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Date: 2-Aug-22
Time: 12:58 am
Design for 50x50x5 mm Equal Angle
A) Design Data
Member Mark: M7b L = 0.39 m
Steel Grade: Q235 py = 215 MPa Table 3.2
Member Size: 50x50x5 mm Equal Angle
Sectional properties:
4 b
Wt = 3.77 kg/m Ix = 11.1 cm r1 = 7 mm
4
d = 50 mm Iy = 11.1 cm r2 = 2.4 mm
4
b = 50 mm Iu = 17.7 cm tanα = 1
4 2
t = 5 mm Iv = 4.63 cm A = 4.83 cm
3
b/t = 10.00 rx = 1.52 cm Zx = 3.11 cm d
3
d/t = 10.00 ry = 1.52 cm Zy = 3.11 cm
3
cx = 1.41 cm ru = 1.91 cm Sx = 5.58 cm
3
cy = 1.41 cm rv = 0.979 cm Sy = 5.58 cm
-1
Hp/A = 415 m
t

B) Ultimate Design Load

Shear Force V = 3.84 kN
Bending Moment (Major Axis) Mx = 0.77 kNm
Bending Moment (Minor Axis) My = 0.00 kNm
Tension Force Ft = 0.00 kN
Compressive Force Fc = 3.04 kN

C) Section Classification

ε = 275 / py = 1.131
b/t = 10.00 < 9 ε
d/t = 10.00 < 9 ε
< 70 ε
∴ Section is Class 1 plastic Table 7.1
∴ Not required to check for shear buckling Clause 8.4.6

D) Shear Capacity Clause 8.2.1

Shear area Av = 0.9Ao = 434.70 mm²

py Av eq. 8.1
Shear capacity Vc = = 53.96 kN
3
> 3.84 kN O.K.
0.6 Vc = 32.38 kN
∴ Low shear condition

E) Moment Capacity Clause 8.2.2

Moment capacity Mcx = py x smaller of ( S ,1.2 x Z) = 0.80 kNm eq. 8.2

> 0.77 kNm O.K.
Mcy = py x smaller of ( S ,1.2 x Z) = 0.80 kNm eq. 8.2
> 0.00 kN O.K.

F) Moment resistance to later-torsional buckling Clause 8.3.5

mLT = 0.93 Table 8.4 a&b

Effective length for lateral-torsional buckling LE = 1.00 L = 0.39 m Clause 8.3.4
λ = LE / ry = 25.66 eq. 8.26
Slenderness factor v = 1 / (1+0.05( λ / x )2)0.25 = 0.931 eq. 8.27
βw = 1
Equivalent slenderness λLT = u v λ βw = 23.90 eq. 8.25
2
Limiting slenderness λL0 = 0.4 π E / py = 38.80 eq. A8.10
αLT = 7.0 eq. A8.11
Perry factor ηLT = αLT (λLT - λL0 ) / 1000 = 0.000 eq. A8.5
π2 E
Elastic Critical Bending Stress pE = = 3543.24 MPa eq. A8.3
λ2LT
py + (ηLT + 1)pE
Φ LT = = 1879.12 MPa eq. A8.4
2
pE py
Bending Buckling Strength pb = = 215.00 MPa eq. A8.2
ΦLT + (Φ2LT - pEpy)
Buckling Resistance Moment Mb = pb x S = 1.20 kNm eq. 8.21
> 0.72 kNm O.K.
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G) Tension Capacity Clause 8.6.1

Effective area Ae = 483 mm² Clause 9.3.4.4.

Tension capacity Pt = py Ae = 103.85 kN
> 0.00 kN O.K.

H) Compressive resistance Clause 8.7.5

Effective length LE = 1.00 L = 0.39 m Table 8.6

λ = LE / ry = 25.66
For rolled angle, Buckling curves: c) Table 8.7
α = 5.5
Limiting slenderness λ0 = 0.2 π2 E / py = 19.40 eq. 8.35
Perry factor η = α (λ - λ0 ) / 1000 = 0.034 eq. A8.34
π2 E
Euler Strength pE = = 3073.35 MPa eq. A8.32
λ2
py + (η + 1)pE
Φc = = 1697.05 MPa eq. A8.33
2
pE py
Compressive Buckling Strength pc = = 207.35 MPa eq. A8.31
Φc + (Φ2c - pEpy)
Compressive capacity Pc = Ag Pc = 100.15 kN eq. 8.73
> 3.04 kN O.K.

I) Cross-section capacity (Tension Members under combined axial Force and moments) Clause 8.8

Ft Mx My 0 1 0
+ + = + + = 0.96 eq. 8.77
Pt Mcx Mcy 104 1 1
< 1 O.K.

J) Cross-section capacity (Compression Members under combined axial Force and moments) Clause 8.9.1

Fc Mx My 3 1 0
+ + = + + = 0.99 eq. 8.78
Ag Py Mcx Mcy 104 1 1
< 1 O.K.

K) Cross-section capacity (Member buckling resistance) Clause 8.9.2

Fc mLT Mx MLT My 3 1 0
+ + = + + = 0.63 eq. 8.81
Pcy Mb Mcy 100 1 1
< 1 O.K.