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Ncci Sn007 - en Torsion
NCCI: Torsion
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NCCI: Torsion
This NCCI provides guidance about the verification of a member subject to torsion.
Contents
1. General 2
5. Verifications 7
7. References 10
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1. General
When a member is loaded by transverse forces whose resultant does not pass through the
shear centre of the cross-section, the member is subject to stresses due to torsion. These
stresses should be combined with those due to bending and shear forces.
This NCCI gives some guidance for the verification of a member in torsion. It contains the
equations to calculate the stresses due to torsion, and expressions for the calculation of the
torsional properties concerning common profiles. References are given for more complex
cases.
Note that for the sake of simplicity in the content of this document, all the verifications are
based on the elastic resistance. In many cases, the plastic resistance may be used and this may
lead to more favourable results.
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Note : Open sections generally have a low resistance to torsion. The verification of the
torsion resistance requires complex calculations as shown in the following.
Therefore, as long as it is possible, torsion should be avoided by choosing suitable
design detailing. However it is not always possible to avoid torsion in open profiles.
Figure 1.1 Design detailing to improve the torsion resistance of open sections
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where
dθ
Tt, Ed = GI t (2)
dx
d 3θ
Tw, Ed = − EI w (3)
dx 3
dθ d 3θ
TEd ( x ) = GI t − EI w 3 (4)
dx dx
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dθ d 3θ
TEd = GI t − EI w 3 (5)
dx dx
TEd
θ ( x ) = A + B × sinh(λx ) + C × cosh(λx ) + x (6)
GI t
where
GI t
λ=
EI w
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For closed sections as shown in Figure 3.1, the internal warping torsion can be neglected, see
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EN 1993-1-1 § 6.2.7 (7). The St Venant torsion generates shear stresses only.
tf
τ1
τ2
tw
For a closed section, the shear stress due to St Venant torsion is calculated as follows:
TEd
τ= (7)
2 Ac t
Where:
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t is the thickness of the cross-section at the point where the stresses are
calculated.
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For open sections as shown in Figure 4.1, the internal St Venant torsion can be neglected in
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most beams and this simplification is noted in EN 1993-1-1 § 6.2.7 (7). However in some
cases, such as cantilever beams, there is very little warping restraint and St Venant torsion
must then be considered.
BEd ( x ) ⋅ ω
σ= (8)
IW
where
ω is the normalised warping function at the point where the stresses are
calculated (see §6.2 for I-sections).
x
BEd ( x ) = ∫ Tw ( x )dx (9)
0
d 2θ
σ = − Eω (10)
dx 2
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Tw ( x ) ⋅ Sω
τ =− (11)
IW ⋅ t
where
Sω is the warping statical moment at the point where the stresses are calculated
(see §6.2).
ES ω d 3θ
τ =− (12)
t dx 3
τ
σ
−σ
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−σ
σ
τ
5. Verifications
In general the verification of a cross-section submitted to axial force, bending and torsion will
consist in the calculation the resultant stresses due to the internal forces and moments. Then
the Von Mises criterion applies. In the absence of significant axial force, the shear resistance
reduced by coexistent torsional stresses may be calculated by the formulae given in
EN 1993-1-1 § 6.2.7(9).
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4A c2
It =
∑ bi / ti
i
(13)
where
df
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tf Ac
hw
bf
For example, the expression for the torsion constant for the box-section shown in Figure 6.1 is
the following :
2d f2 (hw + tf )
2
It = (14)
(d f / tf ) + (hw + tf ) / t w
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6.2 I-Profiles
z
bf Sω
ω
tf
tw
y S y
hw
G
For a symmetric cross-section, the shear centre coincides with the centroid.
b( hw + tf )
ω= (15)
4
b 2 ( hw + tf )tf
Sω = (16)
16
Torsion constant
2btf3 + ( hw + tf )t w3
It = (17)
3
Warping constant
tf bf3 ( hw + tf )2
Iw = (18)
24
Note : for I-rolled sections, the torsion constant and the warping constant are given in product standards or
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catalogues from steel producers. The values of the torsion constant may be slightly different from
those obtained by the formula (17) in so far as they have been calculated from more accurate
expressions which take into account the fillets.
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7. References
1 Nethercot D. A. et al
Design of members subject to combined bending and torsion
SCI Publication 057. The Steel Construction Institute. 1989.
3 Baraka S.
Caractéristiques torsionnelles des profiles à parois minces. Revue Construction Métallique n°1-
1996. CTICM.
5 Calgaro J.-A.
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Reference(s)
ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
TRANSLATED DOCUMENT
Amendment 1, 31/8/07
Equation for shear stress in a closed section corrected (page 5).
Cautionary note added about cantilever beams with open sections (page 6).
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