Zed section shape

Results SummarySummary﻿
Design Check
Parameter
Utilisation
Status
Shear
Vn = 7183.25 force_pound
0.67
🟢
Flexural Moment
Mn = 6243.10 foot * force_pound
0.67
🟢
1. Properties1.1 Material
1.2 Geometry
﻿﻿Section
:Z4.0x2.25GA16​
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﻿﻿L
:5.00 ft​
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4.00 in​
2.25 in​
0.63 in​
0.06 in​
﻿﻿A
:0.5524590429849418​
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Advanced properties for analysis
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2. Design Actions﻿﻿Vu
:3,000.0 lbf​
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﻿﻿Mu
:1,500.0 lbf ft​
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﻿﻿MA
:300.0 lbf ft​
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﻿﻿MB
:250.0 lbf ft​
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Note, ﻿MA​
 and ﻿MB​
 are the flexural moments and the end of the unbraced length of the purlin/girt. 
3. Design Checks3.1 Flexural Strength
﻿﻿	σe,x
:209.91 ksi​
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﻿﻿σe,x​=π2E/(Rx​kt​L​)2
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﻿﻿M1
:250.00 ft lbf​
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﻿﻿M2
:300.00 ft lbf​
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﻿﻿CTF
:0.27​
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﻿﻿CTF={0.6+0.4M2​M1​​0.6−0.4M2​M1​​​if MA​⋅MB​<0,otherwise.​
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﻿﻿Fcre
:440.83 ksi​
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﻿﻿Fcre1​=CTFSx​Aσe,x​​(scx​+scx2​+rox2​σe,x​σt,x​​​)
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Section. F2.1.1 to 5
﻿﻿Fn
:33.00 ksi​
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﻿﻿Fn​=⎩⎨⎧​Fy​Fcre​910​Fy​(1−36Fcre​10Fy​​)​if Fcre​≥2.78Fy​if Fcre​≤0.56Fy​otherwise​
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Eq. F2.1-3 to 5
﻿﻿Sfy
:0.70 in^3​
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﻿﻿My
:1,729.03 lbf ft​
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﻿﻿My​=Sfy​Fy​
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Eq. F2.1-2
﻿﻿Mne
:1,729.03 lbf ft​
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﻿﻿Mne​=Sf​Fn​≤My​
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Eq. F2.1-1
﻿﻿Flexural utilization
:0.87​
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﻿﻿Flexural check
:🟢​
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﻿﻿Mu​≤Mne​
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3.2 Shear Strength
﻿﻿Vy
:4,290.96 lbf​
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﻿﻿Vy​=0.6Aw​Fy​
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Eq. G2.1-5
﻿﻿λv
:0.72​
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﻿﻿λv​=Vcr​Vy​​​
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Eq. G2.1-4
﻿﻿Vn
:4,290.96 lbf​
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﻿﻿Vn​=⎩⎨⎧​Vy​0.815Vcr​Vy​​Vcr​​for λv​≤0.815for 0.815<λv​≤1.227for λv​>1.227​
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Eq. G2.1-1 to 2
﻿﻿Shear utilization
:0.70​
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﻿﻿Shear check
:🟢​
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﻿﻿Vu​≤Vn​
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Design Check	Parameter	Utilisation	Status
Shear	Vn = 7183.25 force_pound	0.67	🟢
Flexural Moment	Mn = 6243.10 foot * force_pound	0.67	🟢