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Eurocode 3 For Dummies PDF
Eurocode 3 For Dummies PDF
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Eurocode terminilogy
EN EuroNorm
n mandatory standard
ENV EuroNorm Voluntaire
n You can use it if you wish
DD Draft for development
DC Draft for public comment
prEN
n Pre-
Pre-EuroNorm between DD and EN
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Terminology
BS5950 EC3
Force Action
Capacity Resistance
n Mc n Mc,Rd
Design strength Yield strength
n py n fy
Dead load Permanent load
Live load Variable load
Wind load Another variable load
Symbols
BS5950 Eurocode
Elastic Modulus Z Wel
Plastic Modulus S Wpl
Radius of r i
Gyration
Torsion constant J It
Warping constant H Iw
= (275/py)0.5
prEN1993 Classification
Different
outstand
Different
= (235/fy)0.5
Element Design
Beams
n Moment capacity/resistance
n Shear
n Deflections
Compression members z x
Lateral Torsional Buckling u
y
Shear Resistance
BS5950 EC3
Pv = 0.6 py Av Vpl,Rd = Av (fy/ 3)/
3)/M1
Shear area Shear area
n Av = tD n Av = A 2btf +(tw+2r)tf
n Approx = 1.04tD
Shear buckling if Shear buckling if
n 70
d/t > 70 n 72
hw/tw > 72
Deflections
BS5950 EC3 ? EN1990
Serviceability LS Serviceability LS
n Imposed load only n Permanent action, 1
n Span/360 - brittle n Variable action, 2
n Span/200 - generally n Pre-camber, 0
Pre-
Compression members
N b , Rd = a A f y M 1
1
[ ]
? = but ? 1
2 0.5
f + f 2
?
[
f = 0,5 1 + a ? 0,2 + ? ( ) 2
]
[
= a A f y Ncr ]0.5
= 1 , 1 = E f y
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Example
UC 203x203x60 of grade S275 is axially loaded and
pinned at each end of its 6m length.
A = 76.4 cm
cm, flange thickness, tf = 14.2mm, radius of
gyration about minor axis, izz = 5.2 cm, depth, h =
209.6mm, width b = 205.8 h/b= h/b= 1.01 => H section
Table 3.1:
3.1: tf = 14.2mm < 40mm therefore fy=275N/mm
fy=275N/mm
for S275 grade
E = 210000 N/mmN/mm
Slenderness - zz= zz= 600/5.2 = 115 <180 OK
a=1.0, implies 1=(E/fy)0.5 = 86.8
( zz/ 1) a0.5= 115/86.8 = 1.324
?
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1.32
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Example
UC 203x203x60 of grade S275 is axially
loaded and pinned at each end of its 6m
length.
Figure 6.3 factor, = 0.38
NbRd = 0.38*1.0*76.4*10
0.38*1.0*76.4*10*275/1.05
= 760kN
BS5950 786kN
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LTB BS5950:2000
Mx Mb/mLT and Mx Mcx
Mb = pb modulus
pb from LT
LT = uv
uv W
Class 1 & 2: W = 1.0
When = 0
mLT = 0.6
pb from Table 16
2
LT = 0,51+ LT (LT 0.2) + LT
EC3 LTB
2
LT = 0,51+ LT ( LT 0.2) + LT
LT = 0,34 for rolled UCsections W ply.fy
LT = 0,49 for rolled UB sections
2 EI z I w L2GI t
M cr = C1 + Where C1 results from the
L2 I z 2 EI z bending moment diagram
EC3 LTB
Moment factor, C1, due to end moments
Example
Uniform moment unbraced length 3m
UB 610x229x140 S275
BS Mb = 1100 kNm
EC3 MbRd = 960kNm
For comparison scale by 1/0.95
n MbRd scaled = 1010 kNm < than BS
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Conclusions
Eurocodes are not that difficult
They are just a little different
Rationalises terminology across materials
and countries
The EFTA region is 10 times bigger than
UK
Eurocodes are not going to go away this
time
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Questions??
1. How is Europe progressing with
using EC3?
Ans:
Ans: The German speaking countries
have already adopted the DDENV as a
DIN. Benelux countries are well
advanced. The rest are planning the
implementation.
2. What
Whats in EC3 about sway, lambda
crit etc?
Ans:
Ans: There is a lengthy section in the
prEN on frame stability. On initial
viewing, this looks very like the
BS5950:2000 approach. See Section 5
of the prEN for the full details
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