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Objective

To verify the steel round HSS column capacity check in shear

 

Problem Description [Ref .1, Example G.5]  

 

Check the capacity of HSS16X0.375 column in shear.

 

Fy = 42 ksi, L = 32 ft

 

Finite Element Model

1 beam elements with appropriate material and design criteria assigned

Model type: 3D Frame

 

Results

The following table shows some intermediate and final results during the design.  The program gives comparable results with the reference [Ref 1].

 

 

Reference

[1]. AISC “Design Examples”, Version 14.1