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Wood Column Subjected to Combined Compression and Bending

per EN 1992-1-1:2004* & EN 338

Maximum working loads (Ultimate Limit State)

FEd=
axial force (compression)
10
kN*m
My,Ed=

kN*m

bending moment y-y

Mz,Ed=

0.5

kN*m

bending moment z-z

Element dimensions - Rectangular cross section

Ly.b =
element buckling length about y-y
280 cm
Lz.b =

280

cm

element buckling length about z-z

h=
d=

20
15

cm
cm

height
depth

Section Properties
A=
IY =

d*h =
d*h3/12 =

Iz =

d3*h/12 =

iy =
iz =

(Iy/A)0.5 =
(Iz/A)0.5 =

y =
z =

2
300.00 cm
4
10000.00 cm
4
5625.00 cm

section area
moment of inertia about y-y axis
moment of inertia about z-z axis
radius of gyration about y-y
radius of gyration about z-z

5.77 cm
4.33 cm

Ly.b / iy =
Lz.b / iz =

48.50
64.66

slenderness ratio corresponding to bending about the y-axis

slenderness ratio corresponding to bending about the z-axis
per EN 338-97 - Table 1

Material characteristics
Wood strength class:
C20
2
fm,k =
20 N/mm
2
fc,0,k =
19 kN/mm
E0,05 =
m =

6.4 kN/mm

Characteristic bending strength

Characteristic compressive strength

Fifth percentile value of modulus of elasticity

1.3

per EN 1995-1-1 - Table 2.3

1.3 for solid timber, 1.25 for glued laminated timber

kh =

min( (150/h)0.2 ; 1.3) =

1.00

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 3.2 (3), formula (3.1)

for timber with density less than 700 kg/m3 and
h < 150mm the characteristic valus of fm,k and
ft,0,k may be increased by the factor kh

h > 150mm

kmod =

fc.0.d =
fm.y.d =

0.9

per EN 1995-1-1 - Table 3.1

Load duration classes per EN 1995-1-1
Section 2.3.1.2 - Table 2.1 and 2.2
Service classes per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 2.3.1.3

kmod * fc,0,k
fm.y.d =

/ m =

kmod *kh * fm,k

/ m =

2
13.15 N/mm
2
13.85 N/mm

design compressive strength and

design bending strength about y and z axis
per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 2.4.1, formula (2.14)

References:
EN 1995-1-1:2004 - Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: Common rules and rules for buildings
EN 338 : 2003 - Structural Timber; Strength Classes

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m.y.d =

My,Ed * (h/2) / Iy =

2
0.33 N/mm
2
4.00 N/mm

m.z.d =

Mz,Ed * (d/2) / Iz =

2
0.67 N/mm

c,0,d =

F,Ed / A =

km =

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Design compressive stress

0.7 for rectangular sections

Design bending stress about the principal y axis

Design bending stress about the principal z axis
per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.1.6 (2)
per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.2.4

Stresses verification - Combined bending and axial compression

Check on for y-y axis
(c,0,d / fc,0,d )2 + ( m.y.d / fm.y.d ) + km * ( m.z.d / fm.z.d ) =

0.32

<1

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.2.4, formula (6.19)

element OK
Check on for z-z axis
(c,0,d / fc,0,d )2 + km * ( m.y.d / fm.y.d ) + ( m.z.d / fm.z.d ) =

0.25

<1

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.2.4, formula (6.20)

element OK
per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.3.2

Strability verification - Combined bending and axial compression

Relative slenderness ratio corresponding to about y axis (deflection in the z direction)
rel,y =
(y /) * (fc,0,k / E0,05)0.5=
0.841
Relative slenderness ratio corresponding to about z axis (deflection in the y direction)
rel,z =
(z /) * (fc,0,k / E0,05)0.5=
1.121
c =

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.3.2, formula (6.21)

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.3.2, formula (6.22)

0.2 (0.2 for solid timber and 0.1 for glued laminated timber)
2

factor per EN 1995-1-1 - formula (6.29)

ky =

0.5 * (1 + c * (rel,y - 0.3) +

)=

0.908

factor per EN 1995-1-1 - formula (6.27)

kz =

0.5 * (1 + c * (rel,z - 0.3) + 2rel,z ) =

1.211

factor per EN 1995-1-1 - formula (6.28)

kc,y =

1 / [ky + (k2y - 2rel,y)0.5] =

kc,z =

1 / [kz + (k z -

rel,z)

0.5

]=

rel,y

0.800

factor per EN 1995-1-1 - formula (6.25)

0.600

factor per EN 1995-1-1 - formula (6.26)

Check on for y-y axis

c,0,d / ( kc,y * fc,0,d ) + ( m.y.d / fm.y.d ) + km * ( m.z.d / fm.z.d ) =

0.35

<1

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.3.2, formula (6.23)

element OK
Check on for z-z axis
c,0,d / ( kc,z * fc,0,d ) + km * ( m.y.d / fm.y.d ) + ( m.z.d / fm.z.d ) =

0.29

<1

per EN 1995-1-1 - Section 6.3.2, formula (6.24)

element OK
References:
EN 1995-1-1:2004 - Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: Common rules and rules for buildings
EN 338 : 2003 - Structural Timber; Strength Classes