
4.6.2 Hat Section in Bending with Intermediate
Stiffener in Compression Flange
Problem
Determine the design positive bending moment about a
horizontal axis of the hat section in Figure 4.10 when an
intermediate stiffener is added to the center of the compres-
sion ¯ange as shown in Figure 4.11. The following section
numbers refer to the AISI Speci®cation:
D  4:0in: B  9:0in: t  0:060 in: R  0:125 in:
L
f
 0:75 in: B
f
 3:0in: d
s
 0:30 in:
F
y
 50 ksi E  29;500 ksi
Solution
I. Properties of 90
corner (Elements 2 and 6)
Corner radius r  R 
t
2
 0:155 in:
Length of arc u  1:57r  0:243 in:
Distance of centroid from c  0:637r  0:099 in:
center of radius
I
0
of corner about its own centroidal axis is negligible
II. Nominal ¯exural strength (M
n
) (Section C3.1.1)
Based on Initiation of Yielding [Section C3.1.1(a)]
A. Computation of I
x
assuming web is fully effective
Assume f  F
y
in the top ®bers of the section.
Element 4: Webs
h  D ÿ 2R  t3:63 in:
h
t
 60:5 this value must not exceed 200
Section B1:2a
Chapter 4
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