DesignToEurocodes.com | Design of I or H column in simple construction.

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Material Properties: fy = M0 = M1 = = v = = 1 = 275 N/mm2 1.00 1.00 210000 N/mm2 0.3 0.92 86.80

Cross-Section Properties h = b = tw = tf = r = d = Iz = iy = iz = W pl,y = W pl,z = Iw = IT = A = 203.2 mm 203.6 mm 7.2 mm 11 mm 10.2 mm 160.8 mm 4 15500000 mm 88.2 mm 51.3 mm 3 497000 mm 3 231000 mm 6 1.43E+11 mm
4 222000 mm 2 5870 mm

G = 80769.23 N/mm2

Design Forces: L1 = L2 = 5000.00 mm 3000.00 mm

Reactions from beams 1, 2, 3 & 4: Lateral Torsional Buckling (LTB) Constants: F1,d = F2,d = F3,d = F4,d = 37.00 kN 147.00 kN 28.00 kN 0.00 kN C1 = Lcr = LT,0 = = Compression in the 1st floor column: N1st,floor = 377.00 kN Flexural Buckling Constants: Ly = Lz = 5000.00 mm 5000.00 mm 1.77 5000.00 mm 0.40 0.75

Design Compression force of the column: NEd = 589.00 kN

Bending moments at level 2: M2,y,Ed = M2,z,Ed = 11.11 kNm 0.35 kNm

Criteria for Interaction Expression: y = z = NEd/Ny,b,Rd = 0.00 Check Ned/Ny,b,Rd ratio! 0.00 Ok 0.45 Ok

Bending moments at level 1: M1,y,Ed = M1,z,Ed = 0.00 kNm 0.00 kNm

Cross-Section Classification: Outstand compression flange: cf/tf = 8.00 Class 1

Flexural Buckling about z-z Axis: z = 1.12

h/b = 1.00 curve = Curve c az = z = xz = 0.49 1.36

Web subjected to bending and compression: a cw/tw = = 1.00 22.33 Class 1

0.47 Nz,b,Rd = 762.31 kN

Flexural Buckling about y-y Axis: y h/b curve ay y xy Ny,b,Rd = = = = = = = 0.65 1.00 Curve b 0.34 0.79 0.81 1306.78 kN

Lateral Torsional Buckling (LTB) Mcr = 346.29 kNm LT = 0.63 h/b = 1.00 curve = Curve b aLT = LT = xLT = kc = 0.34 0.69 0.90 0.75 0.88 1.00

f = xLT,mod = My,b,Rd = 136.68 kNm

Simplified Interaction Criterion: NEd Nmin,b,Rd 589 762.31 = 0.86 + + My,Ed My,b,Rd 11.11 136.68 < 1 + 1,5* + 1,5* Mz,Ed Mz,cb,Rd 0.35 63.525 = =

We can use this simplified interaction criterion only if the following rules are satisfied: -The cross-section of the column should be hot rolled I, H, SHS or RHS. -The cross-section class of the column should be 1 or 2. -The bending moment diagrams are linear about y and z axis. -The column is restrained laterally about each axis at each floor lever and unrestrained between the floors.

DesignToEurocodes.com | Design of RHS/SHS column in simple construction.

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Material Properties: fy = M0 = M1 = = v = = 1 = 355 N/mm2 1.00 1.00 210000 N/mm2 0.3 0.81 76.40

Cross-Section Properties h = b = t = 150 mm

150 mm 5 mm 4 Iz = 10000000 mm iy = 59 mm iz = W pl,y = W pl,z = 59 mm 3 156000 mm 3 156000 mm

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G = 80769.23 N/mm2

Design Forces: L1 = L2 = 3500.00 mm 3000.00 mm

Iw = 0 mm 4 IT = 15500000 mm 2 A = 2870 mm

Lateral Torsional Buckling (LTB) Constants: C1 = Lcr = 1.77 3500.00 mm

Reactions from beams 1, 2, 3 & 4: F1,d = F2,d = F3,d = F4,d = 95.00 kN 130.00 kN 80.00 kN 0.00 kN

Flexural Buckling Constants: Ly = Lz = 3500.00 mm 3500.00 mm

Compression in the 1st floor column: N1st,floor = 165.00 kN

Criteria for Interaction Expression: Design Compression force of the column: NEd = 470.00 kN y = z = NEd/Ny,b,Rd = Bending moments at level 2: M2,y,Ed = M2,z,Ed = 10.50 kNm 1.21 kNm 0.00 Check Ned/Ny,b,Rd ratio! 0.00 Ok 0.57 Ok

Bending moments at level 1: M1,y,Ed = M1,z,Ed = 0.00 kNm 0.00 kNm

Cross-Section Classification: Flange in compression: cf/t = 27.00 Class 2

Flexural Buckling about z-z Axis: z curve az z xz Nz,b,Rd Class 2 = = = = = = 0.78 Curve a 0.21 0.86 0.81 824.11 kN

Web in compression: cw/t = 27.00

Flexural Buckling about y-y Axis: y curve ay y xy Ny,b,Rd = = = = = = 0.78 Curve a 0.21 0.86 0.81 824.11 kN

Lateral Torsional Buckling (LTB) Mcr LT curve aLT LT xLT My,b,Rd = = = = = = = 2576.05 kNm 0.15 Curve a 0.21 0.51 1.00 55.38 kNm

Simplified Interaction Criterion: NEd Nmin,b,Rd 470 824.11 = + + My,Ed My,b,Rd 10.50 55.38 < + 1,5* + 1,5* Mz,Ed Mz,cb,Rd 1.21 55.38 = =

0.79

We can use this simplified interaction criterion only if the following rules are satisfied: -The cross-section of the column should be hot rolled I, H, SHS or RHS. -The cross-section class of the column should be 1 or 2. -The bending moment diagrams are linear about y and z axis. -The column is restrained laterally about each axis at each floor lever and unrestrained between the floors.