontal Loads
Draft
Chapter 12
KINEMATIC
INDETERMINANCY; STIFFNESS
METHOD
12.1 Introduction
12.1.1 Sti_ness vs Flexibility
1There are two classes of structural analysis methods, Table 12.1:
Flexibility: where the primary unknown is a force, where equations of
equilibrium are the
starting point, static indeterminancy occurs if there are more unknowns than
equations,
and displacements of the entire structure (usually from virtual work) are used
to write an
equation of compatibility of displacements in order to solve for the redundant
forces.
Sti_ness: method is the counterpart of the exibility one. Primary unknowns
are displacements,
and we start from expressions for the forces written in terms of the
displacements
(at the element level) and then apply the equations of equilibrium. The
structure is considered
to be kinematically indeterminate to the nth degree where n is the total
number
of independent displacements. From the displacements, we then compute
the internal
forces.
Flexibility Sti_ness
Primary Variable (d.o.f.) Forces Displacements
Indeterminancy Static Kinematic
Force-Displacement Displacement(Force)/Structure
Force(Displacement)/Element
Governing Relations Compatibility of displacement Equilibrium
Methods of analysis \Consistent Deformation" Slope Deection; Moment
Distribution
Table 12.1: Sti_ness vs Flexibility Methods
2In the exibility method, we started by releasing as many redundant forces as
possible in
order to render the structure statically determinate, and this made it quite
exible. We then
D ra f t
12.2 D eg ree s of Freedom 255
Figure 12.2: Independent Displacements
Type Node 1 Node 2
1 Dimensional
fpg Fy1, Mz2 Fy3, Mz4
Beam
f_g v1, _2 v3, _4
2 Dimensional
fpg Fx1 Fx2
Truss
f_g u1 u2
fpg Fx1, Fy2, Mz3 Fx4, Fy5, Mz6
Frame
f_g u1, v2, _3 u4, v5, _6
3 Dimensional
fpg Fx1, Fx2
Truss
f_g u1, u2
fpg Fx1, Fy2, Fy3, Fx7, Fy8, Fy9,
Tx4 My5, Mz6 Tx10 My11, Mz12
Frame
f_g u1, v2, w3, u7, v8, w9,
_4, _5 _6 _10, _11 _12
Table 12.2: Degrees of Freedom of Di_erent Structure Types Systems
D ra f t
12.3 K ine m atic Relations 257
12.2.1 Methods of Analysis
12There are three methods for the sti_ness based analysis of a structure
Slope Deection: (Mohr, 1892) Which results in a system of n linear equations
with n unknowns,
where n is the degree of kinematic indeterminancy (i.e. total number of
independent
displacements/rotation).
Moment Distribution: (Cross, 1930) which is an iterative method to solve for
the n displacements
and corresponding internal forces in exural structures.
Direct Sti_ness method: (~1960) which is a formal statement of the sti_ness
method and
cast in matrix form is by far the most powerful method of structural analysis.
The _rst two methods lend themselves to hand calculation, and the third to a
computer based
analysis.
12.3 Kinematic Relations
12.3.1 Force-Displacement Relations
13Whereas in the exibility method we sought to obtain a displacement in
terms of the forces
(through virtual work) for an entire structure, our starting point in the sti_ness
method is to
develop a set of relationship for the force in terms of the displacements for a
single element.
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have all positive

known displacements, we have from strength of materials
M = �EI
d 2v
dx2 = M1 � V1x + m(x) (12.2)
where m(x) is the moment applied due to the applied load only. It is positive
when counterclockwise.
15 Integrating twice
� EIv0 = M1x �
1
2
V1x2 + f(x) + C1 (12.3)
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1
2
M1x2 �
1
6
V1x3 + g(x) + C1x + C2 (12.4)
where f(x) = R m(x)dx, and g(x) = R f(x)dx.
16 Applying the boundary conditions at x = 0
v0 = _1
v = v1 ) ) ( C1 = �EI_1
C2 = �EIv1
(12.5)
D ra f t
12.5 M om en t Distribution; Indirect Solution 277
Example 12-7: Continuous Beam, Initial Settlement, (Kinney 1957)
For the following beam _nd the moments at A;B; and C by moment
distribution. The
support at C settles by 0.1 in. Use E = 30; 000 k/in2.
Solution:
1. Fixed-end moments: Uniform load:
MF
AB =
wL2
12
=
(5)(202)
12
= +167 k.ft (12.68-a)
MF
BA = �167 k.ft (12.68-b)
D ra f t
12.5
Solution:
M om en t Distribution; Indirect Solution 279
1. The _rst step is to perform the usual moment distribution. The reader
should fully understand
that this balancing operation adjusts the internal moments at the ends of the
members
by a series of corrections as the joints are considered to rotate, until _M = 0
at each joint.
The reader should also realize that during this balancing operation no
translation of any joint
is permitted.
2. The _xed-end moments are
MF
BC =
(18)(12)(62)
182 = +24 k.ft (12.71-a)
MF
CB =
(18)(6)(122)
182 = �48 k.ft (12.71-b)
3. Moment distribution
Joint A B C D Balance CO
Member AB BA BC CB CD DC
K 10 10 20 20 15 15
DF 0 0.333 0.667 0.571 0.429 0
FEM +24.0 -48.0 FEM
_+_
+13.7
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+27.4 +20.6
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+10.3 C DC; BC
-6.3
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B AB; CB
_+_
+3.6
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+7.1 +5.4
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+2.7 C BC; DC
-0.6
_
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-1.2QQs
B AB; CB
_+_
+0.3
?
_
+0.7 +0.5
-
+0.02 C BC; DC
-0.1 -0.2 B
Total -6.9 -13.9 +13.9 -26.5 +26.5 +13.2
4. The _nal moments listed in the table are correct only if there is no
translation of any joint.
It is therefore necessary to determine whether or not, with the above
moments existing, there
is any tendency for side lurch of the top of the frame.
5. If the frame is divided into three free bodies, the result will be as shown
below.
D ra f t
62
12.5 M om en t Distribution; Indirect Solution 281
Recalling that the _xed end moment is MF = 6EI _
L2 = 6EKm_, where Km = I
L2 = K
L we
can write
_=
MF
AB
6EKm
=
MF
DC
6EKm
(12.72-a)
)
MF
AB
MF
DC
=
KAB
m
KDC
m
=
10
15
(12.72-b)
63 These _xed-end moments could, for example, have the values of �10 and
�15 k.ft or �20 and

�30, or �30 and �45, or any other combination so long as the above ratio is
maintained. The
proper procedure is to choose values for these _xed-end moments of
approximately the same
order of magnitude as the original _xed-end moments due to the real loads.
This will result in
the same accuracy for the results of the balance for the side-sway correction
that was realized
in the _rst balance for the real loads. Accordingly, it will be assumed that P,
and the resulting
_, are of such magnitudes as to result in the _xed-end moments shown below
8. Obviously, _M = 0 is not satis_ed for joints B and C in this deected frame.
Therefore
these joints must rotate until equilibrium is reached. The e_ect of this rotation
is determined
in the distribution below
Joint A B C D Balance CO
Member AB BA BC CB CD DC
K 10 10 20 20 15 15
DF 0 0.333 0.667 0.571 0.429 0
FEM -30.0 -30.0 _+_
-45.0
?
-45.0
_+_
+12.9
?
_
+25.8 +19.2
-
+9.6 C BC; DC
+2.8
_
+5.7 +11.4
-
?
+5.7QQs
B AB; CB
_+_
-1.6
?
_
-3.3 -2.4
-
-1.2 C BC; DC
+0.2
_
+0.5 +1.1
-
?
+0.5QQs
B AB; CB
-0.3 -0.2
-
-0.1 C
Total -27.0 -23.8 +23.8 +28.4 -28.4 -36.7
9. During the rotation of joints B and C, as represented by the above
distribution, the value
of _ has remained constant, with P varying in magnitude as required to
maintain _.
10. It is now possible to determine the _nal value of P simply by adding the
shears in the
columns. The shear in any member, without external loads applied along its
length, is obtained
by adding the end moments algebraically and dividing by the length of the
member. The _nal
Draft
Chapter 13
DIRECT STIFFNESS METHOD
13.1 Introduction
13.1.1 Structural Idealization
1Prior to analysis, a structure must be idealized for a suitable mathematical
representation.
Since it is practically impossible (and most often unnecessary) to model
every single detail,
assumptions must be made. Hence, structural idealization is as much an art
as a science. Some
of the questions confronting the analyst include:
1. Two dimensional versus three dimensional; Should we model a single bay
of a building,
or the entire structure?
2. Frame or truss, can we neglect exural sti_ness?
3. Rigid or semi-rigid connections (most important in steel structures)
4. Rigid supports or elastic foundations (are the foundations over solid rock,
or over clay
which may consolidate over time)
5. Include or not secondary members (such as diagonal braces in a three
dimensional analysis).
6. Include or not axial deformation (can we neglect the axial sti_ness of a
beam in a building?)
7. Cross sectional properties (what is the moment of inertia of a reinforced
concrete beam?)
8. Neglect or not haunches (those are usually present in zones of high
negative moments)
9. Linear or nonlinear analysis (linear analysis can not predict the peak or
failure load, and
will underestimate the deformations).
10. Small or large deformations (In the analysis of a high rise building
subjected to wind
load, the moments should be ampli_ed by the product of the axial load times
the lateral
deformation, P � _ e_ects).
11. Time dependent e_ects (such as creep, which is extremely important in
prestressed concrete,
or cable stayed concrete bridges).
D ra f t
13.1 I ntro d uction 289
(such as beam element), while element 2 has a code 2 (such as a truss
element). Material group
1 would have di_erent elastic/geometric properties than material group 2.
Group Element Material
No. Type Group
111
221
312
Table 13.3: Example of Group Number
6 From the analysis, we _rst obtain the nodal displacements, and then the
element internal
forces. Those internal forces vary according to the element type. For a two
dimensional frame,
those are the axial and shear forces, and moment at each node.
7 Hence, the need to de_ne two coordinate systems (one for the entire
structure, and one for

each element), and a sign convention become apparent.
13.1.3 Coordinate Systems
8 We should di_erentiate between 2 coordinate systems:
Global: to describe the structure nodal coordinates. This system can be
arbitrarily selected
provided it is a Right Hand Side (RHS) one, and we will associate with it upper
case axis
labels, X; Y;Z, Fig. 13.1 or 1,2,3 (running indeces within a computer program).
Local: system is associated with each element and is used to describe the
element internal
forces. We will associate with it lower case axis labels, x; y; z (or 1,2,3), Fig.
13.2.
9 The x-axis is assumed to be along the member, and the direction is chosen
such that it points

from the 1st node to the 2nd node, Fig. 13.2.
10 Two dimensional structures will be de_ned in the X-Y plane.
13.1.4 Sign Convention

11 The sign convention in structural analysis is completely di_erent than the
one previously
adopted in structural analysis/design, Fig. 13.3 (where we focused mostly on
exure and de_ned
a positive moment as one causing \tension below". This would be awkward to
program!).
12 In matrix structural analysis the sign convention adopted is consistent with
the prevailing
coordinate system. Hence, we de_ne a positive moment as one which is
counter-clockwise, Fig.
13.3
13 Fig. 13.4 illustrates the sign convention associated with each type of
element.
14 Fig. 13.4 also shows the geometric (upper left) and elastic material (upper
right) properties
associated with each type of element.
D ra f t 13.1 I ntro d uction 291
Figure 13.3: Sign Convention, Design and Analysis
Figure 13.4: Total Degrees of Freedom for various Type of Elements
D ra f t 13.1 I ntro
Type Node 1 Node 2 [k] [K]
d uction 293
(Local) (Global)
1 Dimensional
fpg Fy1, Mz2 Fy3, Mz4
Beam 4 _ 4 4 _ 4
f_g v1, _2 v3, _4
2 Dimensional
fpg Fx1 Fx2
Truss 2 _ 2 4 _ 4
f_g u1 u2
fpg Fx1, Fy2, Mz3 Fx4, Fy5, Mz6
Frame 6 _ 6 6 _ 6
f_g u1, v2, _3 u4, v5, _6
fpg Tx1, Fy2, Mz3 Tx4, Fy5, Mz6
Grid 6 _ 6 6 _ 6
f_g _1, v2, _3 _4, v5, _6
3 Dimensional
fpg Fx1, Fx2
Truss 2 _ 2 6 _ 6
f_g u1, u2
fpg Fx1, Fy2, Fy3, Fx7, Fy8, Fy9,
Tx4 My5, Mz6 Tx10 My11, Mz12
Frame 12 _ 12 12 _ 12
f_g u1, v2, w3, u7, v8, w9,
_4, _5 _6 _10, _11 _12
Table 13.4: Degrees of Freedom of Di_erent Structure Types Systems
D ra f t 13.2 S ti_ ne ss Matrices 295
13.2 Sti_ness Matrices

13.2.1 Truss Element
22From strength of materials, the force/displacement relation in axial
members is
_ = E_
A_
|{z} P
=
AE
L
_
|{z} 1
(13.1)
Hence, for a unit displacement, the applied force should be equal to AE
L . From statics, the force
at the other end must be equal and opposite.
23 The truss element (whether in 2D or 3D) has only one degree of freedom
associated with
each node. Hence, from Eq. 13.1, we have
[kt] =
AE
L2
4
u1 u2
p1 1 �1
p2 �1 13
5
(13.2)
13.2.2 Beam Element
24Using Equations 12.10, 12.10, 12.12 and 12.12 we can determine the forces
associated with
each unit displacement.
[kb] = 2
6664
v1 _1 v2 _2
V1 Eq. 12.12(v1 = 1) Eq. 12.12(_1 = 1) Eq. 12.12(v2 = 1) Eq. 12.12(_2 = 1)
M1 Eq. 12.10(v1 = 1) Eq. 12.10(_1 = 1) Eq. 12.10(v2 = 1) Eq. 12.10(_2 = 1)
V2 Eq. 12.12(v1 = 1) Eq. 12.12(_1 = 1) Eq. 12.12(v2 = 1) Eq. 12.12(_2 = 1)
M2 Eq. 12.10(v1 = 1) Eq. 12.10(_1 = 1) Eq. 12.10(v2 = 1) Eq. 12.10(_2 = 1)
37775
(13.3)
25 The sti_ness matrix of the beam element (neglecting shear and axial
deformation) will thus

be
[kb] =
266666664
v1 _1 v2 _2
V1
12EIz
L3
6EIz
L2 �12EIz
L3
6EIz
L2
M1
6EIz
L2
4EIz
L �6EIz
L2
2EIz
L
V2 �12EIz
L3 �6EIz
L2
12EIz
L3 �6EIz
L2
M2
6EIz
L2
2EIz
L �6EIz
L2
4EIz
L
377777775
(13.4)
26 We note that this is identical to Eq.12.14
8>
><
>>:
V1
M1
V2
M2
9>
>=
>>;
=2
6664
v1 _1 v2 _2
V1
12EIz
L3
6EIz
L2 �12EIz
L3
6EIz
L2
M1
6EIz
L2
4EIz
L �6EIz
L2
2EIz
L
V2 �12EIz
L3 �6EIz
L2
12EIz
L3 �6EIz
L2
M2
6EIz
L2
2EIz
L �6EIz
L2
4EIz
L
37775
| {z } k(e)
8>
><
>>:
v1
_1
v2
_2
9>
>=
>>;
(13.5)
D ra ft13.3 D ire ct Sti_ness Method 297

Figure 13.7: Problem with 2 Global d.o.f. _1 and _2
D ra ft13.3 D ire ct Sti_ness Method 315

