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1955
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Beedle, L. S., "Practical applications of plastic design in structural steel, Proc. SEAOC, (October 1955)" (1955). Fritz Laboratory
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by
Lynn Sa Beedle
1. I N T ROD U C T ION
cus~ plastic design with you~ The emphasis at that time was
to justify the appl~cation of plastic analysis to -the. design of
steel frames(l).
frame and a two-span rigid frame 0 For the ~atter, use will be
made of a plastic hinge model that has been developed by one of
our Fritz Laboratory staff membersu Finally, I should like to
show you some photographs of tests conducteq at the time of the
summer course, nplast1c Design in structural Steel If just 00111-
pleted (2) .
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* For thi~ reason the term ltLoad Factor of Safety" is often used
b
0
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60
50
Stress ...
(kai)
3
Idealized
Curve
2.0
10
. ,
0." t,5 r5 25
Per Cent Elongation
Fig. 1 - ~ical Stress-Strain Diagram for Structural Steel. Insert shows
idealization of first portion" of curve (up to 1.5% strain)
,
the ~ct1on of a beam under KRotation
Bending Angle
bending moment. If it is Moment t-\r"':' -
'u
(
assumed that all-of the ~'
."
at
,I
Fig. 3 shows a
more realistic picture of _-_ J!. _
the moment~curvature relatlon- M
s~1ip of a WF shape 0 Point 1
is the elastic limit; at Point
2 the member is partially
plastic and at Point 3 the
cross section approaches a == i (OD,rvatn,re )
and compre~s1ye forces ~ ~r.p1).e, ln0!!lent "due to. each of..these ~orces
is equal to ,the product of the yie_.~d stress, cry ~ ~nd the area
above the neutra.l axis (~) mlll~i~lied by the distance y measured
-'. . ._ t:...
Mp = 2 A- =
cry "2 Y Oy A Y (1)
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moment.
A I E
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I III'" II" I! "I "'i '" ill! 11 111
: 11"1111 ' '~
i ~
Load.
Deflection
M M
o
Ends A-B
(3a) Conditions i
greater than Mp )
Two useful methods, of analysis take their names from',., the" part1-
cular'cqnd~t1ons being satisfied:
Mechanism Condition
(a) MEClfANISM METHOD ~ satiSf'ies<
1. Select redundant(s)
redundant(s)
b~ium equationQ
t118 fixing line is dravln at l1A It does a mechanislU form 3 a11d this
Wu = 16 Mp (6)
L
WMe
A
moment diagram ~s
necessary mechanism is
formed, Fig. 7, with ABC D E
( f)
t- =
P Mp + ~
" 2
(7)
= 6Mp (8)
P
u. --r-
Since all three of the necessary conditions are satisfied
(Mechanism, Equilibrium, and Plastic Moment), th~s is the
correct answ~r.
I
EXAMPLE 31 Rectangular Portal Frame,. Fi~. 8
at sections and .
G) @)L
Now, in the -- . L. I 1
previous examples there was
(b)
only one pqss~ble failure
meohanism. However, in this
lTI
problem t~ere are several
PQss1billties. "Elementary" e
or "independent" me-c,hariisms (0)
(9)
P~ = Mp (49)
=~ (11)
L
H = , ;=~ (16)
5 L 2 L
P (16Mp)! _ 2 Mp :::; g ~
HI :::; 2 - H5 = 3L 2 ' L 3 L (17)
Mp = HI n. = (~ ~) (1) = Mp (18)
3 L- 2 3
4. DES I G N E X AMP L E S
(BY EQUILIBRIUlYI}
[EXAlVIPLE4 [
i I
Wv looo:JI:/ft.
,J'h 600#/ it. 15'
Q
100'
(1) Redundant r
'!J2
selected as (a)
force HI
. ":{F'lg. lOa). 50'
solid line):
F1'g. lOb.
section and at
[Fig. l~
seqti0p @(2nd purlin from crown). The mechanism is
shown in Fig. lOd.
240p
= ' = 868 ft .k1p$,.
1 + 32
20
Selection of Section
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[EXAMPLE 5l
The frame of Fig. 9 was shown with haunches but the
design was carried qut on the basis.. that no ha,unch was used.
Suppose "tapered haunches had been specified?
from the corner to the lower end of the haunch. ~he analysis,
then ~s as follows:
~21
(.2) 'I'he moment diagram for determina te stl"ucture (shown bY' solid
line) is given in Figo llbo
diagram '"
"'-'--~---'----"" tt)
(a)
has been
sketched on
Fig. llb Haunch Haunch
such @@
that a
mechanism
(b)
is formed TJnif~ortn
Load Parab()18~
w~lt,h hinges at
Fig 0 1,1
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(20)
HI = fvlp
R
MI = (IOP)(40)-P(5+10+I5+20+25+30+35+L~)
= 2~OP
240p
= 7303 prk = 688 1k
[EXAMPLE 61
It is evident from Fig. 11 that the girder at Section 3 is not
being used to full capacitYq The moment there is about half of
the plastic moment value. Additional economy may b~ achieved by
using a lighter g1rdero This possibility will now be invest1gated~
As sketched, a mechanism
forms with hinges at
Fig. 12
Sections and . The problem is
to find the required plastic moment of the girder, then to
proportion the columns for the required moment at Section ~ 0
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Ml = (10P)(10) - P (5 + ~)
= goP
M~ = 240p
H1 = M2 + Ml = 330P = 6 P
23 + 32 . 55
. Mp (1-2) = HI (14)
Mp (1-2) = 6p (14) =
Select,lonof Seotion':
[ , .'0" 4 i
G1rdeX': S =5 1 ) 12
3)(1.14)
= 144 in. 3 i~I::=;f;~f)--~
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