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International Codes
British Codes - Design Per British Cold Formed Steel Code
2E.5 Verification Problem
In the next few pages are included a verification example for reference purposes.

In this problem, we have assigned Channel sections with lips to different

members.Member numbers 28 to 31 have been assigned section 230CLHS66X16,member
numbers 3 TO 6 and 15 TO 19 have been assigned the section 230CLMIL70X30 and
member numbers 1, 2, 7 TO 14 have been assigned the section 170CLHS56X18. These
members have been designed as per BS 5950 Part 5. Other sections have been assigned
from the AISI shapes database (American cold-formed steel) and designed in accordance
with that code.
The excerpts from the design output for member number 1 are given herein below.

1) Bending Check
As per Clause 5.2.2.2 of BS 5950 Part 5 the limiting compressive stress(p o ) for stiffened
webs is given by the minimum of

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And
p o = Py where Py = Min ( FYLD, 0.84XFU) = 361.2 N/mm 2
So that

= 332.727 N/mm 2
The limiting compressive moments in local Y and Z axes will be given by
M cz = S zz X p o = 27632.4 X 332.727 = 9.19 X 10 6 N-mm
M cy = S yy X p o = 27632.4 X 5427.50 = 3.46 X 10 6 N-mm
Maximum bending moment about local Z = 2159 N-m at node 7
Maximum bending moment about local Y = 19.755 N-m at node 7
Bending Ratio Z = 2.15 X10 6 / 9.19 X10 6 = 0.235 hence verified
Bending Ratio Y = 19755.3/ 3.46 X10 6 = 0.0057 hence verified
Buckling resistance moment M b
As per section 5.6.2,
The buckling resistance moment

Where,
The Yield moment(M Y ) of section is given by M Y = S zz X p o = 9.19 X 10 6 N-mm
The elastic buckling resistance moment(M E ) as per clause 5.6.2.2 is calculated to be
4.649 X10 6 N-mm

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And,

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so that

= 2.325 X 10 10
Which gives

2)

Compression Check

The Axial force induced in member# 1 is 3436.75N

The elastic flexural buckling load P E = 1.185 X 10 6 N
The short strut capacity (Pcs ) is given by A eff X py= 457.698 * 344 = 157448 N
Perry Coefficient () = 0.02074

Buckling resistance

= 153782 N

For Channel section(being singly symmetric) as per clause 6.2.4

Buckling resistance
Where
The limiting compressive moment(M c ) in the relevant direction = 9.19 X 10 6 N-mm,as
calculated above
And the distance(e s ) of the geometric neutral axis of the gross cross section and that of the
effective cross section = 38.24 m
So that,

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Compression ratio =
3)

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hence verified

Axial Compression and Bending

Local capacity check as per clause 6.4.2

= 0.26
Over all buckling check : 6.4.3

= 0.2773
4)

hence verified

Shear Check as per clause 5.4.2 and 5.4.3

pv = 0.6 X p y = 0.6 X 379.212 = 227.52 N/mm 2

P v = A*Min(p v ,q cr ) = 112.11 N/mm 2

Shear resistance Y = 33579.4 N
Shear resistance Z = 21148.6 N

Shear Ratio Y =

hence verified

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hence verified

Shear Ratio Z =

5)

