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STEEL COLUMN DESIGN
In accordance with EN1993-1-1:2005 incorporating Corrigenda February 2006 and April 2009 and the Malaysia
national annex
Tedds calculation version 1.1.06
Design summary
Description Unit Provided Required Utilisation Result
Axial compression kN 1823 240 0.132 PASS
Buckling in compression kN 259 240 0.925 PASS
Partial factors - Section 6.1
Resistance of cross-sections; M0 = 1
Resistance of members to instability; M1 = 1
Resistance of cross-sections in tension to fracture; M2 = 1.2
12.5
UC 203x203x52 (BS4-1)
Section depth, h, 206.2 mm
Section breadth, b, 204.3 mm
Mass of section, Mass, 52 kg/m
Flange thickness, t f, 12.5 mm
Web thickness, t w, 7.9 mm
Root radius, r, 10.2 mm
Area of section, A, 6628 mm 2
Radius of gyration about y-axis, i y, 89.072 mm
206.2
Radius of gyration about z-axis, i z, 51.787 mm
Elastic section modulus about y-axis, W el.y, 510069 mm 3
Elastic section modulus about z-axis, W el.z, 174020 mm 3
7.9 Plastic section modulus about y-axis, W pl.y, 567396 mm 3
Plastic section modulus about z-axis, W pl.z, 264249 mm 3
Second moment of area about y-axis, I y, 52588157 mm 4
Second moment of area about z-axis, I z, 17776181 mm 4
12.5
204.3
Column details
Column section UC 203x203x52
Steel grade S275
Yield strength fy = 275 N/mm2
Ultimate strength fu = 410 N/mm2
Modulus of elasticity E = 210 kN/mm2
Poisson’s ratio = 0.3
Shear modulus G = E / [2 (1 + )] = 80.8 kN/mm2
Column geometry
System length for buckling - Major axis Ly = 9000 mm
System length for buckling - Minor axis Lz = 9000 mm
The column is not part of a sway frame in the direction of the minor axis
The column is not part of a sway frame in the direction of the major axis
Column loading
Axial load NEd = 240 kN (Compression)
Major axis moment at end 1 - Bottom My,Ed1 = 0.0 kNm
Major axis moment at end 2 - Top My,Ed2 = 0.0 kNm
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Minor axis moment at end 1 - Bottom Mz,Ed1 = 0.0 kNm
Minor axis moment at end 2 - Top Mz,Ed2 = 0.0 kNm
Major axis shear force Vy,Ed = 0 kN
Minor axis shear force Vz,Ed = 0 kN
Buckling length for flexural buckling - Major axis
End restraint factor; Ky = 1.200
Buckling length; Lcr_y = Ly Ky = 10800 mm
Buckling length for flexural buckling - Minor axis
End restraint factor; Kz = 1.200
Buckling length; Lcr_z = Lz Kz = 10800 mm
Web section classification (Table 5.2)
Coefficient depending on fy; = (235 N/mm2 / fy) = 0.924
Depth between fillets; cw = h - 2 (tf + r) = 160.8 mm
Ratio of c/t; ratiow = cw / tw = 20.35
Length of web taken by axial load; lw = min(NEd / (fy tw), cw) =110.5 mm
For class 1 & 2 proportion in compression; = (cw/2 + lw/2) / cw = 0.844
Limit for class 1 web; Limit1w = (396 ) / (13 - 1) = ;36.73
The web is class 1
Flange section classification (Table 5.2)
Outstand length; cf = (b - tw) / 2 - r = ;88.0; mm
Ratio of c/t; ratiof = cf / tf = 7.04
Limit for class 1 flange; Limit1f = 9 = 8.32
Limit for class 2 flange; Limit2f = 10 = 9.24
Limit for class 3 flange; Limit3f = 14 = 12.94
The flange is class 1
Overall section classification
The section is class 1
Resistance of cross section (cl. 6.2)
Compression (cl. 6.2.4)
Design force; NEd = 240 kN
Design resistance; Nc,Rd = Npl,Rd = A fy / M0 = 1823 kN
NEd / Nc,Rd = 0.132
PASS - The compression design resistance exceeds the design force
Buckling resistance (cl. 6.3)
Yield strength for buckling resistance; fy = 275 N/mm2
Flexural buckling - Major axis
Elastic critical buckling force; Ncr,y = 2 E Iy / Lcr_y2 = 934 kN
Non-dimensional slenderness; y = (A fy / Ncr,y) = 1.397
Buckling curve (Table 6.2); b
Imperfection factor (Table 6.1); y = 0.34
Parameter ; y = 0.5 [1 + y (y - 0.2) +y2] = 1.679
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Reduction factor; y = min(1.0, 1 / [y + (y2 -y2)]) = 0.383
Design buckling resistance; Nb,y,Rd = y A fy / M1 = 698.3 kN
NEd / Nb,y,Rd = 0.344
PASS - The flexural buckling resistance exceeds the design axial load
Flexural buckling - Minor axis
Elastic critical buckling force; Ncr,z = 2 E Iz / Lcr_z2 = 316 kN
Non-dimensional slenderness; z = (A fy / Ncr,z) = 2.402
Buckling curve (Table 6.2); c
Imperfection factor (Table 6.1); z = 0.49
Parameter ; z = 0.5 [1 + z (z - 0.2) +z2] = 3.925
Reduction factor; z = min(1.0, 1 / [z + (z2 -z2)]) = 0.142
Design buckling resistance; Nb,z,Rd = z A fy / M1 = 259.3 kN
NEd / Nb,z,Rd = 0.925
PASS - The flexural buckling resistance exceeds the design axial load
Torsional and torsional-flexural buckling (cl. 6.3.1.4)
Torsional buckling length factor; KT = 1.00
Effective buckling length; Lcr_T = KT max(Ly, Lz) = 9000 mm
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Distance from shear ctr to centroid along major axis; y0 = ;0.0; mm
Distance from shear ctr to centroid along minor axis; z0 = 0.0 mm
i0 = (iy2 + iz2 + y02 + z02) = 103.0 mm
T = 1 - (y0 / i0)2 = 1.000
Elastic critical torsional buckling force; Ncr,T = 1 / i02 (G It + 2 E Iw / Lcr_T2) = 2818 kN
Elastic critical torsional-flexural buckling force; Ncr,TF = Ncr,y/(2T)[1+Ncr,T/Ncr,y-[(1-Ncr,T/Ncr,y)2 + 4(y0/i0)2Ncr,T/Ncr,y]]
Ncr,TF = 934 kN
Non-dimensional slenderness; T = (A fy / min(Ncr,T, Ncr,TF)) = 1.397
Buckling curve (Table 6.2); c
Imperfection factor (Table 6.1); T = 0.49
Parameter ; T = 0.5 [1 + T (T - 0.2) +T2] = 1.768
Reduction factor; T = min(1.0, 1 / [T + (T2 -T2)]) = 0.350
Design buckling resistance; Nb,T,Rd = T A fy / M1 = 638.8 kN
NEd / Nb,T,Rd = 0.376
PASS - The torsional/torsional-flexural buckling resistance exceeds the design axial load
Minimum buckling resistance
Minimum buckling resistance; Nb,Rd = min(Nb,y,Rd, Nb,z,Rd, Nb,T,Rd) = 259.3 kN
NEd / Nb,Rd = 0.925
PASS - The axial load buckling resistance exceeds the design axial load
