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EN 3-2005 Example 001

WIDE FLANGE MEMBER UNDER COMBINED COMPRESSION & BENDING

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The frame object axial strengths are tested in this example considering in-plane
behavior only.

A continuous column is subjected to factored load N = 210 kN and My,Ed = 43

kN-m. This example was tested using the Eurocode 3-2005 steel frame design
code. The design capacities are compared with independent hand calculated
results.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

NEd
My,Ed

L
A A

Section A-A

L = 3.5 m

Material Properties Loading Design Properties

E = 210x103 MPa N = 210 kN fy = 235 MPa
v = 0.3 My,Ed = 43 kN-m Section: IPE 200
G = 80770 MPa
TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED
 Section compactness check (beam-column)
 Member interaction capacities, D/C, Method 1

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RESULTS COMPARISON

Independent results are taken from hand calculations based on the CSI steel
design documentation contained in the file “SFD-EC-3-2005.pdf,” which is
available through the program “Help” menu. This example was taken from "New
design rules in EN 1993-1-1 for member stability," Worked example 1 in section
5.2.1, page 151.

Percent
Output Parameter ETABS Independent Difference

Compactness Class 1 Class 1 0.00%

D/CAxial 0.334 0.334 0.00%

D/CBending 0.649 0.646 0.46%

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CONCLUSION
The results show an acceptable comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Material: S235
fy = 235 MPa
E = 210,000 MPa
G = 80,770 MPa
Section: IPE 200
A = 2848 mm2
h = 200 mm, bf = 100 mm, tf = 8.5 mm, tw = 5.6 mm, r = 12 mm
hw = h − 2t f = 200 − 2 • 85 = 183mm

b f − tw − 2r 100 − 5.6 − 2 • 12
=c = = 35.2 mm
2 2
Iyy = 19,430,000 mm4
Wel,y = 194,300 mm3
Wpl,y = 220,600 mm3
Member:
Lyy = Lzz = 3,500 mm (unbraced length)
γM 0 =
1
γM1 =
1
αy = 0.21

Loadings:
N Ed = 210, 000 N
M Ed , y ,Left = 0 N-m

M Ed , y ,Right = 43000 N-m

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Section Compactness:
235 235
=ε = = 1
fy 235

1 N Ed 
−1 ≤=
α 1 −  ≤ 1
2  2htw f y 
1 210, 000 
=
α 1 − =  0.6737
2  2 • 200 • 5.6 • 235 

Localized Buckling for Flange:

For the tip in compression under combined bending and compression
9ε 9 •1
λ cl .1 = = = 13.36
α 0.6737
c 35.2
λe = = = 4.14
tf 8.5

=
λ e 4.14 < λ=
cl .1 13.36
So Flange is Class 1 in combined bending and compression

Localized Buckling for Web:

α > 0.5, so
396ε 396 • 1
λ= = = 51.05 for combined bending & compression
13α − 1 13 • 0.6737 − 1
cl .1

d 183
λe = = = 28.39
tw 5.6
=
λ e 32.68 < =
λ cl .1 51.05
So Web is Class 1 in combined bending and compression

Since Flange and Web are Class 1, Section is Class 1.

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Section Compression Capacity:

N c , Rk = Af y = 2.848 • 10−3 • 235 • 106 = 669 kN

Member Compression Capacity:

π2 EI 22 π2 • 210000 • 106 • 19.43 • 10−6
=
N cr ,22 = = 3287 kN
L2 3.52

Section Bending Capacity:

M pl , y , Rk= W pl , y f y= 220.6 • 10−6 • 235 • 106= 51.8 kN-m

Interaction Capacities - Method 1:

Member Bending & Compression Capacity with Buckling
Compression Buckling Factors
Af y 2.858 • 10−3 • 235 • 106
=
λy = = 0.451
N cr , y 3287 • 103

φ y 0.5 1 + α y ( λ y − 0.2 ) + λ=

= 2
y 
 0.5 1 + 0.21 • ( 0.451 − 0.2 ) + 0.451
 =2
 0.628
1 1
=
χy = = 0.939 ≤ 1
 y y ( y )  (
φ + φ 2 − λ 2  0.628 + 0.6282 − 0.4512 
 )
Auxiliary Terms
N Ed
1− 1−
210
N cr , y 3287
=µy = = 0.996
N Ed 210
1− χy 1 − 0.939
N cr , y 3287

W pl , y 220.6 • 10−6
=
wy = = 1.135 ≤ 1.5
Wel , y 194.3 • 10−6

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Cmo Factor
M Ed , y ,right 0
=
ψy = = 0
M Ed , y ,left 43 • 103

0.79 + 0.21ψ y + 0.36 ( ψ y − 0.33)

N Ed
Cmy=
,0
N cr , y
210
Cmy =
,0 0.79 + 0.21 • 0 + 0.36 ( 0 − 0.33) = 0.782
3287
=
Cmy C=
my ,0 0.782 because no LTB is likely to occur.

Elastic-Plastic Bending Resistance

Because LTB is prevented, bLT = 0 so aLT = 0

 
 1.6  N 
1 + ( wy − 1)  2 −
1.6
C yy = Cmy 2 λ 22 − Cmy 2 λ y 2  Ed − bLT 
 wy wy  N c , Rk
 
 γM1 
 

 
 1.6 1.6  210 • 10
3 
1 + (1.135 − 1)  2 −
C yy = • 0.7822 • 0.451 − • 0.7822 • 0.4512  − 0 
 1.135  669 • 10
3
1.135 
 1.0 

Wel , y 194.3 • 10−6

C yy = 1.061 ≥ = = 0.881
W pl , y 220.6 • 10−6

N Ed 210 • 103
=
D / CAxial =
N c , Rk 669 • 103
χy 0.939
γ M1 1

D / CAxial = 0.334

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   
   
 Cmy M Ed , y ,right   0.782 • 43 • 10 3

D / CBending =
µy   =
0.996
   210 • 10 
3
51.8 • 10 3 
 1 − N Ed  C M pl , y , Rk   1 − 3 
1.061 
  N cr , y  yy γ M 1    3287 • 10  1 
 

D / CBending = 0.646

D / CTotal = 0.980

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