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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

Material Properties Loading Design Properties

E = 205000 MPa W = 69 kN/m Ys = 275 MPa
v = 0.3 P = 136 kN Section: UB533x210x92
G = 78846.15 MPa

TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED

 Section compactness check (bending)
 Section bending capacity
 Section shear capacity

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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.

Percent
Output Parameter SAP2000 Independent Difference

Compactness Class 1 Class 1 0.00%

Design Moment,
585.4 585.4 0.00%
M33 (kN-m)
Design Shear, Fv (kN) 292.25 292.25 0.00%
Moment Capacity,
649.0 649.0 0.00%
Mc (kN-m)
Shear Capacity, Pv (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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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Material:
E = 205000 MPa
Ys = 275 MPa
ρ y = 1.0 • Ys = 275 MPa
Section: UB533x210x92
Ag = 11,700 mm2
D = 533.1 mm, b = 104.65 mm
t = 10.1 mm, T = 15.6 mm
d = D − 2t = 533.1 − 2 • 10.1 = 501.9 mm
Z33 = 2,072,031.5 mm3
S33 = 2,360,000 mm3

Loadings:
Paxial = 0
wu = (1.4wd + 1.6wl) = 1.4(15) + 1.6(30) = 69 kN/m
Pu = (1.4Pd + 1.6Pl) = 1.4(40) + 1.6(50) = 136 kN
wu l 2 Pu l 69 • 6.52 136 • 6.5
Mu = + = +
8 4 8 4
M u = 585.4 kN-m

wu l + Pu 69 • 6.5 + 136
=Fv =
2 2
Fv = 292.25 kN

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Section Compactness:
P
=r1 = 0 (since there is no axial force)
dt ρ y

P
=r2 = 0 (since there is no axial force)
Ag ρ y

275 275
=ε = = 1
ρy 275

Localized Buckling for Flange:

b 104.65
λ= = = 6.71
T 15.6
λ ep = 9 ε = 9

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

Localized Buckling for Web:

d 501.9
λ= = = 49.69
t 10.1
Since r1 = r2 = 0 and there is no axial compression:
λ p= 80ε= 80

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

Section is Class 1.

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Section Shear Capacity:

Av 2 =Dt =533.1 • 10.1 =5,384.31mm 2

Pv 2 = 0.6 ρ y Av 2 = 0.6 • 275 • 5384.31

Pv 2 = 888.4 kN

Section Bending Capacity:

With Shear Reduction:
0.6 • P
=v2 533 kN > =
Fv 292.3kN
So no shear reduction is needed in calculating the bending capacity.
M c = ρ y S33 ≤ 1.2 ρ y Z 33 = 275 • 2,360, 000 ≤ 1.2 • 275 • 2, 072, 031.5

=M c 649 kN-m ≤ 683.77 kN-m

M c = 649 kN-m

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