Check the global buckling of a battened column.

The later supports an axial compression N = 175000 daN.

Both chords are hot rolled C33, linked by battened plates.
Section height (depth) h = 500.
Battened plates has the section of 350x10.
Its distance a =1500.
Models of battened column:
x-x y-y
Top hinge/pin hinge
Base hinge/pin fix
muy 1 0.7
Height of column H = 7 m.
Steel grade is CCT38, battened plates are welded to chords.

1. Drawing:

2. Data exploitation:
Steel grade CCT38:
f= 2300 daN/cm2
C33 channel steel
b (C33) = 33.6 cm
z0 = 2.6 cm
c = h -2z0= 44.8 cm
Notes:
Axis names:

Manual/Catalogue: X-X Y-Y

Exercices/Drawing: y-y/y0-y0 x0 - x0

Ix0 = 410 cm4

Iy0 = Iy = 7980 cm4
iy0 = 13.1 cm
ix0 = 2.97 cm

3. Computation:
- Slenderness of virtual axis:

ly = 37.40458

le_y = 490 cm
iy= 13.1 cm

-Slenderness of virtual axis - l0:

lx = 30.979

le_x = 700 cm
Ix = 47483.68 cm4
Ix0 = 410 cm4