CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

First, consider a rectangular section under a tension load Nt,Ed. Nt

 t , Ed  f y

Nt,Ed

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 CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

Next, consider the gradual increase of the bending moment Nt
My,Ed in the presence of the constant axial load Nt,Ed. My

 t , Ed  f y
Elastic moment capacity
is reached

Nt,Ed
My,Ed

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 CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

Next, consider the gradual increase of the bending moment Nt
My,Ed in the presence of the constant axial load Nt,Ed. My

 t , Ed  f y

Nt,Ed
My,Ed

 c , Ed  f y

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 CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

Next, consider the gradual increase of the bending moment Nt
My,Ed in the presence of the constant axial load Nt,Ed. My

 t , Ed  f y

Nt,Ed
My,Ed

 c , Ed  f y

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 CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

Next, consider the gradual increase of the bending moment Nt
My,Ed in the presence of the constant axial load Nt,Ed. My

 t , Ed  f y

Nt,Ed
My,Ed

 c , Ed  f y

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 CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

Next, consider the gradual increase of the bending moment Nt
My,Ed in the presence of the constant axial load Nt,Ed. My

 t , Ed  f y

Nt,Ed
Plastic moment capacity
My,Ed is reached

 c , Ed  f y

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 CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

The plastic moment capacity is reached when the entire Nt
cross section has yielded (in either tension or compression) My

 t , Ed  f y

centroid
Nt,Ed
My,Ed

 c , Ed  f y

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 CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

The plastic moment capacity is reached when the entire Nt
cross section has yielded (in either tension or compression) My

 t , Ed  f y



centroid 
Nt,Ed 


My,Ed

 c , Ed  f y
The resultant force of the green region have
zero moment resistance about the centroid. It
only contributes to the axial resistance.

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 CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

The plastic moment capacity is reached when the entire Nt
cross section has yielded (in either tension or compression) My

 t , Ed  f y






centroid
Nt,Ed
My,Ed 




 c , Ed  f y
The resultant force of the red region have net zero axial
resistance because they cancel out each other but they
create a moment resistance about centroid of section.

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 CE3166 Structural Steel Design & System J Y R Liew & S D Pang

astic Moment Capacity in the Presence of Axial Loa

Comparison of Moment Capacity in the Absence and Presence of Axial Load
My  t , Ed  f y

centroid

My,Ed

 c , Ed  f y
Nt
My  t , Ed  f y

centroid
Nt,Ed
My,Ed

 c , Ed  f y

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