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NZS 3404-1997 Example 001

WIDE FLANGE MEMBER UNDER COMPRESSION

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The frame object axial strengths are tested in this example.

A continuous column is subjected to factored load N = 200 kN. This example

was tested using the NZS 3404-1997 steel frame design code. The design
capacities are compared with independent hand calculated results.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

L
A A

Section A-A

L=6m

Material Properties Loading Design Properties

E = 200x103 MPa N = 200 kN fy = 250 MPa
v = 0.3 Section: 350WC197
G = 76923.08 MPa

TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED

 Section compactness check (compression)
 Section compression capacity
 Member compression capacity

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RESULTS COMPARISON

Independent results are taken from hand calculations based on the CSI steel
design documentation contained in the file “SFD-NZS-3404-1997.pdf,” which is
available through the program “Help” menu.

Percent
Output Parameter SAP2000 Independent Difference

Compactness Compact Compact 0.00%

Section Axial Capacity, Ns (kN) 6275 6275 0.00%

Member Axial Capacity, Nc (kN) 4385 4385 0.00%

COMPUTER FILE: NZS 3404-1997 EX001

CONCLUSION
The results show an exact comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Material:
fy = 250 MPa
Section: 350WC197
Ag = An = 25100 mm2
bf = 350 mm, tf = 28 mm, h = 331 mm, tw = 20 mm
r33 = 139.15 mm, r22 = 89.264 mm
Member:
le33 = le22 = 6000 mm (unbraced length)
Considered to be a braced frame

Loadings:
N * = 200 kN

Section Compactness:
Localized Buckling for Flange:
(b f − tw ) f y 350 − 20 250
=λe = = 5.89
2•tf 250 2 • 28 250
Flange is under uniform compression, so:
λ ep = 9, λ ey = 16, λ ew = 90

=
λ e 5.89 < λ=
ep 9 , No localized flange buckling
Flange is compact

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Localized Buckling for Web:

h fy 331 250
=λe = = 16.55
tw 250 20 250
Web is under uniform compression, so:
λ ep = 30, λ ey = 45, λ ew = 180

=
λ e 16.55 <=
λ ep 30 , No localized web buckling
Web is compact.

Section is Compact.

Section Compression Capacity:

Section is not Slender, so Kf = 1.0
Ns =
K f An f y =
1 • 25,100 • 250 /103

N s = 6275kN

Member Weak-Axis Compression Capacity:

Frame is considered a braced frame in both directions, so k=
e 22 k=
e 33 1
le 22 6000 le 33 6000
= = 67.216 and
= = 43.119
r22 89.264 r33 139.15
Buckling will occur on the 22-axis.

λ=
le 22 K f fy
=
6000
•
(1 • 250=
) 67.216
n 22
r22 250 89.264 250
2100(λ n 22 − 13.5)
=α a 22 = 20.363
λ n 22 2 − 15.3λ n 22 + 2050
α b 22 =
0.5 since cross-section is not a UB or UC section

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λ 22 = λ n 22 + α a 22 α b 22 = 67.216 + 20.363 • 0.5 = 77.398

=
η22 0.00326(λ 22 − 13.5)
= 0.2083 ≥ 0

 λ 22 
2 2
 77.398 
  + 1 + η22   + 1 + 0.2083
=ξ 22  90 
=  90 
= 1.317
 λ 22 
2 2
 77.398 
2  2 
 90   90 

   90  2  
α c 22 ξ 22 1 −
= 1 −  
   ξ 22 λ 22   
  

   2 
90  
α= 1.317 1 − 1 −  = 0.6988
c 22
   1.317 • 77.398   


N c 22 =
α c 22 N s ≤ N s

N c 22 = 0.6988 • 6275= 4385 kN

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