% Solve for the Displacements in meters and radians
Displacements=inv(Ktt)*P'
% Extract Kut
Kut=Kaug(4:9,1:3);
% Compute the Reactions and do not forget to add fixed end actions
Reactions=Kut*Displacements+FEA_Rest'
% Solve for the internal forces and do not forget to include the fixed end
actions
dis_global(:,:,1)=[0,0,0,Displacements(1:3)'];
dis_global(:,:,2)=[Displacements(1:3)',0,0,0];
for elem=1:2
dis_local=Gamma(:,:,elem)*dis_global(:,:,elem)';
int_forces=k(:,:,elem)*dis_local+fea(1:6,elem)
end
function [k,K,Gamma]=stiff(EE,II,A,i,j)
% Determine the length
L=sqrt((j(2)-i(2))^2+(j(1)-i(1))^2);
% Compute the angle theta (carefull with vertical members!)
if(j(1)-i(1))~=0
alpha=atan((j(2)-i(2))/(j(1)-i(1)));
else
alpha=-pi/2;
end
% form rotation matrix Gamma
Gamma=[
cos(alpha) sin(alpha) 0 0 0 0;
-sin(alpha) cos(alpha) 0 0 0 0;
0 0 1 0 0 0;
0 0 0 cos(alpha) sin(alpha) 0;
0 0 0 -sin(alpha) cos(alpha) 0;
0 0 0 0 0 1];
% form element stiffness matrix in local coordinate system
EI=EE*II;
EA=EE*A;
k=[EA/L, 0, 0, -EA/L, 0, 0;
0, 12*EI/L^3, 6*EI/L^2, 0, -12*EI/L^3, 6*EI/L^2;
0, 6*EI/L^2, 4*EI/L, 0, -6*EI/L^2, 2*EI/L;
-EA/L, 0, 0, EA/L, 0, 0;
0, -12*EI/L^3, -6*EI/L^2, 0, 12*EI/L^3, -6*EI/L^2;
0, 6*EI/L^2, 2*EI/L, 0, -6*EI/L^2, 4*EI/L];
% Element stiffness matrix in global coordinate system
K=Gamma'*k*Gamma;
This simple proigram will produce the following results:
Displacements =
0.0010
-0.0050
D ra ft
13.3 D ire ct Sti_ness Method 317
Figure 13.14: ID Values for Simple Beam
2. The structure sti_ness matrix is assembled
K=2
64
12� 3 �4
1 12EI=L2
�6EI=L2
�12EI=L3
�6EI=L2
2 �6EI=L2 4EI=L 6EI=L2 2EI=L
�3 �12EI=L3 6EI=L2 12EI=L3 6EI=L2
�4 �6EI=L2 2EI=L 6EI=L2 4EI=L
375
3. The global matrix can be rewritten as
8>
<>
:
�Pp
0p
R3?
R4?
9>
=>
;
=2
64
12EI=L2
�6EI=L2
�12EI=L3
�6EI=L2
�6EI=L2 4EI=L 6EI=L2 2EI=L
�12EI=L3 6EI=L2 12EI=L3 6EI=L2
375
8>
<>
:
_1?
_2?
_3p
_4p
9>
=>
; 4. Ktt is inverted (or actually decomposed) and stored in the same global
matrix
26664
L3=3EI L2=2EI �12EI=L3
�6EI=L2
L2=2EI L=EI 6EI=L2 2EI=L
37775
5. Next we compute the equivalent load, P0t = Pt �Ktu_u, and overwrite Pt by
P0t
Pt �Ktu_u = 8>><
>>:
�P
0
0
0
9>
>=
>>;
�
26664
L3=3EI L2=2EI �12EI=L3
�6EI=L2
L2=2EI L=EI 6EI=L2 2EI=L
37775
8>
><
>>:
�P
0
0
0
9>
>=
>>;
= 8>><
>>:
�P
0
0
0
9>
>=
>>;
D ra ft 13.3 D ire ct Sti_ness Method 319

5. We compute the equivalent load, P0t = Pt �Ktu_u, and overwrite Pt by P0t
Pt �Ktu_u = 8>><
>>:
0
M
0
0
9>
>=
>>;
�
26664
L3=3EI �L=6EI 6EI=L2
�6EI=L2
�L=6EI L=3EI 6EI=L2
�6EI=L2
6EI=L2 6EI=L2 12EI=L3
�12EI=L3
�6EI=L2
�6EI=L2
�12EI=L3 12EI=L3
37775
8>
><
>>:
0
M
0
0
9>
>=
>>;
= 8>><
>>:
0
M
0
0
9>
>=
>>; 6. Solve for the displacements, _t = K�1
tt P0t, and overwrite Pt by _t
8>
><
>>:
_1
_2
0
0
9>
>=
>>;
=2
6664
�6EI=L2
�6EI=L2
�12EI=L3
�6EI=L2
�6EI=L2
�12EI=L3 12EI=L3
37775
8>
><
>>:
0
M
0
0
9>
>=
>>;
= 8>><
>>:
�ML=6EI
ML=3EI
0
0
9>
>=
>>; 7. Solve for the reactions, Rt = Kut_tt +Kuu_u, and overwrite _u by Ru
8>
><
>>:
�ML=6EI
ML=3EI
R1
R2
9>
>=
>>;
=2
6664
�6EI=L2
�6EI=L2
�12EI=L3
�6EI=L2
�6EI=L2
�12EI=L3 12EI=L3
37775
8>
><
>>:
�ML=6EI
ML=3EI
0
0
9>
>=
>>;
= 8>><
>>:
�ML=6EI
ML=3EI
M=L
�M=L
9>
>=
>>; Cantilivered Beam/Initial Displacement and Concentrated Moment
1. The element sti_ness matrix is
k=2
64
�2 �3 �4 1
�2 12EI=L3 6EI=L2
�12EI=L3 6EI=L2
�3 6EI=L2 4EI=L �6EI=L2 2EI=L
�4 �12EI=L3
�6EI=L2 12EI=L3
�6EI=L2
1 6EI=L2 2EI=L �6EI=L2 4EI=L
375
2. The structure sti_ness matrix is assembled
K=2
64
1 �2 �3 �4
1 4EI=L 6EI=L2 2EI=L �6EI=L2
�2 6EI=L2 12EI=L3 6EI=L2
�12EI=L3
�3 2EI=L 6EI=L2 4EI=L �6EI=L2
�4 �6EI=L2
�12EI=L3
�6EI=L2 12EI=L3
375
3. The global matrix can be rewritten as
8>
<>
:
Mp
R2?
R3?
R4?
9>
=>
;
=2
64
4EI=L 6EI=L2 2EI=L �6EI=L2
�12EI=L3
2EI=L 6EI=L2 4EI=L �6EI=L2
�6EI=L2
�12EI=L3
�6EI=L2 12EI=L3
375
8>
<>
:
_1?
_2p
_3p
_4p
9>
=>
;
Draft
Chapter 14
DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES of ACI
and AISC CODES
14.1 Safety Provisions
1Structures and structural members must always be designed to carry some
reserve load above
what is expected under normal use. This is to account for
Variability in Resistance: The actual strengths (resistance) of structural
elements will differ
from those assumed by the designer due to:
1. Variability in the strength of the material (greater variability in concrete
strength
than in steel strength).
2. Di_erences between the actual dimensions and those speci_ed (mostly in
placement
of steel rebars in R/C).
3. E_ect of simplifying assumptions made in the derivation of certain
formulas.
Variability in Loadings: All loadings are variable. There is a greater variation
in the live
loads than in the dead loads. Some types of loadings are very di_cult to
quantify (wind,
earthquakes).
Consequences of Failure: The consequence of a structural component failure
must be carefully
assessed. The collapse of a beam is likely to cause a localized failure.
Alternatively
the failure of a column is likely to trigger the failure of the whole structure.
Alternatively,
the failure of certain components can be preceded by warnings (such as
excessive deformation),
whereas other are sudden and catastrophic. Finally, if no redistribution of
load
is possible (as would be the case in a statically determinate structure), a
higher safety
factor must be adopted.
2 The purpose of safety provisions is to limit the probability of failure and yet
permit
economical structures.
3 The following items must be considered in determining safety provisions:
1. Seriousness of a failure, either to humans or goods.
D ra f t
14.3
_ < _all =
U lti ma te Strength Method 351
_yld
F:S:
(14.1)
where F:S: is the factor of safety.
10 Major limitations of this method
1. An elastic analysis can not easily account for creep and shrinkage of
concrete.
2. For concrete structures, stresses are not linearly proportional to strain
beyond 0:45f0c .
3. Safety factors are not rigorously determined from a probabilistic approach,
but are the
result of experience and judgment.
11 Allowable strengths are given in Table 14.1.
Steel, AISC/ASD
Tension, Gross Area Ft = 0:6Fy
Tension, E_ective Net Area_ Ft = 0:5Fu
Bending Fb = 0:66Fy
Shear Fv = 0:40Fy
Concrete, ACI/WSD
Tension 0
Compression 0:45f0c
_ E_ective net area will be de_ned in section 17.2.1.2.
Table 14.1: Allowable Stresses for Steel and Concrete
14.3 Ultimate Strength Method
14.3.1 The Normal Distribution
12The normal distribution has been found to be an excellent approximation to
a large class of
distributions, and has some very desirable mathematical properties:
1. f(x) is symmetric with respect to the mean _.
2. f(x) is a \bell curve" with inection points at x = _ _ _.
3. f(x) is a valid probability distribution function as:
Z1
�1
f(x) = 1 (14.2)
4. The probability that xmin < x < xmax is given by:
P(xmin < x < xmax) = Z xmax
xmin
f(x)dx (14.3)
D ra f t
14.3 U lti ma te Strength Method 353
Figure 14.3: Frequency Distributions of Load Q and Resistance R
Failure would occur for negative values of X
19 The probability of failure Pf is equal to the ratio of the shaded area to the
total area
under the curve in Fig. 14.4.
Figure 14.4: De_nition of Reliability Index
20 If X is assumed to follow a Normal Distribution than it has a mean value X =
_ln R
Q_m
and a standard deviation _.
21 We de_ne the safety index (or reliability index) as _ = X
_
22 For standard distributions and for _ = 3:5, it can be shown that the
probability of failure is
Pf = 1
9;091 or 1:1 _ 10�4. That is 1 in every 10,000 structural members designed
with _ = 3:5
will fail because of either excessive load or understrength sometime in its
lifetime.
23 Reliability indices are a relative measure of the current condition and
provide a qualitative
estimate of the structural performance.
24 Structures with relatively high reliable indices will be expected to perform
well. If the value

is too low, then the structure may be classi_ed as a hazard.
25 Target values for _ are shown in Table 28.2, and in Fig. 28.3
Draft
Chapter 15
LOADS
15.1 Introduction
1The main purpose of a structure is to transfer load from one point to
another: bridge deck to
pier; slab to beam; beam to girder; girder to column; column to foundation;
foundation to soil.
2 There can also be secondary loads such as thermal (in restrained
structures), di_erential
settlement of foundations, P-Delta e_ects (additional moment caused by the
product of the
vertical force and the lateral displacement caused by lateral load in a high
rise building).
3 Loads are generally subdivided into two categories
Vertical Loads or gravity load

1. dead load (DL)
2. live load (LL)
also included are snow loads.
Lateral Loads which act horizontally on the structure
1. Wind load (WL)
2. Earthquake load (EL)
this also includes hydrostatic and earth loads.
4 This distinction is helpful not only to compute a structure's load, but also to
assign di_erent
factor of safety to each one.
5 For a detailed coverage of loads, refer to the Universal Building Code (UBC),
(UBC 1995).
15.2 Vertical Loads
6For closely spaced identical loads (such as joist loads), it is customary to
treat them as a
uniformly distributed load rather than as discrete loads, Fig. 15.1
D ra f t
15.2
Material
V
lb=ft2
ert ica l Loads 361
Ceilings
Channel suspended system 1
Acoustical _ber tile 1
Floors
Steel deck 2-10
Concrete-plain 1 in. 12
Linoleum 1/4 in. 1
Hardwood 4
Roofs
Copper or tin 1-5
5 ply felt and gravel 6
Shingles asphalt 3
Clay tiles 9-14
Sheathing wood 3
Insulation 1 in. poured in place 2
Partitions
Clay tile 3 in. 17
Clay tile 10 in. 40
Gypsum Block 5 in. 14
Wood studs 2x4 (12-16 in. o.c.) 2
Plaster 1 in. cement 10
Plaster 1 in. gypsum 5
Walls
Bricks 4 in. 40
Bricks 12 in. 120
Hollow concrete block (heavy aggregate)
4 in. 30
8 in. 55
12 in. 80
Hollow concrete block (light aggregate)
4 in. 21
8 in. 38
12 in. 55
Table 15.2: Weights of Building Materials
Material lb=ft2
Timber 40-50
Steel 50-80
Reinforced concrete 100-150
Table 15.3: Average Gross Dead Load in Buildings
D ra f t
15.3 L ate ra l Loads 363
Floor Roof 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Total
Cumulative R (%) 8.48 16.96 25.44 33.92 42.4 51.32 59.8 60 60 60
Cumulative LL 20 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 740
Cumulative R_ LL 18.3 66.4 59.6 52.9 46.08 38.9 32.2 32 32 32 410
The resulting design live load for the bottom column has been reduced from
740 Kips to
410 Kips .
5. The total dead load is DL = (10)(60) = 600 Kips, thus the total reduction in
load is
740�410
740+600 _ 100= 25% .
15.2.3 Snow
19Roof snow load vary greatly depending on geographic location and
elevation. They
range from 20 to 4 5 p s f , F
�ig��.��1��5�.�2�.��
��
��Figure
15.2: Snow Map of the United States, ubc
20 Snow loads are always given on the projected length or area on a slope, Fig.
15.3.
21 The steeper the roof, the lower the snow retention. For snow loads greater
than 20 psf and

roof pitches _ more than 20_ the snow load p may be reduced by
R = (_ � 20) _ p
40 � 0:5_ (psf) (15.2)
22 Other examples of loads acting on inclined surfaces are shown in Fig. 15.4.
15.3 Lateral Loads

15.3.1 Wind
23Wind load depend on: velocity of the wind, shape of the building, height,
geograph-
ical location, texture of the building surface and sti_ness of the structure.
Draft
Chapter 16
STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
1 Proper understanding of structural materials is essential to both structural
analysis and to
structural design.
2 Characteristics of the most commonly used structural materials will be
highlighted.
16.1 Steel
16.1.1 Structural Steel
3 Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. Its properties can be greatly varied by
altering the
carbon content (always less than 0.5%) or by adding other elements such as
silicon, nickel,
manganese and copper.
4 Practically all grades of steel have a Young Modulus equal to 29,000 ksi,
density of 490
lb/cu ft, and a coe_cient of thermal expansion equal to 0:65 _ 10�5 /deg F.
5 The yield stress of steel can vary from 40 ksi to 250 ksi. Most commonly
used structural steel

are A36 (_yld = 36 ksi) and A572 (_yld = 50 ksi), Fig. 16.6
6 Structural steel can be rolled into a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Usually
the most
desirable members are those which have a large section moduli (S) in
proportion to their area
(A), Fig. 16.2.
7 Steel can be bolted, riveted or welded.
8 Sections are designated by the shape of their cross section, their depth and
their weight. For

example W 27_ 114 is a W section, 27 in. deep weighing 114 lb/ft.
9 Common sections are:
S sections were the _rst ones rolled in America and have a slope on their
inside ange surfaces
of 1 to 6.
W or wide ange sections have a much smaller inner slope which facilitates
connections and
rivetting. W sections constitute about 50% of the tonnage of rolled structural
steel.
C are channel sections
MC Miscellaneous channel which can not be classi_ed as a C shape by
dimensions.
D ra ft
16.1 S tee
HP is a bearing pile section.
l 389
M is a miscellaneous section.
L are angle sections which may have equal or unequal sides.
WT is a T section cut from a W section in two.
Properties of structural steel are tabulated in Table 16.1.
ASTM
Desig.
Shapes Available Use _y (ksi) _u (ksi)
A36 Shapes and bars Riveted, bolted,
welded; Buildings and
bridges
36 up through 8 in. (32
above 8.)
A500 Cold formed welded and
seamless sections;
General structural
purpose Riveted,
welded or bolted;
Grade A: 33; Grade B: 42;
Grade C: 46
A501 Hot formed welded and
seamless sections;
Bolted and welded 36
A529 Plates and bars 1
2 in and
less thick;
Building frames and
trusses; Bolted and
welded
42
A606 Hot and cold rolled sheets; Atmospheric corrosion
resistant
45-50
A611 Cold rolled sheet in cut
lengths
Cold formed sections Grade C 33; Grade D 40;
Grade E 80
A 709 Structural shapes, plates
and bars
Bridges Grade 36: 36 (to 4 in.);
Grade 50: 50; Grade 100:
100 (to 2.5in.) and 90 (over
2.5 to 4 in.)
Table 16.1: Properties of Major Structural Steels
10 Rolled sections, Fig. 16.3 and welded ones, Fig 16.4 have residual stresses.
Those originate
during the rolling or fabrication of a member. The member is hot just after
rolling or welding,
it cools unevenly because of varying exposure. The area that cool _rst
become sti_er, resist
contraction, and develop compressive stresses. The remaining regions
continue to cool and
contract in the plastic condition and develop tensile stresses.
11 Due to those residual stresses, the stress-strain curve of a rolled section
exhibits a non-linear
segment prior to the theoretical yielding, Fig. 16.5. This would have
important implications
on the exural and axial strength of beams and columns.
16.1.2 Reinforcing Steel
12Steel is also used as reinforcing bars in concrete, Table 16.2. Those bars
have a deformation
on their surface to increase the bond with concrete, and usually have a yield
stress of 60 ksi1.
1Stirrupswhich are used as vertical reinforcement to resist shear usually have a yield stress of
only 40 ksi.
D ra ft16.1 S tee l 391
.
.
. Maximum
residual
compressive
stress
no residual stress
Ideal coupon containing
Members with
residual stress
F
F
y
p
2
1
3
1
23
Average copressive strain
Average stress P/A
Shaded portion indicates area
which has achieved a stress Fy
Figure 16.5: Inuence of Residual Stress on Average Stress-Strain Curve of a
Rolled Section
Bar Designation Diameter Area Perimeter Weight
(in.) ( in2) in lb/ft
No. 2 2/8=0.250 0.05 0.79 0.167
No. 3 3/8=0.375 0.11 1.18 0.376
No. 4 4/8=0.500 0.20 1.57 0.668
No. 5 5/8=0.625 0.31 1.96 1.043
No. 6 6/8=0.750 0.44 2.36 1.5202
No. 7 7/8=0.875 0.60 2.75 2.044
No. 8 8/8=1.000 0.79 3.14 2.670
No. 9 9/8=1.128 1.00 3.54 3.400
No. 10 10/8=1.270 1.27 3.99 4.303
No. 11 11/8=1.410 1.56 4.43 5.313
No. 14 14/8=1.693 2.25 5.32 7.650
No. 18 18/8=2.257 4.00 7.09 13.60
Table 16.2: Properties of Reinforcing Bars
D ra f t
or
16.3 C on cre te 393
E = 331:5qf0c (16.2)
where both f0c and E are in psi and is in lbs=ft3.
24 Typical concrete (compressive) strengths range from 3,000 to 6,000 psi;
However high
strength concrete can go up to 14,000 psi.
25 All concrete fail at an ultimate strain of 0.003, Fig. 16.6.
Figure 16.6: Concrete Stress-Strain curve

