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Example 6.1 Shear resistance of a plate girder with rigid end post
lw bf tf tw hw
Dimensions and strength of material Web depth Web thickness Total length of web panel 0,2 proof strength of web plate material Ultimate strength of web plate material Elastic modulus Partial coefficient Data input in highlighted regions h w := 2000 mm tw := 15 mm lw := 4000 mm fow := 355 MPa fuw := 470 MPa E := 70000 MPa MPa 1000000 Pa kN 1000 newton spv 2.4 kg ( 0.1 m)
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(Mass)

M1 := 1.1

a) Shear resistance of the web

If "rigid end post" then endpost = 1 else endpost = 0 Length of web panel Ref. to Eurocode 9 (6.127) or (6.128) (6.126) a := lw a = 4000 mm endpost := 1 a hw =2

2 2 a hw hw k := if , 4.00 + 5.34 hw > 1.00 , 5.34 + 4.00 a a

k = 6.34

w :=

0.81 h w k t w

fow E 2.3 1.66 + w , 0.83

w = 3.055 w

Table 6.13

v := if w > 0.937 ,

v = 0.488 = 1.163 v = 0.488

Table 6.13 Table 6.13 Table 6.13

:= 0.7 + 0.35 v := min ( , v)

fuw fow 0.83 0.83 , , v , v

v := if endpost = 0 , if v >
Vw.Rd := v tw h w fow

v = 0.488
Vw.Rd = 4.723 10 kN
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(6.122)

M1

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b) Shear resistance contribution of the flanges

The largest shear force of a simply supported girder is at the end of the plate girder. The bending moment is usually small. Flange thickness and width Yield strength of flange plate Design shear force Design bending moment tf := 50 mm fof := 355 MPa VEd := 4800 kN MEd := VEd lw MEd = 1.92 10 kN m
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b f := 750 mm

6.7.4.2 (10)

MfRd := b f tf ( h w + tf )

fof

MEd MfRd

M1

= 0.774

MfRd = 2.481 10 kN m

(6.131a)

(6.131)

2 4.4 b f tf fof a c := 0.08 + 2 tw h w fow 2 b f tf fof Vf.Rd := if MEd < MfRd , 1 c M1

c = 870 mm

MEd M fRd

, 0

Vf.Rd = 279 kN

6.7.6.1

Interaction according to 6.7.6.1 need not be checked as MEd < MfRd VRd := Vw.Rd + Vf.Rd 1

Sum

VRd = 5002 kN > VEd = 4800 kN 1

c) Check of intermediate web stiffener

Singlesided stiffener Figure 6.29 C. G. Second moment of area (6.153) or (6.154) tst := 18 mm
2

b st := 220 mm Ast = 1.071 10 mm est = 40.672 mm

4 2

Ast := tst b st + 30 tw est := Ist := tst b st tst b st 3

2

2 Ast
3

Ast est

Ist = 4.617 10 mm
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Ilimit := if

Stiffness := if ( Ist > Ilimit , "OK!" , "Non-rigid" ) Axial force in stiffener 6.7.8.3 (3) (6.127) (6.126) a := lw k := 5.34 Intermediate stiffener removed fow E 2.3 1.66 + w , 0.83

3 3 a < 2 , 1.5 h w tw , 0.75 h t 3 w w hw 2 a

Ilimit = 5.062 10 mm Stiffness = "OK!" a = 4000 mm k = 5.34

w :=

0.81 h w k t w

w = 3.328

Table 6.13

v := if w > 0.937 ,

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st :=

Nst Ast

st = 208 MPa

M1

= 323 MPa

st < fow

OK!

d) Check of rigid end post

Stiffener at girder end
6.7.8.1 (5) h f := h w + tf Ae := 4 h f tw e te :=
2

tst bst e a
b st := 250 mm OK OK
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be, te
e := 0.1 h f e = 205 mm Ae = 9000 mm Ae be te = 20 mm 6.7.8.1 (2)
2

Ae hf
4 2 8 4

b e := 450 mm

Stiffeners above support

Double stiffener tst := 20 mm Figure 6.27 Second moment of area Ast := 2 tst b st + 30 tw Ist := r := tst ( 2 b st ) 12 Ist Ast
3 2

Ast = 1.675 10 mm Ist = 2.083 10 mm r = 111.5 mm

6.1.4.3

Local buckling
:=
b st tst

= 12.5

6.1.4.4

Element classification
:=
250 MPa fow

BC := "A, with weld" Table 6.2

= 0.839 2 := 13 2 = 10.9 3 := 18 3 = 15.1

class = 3

1 := 9

class := if > 1 , if > 2 , if > 3 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 5.8.4 Table 6.8 Table 6.6

1 = 7.6

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Flexural buckling
k := 1 l := k h f

:= 0.2 o := 0.1 :=
l 1 r fow E

:= 1 = 0.417
2

(6.50)

:= 0.5 1 + ( o) +
= 0.618 = 0.93
fow Ast

:= +

(6.49)

Nb.Rd :=

M1

Nb.Rd = 5026 kN > VEd = 4800 kN

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