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BS 5950-2000 Example 001 - 1
BS 5950-2000 Example 001

WIDE FLANGE SECTION UNDER BENDING
EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The frame object moment and shear strength is tested in this example.
A simply supported beam is laterally restrained along its full length and is
subjected to a uniform factored load of 69 kN/m and a factored point load at the
mid-span of 136 kN. This example was tested using the BS 5950-2000 steel
frame design code. The moment and shear strengths are compared with
independent hand calculated results.
GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING



L=6.5 m






TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED
Section compactness check (bending)
Section bending capacity
Section shear capacity
Material Properties
E = 205000 MPa

v

= 0.3
G = 78846.15 MPa

Loading

W = 69 kN/m
P = 136 kN

Design Properties
Y
s
= 275 MPa
Section: UB533x210x92
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BS 5950-2000 Example 001 - 2
RESULTS COMPARISON

Independent results are hand calculated based on the methods in Example 2 on
page 5 of the SCI Publication P326, Steelwork Design Guide to BS5950-1:2000
Volume 2: Worked Examples by M.D. Heywood & J.B. Lim.
Output Parameter ETABS Independent
Percent
Difference
Compactness Class 1 Class 1 0.00%
Design Moment,
M
33
(kN-m)
585.4 585.4 0.00%
Design Shear, F
v
(kN) 292.25 292.25 0.00%
Moment Capacity,
M
c
(kN-m)
649.0 649 0.00%
Shear Capacity, P
v
(kN) 888.4 888.4 0.00%
COMPUTER FILE: BS 5950-2000 EX001
CONCLUSION
The results show an exact comparison with the independent results.
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BS 5950-2000 Example 001 - 3
HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Material:
E = 205000 MPa
Y
s
= 275 MPa
1.0 275MPa = - =
y s
Y
Section: UB533x210x92
A
g
= 11,700 mm
2
D = 533.1 mm, b = 104.65 mm
t = 10.1 mm, T = 15.6 mm
2 533.1 2 10.1 501.9mm = = - = d D t
Z
33
= 2,072,031.5 mm
3

S
33
= 2,360,000 mm
3

Loadings:
P
axial
= 0
w
u
= (1.4w
d
+ 1.6w
l
) = 1.4(15) + 1.6(30) = 69 kN/m
P
u
= (1.4P
d
+ 1.6P
l
) = 1.4(40) + 1.6(50) = 136 kN
2 2
69 6.5 136 6.5
8 4 8 4
u u
u
w l Pl
M
- -
= + = +
585.4kN-m =
u
M
69 6.5 136
2 2
u u
v
w l P
F
+ - +
= =
292.25kN =
v
F


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BS 5950-2000 Example 001 - 4

Section Compactness:
1
0
y
P
r
dt
= = (since there is no axial force)
2
0
g y
P
r
A
= = (since there is no axial force)
275 275
1
275
c = = =

y


Localized Buckling for Flange:
104.65
6.71
15.6
= = =
b
T

9 9 = c =
ep

6.71 9 = < =
p
, No localized flange buckling
Flange is Class 1.

Localized Buckling for Web:
501.9
49.69
10.1
= = =
d
t

Since r
1
= r
2
= 0 and there is no axial compression:
80 80 = c =
p

49.69 80 = < =
p
, No localized web buckling
Web is Class 1.

Section is Class 1.


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BS 5950-2000 Example 001 - 5

Section Shear Capacity:
2
2
533.1 10.1 5, 384.31mm = = - =
v
A Dt
2 2
0.6 0.6 275 5384.31
v y v
P A = = - -
2
888.4kN =
v
P

Section Bending Capacity:
With Shear Reduction:
2
0.6 533 292.3kN - = > =
v v
P kN F
So no shear reduction is needed in calculating the bending capacity.
33 33
1.2 275 2, 360, 000 1.2 275 2, 072, 031.5
c y y
M S Z = s = - s - -
649kN-m 683.77kN-m = s
c
M
649kN-m =
c
M