TALAT Lecture 2301

Design of Members

Axial Force

Example 5.6 : Axial force resistance of orthotropic

plate. Open or closed stiffeners

5 pages

Advanced Level

prepared by Torsten Höglund, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

Date of Issue: 1999

 EAA - European Aluminium Association

TALAT 2301 – Example 5.6 1

Example 5.6. Axial force resistance of orthotropicplate. Open
or closed stiffeners

Dimensions (highlighted)

Plate thickness t 16.5 . mm t1 t fo 240 . MPa N newton

Plate width b 1500 . mm fu 260 . MPa kN 1000 . newton
2200 . mm 70000 . MPa MPa 10 . Pa
6
Plate length L E
w
Stiffener pitch w 300 . mm a γ M1 1.1
2
If heat-treated alloy, thenht = 1 else ht = 0 ht 1
If cold formed (trapezoidal), thencf. = 1 else cf. = 0 cf 0

a) Open stiffeners

Half stiffener pitch a = 150 mm

Half bottom flange a2 50 . mm
Thickness of bottom flange t2 10 . mm
Stiffener depth h 160 . mm
Half web thickness t3 4.4 . mm
Half width of trapezoidal a1 0 . mm
stiffener at the top
Width of web a3 h a 3 = 160 mm

Local buckling
2 .a a3 18.182
Internal elements β i β i β =i β max β i β = 18.182
1 t1 2 2 .t 3 18.182

250 . MPa
[1] Tab. 5.1 ε β 1 9 .ε β 1= 9.186
fo
β 2 11 . ε β 2= 11.227
β 3 18 . ε β 3= 18.371
class i if β > β 1 , if β > β 2 , if β > β 3 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 class i = 3

a2
Outstand β β 1 2.5 . ε β 1= 2.552
t2
β 2 4 .ε β 2= 4.082
[1] Tab. 5.1 β =5
β 3 5 .ε β 3= 5.103
class o if β > β 1 , if β > β 2 , if β > β 3 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 class o = 3
class if class o > class i , class o , class i class = 3

No reduction for local buckling

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5.11.6 Overall buckling, uniform compression

2 .t 1 .a 2 .t 2 .a 2 2 .t 3 .a 3 2 .t 1 .a 1 A = 7.358 . 10 mm
3 2
Cross sectional area A

h
2 .t 2 .a 2 .h 2 .t 3 .a 3 .
Gravity centre 2
e e = 37.054 mm
A
Second moment of area
2
h
2 .t 2 .a 2 .h 2 .t 3 .a 3 . A .e I L = 2.751 . 10 mm
2 2 7 4
IL
3
s if cf 1 , 2 . a 2 .a 3
.
2 a1 a2 , 2 .a s = 300 mm

Rigidities of orthotropic plate

E .I L ν 0.3
N . mm
2
B x = 6.42 . 10
9
Table 5.10 Bx
2 .a G
E mm
.
2 (1 ν)
2 .a . E .t N . mm
3 2
B y = 2.88 . 10
7
Table 5.10 By
s 12 . 1 ν
2 mm

2 .a . G .t N . mm
3 2
H = 2.016 . 10
7
Table 5.10 H
s 6 mm

Elastic buckling load

2 2 4
π . Bx L L Bx
2 .H B y. N cr = 2.031 . 10 kN
4
(5.77) N cr if <
b 2 b b By
L
b

2 .π
2
(5.78) . B x .B y H otherwise
b

Buckling resistance
A ef = 7.358 . 10 mm
3 2
A ef A

A ef . f o
(5.69) λ c λ c= 0.295
N cr

α if ( ht > 0 , 0.2 , 0.32 ) λ 0 if ( ht > 0 , 0.1 , 0 ) α = 0.2

Table 5.6
λ 0= 0.1
0.5 . 1 α . λ c
2
φ λ 0 λ c
φ = 0.563
1
(5.33) χ c
2 2 χ c = 0.959
φ φ λ c

fo
A ef . χ .c N cRd = 1.54 . 10 kN
3
(5.68) N cRd for one stiffener
γ M1

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b) Closed stiffeners
Half stiffener pitch a = 150 mm
Plate thickness t 1 = 16.5 mm
Half bottom flange a 2 = 50 mm
Thickness of bottom flange t 2 = 10 mm
Stiffener depth h = 160 mm
Web thickness t3 9 . mm
Half width of trapezoidal a1 80 . mm
stiffener at the top

