PLATE-BUCKLING

CA1
Plate buckling analysis
DIN EN 1993-1-5/NA:2010-12

1.1.1 Material
Material Elast.-Mod Yield Stress Poisson's Ratio Reference Stress
Description E [kN/cm2] fyk [kN/cm2]  [-] e [kN/cm2]
Steel S 355 (DIN EN 1993-1-1:2010-12) 21000.00 35.50 0.300 3.11

1.1.2 Panel Dimensions

Side Length Aspect Ratio Plate Thickness
a [mm] b [mm]  t [mm]
2384.0 1250.0 1.907 16.0

1.1.3 Boundary conditions

Edge Edge Edge Edge
A-B C-D A-C B-D
Hinged - Elastic Hinged - Elastic Hinged - Elastic Hinged - Elastic
c,x = 0.000 kNm/rad/m c,x = 0.000 kNm/rad/m c,z = 0.000 kNm/rad/m c,z = 0.000 kNm/rad/m

Data for National Annex

DIN EN 1993-1-5/NA:2010-12 - Germany
Partial safety factor M1 : 1.10
Coefficient for shear resistance  : 1.20
Torsional buckling parameter for open stiffeners  : 6.00
considering warping:

Used Standards
[1] DIN EN 1993-1-5/NA:2010-12 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-5: Plated structural elements
[2] DIN EN 1993-1-1/NA:2010-12 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
[3] Guide from ECCS The Book: Design of Plated Structures, ISBN (ECCS): 978-92-9147-100-3

Calculation parameters
FE-Model for Stiffeners 3D using surface elements
Eigenvalue solver method Method by Lanczos
Divisions for FE mesh 8
Number of buckling modes to calculate 8
Type of calculation Always calculate using finite element analysis
Determination of Reduction Factors
Contribution from the web w acc. to Tab. 5.1 Rigid end post
Help values acc. to Tab. B.1 Welded or cold formed
Determination of Buckling Curve Shape Various buckling curves

PLATE-BUCKLING
CA1
Plate buckling analysis
DIN EN 1993-1-5/NA:2010-12

1.3.1 Normal and shear stresses

Load Cases 1 2  
[kN/cm2] [kN/cm2] [-] [kN/cm2]
LC1 5.64 -5.65 -1.002 1.21

1.3.2 Transverse stresses

Load Cases 3 4 5,A 5,B 6,A 6,B
 [kN/cm2] [kN/cm2] d, c [mm] d, c [mm] d, c [mm] d, c [mm]
LC1 0.08 -0.08 3.66 0.00 0.00 0.00
1192.0 - - -
2384.0 - - -

Loads - info

2.1 Governing Load Case

Load Eigenvalue Design
No. Case Description No. Ratio Crit. Design According to Formula
1 LC1 1 0.323  1 104) Interaction according to Ch. 10, Eq. 10.5

2.5 Critical Buckling Load Factors

Eigen- x  z Total
value [-] [-] [-]
LC1
1 14.19220 18.61670 2.23417 2.09172
2 15.22720 19.26500 3.99435 3.12359
3 16.13230 32.48700 5.48773 4.07375
4 19.71570 38.76180 7.77050 5.47838
5 24.83520 71.19460 9.33516 7.12755
6 31.10640 79.87840 13.26090 9.55772
7 31.76700 111.63600 13.64050 11.37130
8 41.04370 113.46500 17.04000 13.86390