AISC Design Guide 13..
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4.2.2 Required Strength for Web Doubler Plates<br />
where<br />
Web doubler plate(s) are required only when the column<br />
Rust<br />
transverse stiffener required strength (Section<br />
web shear (Section 2.1.2) exceeds the design strength of<br />
4.2.1), kips<br />
the column web (Section 2.2.1). The required strength of<br />
Fyst<br />
transverse stiffener specified minimum yield<br />
the web doubler plate(s) is:<br />
strength, ksi<br />
0.9<br />
Vudp<br />
Vu<br />
Rv cw (4.2-2)<br />
When beams are moment connected to both column<br />
where<br />
flanges and share transverse stiffeners, the transverse stiff-<br />
ener end area is selected for the maximum individual<br />
Vu<br />
factored panel-zone shear force (Section<br />
flange force, not the combined force from both transverse<br />
2.1.2), kips stiffener ends. The combined force from both transverse<br />
Rvcw<br />
column web design shear strength (Section<br />
stiffener ends is of interest, however, for the design of the<br />
2.2.1), kips column-web edge of the transverse stiffener and may impact<br />
If V is negative, web doubler plating is not required.<br />
the required thickness; see Section 4.3.2.<br />
udp<br />
4.3.1 Width of Transverse Stiffeners<br />
4.3 <strong>Design</strong> of Transverse Stiffeners<br />
In wind and low-seismic applications, from LRFD Spec-<br />
Transverse stiffeners are sized toprovide a cross-sectional<br />
ification Section K1.9, the minimum width of each transarea<br />
A , where verse stiffener b , as illustrated in Figure 4-7, is<br />
st<br />
A<br />
st min<br />
R<br />
<br />
F<br />
ust<br />
yst<br />
s min<br />
b tpz<br />
(4.3-1) bs<br />
min <br />
(4.3-2)<br />
3 2<br />
web doubler plate beveled and fillet<br />
welded to column flanges<br />
Section A-A<br />
web doubler plate groove welded to<br />
column flanges<br />
B<br />
transverse<br />
stiffeners fillet<br />
welded to column<br />
flanges<br />
transverse stiffener<br />
and web doubler<br />
plate fillet welded<br />
A<br />
B<br />
transverse<br />
stiffeners groove<br />
welded to column<br />
flanges<br />
A<br />
Section B-B<br />
transverse stiffener<br />
fillet welded, web<br />
doubler plate<br />
groove welded<br />
transverse stiffener<br />
and web doubler<br />
plate groove welded<br />
transverse stiffener<br />
groove welded, web<br />
doubler plate fillet<br />
welded<br />
Figure 4-6 Column with full-depth transverse stiffeners and<br />
web doubler plate(s) (flush).<br />
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