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1)

Partial safety factor on load, Partial safety factors on material strength Nominal yield stress Nominal ultimate stress Design load Gross area of tension member Net area of tension member Design resistance

Q 0 2 fu fy Ned= 1.5*150 A= 10*100 Anet= 10*100-(20*10) NRd= min{Afy/m0;0.9Anetfu/m2} = min{275;310}

= 1.5 = 1.0 =1.0 = 275 MPa = 430 MPa = 225 kN = 1000mm2 = 800 mm2

EN1990 NA.A1.2(B) EN1993 NA.2.15

Table 3.1

6.2.3

6.2.3(2) a and b =275kN

NEd /NRd = 0.82

Section OK

2)

Effective length about major axis Effective length about minor axis Design load

Lcr,y=L Lcr,z=0.7L NEd

= 7m = 4.9m =2000kN

NCCI guidance on effective lengths Data given NNCI sizing charts for columns

The column design charts give strengths for columns in multi-storey buildings. It is assumed in these tables that the support conditions are the same for minor and major-axis bending. In effect therefore they give minor axis strengths. Taking Lcr,x and NEd as above try a of 254x254x107UC section of grade S275 steel. =136 cm2 = 17510 cm4 = 5928 cm4 = 1.03

Area of section Second moment of area y-y Second moment of area z-z

Iy Iz h/b=266.7/258.8 E fy

Data from section tables needed later

Modulus of elasticity Yield stress Elastic critical force y-y Elastic critical force z-z Relative slenderness y-y Relative slenderness z-z

= 210 000N/mm2 EN1993 3.2.6(1) = 275 N/mm2 Table 3.1

Ncr,y=2EIy/Lcr,y2= 2210e9*1.7510e-4/72 = 7.3MN Ncr,z=2EIz/Lcr,z2= 2210e9*5.928e-5/4.92 = 5.1MN

y = Af y / N cr , y = (0.0136 * 275) / 7.3 z = Af z / N cr , z = (0.0136 * 275) / 5.1

=0.716 =0.856

Eqn 6.50

Note z could be arrived at slightly more directly using the third term in Eqn. 6.50. Buckling curve for y-y axis is curve b Buckling curve for z-z axis is curve c Table 6.2

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Behaviour and Design of Structures 3 Columns Tutorial Solution

Imperfection factor for y-y axis Imperfection factor for z-z axis y z

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= 0.34 = 0.49

Table 6.1

Therefore minor axis buckling governs (higher z and ) Reduction factor for y-y buckling = 0.68 More detailed assessment of possible using Eqn. 6.49 rather than graphs in Figure. Nb,Rd= Afy/m1=0.68*0.0136*275/1 NEd/Nb,Rd=2/2.5=0.8 = 2.5MN Section OK Figure 6.4

Design buckling resistance

Eqn 6.47 Eqn 6.46

Behaviour and Design of Structures 3

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