Worked example

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I Sheet 6 of 8 I

Beam-column example 2

Rev

Applying the interaction equations (Equations 6.61 and 6.62) of

BS EN 1993-1-1:

5.30
+k,,-M (I = 160 + 0.89= 0.04 + 0.65 = 0.69 c 1.0 :. O K
M I J H ~ 3604
731
~

N i J i ~ d

Ni,,K d

+ k,,

_C

MI>,,

160
1 = -+
3.3.32

1.0-530
7.71

= 0.05 +0.73 = 0.78 c 1.0 :.OK

BS EN
199.3-1-1
Equation
6.61
BS E N
1993-1-1
Equation
6.62

For the lower part of the member:

Minor axis column buckling resistance
Effective length:

L,,,

= 1.0

= 1.0

x 4000 = 4000mm for buckling about the z-z axis

Non-dimensional column slenderness:

2..
A,=-=-

L,,z li,

2.1

2.1

400014.3.8
76.4

= 1,20

Buckling curve:
h / b = 528.3/208.8 = 2.53 > 1.2.
For minor axis buckling, use buckling curve b ( a = 0.34)
Buckling reduction ,factor
@?

x:

=0.5[l+a(12-0.2)+l2] =0.5[1+0.34(1.20-0.2)+1.202] =1.38

X? =

+,/-=

O?

BS EN
199.3-1-1
Table 6.2

BS EN
199.3-1-1
C16.3.1.2

= 0.48 51.0

1.38+41.38-1.20

BS E N
1993-1-1
Cl 6.3.I . I