Steel Beam Flexural Capacity.

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August 1, 2016

Calculations prepared by Maxim Millen on August 1, 2016

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Contents

1 Bending Capacity Calculations 1

1.0.1 Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.0.2 Fully restrained section calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.0.3 Fully braced at ends calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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1 Bending Capacity Calculations

1.0.1 Inputs

Single inputs Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

E 200 GPa Young’s Modulus of section. C10

G 80 GPa Shear modulus of section. C12

Iw 9.29 × 1010 mm6 Warping constabt. C14

Iy 4.42 mm4 Moment of inertia (y-y). C11

J 86500 mm4 Torsional constant. C13

L 3 m Section length. C3

Sx 475000 mm3 Plastic section modulus. C8

Zx 424000 mm3 Elastic section modulus. C9

bf 149 mm Width of flange. C4

d 298 mm Depth of section. C6

fyf 320 MPa Yield Stress (flange). C15

tf 8 mm Thickness of flange. C5

tw 5.5 mm Thickness of web. C7

Ø 0.9 - Strength reduction factor. C16

1.0.2 Fully restrained section calculations

Single inputs Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

λef p 9 - Flange plastic slenderness. C22 Table 5.2

λef y 16 - Flange yield slenderness. C21 Table 5.2

λewp 82 - Web plastic slenderness. C24 Table 5.2

λewy 130 - Web yield slenderness. C23 Table 5.2

Flange slenderness.
q
bf −tw fyf
λef [C19] = 2·tf · 250 Sec. 5.2.2

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q
149−5.5 320
= 2·8 · 250 = 10.1

Web slenderness.
q
d−2·tf fyf
λew[C20] = tw · 250 Sec. 5.2.2
q
298−2·8 320
= 5.5 · 250 = 58.0

(flange is more critical). check governing slenderness.

λef
λef /λef y [C26] = λef y

10.1
= 16 = 0.634

λew
λew /λewy [C27] = λewy

58.0
= 130 = 0.446

Section slenderness limits.

λsy [C29] = IF(λef /λef y > λew /λewy , λef y , λewy )

= IF(0.634 > 0.446, 16, 130) = 16

λs[C30] = IF(λef /λef y > λew /λewy , λef , λewp )

= IF(0.634 > 0.446, 10.1, 82) = 10.1

λsp[C31] = IF(λef /λef y > λew /λewy , λef p , λewp )

= IF(0.634 > 0.446, 9, 82) =9

Compact section plastic modulus.

Zc[C33] = MIN(1.5 · Zx , Sx )

= MIN(1.5 · 424000, 475000) = 475000

(since λs=10.15>λsp=9). Effective section plastic modulus.

(λsy −λs )·(Zc −Zx )
Ze[C34] = Zx + λsy −λsp

(16−10.1)·(475000−424000)
= 424000 + 16−9 = 467000.0 mm3

Sectional flexural strength.

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Ze ·fyf
Ms[C35] = 1000000

467000.0·320
= 1000000 = 149.0 kNm

(As the beam is fully restrained, Mb=Ms) . Beam flexural strength.

ØMs[C36] = Ø · Ms

= 0.9 · 149.0 = 134.0 kNm

1.0.3 Fully braced at ends calculations

Single inputs Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

kl 1 - C41 Table 5.6.3

kr 1 - C42 Table 5.6.3

kt 1 - Effective length factors. C40 Table 5.6.3

Moment modification factor.

1.7
αm[C39] = √
12 +12 +12
Eq. 5.6.1.1(2)

1.7
= √
12 +12 +12
= 0.981

Effective section length.

Le[C43] = kt · kl · kr · L

= 1·1·1·3 =3m

Reference buckling moment.

s
π 2 ·E·Iw
π 2 ·E·103 ·Iy G·J 1000000000
L2
·( 1000 + L2
)
e e
Mo[C44] = 1000 Eq. 5.6.1.1(4)
r
π 2 ·200·9.29×1010
π 2 ·200·103 ·4.42
32
·( 80·86500
1000 +
1000000000
32
)
= 1000 = 163.0 kNm

Slenderness reduction factor.

q
Ms 2 Ms
αs[C45] = 0.6 · ( ( Mo
) +3− Mo ) Eq. 5.6.1.1(3)
q
= 0.6 · ( ( 149.0 2
163.0 ) + 3 −
149.0
163.0 ) = 0.625

Member flexural capacity.

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Mb[C46] = MIN(αs · αm · Ms , Ms )

= MIN(0.625 · 0.981 · 149.0, 149.0) = 91.7 kNm

Reduced member flex. capacity.

ØMb[C47] = 0.9 · Mb

= 0.9 · 91.7 = 82.5 kNm

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