100x50x5mm Channel Section

Design summary

Resistance / Limit Applied / Actual Utilisation

Shear 109 kN 6.68 kN 6% OK

Bending moment 17 kNm 1.67 kNm 10 % OK

Buckling 14.2 kNm 1.67 kNm 12 % OK

Total deflection 7 mm 0.3 mm 6% OK

Deflection due to variable actions 3.88 mm 0 mm 0% OK

Section details

Type Channel section

Section 100x50x5mm

Steel grade S275

Width b = 50 mm

Depth h = 100 mm

Web thickness tw = 5 mm

Flange thickness tf = 7.5 mm

Mass per metre w = 9.8 kg/m

Span and restraints

Effective span L = 1,400 mm

Buckling length Lcr = 1,400 mm

Deflection limits

Variable action deflection limit ΔQ = L / 360 = 3.88 mm

Total deflection limit ΔG+Q = L / 200 = 7 mm

Safety factors

Partial factor for permanent actions γG = 1.35

Partial factor for variable actions γQ = 1.5

Loading details

Self weight

Permanent action SW = w × 9.81 / 1400 = 0.0687 kN/m

Permanent action G1 = 9.8 kN/m² × 1.4 m = 13.73 kN/m

Variable action Q1 = 0 kN/m² × 1.4 m = 0 kN/m

Reactions

Permanent Variable
Total (unfactored) Total (factored)
(unfactored) (unfactored)

Left reaction 4.95 kN 0 kN 4.95 kN 6.68 kN

Right reaction 4.95 kN 0 kN 4.95 kN 6.68 kN

Design shear force

Design shear force VEd = 6.68 kN

Design shear resistance Vc,Rd = 109 kN

Utilisation VEd / Vc,Rd = 6 % OK

Design bending moment

Design bending moment, major axis MEd = 1.67 kNm

Design resistance for bending Mc,Rd = 17 kNm

Bending utilisation MEd / Mc,Rd = 10 % OK

Design resistance for buckling Mb,Rd = 14.2 kNm

Buckling utilisation MEd / Mb,Rd = 12 % OK

Deflection

Variable action deflection limit ΔQ = 3.88 mm

Variable action deflection δQ = 0 mm OK

Total deflection limit ΔG+Q = 7 mm

Total deflection δG+Q = 0.3 mm OK

Section properties

Design buckling resistance

C1 factor C

Shear modulus of elasticity Gs = 81,000 N/mm² C

Buckling length Lcr = 1,000 mm
Critical buckling moment MCR = 46.5 kNm
Class 1 section, therefore use plastic Wpl = 48,000 mm³
modulus
Non-dimensional slenderness ratio
λLT = 0.605
Buckling curve for channel section Buckling curve = d
Imperfection factor for buckling curve αLT = 0.76
d
Intermediate factor for reduction φLT = 0.715
factor calculation
Buckling reduction factor χLT = 0.832

Correction factor for moment kc = 1

distribution
Moment distribution modification f=1
factor
Modified buckling reduction factor χLT,mod = 0.832
Design buckling resistance Mb,Rd = 14.2 kNm