26 Pre-peak nonlinearity is caused by micro-cracking Fig. 16.7.
ε u
f’c
.5f’c
linear
non-linear
Figure 16.7: Concrete microcracking
27 The tensile strength of concrete ft0 is about 10% of the compressive
strength.
28 Density of normal weight concrete is 145 lbs=ft3 and 100 lbs=ft3 for
lightweight concrete.
D ra f t 16.6
Designation A d tw bf tf
S tee lS ection Properties 401
bf
2tf
hc
tw
Ix Sx rx Iy Sy ry Zx Zy J
in2 in in in in in4 in3 in
in4 in3 in in3 in3 in4
WT 8.x 50. 14.7 8.48 0.585 10.425 0.985 0 12.1 76.8 11.4 2.28 93.10 17.90 2.51 20.70 27.40 3.85
WT 8.x 45. 13.1 8.38 0.525 10.365 0.875 0 13.5 67.2 10.1 2.27 81.30 15.70 2.49 18.10 24.00 2.72
WT 8.x 39. 11.3 8.26 0.455 10.295 0.760 0 15.6 56.9 8.6 2.24 69.20 13.40 2.47 15.30 20.50 1.78
WT 8.x 34. 9.8 8.16 0.395 10.235 0.665 0 18.0 48.6 7.4 2.22 59.50 11.60 2.46 13.00 17.70 1.19
WT 8.x 29. 8.4 8.22 0.430 7.120 0.715 0 16.5 48.7 7.8 2.41 21.60 6.06 1.60 13.80 9.43 1.10
WT 8.x 25. 7.4 8.13 0.380 7.070 0.630 0 18.7 42.3 6.8 2.40 18.60 5.26 1.59 12.00 8.16 0.76
WT 8.x 23. 6.6 8.06 0.345 7.035 0.565 0 20.6 37.8 6.1 2.39 16.40 4.67 1.57 10.80 7.23 0.65
WT 8.x 20. 5.9 8.01 0.305 6.995 0.505 0 23.3 33.1 5.3 2.37 14.40 4.12 1.57 9.43 6.37 0.40
WT 8.x 18. 5.3 7.93 0.295 6.985 0.430 0 24.1 30.6 5.1 2.41 12.20 3.50 1.52 8.93 5.42 0.27
WT 8.x 16. 4.6 7.94 0.275 5.525 0.440 0 25.8 27.4 4.6 2.45 6.20 2.24 1.17 8.27 3.52 0.23
WT 8.x 13. 3.8 7.84 0.250 5.500 0.345 0 28.4 23.5 4.1 2.47 4.80 1.74 1.12 8.12 2.74 0.13
WT 7.x365. 107.0 11.21 3.070 17.890 4.910 0 1.9 739.0 95.4 2.62 2360.00 264.00 4.69 211.00 408.00 714.00
WT 7.x333. 97.8 10.82 2.830 17.650 4.520 0 2.0 622.0 82.1 2.52 2080.00 236.00 4.62 182.00 365.00 555.00
WT 7.x303. 88.9 10.46 2.595 17.415 4.160 0 2.2 524.0 70.6 2.43 1840.00 211.00 4.55 157.00 326.00 430.00
WT 7.x275. 80.9 10.12 2.380 17.200 3.820 0 2.4 442.0 60.9 2.34 1630.00 189.00 4.49 136.00 292.00 331.00
WT 7.x250. 73.5 9.80 2.190 17.010 3.500 0 2.6 375.0 52.7 2.26 1440.00 169.00 4.43 117.00 261.00 255.00
WT 7.x228. 66.9 9.51 2.015 16.835 3.210 0 2.8 321.0 45.9 2.19 1280.00 152.00 4.38 102.00 234.00 196.00
WT 7.x213. 62.6 9.34 1.875 16.695 3.035 0 3.0 287.0 41.4 2.14 1180.00 141.00 4.34 91.70 217.00 164.00
WT 7.x199. 58.5 9.15 1.770 16.590 2.845 0 3.2 257.0 37.6 2.10 1090.00 131.00 4.31 82.90 201.00 135.00
WT 7.x185. 54.4 8.96 1.655 16.475 2.660 0 3.4 229.0 33.9 2.05 994.00 121.00 4.27 74.40 185.00 110.00
WT 7.x171. 50.3 8.77 1.540 16.360 2.470 0 3.7 203.0 30.4 2.01 903.00 110.00 4.24 66.20 169.00 88.30
WT 7.x156. 45.7 8.56 1.410 16.230 2.260 0 4.0 176.0 26.7 1.96 807.00 99.40 4.20 57.70 152.00 67.50
WT 7.x142. 41.6 8.37 1.290 16.110 2.070 0 4.4 153.0 23.5 1.92 722.00 89.70 4.17 50.40 137.00 51.80
WT 7.x129. 37.8 8.19 1.175 15.995 1.890 0 4.9 133.0 20.7 1.88 645.00 80.70 4.13 43.90 123.00 39.30
WT 7.x117. 34.2 8.02 1.070 15.890 1.720 0 5.3 116.0 18.2 1.84 576.00 72.50 4.10 38.20 110.00 29.60
WT 7.x106. 31.0 7.86 0.980 15.800 1.560 0 5.8 102.0 16.2 1.81 513.00 65.00 4.07 33.40 99.00 22.20
WT 7.x 97. 28.4 7.74 0.890 15.710 1.440 0 6.4 89.8 14.4 1.78 466.00 59.30 4.05 29.40 90.20 17.30
WT 7.x 88. 25.9 7.61 0.830 15.650 1.310 0 6.9 80.5 13.0 1.76 419.00 53.50 4.02 26.30 81.40 13.20
WT 7.x 80. 23.4 7.49 0.745 15.565 1.190 0 7.7 70.2 11.4 1.73 374.00 48.10 4.00 22.80 73.00 9.84
WT 7.x 73. 21.3 7.39 0.680 15.500 1.090 0 8.4 62.5 10.2 1.71 338.00 43.70 3.98 20.20 66.30 7.56
WT 7.x 66. 19.4 7.33 0.645 14.725 1.030 0 8.8 57.8 9.6 1.73 274.00 37.20 3.76 18.60 56.60 6.13
WT 7.x 60. 17.7 7.24 0.590 14.670 0.940 0 9.7 51.7 8.6 1.71 247.00 33.70 3.74 16.50 51.20 4.67
WT 7.x 55. 16.0 7.16 0.525 14.605 0.860 0 10.9 45.3 7.6 1.68 223.00 30.60 3.73 14.40 46.40 3.55
WT 7.x 50. 14.6 7.08 0.485 14.565 0.780 0 11.8 40.9 6.9 1.67 201.00 27.60 3.71 12.90 41.80 2.68
WT 7.x 45. 13.2 7.01 0.440 14.520 0.710 0 13.0 36.4 6.2 1.66 181.00 25.00 3.70 11.50 37.80 2.03
WT 7.x 41. 12.0 7.16 0.510 10.130 0.855 0 11.2 41.2 7.1 1.85 74.20 14.60 2.48 13.20 22.40 2.53
WT 7.x 37. 10.9 7.09 0.450 10.070 0.785 0 12.7 36.0 6.3 1.82 66.90 13.30 2.48 11.50 20.30 1.94
WT 7.x 34. 10.0 7.02 0.415 10.035 0.720 0 13.7 32.6 5.7 1.81 60.70 12.10 2.46 10.40 18.50 1.51
WT 7.x 31. 9.0 6.95 0.375 9.995 0.645 0 15.2 28.9 5.1 1.80 53.70 10.70 2.45 9.16 16.40 1.10
WT 7.x 27. 7.8 6.96 0.370 8.060 0.660 0 15.4 27.6 4.9 1.88 28.80 7.16 1.92 8.87 11.00 0.97
WT 7.x 24. 7.1 6.89 0.340 8.030 0.595 0 16.8 24.9 4.5 1.87 25.70 6.40 1.91 8.00 9.82 0.73
WT 7.x 22. 6.3 6.83 0.305 7.995 0.530 0 18.7 21.9 4.0 1.86 22.60 5.65 1.89 7.05 8.66 0.52
WT 7.x 19. 5.6 7.05 0.310 6.770 0.515 0 19.8 23.3 4.2 2.04 13.30 3.94 1.55 7.45 6.07 0.40
WT 7.x 17. 5.0 6.99 0.285 6.745 0.455 0 21.5 20.9 3.8 2.04 11.70 3.45 1.53 6.74 5.32 0.28
WT 7.x 15. 4.4 6.92 0.270 6.730 0.385 0 22.7 19.0 3.5 2.07 9.79 2.91 1.49 6.25 4.49 0.19
WT 7.x 13. 3.8 6.95 0.255 5.025 0.420 0 24.1 17.3 3.3 2.12 4.45 1.77 1.08 5.89 2.77 0.18
WT 7.x 11. 3.3 6.87 0.230 5.000 0.335 0 26.7 14.8 2.9 2.14 3.50 1.40 1.04 5.20 2.19 0.10
WT 6.x168. 49.4 8.41 1.775 13.385 2.955 0 2.7 190.0 31.2 1.96 593.00 88.60 3.47 68.40 137.00 120.00
WT 6.x153. 44.8 8.16 1.625 13.235 2.705 0 3.0 162.0 27.0 1.90 525.00 79.30 3.42 59.10 122.00 92.00
WT 6.x140. 41.0 7.93 1.530 13.140 2.470 0 3.2 141.0 24.1 1.86 469.00 71.30 3.38 51.90 110.00 70.90
WT 6.x126. 37.0 7.70 1.395 13.005 2.250 0 3.5 121.0 20.9 1.81 414.00 63.60 3.34 44.80 97.90 53.50
WT 6.x115. 33.9 7.53 1.285 12.895 2.070 0 3.8 106.0 18.5 1.77 371.00 57.50 3.31 39.40 88.40 41.60
WT 6.x105. 30.9 7.36 1.180 12.790 1.900 0 4.1 92.1 16.4 1.73 332.00 51.90 3.28 34.50 79.70 32.20
WT 6.x 95. 27.9 7.19 1.060 12.670 1.735 0 4.6 79.0 14.2 1.68 295.00 46.50 3.25 29.80 71.30 24.40
WT 6.x 85. 25.0 7.01 0.960 12.570 1.560 0 5.1 67.8 12.3 1.65 259.00 41.20 3.22 25.60 63.00 17.70
WT 6.x 76. 22.4 6.86 0.870 12.480 1.400 0 5.6 58.5 10.8 1.62 227.00 36.40 3.19 22.00 55.60 12.80
WT 6.x 68. 20.0 6.70 0.790 12.400 1.250 0 6.1 50.6 9.5 1.59 199.00 32.10 3.16 19.00 49.00 9.22
WT 6.x 60. 17.6 6.56 0.710 12.320 1.105 0 6.8 43.4 8.2 1.57 172.00 28.00 3.13 16.20 42.70 6.43
WT 6.x 53. 15.6 6.45 0.610 12.220 0.990 0 8.0 36.3 6.9 1.53 151.00 24.70 3.11 13.60 37.50 4.55
WT 6.x 48. 14.1 6.36 0.550 12.160 0.900 0 8.8 32.0 6.1 1.51 135.00 22.20 3.09 11.90 33.70 3.42
WT 6.x 44. 12.8 6.26 0.515 12.125 0.810 0 9.4 28.9 5.6 1.50 120.00 19.90 3.07 10.70 30.20 2.54
WT 6.x 40. 11.6 6.19 0.470 12.080 0.735 0 10.3 25.8 5.0 1.49 108.00 17.90 3.05 9.49 27.20 1.92
WT 6.x 36. 10.6 6.13 0.430 12.040 0.670 0 11.3 23.2 4.5 1.48 97.50 16.20 3.04 8.48 24.60 1.46
WT 6.x 33. 9.5 6.06 0.390 12.000 0.605 0 12.4 20.6 4.1 1.47 87.20 14.50 3.02 7.50 22.00 1.09
WT 6.x 29. 8.5 6.09 0.360 10.010 0.640 0 13.5 19.1 3.8 1.50 53.50 10.70 2.51 6.97 16.30 1.05
WT 6.x 27. 7.8 6.03 0.345 9.995 0.575 0 14.1 17.7 3.5 1.51 47.90 9.58 2.48 6.46 14.60 0.79
WT 6.x 25. 7.3 6.09 0.370 8.080 0.640 0 13.1 18.7 3.8 1.60 28.20 6.97 1.96 6.90 10.70 0.89
WT 6.x 23. 6.6 6.03 0.335 8.045 0.575 0 14.5 16.6 3.4 1.58 25.00 6.21 1.94 6.12 9.50 0.66
WT 6.x 20. 5.9 5.97 0.295 8.005 0.515 0 16.5 14.4 3.0 1.57 22.00 5.51 1.93 5.30 8.41 0.48
WT 6.x 18. 5.2 6.25 0.300 6.560 0.520 0 18.1 16.0 3.2 1.76 12.20 3.73 1.54 5.71 5.73 0.37
WT 6.x 15. 4.4 6.17 0.260 6.520 0.440 0 20.9 13.5 2.8 1.75 10.20 3.12 1.52 4.83 4.78 0.23
WT 6.x 13. 3.8 6.11 0.230 6.490 0.380 0 23.6 11.7 2.4 1.75 8.66 2.67 1.51 4.20 4.08 0.15
WT 6.x 11. 3.2 6.16 0.260 4.030 0.425 0 20.9 11.7 2.6 1.90 2.33 1.16 0.85 4.63 1.83 0.15
WT 6.x 10. 2.8 6.08 0.235 4.005 0.350 0 23.1 10.1 2.3 1.90 1.88 0.94 0.82 4.11 1.49 0.09
WT 6.x 8. 2.4 5.99 0.220 3.990 0.265 0 24.7 8.7 2.0 1.92 1.41 0.71 0.77 3.72 1.13 0.05
WT 6.x 7. 2.1 5.95 0.200 3.970 0.225 0 27.2 7.7 1.8 1.92 1.18 0.59 0.75 3.32 0.95 0.04
WT 5.x 56. 16.5 5.68 0.755 10.415 1.250 0 5.2 28.6 6.4 1.32 118.00 22.60 2.68 13.40 34.60 7.50
WT 5.x 50. 14.7 5.55 0.680 10.340 1.120 0 5.8 24.5 5.6 1.29 103.00 20.00 2.65 11.40 30.50 5.41
WT 5.x 44. 12.9 5.42 0.605 10.265 0.990 0 6.5 20.8 4.8 1.27 89.30 17.40 2.63 9.65 26.50 3.75
WT 5.x 39. 11.3 5.30 0.530 10.190 0.870 0 7.4 17.4 4.0 1.24 76.80 15.10 2.60 8.06 22.90 2.55
WT 5.x 34. 10.0 5.20 0.470 10.130 0.770 0 8.4 14.9 3.5 1.22 66.80 13.20 2.59 6.85 20.00 1.78
WT 5.x 30. 8.8 5.11 0.420 10.080 0.680 0 9.4 12.9 3.0 1.21 58.10 11.50 2.57 5.87 17.50 1.23
WT 5.x 27. 7.9 5.05 0.370 10.030 0.615 0 10.6 11.1 2.6 1.19 51.70 10.30 2.56 5.05 15.70 0.91
WT 5.x 25. 7.2 4.99 0.340 10.000 0.560 0 11.6 10.0 2.4 1.18 46.70 9.34 2.54 4.52 14.20 0.69
WT 5.x 23. 6.6 5.05 0.350 8.020 0.620 0 11.2 10.2 2.5 1.24 26.70 6.65 2.01 4.65 10.10 0.75
WT 5.x 20. 5.7 4.96 0.315 7.985 0.530 0 12.5 8.8 2.2 1.24 22.50 5.64 1.98 3.99 8.59 0.49
WT 5.x 17. 4.8 4.86 0.290 7.960 0.435 0 13.6 7.7 1.9 1.26 18.30 4.60 1.94 3.48 7.01 0.29
WT 5.x 15. 4.4 5.24 0.300 5.810 0.510 0 14.8 9.3 2.2 1.45 8.35 2.87 1.37 4.01 4.42 0.31
WT 5.x 13. 3.8 5.16 0.260 5.770 0.440 0 17.0 7.9 1.9 1.44 7.05 2.44 1.36 3.39 3.75 0.20
WT 5.x 11. 3.2 5.09 0.240 5.750 0.360 0 18.4 6.9 1.7 1.46 5.71 1.99 1.33 3.02 3.05 0.12
WT 5.x 10. 2.8 5.12 0.250 4.020 0.395 0 17.7 6.7 1.7 1.54 2.15 1.07 0.87 3.10 1.68 0.12
WT 5.x 9. 2.5 5.05 0.240 4.010 0.330 0 18.4 6.1 1.6 1.56 1.78 0.89 0.84 2.90 1.40 0.08
WT 5.x 8. 2.2 4.99 0.230 4.000 0.270 0 19.2 5.4 1.5 1.57 1.45 0.72 0.81 3.03 1.15 0.05
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0.87 0.03
D ra f t 17.2 G eo me tric Considerations 411

