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table, in which the shear stress v due to plane bending
is obtained from case A:
Point τ
t
(ksi) τ
w
(ksi) v (ksi) τ
total
(ksi)
69.24 0.369 ← 0.680 → 9.551 →
29.24 0.314 ← 0.941 → 9.867 →
59.24↑↓ 0.158 ↓ 2.070 ↓ 11.468 ↓
The maximum shear stress of 11.468 ksi occurs
at point 5, which is the neutral axis of the channel
section.
For additional information on torsional analysis, see Refs.
B.3 and B.4.
B.4 DESIGN CRITERIA FOR COMBINED
BENDING AND TORSIONAL LOADING
Section B.3 discussed the methods for determining the
torsional stresses including warping longitudinal stress,
pure torsional shear stress, and warping shear stress. The
computations of these torsional stresses are illustrated in
Example B.1 for a channel section. This design example
also includes the combined longitudinal s tress and the
combined shear stress resulting from plane bending and
torsional moment.
In the 2007 edition of the North American specifica-
tion, newly developed design provisions are included in
Section C3.6. It states that for laterally unrestrained flexural
members subjected to both bending and torsional loading
the available flexural strength calculated in accordance with
Section 4.2.2.1 in this volume shall be reduced by multi-
plying it by a reduction factor, R, determined by Eq. (B.22)
at the point of maximum combined stress on the cross
section:
R =
f
f + σ
w
= 1.0 (B.22)
where f = longitudinal bending stress calculated by using
effective section properties
σ
w
= warping longitudinal stress calculated by
using full sectional properties
For C-sections with edge-stiffened flanges, if the
maximum compressive stresses occur at the junction of
web and flange, the R factor shall be permitted to be
increased by 15%, but the R factor shall not be greater
than 1.0.
The provisions of Section C3.6 of the North American
Specification shall not be applied for flexural members
having one flange through fastened to deck, sheathing, or a
standing seam roof system.
The above-mentioned design provisions are supported by
the tests on channels conducted by Winter, Lansing, and
McCalley in 1949
4.108
and the study on bending and torsion
of channel beams by Put, Pi, and Trahair in 1999.
4.189
It should be noted that in Example B.1 no torsional
bracing was used for the given channel section. If the
midspan bracing or the third-point bracing is used, the
calculation of the R value is demonstrated in Example II-10
of the 2008 edition of the AISI design Manual.
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