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AS-4100-1998 Example 001

WIDE FLANGE MEMBER UNDER COMPRESSION EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION The frame object axial strengths are tested in this example. A continuous column is subjected to factored load N = 200 kN. This example was tested using the AS4100-1998 steel frame design code. The design capacities are compared with independent hand calculated results. GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

L A A

Section A-A
L=6m Material Properties E = 200x103 MPa v = 0.3 G = 76923.08 MPa Loading N = 200 kN Design Properties fy = 250 MPa Section: 350WC197

TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED Section compactness check (compression) Section compression capacity Member compression capacity

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RESULTS COMPARISON Independent results are taken from hand calculations based on the CSI steel design documentation contained in the file SFD-AS-4100-1998.pdf, which is also available through the program Help menu. Percent Difference 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Output Parameter Compactness Section Axial Capacity, Ns (kN) Member Axial Capacity, Nc (kN)

ETABS Compact 6275 4385

Independent Compact 6275 4385

COMPUTER FILE: AS-4100-1998 EX001 CONCLUSION The results show an exact comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION Properties: Material: fy = 250 MPa Section: 350WC197 Ag = An = 25100 mm2 bf = 350 mm, tf = 28 mm, h = 331 mm, tw = 20 mm r33 = 139.15 mm, r22 = 89.264 mm Member: le33 = le22 = 6000 mm (unbraced length) Considered to be a braced frame Loadings:
N * = 200 kN

Section Compactness: Localized Buckling for Flange: = e (b f tw ) f y 350 20 250 = = 5.89 2tf 250 2 28 250

Flange is under uniform compression, so:

= ep 9, = ey 16, = ew 90

e = 5.89 < ep = 9 , No localized flange buckling

Flange is compact Localized Buckling for Web:

= e

fy h 331 250 = = 16.55 tw 250 20 250

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Web is under uniform compression, so:

= ep 30, = ey 45, = ew 180

e= 16.55 < ep= 30 , No localized web buckling

Web is compact. Section is Compact.

Section Compression Capacity: Section is not Slender, so Kf = 1.0

Ns = K f An f y = 1 25,100 250 /103

N s = 6275kN Member Weak-Axis Compression Capacity: Frame is considered a braced frame in both directions, so k= k= 1 e 22 e 33
le 22 le 33 6000 6000 = = 67.216 and = = 43.119 r22 89.264 r33 139.15

Buckling will occur on the 22-axis. = n 22 = a 22 le 22 r22 K f fy 6000 = 250 89.264

(1 250 ) =
250

67.216

2100( n 22 13.5) = 20.363 n 22 2 15.3 n 22 + 2050

b 22 = 0.5 since cross-section is not a UB or UC section

22 = n 22 + a 22 b 22 = 67.216 + 20.363 0.5 = 77.398 = 22 0.00326( 22 13.5) = 0.2083 0

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22 77.398 + 1 + 22 + 1 + 0.2083 90 90 1.317 = 22 = = 2 2 22 77.398 2 2 90 90

2 2

c 22 = 22 1

90 2 1 22 22
2 90 1 = 0.6988 1.317 77.398

1 1.317 c= 22

N c 22 = c 22 N s N s N c 22 = 0.6988 6275= 4385 kN

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