Specification for Structural Steel Buildings

16.1-xxvi
SYMBOLS
Some definitions in the list below have been simplified in the interest of brevity. In all cases,
the definitions given in the body of this Specification govern. Symbols without text definitions,
or used only in one location and defined at that location, are omitted in some cases.
The section or table number in the righthand column refers to the Section where the symbol
is first defined.
Symbol Definition Section
A Cross-sectional area of angle, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10.2
A BM Cross-sectional area of the base metal, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J2.4
A b Nominal unthreaded body area of bolt or threaded part, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . J3.6
A c Area of concrete, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2.1b
A c Area of concrete slab within effective width, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . I3.2d
A e Effective area, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7.2
A e Effective net area, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D2
A e Summation of the effective areas of the cross section based on
the reduced effective widths, b e , d e or h e , in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E7
A fc Area of compression flange, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G2.2
A fg Gross area of tension flange, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13.1
A fn Net area of tension flange, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13.1
A ft Area of tension flange, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G2.2
A g Gross area of member, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4.3a
A g Gross area of composite member, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2.1
A gv Gross area subject to shear, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J4.2
A n Net area of member, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4.3b
A nt Net area subject to tension, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J4.3
A nv Net area subject to shear, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J4.2
A pb Projected area in bearing, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J7
A s Cross-sectional area of steel section, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2.1b
A sa Cross-sectional area of steel headed stud anchor, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . I8.2a
A sf Area on the shear failure path, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D5.1
A sr Area of continuous reinforcing bars, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I2.1a
A sr Area of developed longitudinal reinforcing steel within the effective
width of the concrete slab, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I3.2d.2
A t Net area in tension, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 3.4
A T Nominal forces and deformations due to the design-basis
fire defined in Section 4.2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . App. 4.1.4
A w Area of web, the overall depth times the web thickness, dt w ,
in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G2.1
A we Effective area of the weld, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J2.4
A 1 Loaded area of concrete, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I6.3a
A 1 Area of steel concentrically bearing on a concrete support, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . . J8
A 2 Maximum area of the portion of the supporting surface that is
geometrically similar to and concentric with the loaded area, in. 2 (mm 2 ) . . . J8
Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, July 7, 2016
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION