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DOUBLY SYMMETRIC COMPACT I-SHAPED MEMBERS AND CHANNELS Sect. F2.] 47
C
b
is permitted to be conservatively taken as 1.0 for all cases. For cantilevers or
overhangs where the free end is unbraced, C
b
= 1.0.
User Note: For doubly symmetric members with no transverse loading be-
tween brace points, Equation F1-1 reduces to 2.27 for the case of equal end
moments of opposite sign and to 1.67 when one end moment equals zero.
F2. DOUBLY SYMMETRIC COMPACT I-SHAPED MEMBERS
AND CHANNELS BENT ABOUT THEIR MAJOR AXIS
This section applies to doubly symmetric I-shaped members and channels bent
about their major axis, having compact webs and compact anges as dened in
Section B4.
User Note: All current ASTMA6 W, S, M, Cand MCshapes except W2148,
W1499, W1490, W1265, W1012, W831, W810, W615, W69,
W68.5, and M46 have compact anges for F
y
50 ksi (345 MPa); all
current ASTM A6 W, S, M, HP, C and MC shapes have compact webs at
F
y
65 ksi (450 MPa).
The nominal exural strength, M
n
, shall be the lower value obtained according
to the limit states of yielding (plastic moment) and lateral-torsional buckling.
1. Yielding
M
n
= M
p
= F
y
Z
x
(F2-1)
where
F
y
= specied minimum yield stress of the type of steel being used, ksi (MPa)
Z
x
= plastic section modulus about the x-axis, in.
3
(mm
3
)
2. Lateral-Torsional Buckling
(a) When L
b
L
p
, the limit state of lateral-torsional buckling does not apply.
(b) When L
p
< L
b
L
r
M
n
= C
b

M
p
(M
p
0.7F
y
S
x
)

L
b
L
p
L
r
L
p

M
p
(F2-2)
(c) When L
b
> L
r
M
n
= F
cr
S
x
M
p
(F2-3)
where
L
b
= length between points that are either braced against lateral displacement
of compression ange or braced against twist of the cross section, in.
(mm)
F
cr
=
C
b

2
E

L
b
r
ts

1 +0.078
Jc
S
x
h
o

L
b
r
ts

2
(F2-4)
Specication for Structural Steel Buildings, March 9, 2005
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
BF