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Effective hole size

Bolt size
D Hole size
D+
D+
16
1
81
Figure 17.2: Hole Sizes
17 Accordingly, for a plate of width w and thickness t, and with a single hole
which accomodates
a bolt of diameter D, the net area would be
An = wt � _D +
1
8_t (17.2)
18 Whenever there is a need for more than two rivets or bolts, the holes are
not aligned but

rather staggered. Thus there is more than one potential failure line which can
be used to
determine the net area.
19 For staggered holes, we de_ne the net are in terms of, Fig. 17.3,
Figure 17.3: E_ect of Staggered Holes on Net Area

pitch s, longitudinal center to center spacing between two consecutive holes.
gage g, transverse center to center spacing between two adjacent holes.
D ra f t 17.2
Leg 8 7 6 5 4 3
G eo me tric Considerations 413
1
2 32
1
2 21
3
4 1
1
2 1
3
8 1
1
41
g4
1
2 43
1
2 32
1
2 21
3
4 1
3
8 1
1
8 1 7
8
7
8
3
4
5
8
g1 3 2
1
2 2
1
42
g2 3 3 2
1
2 1
3
4
Table 17.1: Usual Gage Lengths g, g1, g2
Solution:
We consider various paths:
A � D : h12 � 2 _15
16 + 1
16_i(0:25) = 2:50 in2 (17.5-a)
A � B � D : h12 � 3 _15
16 + 1
16_+ (2:125)2
4(2:5) + (2:125)2
4(4) i(0:25) = 2:43 in2 (17.5-b)
A � B � C : h12 � 3 _15
16 + 1
16_+ (2:125)2
4(2:5) + (1:875)2
4(4) i(0:25) = 2:4 in2 (17.5-c)
Thus path A-B-C controls.
Example 17-2: Net Area, Angle
Determine the net area An for the angle shown below if 15
16 in. diameter holes are used.
D ra f t
17.2 G eo me tric Considerations 415
Type of members Minimum Number Special Ae
of Fasteners/line Requirements
Fastened Rolled Sections
Members having all cross sectional elements
connected to transmit tensile force
1 (or welds) An
W, M, or S shapes with ange widths not less
than 2/3 the depth, and structural tees cut
from these shapes, provided the connection is
to the anges. Bolted or riveted connections
shall have no fewer than three fasteners per
line in the direction of stress
3 (or welds) b
d _ 0:67 0:9An
W, M, or S not meeting above conditions,
structural tees cut from these shapes and
all other shapes, including built-up cross-
sections. Bolted or riveted connections shall
have no fewer than three fasteners per line in
the direction of stress
3 (or welds) 0:85An
Structural tees cut from W, M, or S con-
nected at anges only
3 (or welds) b
d _ 0:67 0:9An
All members with bolted or riveted connec-
tions having only two fasteners per line in the
direction of stress
2 0:75An
Welded Plates
Welds l > 2w Ag
Welds 2w > l > 1:5w 0:87Ag
Welds l=w:1 0:75Ag
b Flange width; d section depth; l Weld length; w Plate width;
Table 17.2: E_ective Net Area Ae for Bolted and Welded Connections
D ra f t 17.3 L RF D Design of Tension Members 417

where _t = resistance factor relating to tensile strength
Tn = nominal strength of a tension member
Tu = factored load on a tension member
30 From Table 14.3, _t is 0.75 and 0.9 for fracture and yielding failure
respectively.
17.3.1 Tension Failure
31The design strength _tTn is the smaller of that based on, Fig. 17.5
1. Yielding in the gross section: We can not allow yielding of the gross
section, because
this will result in unacceptable elongation of the entire member.
_tTn = _tFyAg = 0:90FyAg (17.12)
or
2. Fracture in the net section: Yielding is locally allowed, because Ae is
applicable only
on a small portion of the element. Local excessive elongation is allowed,
however fracture
must be prevented. This mode of failure usually occurs if there is insu_cient
distance
behind the pin.
_tTn = _tFuAe = 0:75FuAe (17.13)
o
o
o
o
o
o o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o o
o o
o
o oo
o o
o
0.75F uA e 0.9Fy A g 0.75F uA e
Figure 17.5: Net and Gross Areas
17.3.2 Block Shear Failure
32 For bolted connections, tearing failure may occur and control the strength
of the tension
member.
33 For instance, with reference to Fig. 17.6 the angle tension member
attached to the gusset

Draft
Chapter 18
COLUMN STABILITY
18.1 Introduction; Discrete Rigid Bars
18.1.1 Single Bar System
1Let us begin by considering a rigid bar connected to the support by a spring
and axially
loaded at the other end, Fig. 18.1. Taking moments about point A:
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_ = L_ for small rotation (18.1-b)
P_L � k_ = 0 (18.1-c)
(P �
k
L
) = 0 (18.1-d)
D ra f t
θ 0
18.1 I ntro d uction; Discrete Rigid Bars 439
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θ 0
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D ra f t
" 1�p5
18.1 I ntro d uction; Discrete Rigid Bars 441
2 �1
�1 1 � �1�p5
2 #( _1
_2 ) = ( 0
0 ) (18.12-c)
" �0:618 �1
�1 �1:618 #( _1
_2 ) = ( 0
0 ) (18.12-d)
we now arbitrarily set _1 = 1, then _2 = �1=1:618 = �0:618, thus the second
eigenmode is
( _1
_2 ) = ( 1
�0:618 ) (18.13)
18.1.3 zAnalogy with Free Vibration
12The problem just considered bears great ressemblence with the vibration of
a two degree of
freedom mass spring system, Fig. 18.4.
m=m1
2 m = 2m
1k = k
u2
1u
1u
u2
u2
ku2
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13 Each mass is subjected to an inertial force equals to the mass times the
acceleration, and
the spring force:
2mu2 + ku2 + k(u2 � u1) = 0 (18.14-a)
mu1 + ku1 + k9u2 � u10 = 0 (18.14-b)
or in matrix form
"m0
0 2m #
| {z } M
( u1
u2 )
| {z } U
+" 2k �k
� k 2k #
| {z } K
( u1
u2 )
| {z } U
(18.15)
14 The characteristic equation is jK� _Mj where _ = !2, and ! is the natural
frequency.
_____
2h � _ �h
�h 2h � 2_ _____
= 0 (18.16)
Draft
Chapter 19
STEEL COMPRESSION
MEMBERS
1This chapter will cover the elementary analysis and design of steel column
according to the
LRFD provisions.
19.1 AISC Equations
2By introducing a slenderness parameter _c (not to be confused with the
slenderness ratio)
de_ned as
_2
c=
Fy
FEuler
cr
=
Fy
_2E
_ KL
rmin _2
(19.1-a)
_c =
KL
rmins Fy
_2E
(19.1-b)
Hence, this parameter accounts for both the slenderness ratio as well as steel
material properties.
This new parameter is a more suitable one than the slenderness ratio (which
was a
delimeter for elastic buckling) for the inelastic buckling.
3 Equation 18.53 becomes
Fcr
Fy
=1�
_2
c
4
for _c _
p2 (19.2)
4 When _c > p2, then Euler equation applies
Fcr
Fy
=
1
_2
c
for _c _
p2 (19.3)
Hence the _rst equation is based on inelastic buckling (with gross yielding as
a limiting case),
and the second one on elastic buckling. The two curves are tangent to each
other.
5 The above equations are valid for concentrically straight members.
D ra ft
Kl
19.1 A ISC E quations 457
rmin
_c _cFcr
Kl
rmin
_c _cFcr
Kl
rmin
_c _cFcr
Kl
rmin
_c _cFcr
Kl
rmin
_c _cFcr
1 0.01 30.60 41 0.46 28.01 81 0.91 21.66 121 1.36 14.16 161 1.81 8.23
2 0.02 30.59 42 0.47 27.89 82 0.92 21.48 122 1.37 13.98 162 1.82 8.13
3 0.03 30.59 43 0.48 27.76 83 0.93 21.29 123 1.38 13.80 163 1.83 8.03
4 0.04 30.57 44 0.49 27.63 84 0.94 21.11 124 1.39 13.62 164 1.84 7.93
5 0.06 30.56 45 0.50 27.51 85 0.95 20.92 125 1.40 13.44 165 1.85 7.84
6 0.07 30.54 46 0.52 27.37 86 0.96 20.73 126 1.41 13.27 166 1.86 7.74
7 0.08 30.52 47 0.53 27.24 87 0.98 20.54 127 1.42 13.09 167 1.87 7.65
8 0.09 30.50 48 0.54 27.10 88 0.99 20.35 128 1.44 12.92 168 1.88 7.56
9 0.10 30.47 49 0.55 26.97 89 1.00 20.17 129 1.45 12.74 169 1.90 7.47
10 0.11 30.44 50 0.56 26.83 90 1.01 19.98 130 1.46 12.57 170 1.91 7.38
11 0.12 30.41 51 0.57 26.68 91 1.02 19.79 131 1.47 12.40 171 1.92 7.30
12 0.13 30.37 52 0.58 26.54 92 1.03 19.60 132 1.48 12.23 172 1.93 7.21
13 0.15 30.33 53 0.59 26.39 93 1.04 19.41 133 1.49 12.06 173 1.94 7.13
14 0.16 30.29 54 0.61 26.25 94 1.05 19.22 134 1.50 11.88 174 1.95 7.05
15 0.17 30.24 55 0.62 26.10 95 1.07 19.03 135 1.51 11.71 175 1.96 6.97
16 0.18 30.19 56 0.63 25.94 96 1.08 18.84 136 1.53 11.54 176 1.97 6.89
17 0.19 30.14 57 0.64 25.79 97 1.09 18.65 137 1.54 11.37 177 1.99 6.81
18 0.20 30.08 58 0.65 25.63 98 1.10 18.46 138 1.55 11.20 178 2.00 6.73
19 0.21 30.02 59 0.66 25.48 99 1.11 18.27 139 1.56 11.04 179 2.01 6.66
20 0.22 29.96 60 0.67 25.32 100 1.12 18.08 140 1.57 10.89 180 2.02 6.59
21 0.24 29.90 61 0.68 25.16 101 1.13 17.89 141 1.58 10.73 181 2.03 6.51
22 0.25 29.83 62 0.70 24.99 102 1.14 17.70 142 1.59 10.58 182 2.04 6.44
23 0.26 29.76 63 0.71 24.83 103 1.16 17.51 143 1.60 10.43 183 2.05 6.37
24 0.27 29.69 64 0.72 24.66 104 1.17 17.32 144 1.61 10.29 184 2.06 6.30
25 0.28 29.61 65 0.73 24.50 105 1.18 17.13 145 1.63 10.15 185 2.07 6.23
26 0.29 29.53 66 0.74 24.33 106 1.19 16.94 146 1.64 10.01 186 2.09 6.17
27 0.30 29.45 67 0.75 24.16 107 1.20 16.75 147 1.65 9.87 187 2.10 6.10
28 0.31 29.36 68 0.76 23.99 108 1.21 16.56 148 1.66 9.74 188 2.11 6.04
29 0.33 29.27 69 0.77 23.82 109 1.22 16.37 149 1.67 9.61 189 2.12 5.97
30 0.34 29.18 70 0.79 23.64 110 1.23 16.18 150 1.68 9.48 190 2.13 5.91
31 0.35 29.09 71 0.80 23.47 111 1.24 16.00 151 1.69 9.36 191 2.14 5.85
32 0.36 28.99 72 0.81 23.29 112 1.26 15.81 152 1.70 9.23 192 2.15 5.79
33 0.37 28.90 73 0.82 23.11 113 1.27 15.62 153 1.72 9.11 193 2.16 5.73
34 0.38 28.79 74 0.83 22.94 114 1.28 15.44 154 1.73 9.00 194 2.18 5.67
35 0.39 28.69 75 0.84 22.76 115 1.29 15.25 155 1.74 8.88 195 2.19 5.61
36 0.40 28.58 76 0.85 22.58 116 1.30 15.07 156 1.75 8.77 196 2.20 5.55
37 0.41 28.47 77 0.86 22.40 117 1.31 14.88 157 1.76 8.66 197 2.21 5.50
38 0.43 28.36 78 0.87 22.21 118 1.32 14.70 158 1.77 8.55 198 2.22 5.44
39 0.44 28.25 79 0.89 22.03 119 1.33 14.52 159 1.78 8.44 199 2.23 5.39
40 0.45 28.13 80 0.90 21.85 120 1.35 14.34 160 1.79 8.33 200 2.24 5.33
Table 19.1: Design Stress _Fcr for Fy=36 ksi in Terms of KL
rmin
Draft
Chapter 20
BRACED ROLLED STEEL BEAMS
1 This chapter deals with the behavior and design of laterally supported steel
beams according
to the LRFD provisions.
2 If a beam is not laterally supported, we will have a failure mode governed by
lateral torsional
buckling.
3 By the end of this lecture you should be able to select the most e_cient
section (light weight

