Steel Design > H-07 (WT Steel Beam)

Objective

To verify the steel WT beam flexural capacity

Problem Description [Ref .1, Example F.10]

Check the capacity of WT6x5 in flexure for the simply supported beam of L = 6 ft. The load is 0.08 kip/ft dead load and 0.24 kip/ft live load.

Use A992 steel. The beam is continuously braced.

Finite Element Model

1 beam elements with appropriate material and design criteria assigned

Model type: 2D Frame

Results

The following table shows some intermediate and final results during the design. The program gives identical results with the reference [Ref 1]. In the next few pages, we will include the step-by-step calculation procedures output by the program.

	ENERCALC 3D	[Ref 1]
Mu (kip-ft)	2.16	2.16
Phi-Mnx (kip-ft)	7.32	7.32

Reference

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

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