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Steel Beams

The steel beams’ posts include categories, such as  1- Local buckling.2 Lateral torsional buckling. 3 The coefficient of bending cb.4-bending of non-compact sections. 5- Design using tables 3-2 and 3-10. 6-How do Deflection control the design? 7- Introduction to continuous beam. 8-Plastic analysis theory.  All these categories have practice problems.

34- Easy approach to the Plastic moment for continuous beams.

June 7, 2024March 8, 2021 by Maged kamel
Brief description -post 34 -steel beam

How to estimate the plastic moment for Continuous beams of three equal spans? The first method is by using the Lower bound theorem.

Categories Nominal loads-Plastic theory Tags How to estimate plastic moment for a Continuous beam by the statical method?

33a- Introduction to lower bound and uniqueness theorem.

June 15, 2025March 1, 2021 by Maged kamel
Brief description -post 33a -steel beam

Definitions of the lower bound and uniqueness theorem, what are the main differences between all of these theorems?

Categories Nominal loads-Plastic theory

33- Easy introduction to upper bound definitions.

October 10, 2024February 27, 2021 by Maged kamel
Brief description -post 33 -steel beam

Definitions of the upper bound, lower bound, and the Uniqueness theorem, what are the main differences between all of these theorems?

Categories Nominal loads-Plastic theory Tags Upper bound

32- Easy illustration for collapse load for indeterminate beam.

July 11, 2025February 15, 2021 by Maged kamel
Brief description -post 32 -steel beam

Collapse load for indeterminate beam by using of two methods, the first method is a statical method and the second method is a kinetic method.

Categories Nominal loads-Plastic theory

31-Collapse load for a simply supported beam.

July 10, 2025February 8, 2021 by Maged kamel
Brief description -post 31 -steel beam

How to estimate the collapse load for a simply supported beam under a concentrated load?A given solved problem for a W18x76 simple beam of 32 feet long.

Categories Nominal loads-Plastic theory Tags Collapse load for simply supported beam., How to get the plastic hinge length?A solved problem for nominal load for a simple beam

30-Introduction to design of continuous beam, problem 4-15.

October 10, 2024February 1, 2021 by Maged kamel
Brief description of post 30.

Design of continuous beam. We have a Detailed design solved problem 4-15 for which it is required to find the lightest W10 for these beams.

Categories Continuous beams Tags Design of continuous steel beam

29- Moment redistribution for Continuous steel beams.

April 6, 2025January 20, 2021 by Maged kamel
Brief description of post 29.

Introduction to the moment redistribution For Continuous Steel Beams. What are the different types of bending moments for different end conditions and different loading?

Categories Continuous beams Tags Moment redistribution for Continuous steel beams.

28- Part 4/4 of the Solved problem 9-9-6 How To Find LL?

July 29, 2025December 20, 2020 by Maged kamel
Brief description of post 28.

Part 4/4 of the solved problem 9-9-6, which includes the estimation of Cb for a simply supported beam under uniform load.

Categories Built up sections Tags Part 4/4 for the Solved problem 9-9-6

27- Part 3/4 of the Solved problem 9-9-6, how to find LL?

July 29, 2025December 15, 2020 by Maged kamel
Check the lateral –Torsional buckling and find Lp and Lr values.

Part 3/4 of the solved problem 9-9-6, this part includes the estimation of Lp value and Lr value for the built-up beam under lateral-torsional buckling.

Categories Built up sections Tags Part 3/4 of the Solved problem 9-9-6

26-Part-2-4 of the Solved problem 9-9-6, How To Find LL?

July 28, 2025December 8, 2020 by Maged kamel
How to find the nominal momewnt values for both the flange and web sections?

Part-2-4 of the solved problem 9-9-6 from Prof. Charles salmon’s book, how to get the service LL for a welded section. Values for Sx and Mn were estimated.

Categories Built up sections Tags Part 2/4 of the solved problem 9-9-6

25-Part 1-4 Solved problem 9-9-6, how to find service LL?

July 28, 2025December 5, 2020 by Maged kamel
Check whether flange and web are compact or non-compact sections.

Part 1 of the solved problem 9-9-6 from Prof. Charles G salmon’s book, How to check whether the Flange and web are compact or non-compact sections.

Categories Built up sections Tags Part 1/4 for the solved problem 9-9-6

24b- Easy approach to solved problem-5-1-part 2-2.

May 11, 2025December 5, 2020 by Maged kamel
brief illustration of the content of post 24b- second part of a solved problem for deflection.

In our post, we continue solving the Solved problem-5-1-part 2-2 in which the design of steel beam is governed by deflection.

Categories Deflection for steel beams Tags Deflection of steel beams, Solved problem-5-1 for deflection -part 2

24a- Easy approach to the solved problem-5-1-part 1-2.

May 10, 2025December 2, 2020 by Maged kamel
brief illustration for post 24a- solved problem for deflection part-1

In our post we will introduce a solved problem-5-1-part 1-2 in which the design of steel beam is governed by deflection.

Categories Deflection for steel beams Tags Deflection of steel beams, Solved problem 5-1 for deflection part 1

24- Easy approach to deflection of steel beams.

May 9, 2025November 30, 2020 by Maged kamel
Brief content of Post 24 for deflection of steel beams.

Deflection of steel beams, what are the disadvantages. What are the parameters controlling the deflection of steel beams?

Categories Deflection for steel beams Tags Deflection of steel beams

23S- Solved problem 10-2, Table 3-2 for shear value.

October 12, 2024November 15, 2020 by Maged kamel
The contemt of post 23S.

A solved problem 10-2 indicates how to check the adequacy of shear using table 3-2. the second part is the relation between h/tw and Vn-CM#15.

Categories Shear for steel beams Tags How to use table 3-2 for shear value?
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