with adequate strength) for a given bending moment and also be able to
determine the exural
strength of a given beam.
20.1 Review from Strength of Materials
20.1.1 Flexure
4 Fig.20.1 shows portion of an originally straight beam which has been bent to
the radius _
by end couples M, thus the segment is subjected to pure bending. It is
assumed that plane
cross-sections normal to the length of the unbent beam remain plane after
the beam is bent.
Therefore, considering the cross-sections AB and CD a unit distance apart,
the similar sectors
Oab and bcd give
"=
y
_
(20.1)
where y is measured from the axis of rotation (neutral axis). Thus strains are
proportional to
the distance from the neutral axis.
5 The corresponding variation in stress over the cross-section is given by the
stress-strain diagram
of the material rotated 90o from the conventional orientation, provided the
strain axis "
is scaled with the distance y (Fig.20.1). The bending moment M is given by
M = Z y_dA (20.2)
where dA is an di_erential area a distance y (Fig.20.1) from the neutral axis.
Thus the moment
M can be determined if the stress-strain relation is known.
D ra f t 20.1 R ev iew from Strength of Materials 469
Figure 20.2: Stress distribution at di_erent stages of loading
Elastic Region Plastic Region
Stress
Strain ε
F
Fy
Figure 20.3: Stress-strain diagram for most structural steels
D ra ft
F 2 = ZA
20.2 N om in al Strength 471
(M + dM)y
I
dA (20.8-c)
_bdx = F2 � F1 (20.8-d)
= ZA
dMy
I
dA (20.8-e)
_=
dM
dx _ 1
Ib_ZA
ydA (20.8-f)
(20.8-g)
substituting V = dM=dx we now obtain
_ = VQ
Ib
Q = RA ydA
(20.9)
this is the shear formula, and Q is the _rst moment of the area.
12 For a rectangular beam, we will have a parabolic shear stress distribution.
13 For a W section, it can be easily shown that about 95% of the shear force is
carried by the
web, and that the average shear stress is within 10% of the actual maximum
shear stress.
20.2 Nominal Strength
The strength requirement for beams in load and resistance factor design is
stated as
_bMn _ Mu (20.10)
where:
_b strength reduction factor; for exure 0:90
Mn nominal moment strength
Mu factored service load moment.
14 The equations given in this chapter are valid for exural members with the
following kinds
of cross section and loading:
1. Doubly symmetric (such as W sections) and loaded in Plane of symmetry
2. Singly symmetric (channels and angles) loaded in plane of symmetry or
through the shear
center parallel to the web1.
20.3 Flexural Design
20.3.1 Failure Modes and Classi_cation of Steel Beams
15The strength of exural members is limited by:
Plastic Hinge: at a particular cross section.
1More about shear centers in Mechanics of Materials II.
D ra f t
19
20.3 F lex ur al Design 473
The nominal strength Mn for laterally stable compact sections according to
LRFD is
Mn = Mp (20.12)
where:
Mp plastic moment strength = ZFy
Z plastic section modulus
Fy speci_ed minimum yield strength
20 Note that section properties, including Z values are tabulated in Section
16.6.
20.3.1.2 Partially Compact Section
21 If the width to thickness ratios of the compression elements exceed the _p
values mentioned
in Eq. 20.11 but do not exceed the following _r, the section is partially
compact and we can
have local buckling.
Flange: _p < bf
2tf _ _r _p = 65 pFy
_r = 141 pFy�Fr
Web: _p < hc
tw _ _r _p = 640 pFy
_r = 970 pFy
(20.13)
where, Fig. 20.6:
Fy speci_ed minimum yield stress in ksi
bf width of the ange
tf thickness of the ange
hc unsupported height of the web which is twice the distance from the neutral
axis
to the inside face of the compression ange less the _llet or corner radius.
tw thickness of the web.
Fr residual stress = 10:0 ksi for rolled sections and 16:5 ksi for welded
sections.
Figure 20.6: W Section
22 The nominal strength of partially compact sections according to LRFD is,
Fig. 20.7
Draft
Chapter 21
UNBRACED ROLLED STEEL
BEAMS
21.1 Introduction
1 In a previous chapter we have examined the behavior of laterally supported
beams. Under
those conditions, the potential modes of failures were either the formation of
a plastic hinge (if
the section is compact), or local buckling of the ange or the web (partially
compact section).
2 Rarely are the compression ange of beams entirely free of all restraint, and
in general there
are two types of lateral supports:
1. Continuous lateral support by embedment of the compression ange in a
concrete slab.
2. Lateral support at intervals through cross beams, cross frames, ties, or
struts.
3 Now that the beam is not laterally supported, we ought to consider a third
potential mode
of failure, lateral torsional buckling.
21.2 Background
4 Whereas it is beyond the scope of this course to derive the governing
di_erential equation
for exural torsional buckling (which is covered in either Mechanics of
Materials II or in Steel
Structures), we shall review some related topics in order to understand the
AISC equations
later on
5 There are two types of torsion:
Saint-Venant's torsion: or pure torsion (torsion is constant throughout the

length) where it
is assumed that the cross-sectional plane prior to the application of torsion
remains plane,
and only rotation occurs.
Warping torsion: out of plane e_ects arise when the anges are laterally
displaced during
twisting. Compression ange will bend in one direction laterally while its
tension ange
will bend in another. In this case part of the torque is resisted by bending and
the rest
by Saint-Venant's torsion.
D ra ft
X1 =
21.3 A ISC E quations 485
_
SxsEGJA
2
(21.4-a)
X2 = 4
Cw
I y _ Sx
GJ _2
(21.4-b)
are not really physical properties but a combination of cross-sectional ones
which simpli_es
the writing of Eq. 21.3. Those values are tabulated in the AISC manual.
9 The exural e_ciency of the member increases when X1 decreases and/or X2
increases.
21.3.2 Governing Moments
1. Lb < Lp: \very short" Plastic hinge
Mn = Mp = ZxFy (21.5)
2. Lp < Lb < Lr: \short" inelastic lateral torsional buckling
Mn = Cb "Mp � (Mp �Mr) Lb � Lp
Lr � Lp!# _ Mp (21.6)
and
Cb = 1:75 + 1:05 _M1
M2_+ 0:3 _M1
M2_2
_ 2:3 (21.7)
where M1 is the smaller and M2 is the larger end moment in the unbraced
segment M1
M2
is negative when the moments cause single curvature (i.e. one of them is
clockwise,
the other counterclockwise), hence the most severe loading case with
constant M gives
Cb = 1:75 � 1:05 + 0:3 = 1:0.
Mr is the moment strength available for service load when extreme _ber
reach the yield
stress Fy;
Mr = (Fy � Fr)Sx (21.8)
3. Lr < Lb \long" elastic lateral torsional buckling, and the critical moment is
the same as
in Eq.21.2
Mcr = Cb
_
Lbs__E
Lb _2
CwIy + EIyGJ _ CbMr and Mp (21.9)
or if expressed in terms of X1 and X2
Mcr =
CbSxX1p2
Lb
ry
vuuut
1+
X2
1X 2
2 _Lb
ry _2 _ CbMr (21.10)
10 Fig. 21.2 summarizes the governing equations.
Draft
Chapter 22
Beam Columns, (Unedited)
UNEDITED
Examples taken from Structural Steel Design; LRFD, by T. Burns, Delmar
Publishers,
1995
22.1 Potential Modes of Failures
22.2 AISC Speci_cations
Pu
_cPn
+
8
9 Mux
_bMnx
+
Muy
_bMny ! _ 1:0 if Pu
_cPn _ :20
Pu
2_cPn
+
Mux
_bMnx _ 1:0 if Pu
_cPn _ :20
(22.1)
22.3 Examples
22.3.1 Veri_cation
Example 22-1: Veri_cation, (?)
AW12 _ 120 is used to support the loads and moments as shown below, and
is not subjected
to sidesway. Determine if the member is adequate and if the factored
bending moment occurs
about the weak axis. The column is assumed to be perfectly pinned (K = 1:0)
in both the
strong and weak directions and no bracing is supplied. Steel is A36 and
assumed Cb = 1:0.
D ra ft 22.3 E xam p les 499

be developed or whether buckling behavior controls the bending behavior.
The values for
Lp and Lr can be calculated using Eq. 6-1 and 6-2 respectively or they can be
found in
the beam section of the LRFD manual. In either case these values for a W 12
_ 120 are:
Lp = 13 ft
Lr = 75:5 ft
5. Since our unbraced length falls between these two values, the beam will
be controlled
by inelastic buckling, and the nominal moment capacity Mn can be calculated
from Eq.
6-5. Using this equation we must _rst calculate the plastic and elastic
moment capacity
values, Mp and Mr.
Mp = FyZx = (36) ksi(186) in3 ft
(12) in = 558 k.ft
Mr = (Fyw � 10) ksiSx
(36 � 10) ksi(163) in3 = 353:2 k.ft
6. Using Eq. 6-5 (assuming Cb is equal to 1.0) we _nd:
Mn = Cb[Mp � (Mp �Mr)] lb�Lp
Lr�Lp
Mn = 1:0[558 � (558 � 453:2)] k.ft (15�13) ft
(75:5�15) ft
= 551:4 k.ft
7. Therefore the design moment capacity is as follows:
_bMn = 0:90(551:4) k.ft = 496:3 k.ft
8. Now consider the e_ects of moment magni_cation on this section. Based on
the alternative
method and since the member is not subjected to sidesway (Mlt = 0)
Mu = B1Mnt
B 1 = Cm
1�Pu
Pe
Cm = :60 � :4M1
M2
Cm = :60 � :4�50
50 = 1:0
Pu = 400 k
Pe = _2EAg
Kl
r
2(Euler's Buckling Load Equation)
Pe = _2(29;000 ksi)(35:3 in2)
32:672 = 9; 456 k
9. Therefore, calculating the B1 magni_er we _nd:
B1 =
1
1 � (400) k
(9;456) k
= 1:044
Calculating the ampli_ed moment as follows:
Mu = B1Mnt
Mu = 1:044(50) k.ft = 52:2 k.ft
Therefore the adequacy of the section is calculated from Eq. as follows:
Pu
_cPn
+ 8
9
M ux
_bMnx _ 1:0
94000 k
(907:6) k + 8
9
(52:2) k.ft
k.ft = :53 < 1:0p
(496:3)
Draft
Chapter 23
STEEL CONNECTIONS
23.1 Bolted Connections
1Bolted connections, Fig. 23.1 are increasingly used instead of rivets (too
labor intensive) and
more often than welds (may cause secondary cracks if not properly
performed).
23.1.1 Types of Bolts
2 Most common high strength bolts are the A325 and A490.
3 A325 is made from heat-treated medium carbon steel, min. F b
y _ 81 � 92 ksi, Fb
u = 120 ksi
4 A490 is a higher strength manufactured from an alloy of steel, min. F b
y _ 115 � 130 ksi, and

Fb
u = 150 ksi
5 Most common diameters are 3/4", 7/8" for building constructions; 7/8" and
1" for bridges,

Table 23.1.
Bolt Diameter (in.) Nominal Area (in2)
5/8 0.3068
3/4 0.4418
7/8 0.6013
1 0.7854
1 1/8 0.9940
1 1/4 1.2272
Table 23.1: Nominal Areas of Standard Bolts
23.1.2 Types of Bolted Connections
6There are two types of bolted connections:
Bearing type which transmits the load by a combination of shear and bearing
on the bolt,
Fig. 23.2.
D ra f t 23.1 B olt ed Connections 509

Slip-critical transmits load by friction, Fig. 23.3. In addition of providing
adequate at ultimate
load, it must not slip during service loads.
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P
...RRR...
......
P
P
P
P
...RRR...
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.....RRRRR.....
P
..........
P
P
P
P
Figure 23.2: Stress Transfer by Shear and Bearing in a Bolted Connection
µ T
µ T
µ T
P
P
T
T
T
T P=
High-strength bolt
P
P
Figure 23.3: Stress Transfer in a Friction Type Bolted Connection
7 Possible failure modes (or \limit states") which may control the strength of a
bolted connection
are shown in Fig. 23.4.
23.1.3 Nominal Strength of Individual Bolts
Tensile Strength The nominal strength Rn of one fastener in tension is
Rn = Fb
uAn (23.1)
where Fb
u is the tensile strength of the bolt, and An the area through the threaded
portion,
also known as \tensile stress area". The ratio of the tensile stress area to the
gross area
Ag ranges from 0.75 to 0.79.
Draft
Chapter 24
REINFORCED CONCRETE
BEAMS; Part I
24.1 Introduction
1 Recalling that concrete has a tensile strength (ft0) about one tenth its
compressive strength
(f0c ), concrete by itself is a very poor material for exural members.
2 To provide tensile resistance to concrete beams, a reinforcement must be
added. Steel is
almost universally used as reinforcement (longitudinal or as _bers), but in
poorer countries
other indigenous materials have been used (such as bamboos).
3 The following lectures will focus exclusively on the exural design and
analysis of reinforced
concrete rectangular sections. Other concerns, such as shear, torsion,
cracking, and deections
are left for subsequent ones.
4 Design of reinforced concrete structures is governed in most cases by the
Building Code
Requirements for Reinforced Concrete, of the American Concrete Institute
(ACI-318). Some of
the most relevant provisions of this code are enclosed in this set of notes.
5 We will focus on determining the amount of exural (that is longitudinal)
reinforcement
required at a given section. For that section, the moment which should be
considered for
design is the one obtained from the moment envelope at that particular
point.
24.1.1 Notation
6 In R/C design, it is customary to use the following notation
D ra f t24.2 C rac ke d Section, Ultimate Strength Design Method 519

24.1.4 Basic Relations and Assumptions
13In developing a design/analysis method for reinforced concrete, the
following basic relations
will be used:
1. Equilibrium: of forces and moment at the cross section. 1) _Fx = 0 or
Tension in the
reinforcement = Compression in concrete; and 2) _M = 0 or external moment
(that is the
one obtained from the moment envelope) equal and opposite to the internal
one (tension
in steel and compression of the concrete).
2. Material Stress Strain: We recall that all normal strength concrete have a
failure strain
_u = :003 in compression irrespective of f0c .
14Basic assumptions used:
Compatibility of Displacements: Perfect bond between steel and concrete (no
slip). Note
that those two materials do also have very close coe_cients of thermal
expansion under
normal temperature.
Plane section remain plane ) strain is proportional to distance from neutral
axis.
24.1.5 ACI Code
15 The ACI code is based on limit strength, or _Mn _ Mu thus a similar design
philosophy
is used as the one adopted by the LRFD method of the AISC code, ACI-318:
8.1.1; 9.3.1;
9.3.2
16 The required strength is based on (ACI-318: 9.2)
U = 1:4D + 1:7L
= 0:75(1:4D + 1:7L + 1:7W)
(24.1)
17 We should consider the behaviors of a reinforced concrete section under
increasing load:
1. Section uncracked
2. Section cracked, elastic
3. Section cracked, limit state
The second analysis gives rise to the Working Stress Design (WSD) method
(to be covered in
Structural Engineering II), and the third one to the Ultimate Strength Design
(USD) method.
24.2 Cracked Section, Ultimate Strength Design Method
24.2.1 Equivalent Stress Block
18 In determining the limit state moment of a cross section, we consider Fig.
24.1. Whereas
the strain distribution is linear (ACI-318 10.2.2), the stress distribution is non-
linear because
the stress-strain curve of concrete is itself non-linear beyond 0:5f0c .
19 Thus we have two alternatives to investigate the moment carrying capacity
of the section,
ACI-318: 10.2.6
D ra f t
24
24.2 C rac ke d Section, Ultimate Strength Design Method 521
We have two equations and three unknowns (_, _1, and _). Thus we need to
use test data
to solve this problem1. From experimental tests, the following relations are
obtained
f0c (ppsi) < 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000
_ .72 .68 .64 .60 .56
_ .425 .400 .375 .350 .325
_1 .85 .80 .75 .70 .65
Thus we have a general equation for _1 (ACI-318 10.2.7.3):
_1 = :85 if f0c _ 4; 000
= :85 � (:05)(f0c � 4; 000) 1
1;000 if 4; 000 < f0c < 8; 000
(24.2)
Figure 24.2: Whitney Stress Block
24.2.2 Balanced Steel Ratio
25Next we seek to determine the balanced steel ratio _b such that failure
occurs by simultaneous
yielding of the steel fs = fy and crushing of the concrete "c = 0:003, ACI-318:
10.3.2
We will separately consider the two failure possibilities:
Tension Failure: we stipulate that the steel stress is equal to fy:
_ = As
bd
Asfy = :85f0cab = :85f0c b_1c ) ) c =
_fy
0:85f0c_1
d (24.3)
Compression Failure: where the concrete strain is equal to the ultimate
strain; From the
strain diagram
"c = 0:003
c
d = :003
:003+"s ) )c=
:003
fs
Es
+ :003
d (24.4)
1Thisapproach is often used in Structural Engineering. Perform an analytical derivation, if the
number of
unknowns then exceeds the number of equations, use experimental data.
D raf t
d
25.1 T B eam s, (ACI 8.10) 531
hf
b
c
ε s
A s fy
a=β 1c
.85f’c ε u
Figure 25.3: T Beam Strain and Stress Diagram

=+
As Asf As-Asf
Figure 25.4: Decomposition of Steel Reinforcement for T Beams
D raf t
Solution:
25.1 T B eam s, (ACI 8.10) 533
1. Check requirements for isolated T sections

