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SN005a-NCCI Determination of Moments On Columns in Simple Construction PDF
SN005a-NCCI Determination of Moments On Columns in Simple Construction PDF
Contents
1. Simple construction 2
3. Background 4
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1. Simple construction
The method presented in this NCCI is applicable to steel framed buildings modelled as
“simple” according to EN 1993-1-8 § 5.1.1 (2), in which the joints may be assumed not
transmit any bending moment from the beams into the columns. The lateral stability of the
frame must be provided by a system of bracing or by lift shafts and stair wells. Stability is not
provided to any degree by the stiffness of the beam-to-column joints. The columns in this
type of structure will primarily be loaded in axial compression, but “nominal” moments due to
the eccentricity of the beam-to-column joints should also be considered in design.
If the outcome is compared with a rigidly jointed frame, simple construction will result in:
The safety of the method is demonstrated by substantial experience in practice and wide-
ranging theoretical studies (see Background).
In calculating the nominal moments, the beam end reactions are assumed to act 100 mm off
the face of the column as shown in Figure 2.1.
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100 100
Rb1,Ed
R b1,Ed
h /2 tw /2
h tw
⎛h ⎞ ⎛t ⎞
M nom = Rb1,ED ⎜ + 100 mm ⎟ or M nom = Rb1,ED ⎜ w + 100 mm ⎟
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⎝2 ⎠ ⎝ 2 ⎠
Where Rb1,ED is the reaction at the end of the beam and h and tw are as defined in Figure 2.1.
The beam reactions will only result in a moment being transferred into the column when they
are out of balance. The column should be designed for axial compression alone in cases
where the reactions are balanced. The effects of pattern loading need not be considered for
the design of the column using these simple rules, i.e. all of the beams should be assumed to
be fully loaded (see EN 1991-1-1:2002 § 6.2.2 (1)).
In multi-storey columns that are effectively continuous at their splices, the distribution of
nominal moments to the upper and lower column sections is carried out in proportion to their
stiffness. For this purpose, the stiffness is defined as the second moment of area about the
appropriate axis divided by the height between floors. Where the ratio of stiffnesses does not
exceed 1.5, the moments may be shared equally between the column above the joint and the
column below. The nominal moments should be assumed to have no effect at the levels
above and below the level at which they are applied.
The adequacy of the column under the combined effects of the axial compression and the
nominal moments should be verified using expressions 6.61 and 6.62 of EN 1993-1-1
(§ 6.3.3).
Note: The application of this method is not limited to joints with only one vertical line of
bolts. The method may be used with joints having two vertical lines of bolts, provided that
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3. Background
The method presented in this NCCI is based on the approach used in BS 5950-1:2000, which
has been used successfully in the United Kingdom for many years. It has also been adopted
in other national codes such as the Australian steel code AS 1250. The origins of this method
may be traced to BS 449 and are discussed in Baker, The Steel Skeleton: Volume 1 Elastic
behaviour and design, Cambridge University Press 1954. Originally, the eccentricity was
taken as “half the stanchion width plus 2 inches (50 mm)”. The 50 mm was increased to
100 mm in a 1964 amendment to the 1959 edition of BS 449.
The reason for using a fixed value of 100 mm off the face of the column, rather than an exact
measurement, is to provide a simple, safe and conservative method for use in the design of
multi-storey buildings with nominally pinned joints. The method is safe because it makes an
adequate allowance for the moments arising from the eccentricity of the joint. It simple,
because it does not require the designer of the columns to have knowledge of the joint detail,
other than the fact that it is nominally pinned. This is important in an industry in which
detailed design of the joints is often carried out at a later stage in the design process, often by
a different designer from the person who sizes the members.
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The method is intended solely for the purpose of determining the nominal moments acting on
the columns and does not, therefore, contradict the recommendations given in EN 1993-1-8
for the design of the joints.
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