2 2
width of web a3 a1 a2 h a 3 = 162.8 mm
a4 a a1 a 4 = 70 mm

Local buckling 9.697

2 .a 1 2 .a 2 a3 2 .a 4 10
Internal elements β i β i β i β i β =i
1 t1 2 t2 3 t3 4 t1 18.088

β max β i β = 18.1 8.485

250 . newton
[1] Tab. 5.1 ε β 1 9 .ε β 1= 9.186
fo 2
mm
β 2 13 . ε β 2= 13.268
β 3 18 . ε β 3= 18.371
class i if β > β 1 , if β > β 2 , if β > β 3 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 class i = 3

No reduction for local buckling

2 .t 1 .a 2 .t 2 .a 2 2 .t 3 .a 3 A = 8.88 . 10 mm
3 2
Cross sectional area A

h
2 .t 2 .a 2 .h 2 .t 3 .a 3 .
Gravity centre 2
e e = 44.415 mm
A
2
h
2 .t 2 .a 2 .h 2 .t 3 .a 3 . A .e I L = 3.309 . 10 mm
2 2 7 4
Second moment IL
of area 3

4. h. a 1 a 2
2
I T = 3.097 . 10 mm
7 4
Torsion constant IT
2 .a 1 2 .a 2 a3
2.
t1 t2 t3

t2
4. 1 ν . a2 a 3 .a 1 .a 4 .h .
2 2 2 2
(5.79c) C1
C 1 = 3.076 . 10 mm
9 4
3 .a .t 1
3

E .t
3
B = 2.88 . 10 N . mm
7
B
(5.79d)
12 . 1
2
ν

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 a1 a2 2
a
4. a 1 a 2 .a 1 .a 4 . 1
2
a 1 .a 3 t 2
3
a2 a1
(5.79e) C2 . C 2 = 4.851
a 2 . 3 .a 3 4 .a 2
3 t1

Rigidities of orthotropic plate

E .I L E N . mm
2
B x = 7.72 . 10
9
Table 5.10 Bx ν 0.3 G
2 .a 2 .( 1 ν ) mm

2 . B. a
(5.79a) By
2 .a 1 .a 3 .t 1 . 4 .a 2 .t 3 a 3 .t 2
3 3 3
2 .a 4
a 3 .t 1 . 4 .a 2 .t 3 a 3 .t 2 a 1 . t 3 . 12 . a 2 . t 3 4 .a 3 .t 2
3 3 3 3 3 3

G .I T N . mm
2
B y = 3.929 . 10
7

6 .a mm
(5.79b) H 2 .B
1.6 . G . I T . a 4
2
N . mm
1 2
1 . 1 H = 7.305 . 10
8
L .a .B
2 C1 mm
π .
4
C2
4
L
Elastic buckling load
2 2 4
π . Bx L L Bx
2 .H B y. N cr = 3.378 . 10 kN
4
(5.77) N cr if <
b 2 b b By
L
b

2 .π
2
(5.78) . B x .B y H otherwise
b

Buckling resistance
A ef = 8.88 . 10 mm
3 2
A ef A

A ef . f o
(5.69) λ c λ c= 0.251
N cr

α if ( ht > 0 , 0.2 , 0.32 ) λ 0 if ( ht > 0 , 0.1 , 0 ) α = 0.2

λ 0= 0.1
0.5 . 1 α . λ c
2
φ λ 0 λ c
φ = 0.547
1
(5.33) χ c χ c = 0.969
2 2
φ φ λ c
fo
A ef . χ .c N cRd = 1.877 . 10 kN
3
(5.68) N cRd for one stiffener
γ M1

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