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This document defines symbols used in the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings. It lists over 40 symbols in alphabetical order along with their definitions and the section numbers where they are referenced. The symbols represent mechanical properties of steel like yield strength, tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, as well as geometric properties like moments of inertia, heights, and thicknesses.

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This document defines symbols used in the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings. It lists over 40 symbols in alphabetical order along with their definitions and the section numbers where they are referenced. The symbols represent mechanical properties of steel like yield strength, tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, as well as geometric properties like moments of inertia, heights, and thicknesses.

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AISC_PART 16_A_Prelims_15th Ed.

_2016 2016-11-15 11:23 AM Page xxviii (Black plate)

16.1-xxviii SYMBOLS

Symbol Definition Section


FL Nominal compressive strength above which the inelastic
buckling limit states apply, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4.2
FnBM Nominal stress of the base metal, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J2.4
Fnt Nominal tensile stress from Table J3.2, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J3.6
F′nt Nominal tensile stress modified to include the effects of shear stress,
ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J3.7
Fnv Nominal shear stress from Table J3.2, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J3.6
Fnw Nominal stress of the weld metal, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J2.4
Fnw Nominal stress of the weld metal (Chapter J) with no increase in
strength due to directionality of load for fillet welds, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . K5
FSR Allowable stress range, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 3.3
FTH Threshold allowable stress range, maximum stress range for
indefinite design life from Table A-3.1, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 3.3
Fu Specified minimum tensile strength, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D2
Fy Specified minimum yield stress, ksi (MPa). As used in this
Specification, “yield stress” denotes either the specified minimum
yield point (for those steels that have a yield point) or specified yield
strength (for those steels that do not have a yield point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B3.3
Fyb Specified minimum yield stress of HSS branch member or plate
material, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K1.1
Fyf Specified minimum yield stress of the flange, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . J10.1
Fysr Specified minimum yield stress of reinforcing steel, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . I2.1b
Fyst Specified minimum yield stress of the stiffener material, ksi (MPa) . . . . G2.3
Fyw Specified minimum yield stress of the web material, ksi (MPa) . . . . . . . . G2.3
G Shear modulus of elasticity of steel = 11,200 ksi (77 200 MPa) . . . . . . . . . E4
H Maximum transverse dimension of rectangular steel member, in. (mm) . 16.3c
H Total story shear, in the direction of translation being considered,
produced by the lateral forces used to compute ΔH, kips (N) . . . . . App. 8.2.2
H Overall height of rectangular HSS member, measured in the
plane of the connection, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K1.1
Hb Overall height of rectangular HSS branch member, measured in the
plane of the connection, in. (mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K1.1
I Moment of inertia in the plane of bending, in.4 (mm4) . . . . . . . . . . App. 8.2.1
Ic Moment of inertia of the concrete section about the elastic neutral
axis of the composite section, in.4 (mm4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2.1b
Id Moment of inertia of the steel deck supported on secondary
members, in.4 (mm4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 2.1
Ip Moment of inertia of primary members, in.4 (mm4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 2.1
Is Moment of inertia of secondary members, in.4 (mm4) . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 2.1
Is Moment of inertia of steel shape about the elastic neutral axis
of the composite section, in.4 (mm4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2.1b
Isr Moment of inertia of reinforcing bars about the elastic neutral
axis of the composite section, in.4 (mm4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2.1b
Ist Moment of inertia of transverse stiffeners about an axis in the web
center for stiffener pairs, or about the face in contact with the
web plate for single stiffeners, in.4 (mm4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G2.3

Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, July 7, 2016


AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION

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