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Design of Stiffeners Under Loads

Stiffeners must be provided when welding flanges or moment connection plates to I- or H-shaped column flanges to resist forces from moment and shear loads. The required size of column web stiffeners is calculated using equations that consider the column and stiffener yield stresses, column web thickness, flange or plate thickness, and force delivered by the flange or plate. Additional criteria specify that stiffeners must have a minimum width and thickness, and the connecting welds must be sized to carry unbalanced moment forces.

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Design of Stiffeners Under Loads

Stiffeners must be provided when welding flanges or moment connection plates to I- or H-shaped column flanges to resist forces from moment and shear loads. The required size of column web stiffeners is calculated using equations that consider the column and stiffener yield stresses, column web thickness, flange or plate thickness, and force delivered by the flange or plate. Additional criteria specify that stiffeners must have a minimum width and thickness, and the connecting welds must be sized to carry unbalanced moment forces.

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Design of Stiffeners Under Loads

As per AISC guidelines, the combined effect of forces from moment and shear should
be considered while designing fasteners or welds for end connections of girders,
beams, and trusses. When flanges or moment connection plates for end connections of
beams and girders are welded to the flange of an I- or H-shape column, a pair of
column-web stiffeners having a combined cross-sectional area Ast not less than that
calculated from the following equations must be provided whenever the calculated value
of Astis positive:
Ast = Pbf-Fyctwc(tb+5K) / Fyst
where
Fyc = Column yield stress, ksi (MPa)
Fyst= Stiffener yield stress, ksi (MPa)
K= Distance, in (mm), between outer face of column flange and web toe of its fillet, if
column is rolled shape, or equivalent distance if column is welded shape
Pbf= Computed force, kip (kN), delivered by flange of moment-connection plate multi
plied by 5/3 , when computed force is due to live and dead load only, or by 4/3, when
computed force is due to live and dead load in conjunction with wind or earthquake
forces
twc= Thickness of column web, in (mm)
tb= Thickness of flange or moment-connection plate delivering concentrated force, in
(mm)
Notwithstanding the preceding requirements, a stiffener or a pair of stiffeners must be
provided opposite the beam compression flange when the column-web depth clear of
fillets dcis greater than

dc=( 4100t3wc(Fyc)½)/Pbf
and a pair of stiffeners should be provided opposite the tension flange when the
thickness of the column flange tf is less than
tf=0.4(Pbf)½/Fyc
Stiffeners required by the preceding equations should comply with the following
additional criteria:

1. The width of each stiffener plus half the thickness of the column web should not be
less than one-third the width of the flange or moment-connection plate delivering the
concentrated force.

2. The thickness of stiffeners should not be less than tb/2.

3. The weld-joining stiffeners to the column web must be sized to carry the force in the
stiffener caused by unbalanced moments on opposite sides of the column.

Source: http://www.engineeringcivil.com/design-of-stiffeners-under-loads.html

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