"TORSION9" --- SIMPLIFIED TORSION ANALYSIS FOR STEEL BEAMS Program Description "TORSION9" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of simplified analsis and code chec!ing of steel eams su#ected to torsional loading$ Specificall% Specificall% six &'( different eam and loading configurations can e anal)ed * code chec!ed per t he +IS, 9th Edition +llowale +llowale Stress esign &+S( Manual$ .oth actual and allowale stresses are computed% with the f inal result eing a computed "stress ratio" of actual stress*allowale stress$ /inall% /inall% the total angle of twist resulting from the torsional loading is determined$ This program is a wor!oo! consisting of se0en &1( wor!sheets% descried as follows2
!ors#eet Name
Description
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Program Ass$mptions Ass$mptions an% Limitations 5$ The simplified torsion analsis used is this program is ased on the following reference2 4SS Steel esign Manual &5965(% ,hapter 12 Torsion &/igures 1$9 7 1$58% pages 51-5'9(% 2 R$3$ .roc!enrough 7 .$:$ ;ohnston <$ This program is 0alid for +IS, =% S% M% and >? shapes$ @$ This program uses the dataase of memer dimensions dimensions and section properties properties from the "+IS, Shapes ataase"% Aersion @$8 &<885( as well as the +IS, 9th Edition &+S( Manual &5969($ B$ This program follows the procedures and guidelines guidelines of the +IS, 9th Edition +llowale Stress &+S( Manual Manual &5969($ $ =hen the 0alue of C3C is input D 8 &or actuall D 5$8 ft$(% this program will use a 0alue D 5$8 ft$ '$ This program utili)es an "+llowale "+llowale Stress Increase /actor" &+SI/( which is a multiplier of an of the calculated allowale allowale stresses /a% /x% and / and also the Euler column uc!ling stresses /Cex and /Ce$ /Ce$ It is used and appears ON3F ON3F in the stress ratio calculation$ Tpicall Tpicall a 0alue of 5$8 ma e used$ >owe0er% >owe0er% a 0alue of 5$@@@ ma ma e used for load cominations which include wind or seismic seismic loads$ loads$ 1$ This program does not not calculate or chec! shear or deflection in memer 6$ This program does not not consider deduction for holes in memers su#ected to tension$ 9$ This program contains numerous Gcomment oxesH which which contain a wide 0ariet of information including explanations of input or output items% euations used% data tales% etc$ &Note2 presence of a Gcomment oxH is denoted a Gred triangleH triangleH in the upper right-hand corner of a cell$ Merel mo0e the mouse pointer pointer to the desired cell to 0iew the contents of that particular "comment ox"$(
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SIMPLIFIED TORSION ANALYSIS FOR STEEL BEAMS
;o Name2 ;o Numer2
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Design Parameters / D @'$88 3D '$888 3 D 5<$888 , D 5$88 +SI/ D 5$888 Mem.er Properties + D 1$86 dD 1$9@8 tw D 8$
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S$R$ D =B8
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φD =B8 =B8 =B8 =B8
Stress Ratio S$R$ D
=B8
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SIMPLIFIED TORSION ANALYSIS FOR STEEL BEAMS Simp'e Span Beam )it# Eccentric &oncentrate% Loa% App'ie% at Mi%span For !* S* M* an% +P S#apes an% Per AIS& 9t# E%ition ,ASD Man$a' ;o Name2 Su#ect2 ;o Numer2 Originator2 ,hec!er2 Inp$t Data Mem.er Si/e Select2
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Design Parameters / D @'$88 3D <8$888 3 D <8$888 , D 5$88 +SI/ D 5$888 Mem.er Properties + D 1$86 dD 1$9@8 tw D 8$
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ft-!ips !si !si
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=B8
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Stress Ratio S$R$ D
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SIMPLIFIED TORSION ANALYSIS FOR STEEL BEAMS &ontin$o$s Span Beam )it# Eccentric &oncentrate% Loa% App'ie% at A'' Mi%spans For !* S* M* an% +P S#apes an% Per AIS& 9t# E%ition ,ASD Man$a' ;o Name2 Su#ect2 ;o Numer2 Originator2 ,hec!er2 Inp$t Data Mem.er Si/e Select2
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Design Parameters / D @'$88 3D 58$888 3 D 58$888 , D 5$88 +SI/ D 5$888 Mem.er Properties + D 1$86 dD 1$9@8 tw D 8$
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ft-!ips !si !si
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SIMPLIFIED TORSION ANALYSIS FOR STEEL BEAMS
;o Name2 ;o Numer2
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Inp$t Data Mem.er Si/e Select2
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Design Parameters / D @'$88 3D '$888 3 D 5<$888 , D 5$88 +SI/ D 5$888 Mem.er Properties + D 1$86 dD 1$9@8 tw D 8$
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S$R$ D =B8
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&where2 df D d-tf( a D SRT&EJ,w*&:J;((
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SIMPLIFIED TORSION ANALYSIS FOR STEEL BEAMS
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Inp$t Data Mem.er Si/e Select2
f*&
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Mem.er Loa%ing wD 8$18 e D 58$8888
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Design Parameters / D @'$88 3D 58$888 3 D 58$888 , D 5$88 +SI/ D 5$888 Mem.er Properties + D 9$5< dD 6$888 tw D 8$<6 f D 6$888 tf D 8$B@ rt D <$568 d*+f D <$@8
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ft-!ips !si !si
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Stress Ratio S$R$ D
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=B8 =@'
Ang'e o2 T)ist φD
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