(a) be = 30 in should not exceed 4bw = 4(14) = 56 inp
(b) hf _ bu
2 ) 7 _ 14
2p
2. Assume Rectangular section
a=
(12:48)(50)
(0:85)(3)(30)
= 8:16 in > hf
3. For a T section
Asf = :85f0
ch f (b�bw)
fy
= (:85)(3)(7)(30�14)
50 = 5:71 in2
_f = 5:71
(14)(36) = :0113
Asw = 12:48 � 5:71 = 6:77 in2
_w = 12:48
(14)(36) = :025
_b = :85_1
f0
c
fy
87
87+fy
= (:85)(:85) 3
50
87
87+50 = :0275
4. Maximum permissible ratio
_max = :75(_b + _f )
= :75(:0275 + :0113) = :029 > _wp
5. The design moment is then obtained from
Mn1 = (5:71)(50)(36 � 7
2 ) = 9; 280 k.in
a = (6:77)(50)
(:85)(3)(14) = 9:48 in
Mn2 = (6:77)(50)(36 � 9:48
2 ) = 10; 580 k.in
Md = (:9)(9; 280 + 10; 580) = 17; 890 k.in ! 17; 900 k.in
Example 25-2: T Beam; Moment Capacity II
Determine the moment capacity of the following section, assume ange
dimensions to satisfy
ACI requirements; As = 6#10 = 7:59 in2; f0c = 3 ksi; fy=60 ksi.
D raf t
20"
25.1 T B eam s, (ACI 8.10) 535
3"
11"
47"
Solution:
1. Determine e_ective ange width:
1
2(b � bw) _ 8hf
16hf + bw = (16)(3) + 11 = 59 in
L
4= 24
412 = 72 in
Center Line spacing = 47 in
9>
>=
>>;
b = 47 in
2. Assume a = 3 in
A s = Md
_fy(d�a
2) = 6;400
0:9)(60)(20�3
2)
= 6:40 in2
a= Asfy
(:85)f0
c b = (6:4)(60)
(:85)(3)(47)= 3:20 in > hf

3. Thus a T beam analysis is required.
Asf = :85f0
c(b�bw)hf
fy
= (:85)(3)(47�11)(3)
60 = 4:58 in2
Md1 = _Asf fy(d � hf
2 ) = (:90)(4:58)(60)(20 � 3
2 ) = 4; 570 k.in
Md2 = Md �Md1 = 6; 400 � 4; 570 = 1; 830 k.in
4. Now, this is similar to the design of a rectangular section. Assume a = d
5 = 20
5 = 4: in
As � Asf =
1; 830
(:90)(60) _20 � 4
2_ = 1:88 in2
5. check
a = 1:88)(60)
(:85)(3)(11) = 4:02 in _ 4:00
As = 4:58 + 1:88 = 6:46 in2
_w = 6:46
(11)(20) = :0294
_f = 4:58
= :0208
(11)(20)
_b = (:85)(:85) _ 3
60__ 87
87+60_ = :0214
_max = :75(:0214 + :0208) = :0316 > _wp
6. Note that 6.46 in2 (T beam) is close to As = 6:40 in2 if rectangular section
was assumed.
Draft
Chapter 26
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
26.1 Introduction
1 Beams with longer spans are architecturally more appealing than those with
short ones.
However, for a reinforced concrete beam to span long distances, it would
have to have to be
relatively deep (and at some point the self weight may become too large
relative to the live
load), or higher grade steel and concrete must be used.
2 However, if we were to use a steel with fy much higher than _ 60 ksi in
reinforced concrete
(R/C), then to take full advantage of this higher yield stress while maintaining
full bond between
concrete and steel, will result in unacceptably wide crack widths. Large crack
widths will in
turn result in corrosion of the rebars and poor protection against _re.
3 One way to control the concrete cracking and reduce the tensile stresses in
a beam is to
prestress the beam by applying an initial state of stress which is opposite to
the one which will
be induced by the load.
4 For a simply supported beam, we would then seek to apply an initial tensile
stress at the
top and compressive stress at the bottom. In prestressed concrete (P/C) this
can be achieved
through prestressing of a tendon placed below the elastic neutral axis.
5 Main advantages of P/C: Economy, deection & crack control, durability,
fatigue strength,
longer spans.
6 There two type of Prestressed Concrete beams:
Pretensioning: Steel is _rst stressed, concrete is then poured around the

stressed bars. When
enough concrete strength has been reached the steel restraints are released,
Fig. 26.1.
Postensioning: Concrete is _rst poured, then when enough strength has been
reached a steel
cable is passed thru a hollow core inside and stressed, Fig. 26.2.
26.1.1 Materials
7 P/C beams usually have higher compressive strength than R/C. Prestressed
beams can have
f0c as high as 8,000 psi.
8 The importance of high yield stress for the steel is illustrated by the
following simple example.
D ra f t
If we consider the following:
1. An unstressed steel cable of length ls

2. A concrete beam of length lc
3. Prestress the beam with the cable, resulting in a stressed length of
concrete and steel
equal to l0s = l0c.
4. Due to shrinkage and creep, there will be a change in length
_lc = ("sh + "cr)lc (26.1)
we want to make sure that this amout of deformation is substantially smaller
than the
stretch of the steel (for prestressing to be e_ective).
5. Assuming ordinary steel: fs = 30 ksi, Es = 29; 000 ksi, "s = 30
29;000 = 1:03 _ 10� 3 in= in
6. The total steel elongation is "sls = 1:03 _ 10�3ls
7. The creep and shrinkage strains are about "cr + "sh ' :9 _ 10�3
8. The residual stres which is left in the steel after creep and shrinkage took
place is thus
(1:03 � :90) _ 10�3(29 _ 103) = 4 ksi (26.2)
Thus the total loss is 30�4
30 = 87% which is unacceptably too high.
9. Alternatively if initial stress was 150 ksi after losses we would be left with
124 ksi or a
17% loss.
10. Note that the actual loss is (:90 _ 10�3)(29 _ 103) = 26 ksiin each case
9 Having shown that losses would be too high for low strength steel, we will
use
Strands usually composed of 7 wires. Grade 250 or 270 ksi, Fig. 26.3.
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Figure 26.3: 7 Wire Prestressing Tendon

Tendon have diameters ranging from 1/2 to 1 3/8 of an inch. Grade 145 or
160 ksi.
Wires come in bundles of 8 to 52.
Note that yield stress is not well de_ned for steel used in prestressed
concrete, usually we take
1% strain as e_ective yield.
10Steel relaxation is the reduction in stress at constant strain (as opposed to
creep which
is reduction of strain at constant stress) occrs. Relaxation occurs inde_nitely
and produces
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Beam, (Nilson 1978)
P sin θ P sin θ
P cos θ P cos θ
P
P cos θ
P cos θ
P sin θ P sin θ
P cos θ
P sin θ
P
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Figure 26.5: Determination of Equivalent Loads

D ra f t
4. Pe and M0 +MDL +MLL
26.2 F lex ur al Stresses 549
f1 = �Pe
Ac _1 � ec1
r2 _� M0+MDL+MLL
S1
f2 = �Pe
Ac _1 + ec2
r2 _+ M0+MDL+MLL
S2
(26.7)
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by Fig. 26.7.
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ec2
c1
Pi e c
Ic
2Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
r
ec
Pi(1+ 22 )
Ac
+ Mo
S2 r
ec
Pi(1+ 22 )
Ac
Pi
Ac
Pi
Ac
Pi e c 1
Ic
Pi
Ac
(1-r
ec
2
1 )
r
ec
Pi(1+ 22 )
Ac
Pi
Ac
(1-r
ec
2
1 ) - Mo
S1
- Mo
S1
(1-r
ec
2
P i 1)
Ac
Ac
P e - Mo
S
(1-r
ec
2
1 ) - Md + Ml
S
-
S1
Mt
Ac
Pe(1-r
ec
2
1 )
Md + Ml
S
+ + Mt
r
ec
( 1 + 22 )
Ac
Pe
r
ec
( 1 + 22 )
Ac
P e + Mo
S2 2
11
Figure 26.7: Flexural Stress Distribution for a Beam with Variable Eccentricity;
Maximum
Moment Section and Support Section, (Nilson 1978)
17 Those (service) exural stresses must be below those speci_ed by the ACI
code (where the

subscripts c, t, i and s refer to compression, tension, initial and service
respectively):
fci permitted concrete compression stress at initial stage :60f 0 ci
fti permitted concrete tensile stress at initial stage < 3qf0 ci
fcs permitted concrete compressive stress at service stage :45f0c
fts permitted concrete tensile stress at initial stage 6pf0c or 12pf0c
Note that fts can reach 12pf0c only if appropriate deection analysis is done,
because section
would be cracked.
18 Based on the above, we identify two types of prestressing:

D ra f t
M0 =
26.2 F lex ur al Stresses 551
(:183)(40)2
8
= 36:6 k.ft (26.9-b)
The exural stresses will thus be equal to:
fw 0
1;2 = _
M0
S1;2
=_
(36:6)(12; 000)
1; 000
= _439 psi (26.10)
f1 = �
Pi
Ac _1 �
ec1
r2 _�
M0
S1
(26.11-a)
= �83 � 439 = �522 psi (26.11-b)
fti = 3qf0c = +190p (26.11-c)
f2 = �
Pi
Ac _1 +
ec2
r2 _+
M0
S2
(26.11-d)
= �1; 837 + 439 = �1; 398 psi (26.11-e)
fci = :6f0c = �2; 400p (26.11-f)
3. Pe and M0. If we have 15% losses, then the e_ective force Pe is equal to (1
� 0:15)169 =
144 k
f1 = �
Pe
Ac _1 �
ec1
r2 _�
M0
S1
(26.12-a)
=�
144; 000
176 _1 �
(5:19)(12)
68:2 _� 439 (26.12-b)
= �71 � 439 = �510 psi (26.12-c)
f2 = �
Pe
Ac _1 +
ec2
r2 _+
M0
S2
(26.12-d)
=�
144; 000
176 _1 +
(5:19)(12)
68:2 _+ 439 (26.12-e)
= �1; 561 + 439 = �1; 122 psi (26.12-f)
note that �71 and �1; 561 are respectively equal to (0:85)(�83) and (0:85)
(�1; 837)
respectively.
4. Pe and M0 +MDL +MLL
MDL +MLL =
(0:55)(40)2
8
= 110 k.ft (26.13)
and corresponding stresses
f1;2 = _
(110)(12; 000)
1; 000
= _1; 320 psi (26.14)
Thus,
f1 = �
Pe
Ac _1 �
ec1
r2 _�
M0 +MDL +MLL
S1
(26.15-a)
D ra ft
80 ft
26.3 C ase S tudy: Walnut Lane Bridge 553
CENTER
ELEVATION OF BEAM HALF LINE
9.25’ 44 ’ 9.25’
BEAM CROSS SECTIONS TRANSVERSE DIAPHRAGMS
ROAD
SIDEWALK
CROSS - SECTION OF BRIDGE
CROSS - SECTION OF BEAM
3’-3" 6’-7"
7"
10"
3"
6"
3"
7"
1/2
1/2
30"
52"
10"
7"
TRANSVERSE DIAPHRAGM
SLOTS FOR CABLES
Figure 26.8: Walnut Lane Bridge, Plan View
Draft
Chapter 27
COLUMNS
27.1 Introduction
1Columns resist a combination of axial P and exural load M, (or M = Pe for
eccentrically
applied load).
27.1.1 Types of Columns
Types of columns, Fig. 27.1
Tied column
Spiral column
Composite column
Pipe column
tie steel
main longitudinal steel reinforcement
Figure 27.1: Types of columns

2 Lateral reinforcement, Fig. 27.2
1. Restrains longitudinal steel from outward buckling

2. Restrains Poisson's expansion of concrete
3. Acts as shear reinforcement for horizontal (wind & earthquake) load
4. Provide ductility
very important to resist earthquake load.
D ra f t
5note:
27.2 S hor tC olumns 559
1. 0.85 is obtained also from test data

2. Matches with beam theory using rect. stress block
3. Provides an adequate factor of safety
27.2.2 Eccentric Columns
5 Sources of exure, Fig. 27.4
ML MR
eP
Figure 27.4: Sources of Bending
1. Unsymmetric moments ML 6= MR
2. uncertainty of loads (must assume a minimum eccentricity)
3. unsymmetrical reinforcement
6 Types of Failure, Fig. 27.5
1. large eccentricity of load ) failure by yielding of steel

2. small eccentricity of load ) failure by crushing of concrete
3. balanced condition
7 Assumptions A0s = As; _ = As
bd = A0
s
bd = f0s = fy
27.2.2.1 Balanced Condition
8 There is one speci_c eccentricity eb = M
P such that failure will be triggered by simultaneous

1. steel yielding
2. concrete crushing
D ra f t 27.2 S hor tC olumns 561
Af ss
ε s
A f s’ s
d
d’
h/2
A A’s s
b
ε ’
s
a
e
e’
0.85f’c
Pn
c
A f ss
c
ε s
c
Afs
A f s’
y
y
Figure 27.6: Strain and Stress Diagram of a R/C Column
D ra f t
27.2
error=0.1805
S hor tC olumns 571
a= 20.7445
iter= 2
c=24.4053
epsi_sc=0.0015
f_sc=44.2224
f_sc=40
M_n=1.6860e+04
P_n=1.4789e+03
epsi_s=-4.1859e-04
f_s=12.1392
Failure by Tension
e=24
error=1
a=10
iter=0
iter=1
c=11.7647
epsi_sc=-6.0000e-
f_sc=-1.7400
P_n_1=504.5712
P_n_2=381.9376
a_new=7.5954
error=-0.3166
a=7.5954
iter=2
c=8.9358
epsi_sc=-0.0010
f_sc=-29.8336
P_n_1=294.2857
P_n_2=312.6867
a_new=7.9562
error=0.0453
a=7.9562
iter=2
P_n_1=294.2857
Example 27-3: R/C Column, Using Design Charts
Design the reinforcement for a column with h = 20 in, b = 12 in, d0 = 2:5 in,
f0c = 4; 000 psi,
fy = 60; 000 psi, to support PDL = 56 k, PLL = 72 k, MDL = 88 k.ft, MLL = 75 k.ft,
Solution:
1. Ultimate loads
Pu = (1:4)(56) + (1:7)(72) = 201 k ) Pn = 201
0:7 = 287 k
Mu = (1:4)(88) + (1:7)(75) = 251 k.ft ) Mn = 251
0:7 = 358 k.ft
(27.26)
Draft
Chapter 28
ELEMENTS of STRUCTURAL
RELIABILITY
28.1 Introduction
1Traditionally, evaluations of structural adequacy have been expressed by
safety factors SF =
C
D, where C is the capacity (i.e. strength) and D is the demand (i.e. load).
Whereas this
evaluation is quite simple to understand, it su_ers from many limitations: it 1)
treats all loads
equally; 2) does not di_erentiate between capacity and demands respective
uncertainties; 3) is
restricted to service loads; and last but not least 4) does not allow
comparison of relative reliabilities
among di_erent structures for di_erent performance modes. Another major
de_ciency
is that all parameters are assigned a single value in an analysis which is then
deterministic.
2 Another approach, a probabilistic one, extends the factor of safety concept
to explicitly incorporate
uncertainties in the parameters. The uncertainties are quanti_ed through
statistical
analysis of existing data or judgmentally assigned.
3 This chapter will thus develop a procedure which will enable the Engineer to
perform a
reliability based analysis of a structure, which will ultimately yield a reliability
index. This is
turn is a \universal" indicator on the adequacy of a structure, and can be
used as a metric to
1) assess the health of a structure, and 2) compare di_erent structures
targeted for possible
remediation.
28.2 Elements of Statistics
4 Elementary statistics formulaes will be reviewed, as they are needed to
properly understand
structural reliability.
5 When a set of N values xi is clustered around a particular one, then it may
be useful to
characterize the set by a few numbers that are related to its moments (the
sums of integer
powers of the values):
Mean: estimates the value around which the data clusters.
_=
1
N
NX
i=1
xi (28.1)
D ra f t28.3 D ist rib utions of Random Variables 575

Skewness: characterizes the degree of asymmetry of a distribution around its
mean. It is
de_ned in a non-dimensional value. A positive one signi_es a distribution with
an asymmetric
tail extending out toward more positive x
Skew =
1
N
_N
i=1 _xi � _
_ _3
(28.8)
Kurtosis: is a nondimensional quantity which measures the \atness" or
\peakedness" of a
distribution. It is normalized with respect to the curvature of a normal
distribution.
Hence a negative value would result from a distribution resembling a loaf of
bread, while
a positive one would be induced by a sharp peak:
Kurt =
1
N
_N
i=1 _xi � _
_ _4
� 3 (28.9)
the �3 term makes the value zero for a normal distribution.
6 The expected value (or mean), standard deviation and coe_cient of variation
are interdependent:
knowing any two, we can determine the third.
28.3 Distributions of Random Variables
7 Distribution of variables can be mathematically represented.
28.3.1 Uniform Distribution
8 Uniform distribution implies that any value between xmin and xmax is equaly
likely to occur.
28.3.2 Normal Distribution
9The general normal (or Gauss) distribution is given by, Fig. 28.1:
_(x) =
1
p2__
e�1
2 [ x�
_
_ ]2
(28.10)
10 A normal distribution N(_; _2) can be normalized by de_ning
y=
x �_
_
(28.11)
and y would have a distribution N(0; 1):
_(y) =
1
p2_
e�y2
2 (28.12)
11 The normal distribution has been found to be an excellent approximation to
a large class of
distributions, and has some very desirable mathematical properties:
D ra f t
28.4 R eli ab ility Index 577
28.3.3 Lognormal Distribution
12 A random variable is lognormally distributed if the natural logarithm of the
variable is
normally distributed.
13 It provides a reasonable shape when the coe_cient of variation is large.
28.3.4 Beta Distribution