Shear Check with Bending as per clause 5.5.2

Shear with bending on Z =

= 0.08327

hence verified

Shear with bending on Y =

=
= 0.000.426

hence verified

Input File:
STAAD SPACE
SET ECHO OFF
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT FEET KIP
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 5 0; 2 0 5 10; 3 10 5 0; 4 10 5 10; 5 55 0; 6 5 5 10; 7 0 5 2; 8 0 5 4;
9 0 5 6; 10 0 5 8; 11 10 5 2; 12 10 5 4; 13 10 5 6; 14 10 5 8; 15 5 5 2;
16 5 5 4; 17 5 56; 18 5 5 8; 19 10 0 0; 20 10 0 10; 21 0 0 10; 22 0 00;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 7; 2 3 11; 3 1 5; 4 2 6; 5 5 3; 6 6 4; 7 78; 8 8 9; 9 9 10; 10 10 2;
11 11 12; 12 12 13; 13 13 14; 14 14 4; 15 5 15; 16 15 16; 17 16 17; 18 17 18;
19 18 6; 20 7 15; 21 15 11; 22 8 16; 23 16 12; 24 9 17; 25 17 13; 26 10 18;
27 18 14; 28 1 22; 29 2 21; 30 3 19; 31 4 20; 32 1 21; 33 21 4; 34 4 19;
35 19 1; 36 2 20; 37 20 3; 38 3 22; 39 22 2;
MEMBER PROPERTY COLDFORMED AMERICAN
32 TO 39 TABLE ST 3LU3X060
20 TO 27 TABLE ST 3HU3X075
MEMBER PROPERTY COLDFORMED BRITISH
28 TO 31 TABLE ST 230CLHS66X16
3 TO 6 15 TO 19 TABLE ST 230CLMIL70X30
1 2 7 TO 14 TABLE ST 170CLHS56X18
UNIT MMS
PRINT MEMBER PROPERTIES LIST 32 20 28 3 1
SUPPORTS
19 TO 22 PINNED
UNIT FEET
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC STEEL
E 4.176e+006
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 0.489024
ALPHA 6.5e-006

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DAMP 0.03
END DEFINE MATERIAL
CONSTANTS
BETA 90 MEMB 20 TO 27
MATERIAL STEEL MEMB 1 TO 39
MEMBER TENSION
32 TO 39
UNIT FEET KIP
LOAD 1 VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL
MEMBER LOAD
3 TO 6 20 TO 27 UNI GY -0.3 0 5
JOINT LOAD
1 2 FX 0.6
2 4 FZ -0.6
PERFORM ANALYSIS PRINT STATICS CHECK
UNIT KGS CM
PRINT JOINT DISP LIST 1 4 16
PRINT SUPPORT REACTIONS
PRINT MEMBER FORCES LIST 3 24 28
UNIT KIP INCH
PARAMETER 1
CODE AISI
FYLD 55 ALL
CWY 1 ALL
BEAM 1 ALL
TRACK 2 ALL
CHECK CODE MEMB 20 21
PARAMETER 2
CODE BS5950 COLD
TRACK 2 MEMB 1 TO 19 28 TO 31
CHECK CODE MEMB 1 2
FINISH

Output File:
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1. STAAD SPACE
2. SET ECHO OFF
MEMBER PROPERTIES.UNIT - CM
----------------MEMB
PROFILE
AX/
AY
32

ST

3LU3X060

20

ST

3HU3X075

28

ST

230CLHS66X16

ST

230CLMIL70X30

ST

170CLHS56X18

IZ/
AZ

IY/
SZ

IX/
SY

2.26
1.51
4.91
1.24
8.78
5.40

21.81
1.51
63.15
2.40
663.30
2.94

5.17
4.05
40.66
10.63
42.82
60.93

0.02
1.93
0.06
9.59
0.18
9.29

11.40
6.72
5.23
3.00

868.90
3.84
224.50
1.89

66.93
80.13
20.49
27.96

0.36
14.15
0.06
5.43

************ END OF DATA FROM INTERNAL STORAGE ************

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**START ITERATION NO.

**NOTE-Tension/Compression converged after

2 iterations, Case=

STATIC LOAD/REACTION/EQUILIBRIUM SUMMARY FOR CASE NO.

VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL

***TOTAL APPLIED LOAD

SUMMATION FORCE-X
SUMMATION FORCE-Y
SUMMATION FORCE-Z

( KIP
=
=
=

FEET ) SUMMARY (LOADING

1.20
-18.00
-1.20

1 )

SUMMATION OF MOMENTS AROUND THE ORIGINMX=

84.00 MY=
12.00 MZ=
***TOTAL REACTION LOAD(KIP
SUMMATION FORCE-X =
SUMMATION FORCE-Y =
SUMMATION FORCE-Z =

-96.00

FEET ) SUMMARY (LOADING

-1.20
18.00
1.20

1 )

SUMMATION OF MOMENTS AROUND THE ORIGINMX=

-84.00 MY=
-12.00 MZ=

96.00

MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENTS ( INCH /RADIANS) (LOADING

MAXIMUMS
AT NODE
X = 1.56266E-02
1
Y = -4.80071E-01
16
Z = -1.74873E-02
4
RX= -8.28375E-03
6
RY= -2.10910E-05
14
RZ= -8.31623E-03
7

1)

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JOINT DISPLACEMENT (CM
-----------------JOINT

LOAD

1
4
16

1
1
1

X-TRANS

RADIANS)
Y-TRANS

0.0397
0.0305
0.0352

STRUCTURE TYPE = SPACE

Z-TRANS

-0.0184
-0.0185
-1.2194

X-ROTAN

-0.0339
-0.0444
-0.0392

Y-ROTAN

0.0074
-0.0074
0.0025

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Z-ROTAN
-0.0027
0.0025
0.0000

************** END OF LATEST ANALYSIS RESULT **************

SUPPORT REACTIONS -UNIT KGS
----------------JOINT
19
20
21
22

CM

STRUCTURE TYPE = SPACE

LOAD

FORCE-X

FORCE-Y

FORCE-Z

MOM-X

MOM-Y

MOM Z

1
1
1
1

-447.32
-447.10
174.26
175.85

2312.64
2041.85
1768.33
2041.85

85.08
186.39
187.79
85.05

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

************** END OF LATEST ANALYSIS RESULT **************

MEMBER END FORCES
STRUCTURE TYPE = SPACE
----------------ALL UNITS ARE -- KGS CM
(LOCAL )
MEMBER

LOAD

JT

AXIAL

SHEAR-Y

SHEAR-Z

TORSION

MOM-Y

MOM-Z

1
5

669.42
-669.42

1448.06
-767.67

2.70
-2.70

-1.68
1.68

-215.75
-196.10

61582.12
107256.50

24

9
17

-0.63
0.63

-0.06
0.06

-285.30
-395.09

-0.04
0.04

-0.08
-8366.18

1.04
-9.62

28

1
22

2155.98
-2155.98

-404.11
404.11

-85.05
85.05

0.00
0.00

12961.01
0.00

-61586.40
0.00

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STAAD.ProCODE CHECKING - (AISI)

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UNITS ARE: IN, KIP, KIP-IN, KSI

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MEMBER#
20 SECTION: 3HU3X075
LEN:
60.00 GOV.LOC:
60.00 |
| STATUS: PASS
RATIO =
0.285 GOV.MODE: Bend + Compress
GOV.LOAD:
1 |
|
|
| RESISTANCES:
AX.TENS:
0.00 ECC.TENS:
0.00 COMPRESS:
7.51 |
| BEND. Z:
28.21 BEND. Y:
30.98 SHEAR Z:
11.76 SHEAR Y:
5.88 |
|
|
| FYLD: 55.00 COLDWORK FYLD: 55.71 FU: 58.00
A:
0.76 AE:
0.76 |
| IZ:
1.5173E+00 IZE:
1.5173E+00 IY:
9.7684E-01 IYE:
9.7684E-01 |
| SZE_T: 6.4841E-01 SZE_C: 6.4841E-01 SYE_T: 5.8539E-01 SYE_C: 7.3374E-01 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MEMBER#
21 SECTION: 3HU3X075
LEN:
60.00 GOV.LOC:
0.00 |
| STATUS: PASS
RATIO =
0.285 GOV.MODE: Bend + Compress
GOV.LOAD:
1 |
|
|
| RESISTANCES:
AX.TENS:
0.00 ECC.TENS:
0.00 COMPRESS:
7.51 |
| BEND. Z:
28.21 BEND. Y:
30.98 SHEAR Z:
11.76 SHEAR Y:
5.88 |
|
|
| FYLD: 55.00 COLDWORK FYLD: 55.71 FU: 58.00
A:
0.76 AE:
0.76 |
| IZ:
1.5173E+00 IZE:
1.5173E+00 IY:
9.7684E-01 IYE:
9.7684E-01 |
| SZE_T: 1.0115E+00 SZE_C: 1.0115E+00 SYE_T: 7.3374E-01 SYE_C: 5.8539E-01 |
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STAAD/Pro CODE CHECKING - (BS5950-5-v1.0)

