AISC 15th Ed- Section G3-Tee section-Depth of tee stem

[850R]

Hello all,

I have one quick question for you all and I 'd appreciate it if you could answer.
I am looking at the latest edition of AISC which is the 15th Ed. and trying to calculate the shear strength of a Tee section using G3-1, pg 16.1-74.
What is b? is it the whole height or the whole height - (flange + radius)?
Thanks.

 

[BAretired]

I would consider it to be the depth of the Tee section, including the flange(same for the angle).

BA

 

[BridgeSmith]

I did a couple of quick calcs from the dimensions and properties section of my 2nd Ed. AISC. The "Area of Stem" appears to equal to overall depth "d" multiplied by stem width "tw". To me, that would indicate the "depth of the tee stem" is the full depth of the tee.

 

[JoshPlumSE]

Usually, this is not all that important because shear doesn't control. Therefore, for conservatism, I might subtract out the flange thickness.

 

[JAE]

b = full depth of T stem from top of flange to bottom of stem.

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[EDub24]

As others have said it’s the full depth. Same as if you were designing a W beam.