14 Beta distributions are very exible and can assume a variety of shapes
including the normal
and uniform distributions as special cases.
15 On the other hand, the beta distribution requires four parameters.
16 Beta distributions are selected when a particular shape for the probability
density function
is desired.
28.3.5 BiNormal distribution
28.4 Reliability Index
28.4.1 Performance Function Identi_cation
17Designating F the capacity to demand ratio C=D (or performance function),
in general F
is a function of one or more variables xi which describe the geometry,
material, loads, and
boundary conditions
F = F(xi) (28.17)
and thus F is in turn a random variable with its own probability distribution
function, Fig.
28.2.
18A performance function evaluation typically require a structural analysis,
this may range
from a simple calculation to a detailled _nite element study.
28.4.2 De_nitions
19 Reliability indices, _ are used as a relative measure of the reliability or
con_dence in the
ability of a structure to perform its function in a satisfactory manner. In other
words they are
a measure of the performance function.
20 Probabilistic methods are used to systematically evaluate uncertainties in
parameters that
a_ect structural performance, and there is a relation between the reliability
index and risk.
21 Reliability index is de_ned in terms of the performance function capacity C,
and the applied

load or demand D. It is assumed that both C and D are random variables.
22 The safety margin is de_ned as Y = C � D. Failure would occur if Y < 0
Next, C and D
can be combined and the result expressed logarithmically, Fig. 28.2.
X = ln
C
D
(28.18)
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30
The objective is to determine the mean and standard deviation of the
performance function
de_ned in terms of C=D.
31 Those two parameters, in turn, will later be required to compute the
reliability index.
28.4.3.1 Direct Integration
32 Given a function random variable x, the mean value of the function is
obtained by integrating
the function over the probability distribution function of the random variable
_[F(x)] = Z 1
�1
g(x)f(x)dx (28.21)
33 For more than one variable,
_[F(x)] = Z 1
�1 Z 1
�1 ___Z1
�1
F(x1; x2; _ _ _ ; xn)F(x1; x2; _ _ _ ; xn)dx1dx2 _ _ _ dxn (28.22)
34 Note that in practice, the function F(x) is very rarely available for practical
problems, and
hence this method is seldom used.
28.4.3.2 Monte Carlo Simulation
35 The performance function is evaluated for many possible values of the
random variables.
36 Assuming that all variables have a normal distribution, then this is done
through the following

algorithm
1. initialize random number generators
2. Perform n analysis, for each one:
(a) For each variable, determine a random number for the given distribution
(b) Transform the random number
(c) Analyse
(d) Determine the performance function, and store the results
3. From all the analyses, determine the mean and the standard deviation,
compute the
reliability index.
4. Count the number of analyses, nf which performance function indicate
failure, the likelihood
of structural failure will be p(f) = nf=n.
37 A sample program (all subroutines are taken from (Press, Flannery,
Teukolvsky and Vetterling

1988) which generates n normally distributed data points, and then analyze
the results, determines
mean and standard deviation, and sort them (for histogram plotting), is
shown below:
program nice
parameter(ns=100000)
real x(ns), mean, sd
write(*,*)'enter mean, standard-deviation and n '
read(*,*)mean,sd,n
D ra f t
28.4 R
ix3=mod(ia3*ix3+ic3,m3)
eli ab ility Index 581
j=1+(97*ix3)/m3
if(j.gt.97.or.j.lt.1)pause
ran1=r(j)
r(j)=(float(ix1)+float(ix2)*rm2)*rm1
return
end
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
subroutine moment(data,n,ave,adev,sdev,var,skew,curt)
c given array of data of length N, returns the mean AVE, average
c deviation ADEV, standard deviation SDEV, variance VAR, skewness SKEW,
c and kurtosis CURT
dimension data(n)
if(n.le.1)pause 'n must be at least 2'
s=0.
do 11 j=1,n
s=s+data(j)
11 continue
ave=s/n
adev=0.
var=0.
skew=0.
curt=0.
do 12 j=1,n
s=data(j)-ave
adev=adev+abs(s)
p=s*s
var=var+p
p=p*s
skew=skew+p
p=p*s
curt=curt+p
12 continue
adev=adev/n
var=var/(n-1)
sdev=sqrt(var)
if(var.ne.0.)then
skew=skew/(n*sdev**3)
curt=curt/(n*var**2)-3.
else
pause 'no skew or kurtosis when zero variance'
endif
return
end
c------------------------------------------------------------------------------
subroutine sort(n,ra)
dimension ra(n)
l=n/2+1
ir=n
10 continue
if(l.gt.1)then
l=l-1
rra=ra(l)
else
rra=ra(ir)
ra(ir)=ra(1)
ir=ir-1
if(ir.eq.1)then
ra(1)=rra
D ra f t
42
This is accomplished by limiting ourselves to all possible combinations of _i
_ _i.
43 For each analysis we determine SFF, as well as its logarithm.
44 Mean and standard deviation of the logarithmic values are then determined
from the 2n
analyses, and then _ is the ratio of the mean to the standard deviation.
28.4.3.4 Taylor's Series-Finite Di_erence Estimation
45 In the previous method, we have cut down the number of deterministic
analyses to 2n, in the

following method, we reduce it even further to 2n + 1, (US Army Corps of
Engineers 1992, US
Army Corps of Engineers 1993, Bryant, Brokaw and Mlakar 1993).
46 This simpli_ed approach starts with the _rst order Taylor series expansion of
Eq. 28.17
about the mean and limited to linear terms, (Benjamin and Cornell 1970).
_F = F(_i) (28.23)
where _i is the mean for all random variables.
47 For independent random variables, the variance can be approximated by
V ar(F) = _2
F = X_@F
@xi
_i_2
(28.24-a)
@F
@xi _
F+
i � F� i
2_i
(28.24-b)
F+
i = F(_1; _ _ _ ; _i + _i; _ _ _ ; _n) (28.24-c)
F�i = F(_1; _ _ _ ; _i � _i; _ _ _ ; _n) (28.24-d)
where _i are the standard deviations of the variables. Hence,
_F =X F+
i � F�i
2 ! (28.25)
Finally, the reliability index is given by
_=
ln _F
_F
(28.26)
48 The procedure can be summarized as follows:
1. Perform an initial analysis in which all variables are set equal to their mean
value. This
analysis provides the mean _.
2. Perform 2n analysis, in which all variables are set equal to their mean
values, except
variable i, which assumes a value equal to _i + _i, and then _i � _i.
3. For each pair of analysis in which variable xi is modi_ed, determine
D ra f t
28.5 R eli ab ility Analysis 585
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
β
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
1/(Probability of Failure)
Probability of Failure in terms of β
Good
Hazardous
Unsatisfactory
Poor
Below Average
Above Average
Figure 28.3: Probability of Failure in terms of _
Draft
Chapter 29
DESIGN II
29.1 Frames
29.1.1 Beam Column Connections
1 The connection between the beam and the column can be, Fig. 33.1:
θ b
θ c
θ b= θ c θ b= θ c θ b θ c
θ b= θ c
θ
θ
θ
θ
bb
c
c
M=K( - ) s s
Flexible Rigid Semi-Flexible
Figure 29.1: Flexible, Rigid, and Semi-Flexible Joints
Flexible that is a hinge which can transfer forces only. In this case we really
have cantiliver
action only. In a exible connection the column and beam end moments are
both equal
to zero, Mcol = Mbeam = 0. The end rotation are not equal, _col 6= _beam.
Rigid: The connection is such that _beam = _col and moment can be
transmitted through the
connection. In a rigid connection, the end moments and rotations are equal
(unless there
is an externally applied moment at the node), Mcol = Mbeam 6= 0, _col = _beam.
Semi-Rigid: The end moments are equal and not equal to zero, but the
rotation are di_erent.
_beam 6= _col, Mcol = Mbeam 6= 0. Furthermore, the di_erence in rotation is
resisted by
the spring Mspring = Kspring(_col � _beam).
29.1.2 Behavior of Simple Frames
2For vertical load across the beam rigid connection will reduce the maximum
moment in the
beam (at the expense of a negative moment at the ends which will in turn be
transferred to
D ra f t
w
P
29.1 F ram es 589
w/2
-w/2
w/2
-w/2
w/2
-w/2
w/2
M’
M’ M’/L
-M’/L
M’/L
-M’/L
a
b h
L
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
p
M
w/2 w/2
M’
-M’/L
p
-M’/L
p
w/2 -w/2
-M/h M/h
p/2 p/2
-M/L
w/2 -w/2
0.36M/h
-0.36M/h
-M/L
p/2 p/2
-w/2
0.68M/h
-0.5M’/L
p/2 p/2
M
M
w/2 w/2
w/2 w/2
MM
M/h
w/2 w/2
M’/2 M’/2
p/2
M/L
-M/L
0.4M 0.4M
0.64M
0.4M/h
w/2 w/2
M’/2
p/2
-M’/L
M’/L
0.55M
0.45M
M’/4 M’/4
M’/4
0.68M/h
p/2
w/2 w/2
M’/2L
-M’/2L
POST AND BEAM STRUCTURE
SIMPLE BENT FRAME
THREE-HINGE PORTAL
THREE-HINGE PORTAL
TWO-HINGE FRAME
RIGID FRAME
-0.68M/h
M’/4
0.45M
M’/2
Frame Type Deformation Shear Moment Axial W=wL, M=wL/8, M’=Ph
2
Figure 29.3: Deformation, Shear, Moment, and Axial Diagrams for Various
Types of Portal
Frames Subjected to Vertical and Horizontal Loads
D ra f t
29.1 F ram es 591
29.1.4 Design of a Statically Indeterminate Arch
Adapted from (Kinney 1957)
Design a two-hinged, solid welded-steel arch rib for a hangar. The moment of
inertia of the
rib is to vary as necessary. The span, center to center of hinges, is to be 200
ft. Ribs are to be
placed 35 ft center to center, with a rise of 35 ft. Roof deck, purlins and rib
will be assumed to
weight 25 lb/ft2 on roof surface, and snow will be assumed at 40 lb/ft2 of this
surface. Twenty
purlins will be equally spaced around the rib.
Figure 29.5: Design of a Statically Indeterminate Arch
1. The center line of the rib will be taken as the segment of a circle. By
computation the
radius of this circle is found to be 160.357 ft, and the length of the arc AB to
be 107.984
ft.
2. For the analysis the arc AB will be considered to be divided into ten
segments, each with
a length of 10.798 ft. Thus a concentrated load is applied to the rib by the
purlins framing
at the center of each segment. (The numbered segments are indicated in Fig.
??.
3. Since the total dead and snow load is 65 lb/ft2 of roof surface, the value of
each concentrated
force will be
P = 10:798 _ 35 _ 65 = 24:565 k (29.8)
4. The computations necessary to evaluate the coodinates of the centers of
the various segments,
referred to the hinge at A, are shown in Table 29.1. Also shown are the values
of
_x, the horizontal projection of the distance between the centers of the
several segments.
5. If experience is lacking and the designing engineer is therefore at a loss as
to the initial
assumptions regarding the sectional variation along the rib, it is
recommended that the
D ra f t
29.1 F ram es
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
593
Shear M
to M simple
Segment x y = _M right _x increment beam M_M _MM
(ft) (ft _ k) (k) (ft) (ft _ k) (ft_ k)
A 0.0 0.0 245.650
1 4.275 3.29 221.085 4.275 1,050 1,050 3,500 10.9
2 13.149 9.44 196.520 8.874 1,962 3,010 28,400 89.2
3 22.416 14.98 171.955 9.267 1,821 4,830 72,400 224.4
4 32.034 19.88 147.390 9.618 1,654 6,490 129,100 395.4
5 41.960 24.13 122.825 9.926 1,463 7,950 191,800 582.2
6 52.149 27.69 98.260 10.189 1,251 9,200 254,800 767.0
7 62.557 30.57 73.695 10.408 1,023 10,220 312,400 934.4
8 73.134 32.73 49.130 10.577 779 11,000 360,000 1,071.4
9 83.831 34.18 24.565 10.697 526 11,530 394,100 1,168.4
10 94.601 34.91 0.000 10.770 265 11,790 411,600 1,218.6
Crown 100.00 35.00 5.399 0 11,790
P 2,158,100 6,461.9
Table 29.2: Calculation of Horizontal Force
M
simple Total M
Segment y beam HAy at segment
(ft) (ft _ k) (ft _ k) (ft _ k)
A0
1 3.29 1,050 {1,100 {50
2 9.44 3,010 {3,150 {140
3 14.98 4,830 {5,000 {170
4 19.88 6,490 {6,640 {150
5 24.13 7,950 {8,060 {110
6 27.69 9,200 {9,250 {50
7 30.57 10,220 {10,210 +10
8 32.73 11,000 {10,930 +70
9 34.18 11,530 {11,420 +110
10 34.19 11,790 {11,660 +130
Crown 35.00 11,790 {11,690 +100
Table 29.3: Moment at the Centers of the Ribs
D ra f t
29.1 F ram es 595
Segment V (k) V cos _ � H sin _ = S (k) V sin _ +H cos _ = N (k)
A 245.6 192 -208 = -16 153 + 261 = 414
1 221.1 177 -199 = -22 132 +268 = 400
2 196.5 165 -181 = -16 106 +281 = 387
3 172.0 150 -162 = -12 83 +292 = 375
4 147.4 133 -142 = -9 62 +303 = 365
5 122.8 114 -121 = -7 44 +311 = 355
6 98.3 94 -100 = -6 29 +319 = 348
7 73.7 72 -78 = -6 17 +325 = 342
8 49.1 48 -56 = -8 8 +329 = 337
9 24.6 244 -34 = -10 2 +332 = 334
10 0.0 0 -11 = -11 0 +334 = 334
Crown +334 = 334
Table 29.4: Values of Normal and Shear Forces
3 to the crown is made to vary linerarly. The adequacies of the sections thus
determined
for the centers of the several segments are checked in Table 29.5.
17. It is necessary to recompute the value of HA because the rib now has a
varying moment
of inertia. Equation 29.11 must be altered to include the I of each segment
and is now
written as
HA = �PM_M=I
P_MM=I
(29.14)
18. The revised value for HA is easily determined as shown in Table 29.6.
Note that the
values in column (2) are found by dividing the values of M_M for the
corresponding
segments in column (8) of Table 29.2 by the total I for each segment as
shown in Table
29.5. The values in column (3) of Table 29.6 are found in a similar manner
from the
values in column (9) of Table 29.2. The simple beam moments in column (5)
of Table
29.6 are taken directly from column (7) of Table 29.2.
19. Thus the revised HA is
HA = �
2PM_M=I
2P_MM=I
= �frac2 _ 1; 010:852 _ 3:0192 = �334:81k (29.15)
20. The revised values for the axial thrust N at the centers of the various
segments are
computed in Table 29.7.
21. The sections previously designed at the centers of the segments are
checked for adequacy
in Table 29.8. From this table it appears that all sections of the rib are
satisfactory.
This cannot be de_nitely concluded, however, until the secondary stresses
caused by the
deection of the rib are investigated.
29.1.5 Temperature Changes in an Arch
Adapted from (Kinney 1957)
Determine the e_ects of rib shortening and temperature changes in the arch
rib of Fig. 29.5.
Consider a temperature drop of 100_F.
Draft
Chapter 30
Case Study I: EIFFEL TOWER
Adapted from (Billington and Mark 1983)
30.1 Materials, & Geometry
1The tower was built out of wrought iron, less expensive than steel,and Ei_el
had more expereince
with this material, Fig. 30.1
��
��
��
��Figure 30.1: Ei_el Tower (Billington and
Mark 1983)
D ra ft
Width
30.2 L oad s 605
Location Height Width/2 Estimated Actual dy

dx _
Support 0 164 328 .333 18.4o
First platform 186 108 216 240 .270 15.1o
second platform 380 62 123 110 .205 11.6o
Intermediate platform 644 20 40 .115 6.6o
Top platform 906 1 2 .0264 1.5o
Top 984 0 0 0.000 0o
4 The tower is supported by four inclined supports, each with a cross section
of 800 in2. An
idealization of the tower is shown in Fig. 30.2.
ACTUAL
CONTINUOUS
CONNECTION
ACTUAL
POINTS OF
CONNECTION
CONTINUOUS
CONNECTION
IDEALIZED
Figure 30.2: Ei_el Tower Idealization, (Billington and Mark 1983)

30.2 Loads
5The total weight of the tower is 18; 800 k.
6The dead load is not uniformly distributed, and is approximated as follows,
Fig. 30.3:
��
��
��
��Figure 30.3: Ei_el Tower, Dead Load
Idealization; (Billington and Mark 1983)
Draft
Chapter 31
Case Study II: GEORGE
WASHINGTON BRIDGE
31.1 Theory
1 Whereas the forces in a cable can be determined from statics alone, its
con_guration must
be derived from its deformation. Let us consider a cable with distributed load
p(x) per unit
horizontal projection of the cable length (thus neglecting the weight of the
cable). An
in_nitesimal portion of that cable can be assumed to be a straight line, Fig.
31.1 and in the
absence of any horizontal load we have H =constant. Summation of the
vertical forces yields
(+ ?) _Fy = 0 ) �V + wdx + (V + dV ) = 0 (31.1-a)
dV + wdx = 0 (31.1-b)
where V is the vertical component of the cable tension at x (Note that if the
cable was
subjected to its own weight then we would have wds instead of wdx).
Because the cable must
be tangent to T, we have
tan _ =
V
H
(31.2)
Substituting into Eq. 31.1-b yields
d(H tan _) + wdx = 0 ) �
d
dx
(H tan _) = w (31.3)
2 But H is constant (no horizontal load is applied), thus, this last equation can
be rewritten as
�H
d
dx
(tan _) = w (31.4)
3 Written in terms of the vertical displacement v, tan _ = dv
dx which when substituted in Eq.

