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Worked example

Beam-column example 2 Add bracing to reduce minor axis buckling length

Estimate suitable bracing location as 1.6 m from top of column

Sheet 4 of 8

Rev

For minor z-z axis buckling and lateral torsional buckling (LTB), L,, = 1.6 m ,for the upper part of the member and 4.0 m for the lower part, while for major y-y axis buckling, L,, = 5.6rn. Major axis buckling resistance is therefore unaltered, while minor axis buckling resistance and L T B resistance are increased. For the upper part o,f the member, the bending moment varies linearly from 530kNm to 379kNm (= 530 x 4/5.6), while for the lower part of the member, the bending moment varies linearly ,from 379 k N m to zero.

For the upper part o f the member:

*530 kNm
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I I I I \

Minor axis column buckling resistance

Effective length: L,,, =1.0 L =1.0 x1600 =1600mm for buckling about the z-z axis Non-dimensional column slenderness.

A L,,21ii -1600143.8 L, = 0.48 - L ~ ~

76.4

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

BS EN 1993-1-1 Table 6.2

x:
BS EN 1993-1-1 Cl 6.3.1.2

Oz= 0.5[1+a(I? - 0.2) +I:] = 0.5[1+0.34(0.48 - 0.2) +0.482]= 0.66