Worked example

Beam-column example 1

Sheet2of3

Rev

For a Class I web in compression c,/t,bE 5.5

E=&

235

= 0.92

Actual ct/t,&= 6.20/0.92 = 6.70; within limit

Actual c,/t,& =17.1/0.92 =18.5; within limit
Cross-section is Class I under pure compression, so will also be Class I under the
more favourable stress distribution arising from compression plus bending.

Major and minor axis column buckling resistances

Effective lengths:

L,,, = 1.0 L = 1.0 x3600 =3600mm for buckling about the y-y axis
L,r,z=1.0 L =1.0 x3600 =3600mm for buckling about the z-z axis
Non-dimensional column slendernesses:

fi

-=a \ 1 F = 8 6 . 8

A
A,

L,, , l i ,

A,

L c , z l i z- 3600152.0
= 0.80
A1
86.8

-L=-

A,

A=_=

A1

3600189.6 =o,46
86.8

Buckling curves:
h / b =209.6/205.8 = 1.02 < 1.2.
For major axis buckling, use buckling curve 6 (a = 0.34)
For minor axis buckling, use buckling curve c ( a = 0.49)

BS EN
1993-1-1
Table 6.2

Buckling reduction factors X:

O,, = 0.5[1+a(%,,
-0.2) +%,:I = 0.5[1+0.34(0.46 -0.2) +0.46] = 0.65

XY

0,
+

JG0.65 + 40.65

Oz = 0.5[1+a(/l.- 0.2)

X? =

+ ,/-=

OZ

+ %.!I

- 0.46

= 0.90 51.0

= 0.5[1+0.49(0.80 - 0.2)

I
0.96 + 40.96

- 0.80

BS EN
1993-1-1
C1 6..Z.1.2

+ 0.802]= 0.96

= 0.66 5 1 .O

BS EN
199.7-1 -1
C16.3.1.2

587