Why STAAD does not check Eqn H3-6 (combined torsion, shear and flexure)? Here are design details for one member. Also torsion capacity should be divided by 12 (8.307/12=0.692). I use STAAD.Pro V8i (SELECT series 4) 20.07.09.21
ALL UNITS ARE - KIP INCH (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
MEMBER NO: 1 CRITICAL RATIO: 0.959(PASS) LOAD: 1
LOCATION (ft): 0.00 CONDITION: Sec. F1
SECTION: PIPS15 (AISC SECTIONS)
UNIT: KIP FEET
STRENGTH CHECKS:
CRITICAL RATIO: 0.959(PASS) LOAD CASE: 1 LOCATION (ft): 0.00 CONDITION: Sec. F1
DESIGN FORCES: Fx: 0.00(T) Fy: 0.00 Fz: -0.22
Mx: -1.99E-01 My: 7.05E-01 Mz: 0.00E+00
SLENDERNESS: ACTUAL SLENDERNESS RATIO: 43.198 LOAD: 1 LOC.(ft): 0.187
ALLOWABLE SLENDERNESS RATIO: 200.000
MOMENT CAPACITY UNIT: KIP FEET
DETAILS: CAPACITY RATIO LOC LOAD CASE: CRITERIA:
TENSION: 15.719 0.000 0.000 1 Eq. D2-1
MAJOR COMPRESSION: 14.287 0.000 0.000 1 Sec. E1
MINOR COMPRESSION: 14.287 0.000 0.000 1 Sec. E1
MAJOR SHEAR: 4.716 0.048 0.000 1 Eq. G6-1
MINOR SHEAR: 4.716 0.000 0.000 1 Eq. G6-1
TORSION: 8.307 0.288 0.000 1 Eq. H3-1
MAJOR FLEXURE YIELD: 7.35E-01 0.000 0.000 1 Sec. F1
MINOR FLEXURE YIELD: 7.35E-01 0.959 0.000 1 Sec. F1
FLEX COMP INTER: N/A 0.959 0.000 1 Eq. H1-1b
FLEX TENS INTER: N/A 0.959 0.000 1 Eq. H1-1b
FLEX TEN TOR SHEAR: N/A 0.083 0.000 1 Eq. H3-6
FLEX COMP TOR SHEAR: N/A 0.083 0.000 1 Eq. H3-6
Below is my STAAD input file
STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
END JOB INFORMATION
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT FEET KIP
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 8 0 0; 3 16 0 0; 4 -2 2.25 0; 5 0 2.25 0; 6 8 2.25 0; 7 16 2.25 0;
8 -2 3.75 0; 9 0 3.75 0; 10 8 3.75 0; 11 16 3.75 0;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 5; 2 2 6; 3 3 7; 4 5 4; 5 5 6; 6 6 7; 7 4 8; 8 5 9; 9 6 10; 10 7 11;
11 9 8; 12 9 10; 13 10 11;
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC STEEL
E 4.176e+006
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 0.489024
ALPHA 1.2e-005
DAMP 0.03
G 1.64674e+006
TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH FY 5288.19 FU 8517.08 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
END DEFINE MATERIAL
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
1 TO 3 8 TO 10 TABLE ST PIPS15
4 TO 7 11 TO 13 TABLE ST PIPS12
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL STEEL ALL
SUPPORTS
1 TO 3 FIXED
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LOAD 1 LOADTYPE Live TITLE GUARD
JOINT LOAD
8 FZ 0.2
PERFORM ANALYSIS
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PARAMETER 1
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
METHOD ASD
TRACK 1 ALL
FYLD 5040 ALL
CHECK CODE MEMB 1
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FINISH