31.4 yields the governing equation for cables
� Hv00 = w (31.5)
4 For a cable subjected to a uniform load w, we can determine its shape by
double integration
of Eq. 31.5
� Hv0 = wx + C1 (31.6-a)
D ra f t
�Hv =
31.1 T heo ry 613
wx2
2
+ C1x + C2 (31.6-b)
and the constants of integrations C1 and C2 can be obtained from the
boundary conditions:
v = 0 at x = 0 and at x = L ) C2 = 0 and C1 = �wL
2 . Thus
v=
w
2H
x(L � x) (31.7)
This equation gives the shape v(x) in terms of the horizontal force H,
5 Since the maximum sag h occurs at midspan (x = L
2 ) we can solve for the horizontal force

H=
wL2
8h
(31.8)
we note the analogy with the maximum moment in a simply supported
uniformly loaded beam
M = Hh = wL2
8 . Furthermore, this relation clearly shows that the horizontal force is
inversely
proportional to the sag h, as h & H %. Finally, we can rewrite this equation as
r def =
h
L
(31.9-a)
wL
H
= 8r (31.9-b)
6 Eliminating H from Eq. 31.7 and 31.8 we obtain
v = 4h �
x2
L2 +
x
L! (31.10)
Thus the cable assumes a parabolic shape (as the moment diagram of the
applied load).
7 Whereas the horizontal force H is constant throughout the cable, the tension
T is not. The
maximum tension occurs at the support where the vertical component is
equal to V = wL
2 and
the horizontal one to H, thus
Tmax = pV 2 + H2 = s_wL
2 _2
+ H2 = Hs1 + _wL=2
H _2
(31.11)
Combining this with Eq. 31.8 we obtain1.
Tmax = Hp1 + 16r2 _ H(1 + 8r2) (31.12)
8Had we assumed a uniform load w per length of cable (rather than
horizontal projection),
the equation would have been one of a catenary2.
v=
H
w
cosh _w
H _L
2 � x__+ h (31.13)
The cable between transmission towers is a good example of a catenary.
1Recalling that (a+b)n = an+nan�1b+ n(n�1)
2! an�2b2+_ or (1+b)n = 1+nb+ n(n�1)b2
2! + n(n�1)(n�2)b3
3! +_ _ _;
Thus for b2 << 1, p1 + b = (1 + b)
1
2 _1+ b
2
2Derivation of this equation is beyond the scope of this course.
Draft
Chapter 32
Case Study III: MAGAZINI
GENERALI
Adapted from (Billington and Mark 1983)
32.1 Geometry
1 This sotrage house, built by Maillart in Chiasso in 1924, provides a good
example of the
mariage between aesthetic and engineering.
2 The most strking feature of the Magazini Generali is not the structure itself,
but rather the

shape of its internal supporting frames, Fig. 32.1.
3 The frame can be idealized as a simply supported beam hung from two
cantilever column
supports. Whereas the beam itself is a simple structural idealization, the
overhang is designed
in such a way as to minimize the net moment to be transmitted to the
supports (foundations),
Fig. 32.2.
32.2 Loads
4The load applied on the frame is from the weights of the roof slab, and the
frame itself. Given
the space between adjacent frames is 14.7 ft, and that the roof load is 98 psf,
and that the
total frame weight is 13.6 kips, the total uniform load becomes, Fig. 32.3:
qroof = (98) psf(14:7) ft = 1:4 k/ft (32.1-a)
qframe =
(13:6) k
(63:6) ft
= 0:2 k/ft (32.1-b)
qtotal = 1:4 + 0:2 = 1.6 k/ft (32.1-c)
D ra ft
ROOF
32.3
q = 1.4 k/ft
R eac ti ons 623
FRAME + q = 0.2 k/ft

ROOF q = 1.4 k/ft FRAME
q T O T A L = 1.6 k/ft
+ q = 0.2 k/ft
Figure 32.3: Magazzini Generali; Loads (Billington and Mark 1983)
32.3 Reactions
5Reactions for the beam are determined _rst taking advantage of symmetry,
Fig. 32.4:
W = (1:6) k/ft(63:6) ft = 102 k (32.2-a)
R=
W
2
=
102
2
= 51 k (32.2-b)
We note that these reactions are provided by the internal shear forces.
63.6 ft
51 k 51 k
TOTAL q = 1.6 k/ft
Figure 32.4: Magazzini Generali; Beam Reactions, (Billington and Mark 1983)
32.4 Forces
6 The internal forces are pimarily the shear and moments. Those can be easily
determined for
a simply supported uniformly loaded beam. The shear varies linearly from 51
kip to -51 kip
with zero at the center, and the moment diagram is parabolic with the
maximum moment at
the center, Fig. 32.5, equal to:
Mmax =
qL2
8
=
(1:6) k/ft(63:6) ft2
8
= 808 k.ft (32.3)
7 The externally induced moment at midspan must be resisted by an equal
and opposite internal

moment. This can be achieved through a combination of compressive force
on the upper _bers,
and tensile ones on the lower. Thus the net axial force is zero, however there
is a net internal
couple, Fig. 32.6.
Draft
Chapter 33
BUILDING STRUCTURES
33.1 Introduction
33.1.1 Beam Column Connections
1 The connection between the beam and the column can be, Fig. 33.1:
θ b
θ c
θ b= θ c θ b= θ c θ b θ c
θ b= θ c
θ
θ
θ
θ
bb
c
c
M=K( - ) s s
Flexible Rigid Semi-Flexible
Figure 33.1: Flexible, Rigid, and Semi-Flexible Joints
Flexible that is a hinge which can transfer forces only. In this case we really
have cantiliver
action only. In a exible connection the column and beam end moments are
both equal
to zero, Mcol = Mbeam = 0. The end rotation are not equal, _col 6= _beam.
Rigid: The connection is such that _beam = _col and moment can be
transmitted through the
connection. In a rigid connection, the end moments and rotations are equal
(unless there
is an externally applied moment at the node), Mcol = Mbeam 6= 0, _col = _beam.
Semi-Rigid: The end moments are equal and not equal to zero, but the
rotation are di_erent.
_beam 6= _col, Mcol = Mbeam 6= 0. Furthermore, the di_erence in rotation is
resisted by
the spring Mspring = Kspring(_col � _beam).
33.1.2 Behavior of Simple Frames
2For vertical load across the beam rigid connection will reduce the maximum
moment in the
beam (at the expense of a negative moment at the ends which will in turn be
transferred to
D ra f t
w
P
w/2
-w/2
w/2
-w/2
w/2
-w/2
w/2
M’
M’ M’/L
-M’/L
M’/L
-M’/L
a
b h
L
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
p
M
w/2 w/2
M’
-M’/L
p
-M’/L
p
w/2 -w/2
-M/h M/h
p/2 p/2
-M/L
w/2 -w/2
0.36M/h
-0.36M/h
-M/L
p/2 p/2
-w/2
0.68M/h
-0.5M’/L
p/2 p/2
M
M
w/2 w/2
w/2 w/2
MM
M/h
w/2 w/2
M’/2 M’/2
p/2
M/L
-M/L
0.4M 0.4M
0.64M
0.4M/h
w/2 w/2
M’/2
p/2
-M’/L
M’/L
0.55M
0.45M
M’/4 M’/4
M’/4
0.68M/h
p/2
w/2 w/2
M’/2L
-M’/2L
POST AND BEAM STRUCTURE
SIMPLE BENT FRAME
THREE-HINGE PORTAL
THREE-HINGE PORTAL
TWO-HINGE FRAME
RIGID FRAME
-0.68M/h
M’/4
0.45M
M’/2
Frame Type Deformation Shear Moment Axial W=wL, M=wL/8, M’=Ph
2
Figure 33.3: Deformation, Shear, Moment, and Axial Diagrams for Various
Types of Portal
Frames Subjected to Vertical and Horizontal Loads
D ra f t 33.2 B uil din gs Structures 631
33.2 Buildings Structures

11 There are three primary types of building systems:
Wall Subsytem: in which very rigid walls made up of solid masonry, paneled
or braced timber,
or steel trusses constitute a rigid subsystem. This is only adequate for small
rise buildings.
Vertical Shafts: made up of four solid or trussed walls forming a tubular space
structure. The
tubular structure may be interior (housing elevators, staircases) and/or
exterior. Most
e_cient for very high rise buildings.
Rigid Frame: which consists of linear vertical components (columns) rigidly
connected to sti_
horizontal ones (beams and girders). This is not a very e_cient structural form
to resist
lateral (wind/earthquake) loads.
33.2.1 Wall Subsystems
12 Whereas exterior wall provide enclosure and interior ones separation, both
of them can also
have a structural role in trnsfering vertical and horizontal loads.
13 Walls are constructed out of masonry, timber concrete or steel.
14 If the wall is braced by oors, then it can provide an excellent resitance to
horizontal load
in the plane of the wall (but not orthogonal to it).
15 When shear-walls subsytems are used, it is best if the center of orthogonal
shear resistance
is close to the centroid of lateral loads as applied. If this is not the case, then
there will be
torsional design problems.
33.2.1.1 Example: Concrete Shear Wall
From (Lin and Stotesbury 1981)
16 We consider a reinforced concrete wall 20 ft wide, 1 ft thick, and 120 ft high
with a vertical
load of 400 k acting on it at the base. As a result of wind, we assume a
uniform horizontal
force of 0.8 kip/ft of vertical height acting on the wall. It is required to
compute the exural
stresses and the shearing stresses in the wall to resist the wind load, Fig.
33.5.
1. Maximum shear force and bending moment at the base
Vmax = wL = (0:8) k.ft(120) ft = 96 k (33.8-a)
Mmax =
wL2
2
=
(0:8) k.ft(120)2 ft2
2
= 5; 760 k.ft (33.8-b)
2. The resulting eccentricity is
eActual =
M
P
=
(5; 760) k.ft
(400) k
= 14:4 ft (33.9)
3. The critical eccentricity is
ecr =
L
6
=
(20) ft
6
= 3:3 ft < eActualN:G: (33.10)
thus there will be tension at the base.
D ra f t 33.2 B uil din gs Structures 633

9. The compressive stress of 740 psi can easily be sustained by concrete, as
to the tensile
stress of 460 psi, it would have to be resisted by some steel reinforcement.
10. Given that those stresses are service stresses and not factored ones, we
adopt the WSD
approach, and use an allowable stress of 20 ksi, which in turn will be
increased by 4=3 for
seismic and wind load,
_all =
4
3
(20) = 26:7 ksi (33.16)
11. The stress distribution is linear, compression at one end, and tension at
the other. The
length of the tension area is given by (similar triangles)
x
460
=
20
460 + 740 ) x =
460
460 + 740
(20) = 7:7 ft (33.17)
12. The total tensile force inside this triangular stress block is
T=
1
2
(460) ksi(7:7 _ 12) in (12) in
| {z } width
= 250 k (33.18)
13. The total amount of steel reinforcement needed is
As =
(250) k
(26:7) ksi
= 9:4 in2 (33.19)
This amount of reinforcement should be provided at both ends of the wall
since the wind
or eartquake can act in any direction. In addition, the foundations should be
designed to
resist tensile uplift forces (possibly using piles).
33.2.1.2 Example: Trussed Shear Wall
From (Lin and Stotesbury 1981)
17 We consider the same problem previously analysed, but use a trussed
shear wall instead of

a concrete one, Fig. 33.6.
1. Using the maximum moment of 5; 760 kip-ft (Eq. 33.8-b), we can compute
the compression
and tension in the columns for a lever arm of 20 ft.
F=_
(5; 760) k.ft
(20) ft
= _288 k (33.20)
2. If we now add the e_ect of the 400 kip vertical load, the forces would be
C=�
(400) k
2 � 288 = �488 k (33.21-a)
T=�
(400) k
2
+ 288 = 88 k (33.21-b)
3. The force in the diagonal which must resist a base shear of 96 kip is
(similar triangles)
F
96
= p(20)2 + (24)2
20 ) F = p(20)2 + (24)2
20
(96) = 154 k (33.22)
4. The design could be modi_ed to have no tensile forces in the columns by
increasing the
width of the base (currently at 20 ft).

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Whereas there are numerous excellent textbooks covering Structural

6.1 Design Sign Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

11.1 Vertical Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

only two commoners

penalties for those

them still in use)

Strength: stresses should not exceed critical values: _ < _f

2.8 Load Transfer Elements

4 Depending on the type of structures, there can be di_erent types of support

Beam, no axial forces _Fy _Mz

Thus the net

3.3 Equations of Conditions

1. Bars are pin-connected

each member, Fig.

respect to the reactions

13 If we refer to j as the number of joints, R the number of reactions and m the

(+-)_Fx = 0; ) FBC = 43:5 k Tension

cable (as any other

the point of load

tensile forces. The

6 The sag to span ratio is denoted by

then the cable

the cable tension

and torsion (when

revisited here. Later

D r a ft 6.2 Lo ad, S hear, Moment Relations 115

6.2 Load, Shear, Moment Relations

(+ 6)_Fy = 0 ) Vx + wxdx � (Vx + dVx) = 0

Victor Saouma Structural Engineering

5 A semi-circular arch uni_rmly loaded will have some exural stresses in

vertical load is per

parabolic curve would

axial forces and

D r a ft 7.1 Ar che s 135

review axial and

curvature _, the radius

10 As a _rst order approximation, and with ds _ dx and dy

dx = _ Eq. 8.1 becomes

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quasi static manner

D ra ft 9.3 Vi rtu al Work 175

9.3 Virtual Work

17 Thus we may have 4 possible combinations, Table 9.1: where: d

corresponds to the actual,

1. Lower internal forces

Force or Flexibility method;

D ra f t 10.1 I ntro d uction 201

i is the vector of initial displacements, which is usually zero unless we have

D ra ft10.4 E xam p les 221

for shear (ccw +ve).

5 In all free body diagrams assume positivee forces/moments, and take

# of Storeys 2 Bay 1 Bay 2 Bay 3

H1 14 15 =+C9 =+D9/(2*$F$2) =2*E9 =+E9*B9/2 =+F9*B9/2 =+K9 =+H9

H2 16 30 =SUM($C$9:C12) =+D12/(2*$F$2) =2*E12 =+E12*B12/2 =+F12*B12/2 =+K12 =+H12

Lft Rgt Lft Rgt Lft Rgt

=+E9 =+F9 =+F9 =+E9

Figure 11.19: Portal Method; Equations in Spread-Sheet

have all positive

H1 14 15 =+C9 =+D9/(2$F$2) =2E9 =+E9B9/2 =+F9B9/2 =+K9 =+H9

H2 16 30 =SUM($C$9:C12) =+D12/(2$F$2) =2E12 =+E12B12/2 =+F12B12/2 =+K12 =+H12