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BS 5950 Eurocode 3
Terminology
Force Action
Capacity Mc Resistance Mc,Rd
Design strength py Yield strength fy
Dead load Permanent load
Live load Variable load
Wind load Another variable load
Symbol
Elastic Modulus Z Wel
Plastic Modulus S Wpl
Radius of Gyration r i
Torsion constant J It
Warping constant H Iw
Changes in load factor
1.4Gk + 1.6Qk 1.35Gk + 1.5 Qk
Moment Resistance
Class 1 and 2: Mc = pyS f yW pl
Class 1 and 2: Mc,Rd =
γ M1
Compression Members
Pc = Agpc from table 23, 24 BS 5950 χβ a Af y
pc is a function of λ Nb,Rd =
γ M1
χ : reduction factor depends on λ , non-
dimensional slenderness
1
λ= ≤1
Φ + Φ2 − λ
2
Φ = 0.5[1 + a(λ − 0.2) + λ ]
β a Af y λ E
λ= = ; λ =π
N cr λ1 1 fy
π EI eff
2
LTB
Mx < Mb/mLT and Mx < Mcx 1.0 for UB, UC
Mb = pb x modulus same approach as for compression
pb from λLT from table 16 χ LT β aW pl , y f y
Mb,Rd =
λLT = uνλ β w (see below) γ M1
L 1
λ= E λLT = ≤1
Φ LT + Φ LT − λLT
2
ry
ry = the radius of gyration about the minor axis 2
Φ LT = 0.5[1 + aLT (λLT − 0.2) + λLT ]
Class 1 and 2: β w = 1.0, Mb = pbSx
Class 3 semi-compact:
W pl . y f y λ E
λ LT = = ; λ =π
Mc = pyZ => β w = Zx/Sx M cr λ1 1 fy
Mc = pySeff => β w = Sx,eff/Sx π 2 EI ZI w L2 GI t
Mcr = C1 +
Class 4 slender cross-sections: L2 I z π 2 EI z
β w = Zx,eff/Sx C1 results from bending diagram below
mLT from Table 18 aLT = 0.34 for rolled UC section
1 aLT = 0.49 for rolled UB section
Equal flange: ν =
[1 + 0.05(λ / x) 2 ]0.25
u = 0.9 , x = D/T equal flange, I and H Approx:
0.9 Ah 1 Lt f 2
• Mcr = 2
1+ ( )
⎛L⎞ 20 iz h
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟
⎝ iz ⎠
LE
Quick determine λLT , using λLT = uνλ β w where λ = , conservative: u = 0.9, v=1, β w =1
ry
1. Load factor
yM0 = 1,00, yM1 = 1,00, yM2 = 1,25
2. Tension:
N Ed Af y 0.9 ANet f u
≤ 1 ; Nt,Rd = min ( ; ) EC3:2005 cl.6.2.3 (1,2)
N t , Rd yM 0 yM 2
3.Compression
N Ed Af y
≤1 where Nc,Rd = for class 1,2 and 3 cl.6.2.4
N c , Rd yM 0
4. Bending moment
M Ed
≤1 cl.6.2.5
M c , Rd
Shear cl.6.2.6
Av f y
VEd 3
≤1 where Vpl,Rd =
V pl , Rd yM 0
N Ed
n= a = (A-2btf)/A < 0.5
N pl , Rd
+n<a MN,Rd = Mpl,z,Rd
n−a 2 1− n
+n>a MN,z,Rd = Mpl,z,Rd [1+ ( ) ] = Mpl,z,Rd ( )
1− a 1 − 0.5a
Reference:
- Eurocode 3:1993-1-1:2005: General rules for steel building design
- Bristish Standards 5950-1:2000: Code of practice for design rolled and welded sections
- Charles King and David Brown (2001) Design for curved beam, SCI