Job No.

OSM 466 Sheet 1 of 4 Rev B

Job Title ECSC Stainless Steel Valorisation Project
Institute of Steel Construction Subject Design Example 2 Welded I-section
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1 Beam-column with lateral restraints
52074 Aachen, Germany
Fax: +49-(0)241/ 88-20140
Client Made by HS Date Jul 2002
CALCULATION SHEET ECSC Checked by Date
AB/IR Oct 2002
Revised by JBL Date March 2006

DESIGN EXAMPLE 2 WELDED I-SECTION BEAM-COLUMN WITH LATERAL RESTRAINTS

The beam-column to be designed is a welded I-section, simply supported at its ends.
Minor axis buckling is prevented by lateral restraints. The inter-storey height is equal to
3,50 m. The column is loaded by a vertical single load with an eccentricity.
N
NEd
Sd

6
200
l

200

Structure
Simply supported column, length between supports:
l = 3,50 m
Eccentricity of the load:
e = 20 cm

Actions
Permanent and variable actions result in a vertical design compression force equal to:
NEd = 120 kN

Structural analysis
Maximum bending moment occurs at the top of the column:
My,max Ed = 120 0,20 = 24 kNm

Cross section properties

Try a bi-symmetric welded I-section 200 200, thickness = 6 mm, grade 1.4401

Geometric properties
b = 200 mm tf = 6 mm Wel,y = 259,1 cm3
hw = 188 mm tw = 6 mm Wpl,y = 285,8 cm3
a = 3 mm (weld thickness) Iy = 2591,1 cm4
Ag = 35,3 cm iy = 8,6 cm

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 Job No. OSM 466 Sheet 2 of 4 Rev B
Job Title ECSC Stainless Steel Valorisation Project
Institute of Steel Construction Subject Design Example 2 Welded I-section
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1 Beam-column with lateral restraints
52074 Aachen, Germany
Fax: +49-(0)241/ 88-20140
Client Made by HS Date Jul 2002
CALCULATION SHEET ECSC Checked by Date
AB/IR Oct 2002
Revised by JBL Date March 2006

Material properties
0,2% proof stress = 220 N/mm2. Take fy = 220 N/mm2 Table 3.1
E = 200 000 N/mm2 and G = 76 900 N/mm2 Section 3.2.4

Classification of the cross-section

= 1,01 Table 4.2
c 188 3 3
Web subject to compression: = = 30,3 Table 4.2
t 6
c
For Class 3, 30,7 , therefore web is Class 3 (at least)
t
c 200 / 2 6 / 2 3 94 Table 4.2
Outstand flange subject to compression: = = = 15,7
t 6 6
c
For Class 3, 11,0 , therefore outstand flange is Class 4
t
Therefore, overall classification of cross-section is Class 4

Effective section properties

Calculate reduction factor for welded outstand elements
1 0,242
= 1 Eq. 4.1c
p p2
b/t
p = where b = c = 94 mm Eq. 4.2
28,4 k
Assuming uniform stress distribution within the compression flange,
2
= =1 Table 4.4
1
k = 0,43 Table 4.4
94 / 6
p = = 0,833
28,4 1,01 0,43
1 0,242 1 0,242
= 2
= = 0,852
p p 0,833 0,8332
beff = 0,852 94 Table 4.4
= 80,1 mm

Calculate effective cross-section for compression only

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 Job No. OSM 466 Sheet 3 of 4 Rev B
Job Title ECSC Stainless Steel Valorisation Project
Institute of Steel Construction Subject Design Example 2 Welded I-section
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1 Beam-column with lateral restraints
52074 Aachen, Germany
Fax: +49-(0)241/ 88-20140
Client Made by HS Date Jul 2002
CALCULATION SHEET ECSC Checked by Date
AB/IR Oct 2002
Revised by JBL Date March 2006

Aeff = Ag 4 (1 ) c t = 35,3 4 (1 0,852) 94 6 102 = 31,9 cm2

Calculate effective cross-section for major axis bending
Aeff = Ag 2 (1 ) c t = 35,3 2 (1 0,852 ) 94 6 10 2 = 33,6 cm2
Taking area moments about the neutral axis of the gross cross-section, calculate the shift
in the position of the neutral axis:
2 (1 ) c t (hw + tf ) / 2 2 (1 0,852) 94 6 (188 + 6 ) / 2
z = =
Ae ff 33,6 102
= 4,8 mm shifted in the direction away from the compression flange

Calculate effective 2nd moment of inertia for major axis bending

t 2 (h + t )2
Iy,eff = I y 2 (1 ) c t + w f z 2 Aeff
12 4
6 2 (188 + 6)2
= 2591,1 2 (1 0,852) 94 6 + 4 2
10 ( 4,8) 33,6 10
2

12 4
= 2426,2 cm4
And
I y, eff 2426,2
Weff,y = = = 231,5 cm
hw / 2 + t f + z 18,8 / 2 + 0,6 + 0,48

Resistance to major axis flexural buckling

Nb,Rd = Aeff f y M1 Eq. 5.2b
Aeff = 31,9 cm2 for Class 4 cross-section subject to compression
1
= 1
+ 2[ 2
]
0 ,5 Eq. 5.3

(
= 0,5 1 + 0 + 2 ( ) ) Eq. 5.4

Aeff f y
=
N cr
l = 350 cm (buckling length is equal to actual length)
2 EI 2 200000 2591,1 10 4
N cr = 2
= 2 2
10 3 = 4175,2 kN
l 350 10

31,9 10 2 220
= = 0,410
4175,2 10 3
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 Job No. OSM 466 Sheet 4 of 4 Rev B
Job Title ECSC Stainless Steel Valorisation Project
Institute of Steel Construction Subject Design Example 2 Welded I-section
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1 Beam-column with lateral restraints
52074 Aachen, Germany
Fax: +49-(0)241/ 88-20140
Client Made by HS Date Jul 2002
CALCULATION SHEET ECSC Checked by Date
AB/IR Oct 2002
Revised by JBL Date March 2006

Using imperfection factor = 0,49 and initial slenderness 0 = 0,2 for welded open
Table 5.1
sections, major axis bending
(
= 0,5 1 + 0,49(0,410 0,2) + 0,410 2 ) = 0,636
1
= = 0,891
[
0,636 + 0,636 2 0,410 2 ] 0,5

Nb,y,Rd = 0,891 31,9 102 220 10-3/ 1,1

= 568,46 kN

Resistance to axial compression and uniaxial major axis moment Section 5.5.2
N Ed M y,Ed + N Ed e Ny
+ ky 1 Eq. 5.40
(N b,Rd )min W, y Wpl, y f y / M1
W,y = Weff Wpl, y for a Class 4 cross -section
= 231,5 / 285,8 = 0,810
eNy is zero, due to the symmetry of the cross-section
N Ed 120,0
k y = 1,0 + 2( y 0,5) = 1,0 + 2(0,410 0,5) = 0,962
N b,Rd,y 568,46
2 N Ed 2 120
1,2 + = 1,2 + = 1,62
N b,Rd.y 568,46
but 1,2 k y 1,62
k y = 1,2

120,0 24,0 10 6
+ 1,2 = 0,833 1
568,46 0,81 285,8 103 220 / 1,1
Thus the member has adequate resistance.

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