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UNITS : MM, KN, KNM, MPA
------------------------------------------------------------------------------| MEMBER#
1 SECTION: 170CLHS56X18
LEN:
609.60 LOCATION:
609.60 |
| STATUS: PASS RATIO = 0.277GOV.MODE:
Bend + Compress GOV.LOAD:
1
|
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MATERIAL DATA:
Yield strength of steel:
379.21 N/mm2
Ultimate tensile strength:
430.00 N/mm2

SECTION PROPERTIES:(units - cm)

Section Name: 170CLHS56X18
Member Length:
60.96
Gross Area(Ag):
5.46
Net Area (Ae):
4.58
z-z axis
y-y axis
Moment of inertia (I) :
237.68
21.99
Moment of inertia (Ie):
236.04
19.44
Elastic modulus (Zet):
27.91
5.21
Elastic modulus (Zec):
27.63
10.41

DESIGN DATA:
Tension Capacity (Pt):
Compression Capacity (Pc):
Moment Capacity (Mc):
Shear Capacity (Pc):

z-z axis
0.00
93.79
9.19
21.15

y-y axis
3.46
33.58

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EACH CLAUSE CHECK UNDER CRITICAL LOAD :

CLAUSE
BS-6.3

COMBINATION
Compression ratio - Axial

RATIO
0.037

BS-6.4

Bend-Compression ratio

0.277

BS-5.1

Bending Ratio - Z

0.235

BS-5.1

Bending Ratio - Y

0.006

BS-5.1

Biaxial Bending Ratio

0.241

BS-5.4

Shear Ratio - Z

0.168

BS-5.4

Shear Ratio - Y

0.003

BS-5.5.2

Bending -Z & Shear - Y Ratio

0.083

BS-5.5.2

Bending -Y & Shear - Z Ratio

0.000

------------------------------------------------------------------------------| MEMBER#
2 SECTION: 170CLHS56X18
LEN:
609.60 LOCATION:
609.60 |
| STATUS: PASS RATIO = 0.282GOV.MODE:
Bend + Compress GOV.LOAD:
1
|
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MATERIAL DATA:
Yield strength of steel:
379.21 N/mm2
Ultimate tensile strength:
430.00 N/mm2
SECTION PROPERTIES:(units - cm)
Section Name: 170CLHS56X18
Member Length:
60.96
Gross Area(Ag):
5.46
Net Area (Ae):
4.58
z-z axis
y-y axis
Moment of inertia (I) :
237.68
21.99
Moment of inertia (Ie):
236.04
21.99
Elastic modulus (Zet):
27.91
14.20
Elastic modulus (Zec):
27.63
5.43
DESIGN DATA:
Tension Capacity (Pt):
Compression Capacity (Pc):
Moment Capacity (Mc):
Shear Capacity (Pc):

z-z axis
0.00
93.79
9.19
21.15

y-y axis
1.81
33.58

EACH CLAUSE CHECK UNDER CRITICAL LOAD :

CLAUSE
BS-6.3

COMBINATION
Compression ratio - Axial

RATIO
0.037

BS-6.4

Bend-Compression ratio

0.282

BS-5.1

Bending Ratio - Z

0.235

BS-5.1

Bending Ratio - Y

0.010

BS-5.1

Biaxial Bending Ratio

0.245

BS-5.4

Shear Ratio - Z

0.168

BS-5.4

Shear Ratio - Y

0.003

BS-5.5.2

Bending -Z & Shear - Y Ratio

0.083

BS-5.5.2

Bending -Y & Shear - Z Ratio

0.000

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