AISC 360-22 Case Study · Dallas TX

180′×60′ Warehouse, Dallas TX — 320-Ton Portal Frame Package

ASCE 7-22 · A325-N endplate moment · 4-bolt extended

180′×60′ Warehouse, Dallas TX — 320-Ton Portal Frame Package
320 tons
Steel tonnage
20 members
Members
8 connections
Connections
4 min
FrameAI runtime
Portal frame AISC 360-22 ASCE 7-22 A325-N endplate US steel Warehouse

Project summary

ASCE 7-22 · A992 Gr.50 W-shapes · A572-50 plate · AISC 360-22 §F2/§H1/§E3

Mark Section Qty Material Notes
R01 W24×84 12 pcs A992 Gr.50 Rafter, 60ft span
C01 W14×90 8 pcs A992 Gr.50 Column, 30 ft
P1 PL 3/8×10×1′-6″ 16 pcs A572-50 Base plate
EP1 PL 1/2×12×14″ 8 pcs A572-50 End plate (ridge)

Connection details

AISC 360-22 §J2 (welds) · §J3 (bolts) · DG-4 moment connections

Type Bolt grade Dia Weld Moment Shear
Ridge — DG-4 4-bolt extended unstiffened endplate A325-N 7/8″ E70XX fillet Mu = 520 kip-ft Vu = 48 kips
Eave shear tab A325-N 3/4″ E70XX fillet Vu = 38 kips
Base plate (anchor rods) F1554 Gr.36 1-1/4″ 4 per column

Design loads — ASCE 7-22

Dallas, TX · LRFD load combinations §2.3

Parameter Value Reference
Ground snow pg 5 psf ASCE 7-22 Fig. 7.2-1 — Dallas TX
Roof snow ps 7 psf §7.3 flat roof factor Cs = 1.0
Basic wind V 115 mph ASCE 7-22 Fig. 26.5-1B, Exposure C
Seismic SDS 0.09g Low seismicity — Dallas, TX

Member utilisation — AISC 360-22

LRFD §B3.1 · All members ≤ 90% required · max governing: 87%

Member Check Code ref Utilisation Result
R01 Flexure §F2 AISC 360-22 §F2
84
✓ PASS
R01 N+M §H1-1a AISC 360-22 §H1
87
✓ PASS
C01 Compression §E3 AISC 360-22 §E3
12
✓ PASS
C01 Flexure §F2 AISC 360-22 §F2
86
✓ PASS

Time & cost comparison

Manual EOR time ~140 hrs
Rate $120/hr
Manual cost $16,800
FrameAI runtime 4 min
Engineer QA 0.5 hr
FrameAI cost ~$60
Saved on this job $16,740
Annual (12 projects) $200,880

Bolt schedule

AISC RCSC 2020 · Installation per RCSC §8.2

Connection Grade Diameter Qty Install torque
Ridge EP (J1) A325-N 7/8″ 8 440 ft-lb
Base Plate (P1) F1554-Gr36 1-1/4″ 8 900 ft-lb

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Project info

Code AISC 360-22 + ASCE 7-22 + ACI 318-22
Tonnage 320 tons
Members 20 members
Connections 8 connections
AI runtime 4 min
Manual time ~140 hrs
Saved per job $16,740

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