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Purpose of calculation:
Assessment of hollow circular section under load to the requirements of Eurocode3

Calculation Reference
Eurocode 3

Demand to Capacity Ratio Summary

13% EC3 5.4.4 (1) D:C ratio axial force
69% EC3 5.4.5.1 (1) bending stress D:C ratio
69% EC3 5.4.8.2 (1) axial and bending stress D:C ratio
#ADDIN? EC3 5.4.6 (1) Shear Load D:C ratio
#ADDIN? EC3 5.5.1.2 (1) Axial Buckling D:C
#ADDIN? EC3 5.5.4 D:C Buckling under axial and bending force D:C
#ADDIN? EC3 5.5.4 D:C Buckling under axial and bending force D:C

Section Properties
Tube OD
d= ###
219.075
Tube radius
r= ###
109.5375
Wall thickness
t= ###
8.1788
Area of section
A= ###
5418.864

Inertia of section
###
I = 30172300

Elastic Modulus
###
Wel = #ADDIN?

Plastic Modulus
Wpl = ###
363861.6

Material properties
fUTS = 520 N/mm2
0.2% Proof Stress
fy = 210 N/mm2
Modulus of Elasticity
E= 200000 N/mm2
Poissons Ratio
ν= 0.3
Section Checks
EC3 Table 5.3.1 (e) sect. check parameter
e= ###
1.05785
sect. check parameter
###
sc2 = #ADDIN? Thus the section is class 1.

Partial Safety Factors

EC3 5.1.1 (2) PSF resistance
YM0 = 1.1
EC3 5.1.1 (2) PSF member buckling resistance
YM1 = 1.1

Axial Force Calculation

Axial force demand
Nsd = 138023
Axial force capacity
Npl.rd = ###
1034510
EC3 5.4.4 (1) D:C ratio axial force (note "D:C" means Demand to Capacity ratio)
FDC1 = 0.133419
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Bending and Axial Force Calculation

Bending demand
###
Msd = 47890690
Bending Capacity
###
Mpl.rd = 69464480
EC3 5.4.5.1 (1) bending stress D:C ratio
FDC2 = 0.689427
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EC3 5.4.8.1 (10) Reduced design plastic resistance mement allowing for the axial force
###
MN.Rd = 6.99E+07
EC3 5.4.8.2 (1) axial and bending stress D:C ratio
FDC3 = 0.685231
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Shear Area Calculation

shear area
###
Av = 3449.756
Shear force demand
Vsd = ###
14544.37
EC3 5.4.6 (1) Shear force capacity
###
Vpl.rd = #ADDIN?

EC3 5.4.6 (1) Shear Load D:C ratio

FDC4 = #ADDIN?
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Buckling under axial force

Length of longest member
 L = ###
6064
Radius of giration
i = ###
74.61912
Slenderness Ratio
λ= ###
81.26604
EC3 5.5.1.1 (1) term for buckling capacity calculation
βa = 1
EC3 5.5.1.2 (1) term for buckling capacity calculation
λ1 = ###
96.95165
EC3 5.5.1.2 (1) term for buckling capacity calculation
΂= ###
0.838212
Table 5.5.1 curve b - term for buckling capacity calculation
σ= 0.34
EC3 5.5.1.2 (1) term for buckling capacity calculation
###
ϕ = 0.959796
EC3 5.5.1.2 (1) term for buckling capacity calculation
###
χ = #ADDIN?

Buckling capacity
###
Nb.rd = #ADDIN?
EC3 5.5.1.2 (1) Axial Buckling D:C
FDC5 = #ADDIN?
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Buckling under axial and bending force

EC3 Figure 5.5.3
Ψ= 1 Assume a uniform moment across the length of the member
βM = ###
1.1
###
μ = #ADDIN?

###
k = #ADDIN?

EC3 5.5.4 D:C Buckling under axial and bending force D:C
FDC6 = #ADDIN?
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Ψ= -1 Assume a full reversing moment across the length of the member

βM = ###
2.5
###
μ = #ADDIN?

###
k = #ADDIN?

EC3 5.5.4 D:C Buckling under axial and bending force D:C
FDC7 = #ADDIN?
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