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Section 5
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5.20.6 Examples of Member Property Specification
This section illustrates the various options available for MEMBER
PROPERTY specification
Example
UNIT . . .
MEMBER PROPERTIES
1 TO 5 TABLE ST W8X31
9 10 TABLE LD L40304 SP 0.25
12 TO 15 PRISMATIC AX 10.0 IZ 1520.0
17 18 TA ST PIPE OD 2.5 ID 1.75
20 TO 25 TA ST TUBE DT 12. WT 8. TH 0.5
27 29 32 TO 40 42 PR AX 5. IZ 400. IY 33. -
IX 0.2 YD 9. ZD 3.
43 TO 47 UPT 1 W10X49
50 51 UPT 2 L40404
52 TO 55 ASSIGN COLUMN
56 TA TC W12X26 WP 4.0 TH 0.3
57 TA CM W14X34 CT 5.0 FC 3.0
This example shows each type of member property input. Members
1 to 5 are wide flanges selected from the AISC tables; 9 and 10 are
double angles selected from the AISC tables; 12 to 15 are
prismatic members with no shear deformation; 17 and 18 are pipe
sections; 20 to 25 are tube sections; 27, 29, 32 to 40, and 42 are
prismatic members with shear deformation; 43 to 47 are wide
flanges selected from the user input table number 1; 50 and 51 are
single angles from the user input table number 2; 52 through 55
are designated as COLUMN members using the ASSIGN
specification. The program will assign a suitable I-section from the
steel table for each member.