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Column Item COx

Lateral torsional buckling
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Lateral Torsional Buckling (sections class 1-3) - Column Item COx
according to EN 1993-1-1:2005 (EC3)
section and eqn. numbers refer to this code
(Form EC3-LTB_06-04-18.mcd - adopted)
Profile chosen Profile "HEA240" :=
Yield limit f
y.k
355
N
mm
2
:=
Partial safety factor for material
M
1.1 :=
Design strength f
y.d
f
y.k

M
:= f
y.d
323
N
mm
2
=
Young's modulus E 2.110
5

N
mm
2
:=
Section Properties
h
profile
230mm := I
y
7763cm
4
:= W
y
675cm
3
:=
b
profile
240mm := I
z
2769cm
4
:= W
z
231cm
3
:=
A
profile
76.8cm
2
:= I
T
42cm
4
:= I

328500cm
6
:=
Select CLASS of cross-section CLASS 2 :=
Factor from elastic to plastic section modulus
if CLASS =3 only elastic properties may be used

pl.y
wenn CLASS 3 = 1 , 1.14 , ( ) :=
pl.y
1.14 =

pl.z
wenn CLASS 3 = 1 , 1.50 , ( ) :=
pl.z
1.50 =
Design resistances of cross section
N
pl.d
A
profile
f
y.d
:= N
pl.d
2479kN =
M
pl.y.d

pl.y
W
y
f
y.d
:= M
pl.y.d
248kNm =
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M
pl.z.d

pl.z
W
z
f
y.d
:= M
pl.z.d
112kNm =
System length - distance of gable ends
L 6.00m := L 6.00m =
Actions
from excentrically connected beam:
(the moment from offset will be carried to the upper and lower
parts of the member to equal parts)
V
y.Ed
200kN :=
Moments about major axis
bild1
End moment M
1
(+/-):
M
1.y
0.5V
y.Ed

h
profile
2
20mm +

:=
M
1.y
14kNm =
End moment M
2
<M
1
(+/-): M
2.y
0kNm :=
Relation of end moments

y
M
2.y
M
1.y
:=
y
0.000 =
Moment from transverse loads (positive only)
M
3.y
150kNm :=
Position of Maximum (dist. from M2) a
y
1.5m := a
y
1500mm =
M
y.s
M
2.y
a
y
L
M
1.y
M
2.y

( )
+ M
3.y
+ := M
y.s
153.4kNm =
Design moment, maximum by absolute value
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M
y.Ed
max M
1.y
M
2.y
, M
y.s
,
( )
:= M
y.Ed
153kNm =

y.s
wenn M
y.s
M
1.y
<
M
y.s
M
1.y
, 0 ,

:=
y.s
0.000 =
see Table B.3

y.h
wenn M
y.s
M
1.y
>
M
1.y
M
y.s
, 0 ,

:=
y.h
0.088 =
Flexural buckling about minor axis
Factor for buckling length
z
1.0 :=
buckling length L
cr.z

z
L := L
cr.z
6.00m =
Bifurcation load N
cr.z.d

2
L
cr.z
2
E I
z

M
:= N
cr.z.d
1449kN =
normalised Slenderness
bar.z
N
pl.d
N
cr.z.d
:=
bar.z
1.308 =

p
h
profile
b
profile
:=
p
0.96 =
Buckling curve (table 6.2) - ONLY rolled sections and t,f =<40 mm
BC
z
"b"
p
1.2 > if
"c"
p
1.2 if
:= BC
z
"c" =
Imperfection factor
(table 6.1)

z
0.34 BC
z
"b" = if
0.49 BC
z
"c" = if
:=
z
0.49 =
Reduction factor according to eq. (6.49)

z
0.5 1
z

bar.z
0.2
( )
+
bar.z
2
+

:=
z
1.627 =
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z
1
bar.z
0.2 if
1

z

z
2

bar.z
2
+

bar.z
0.2 > if
:=
z
0.386 =
Design buckling resistance under normal compression
N
b.z.Rd

z
N
pl.d
:= N
b.z.Rd
956kN =
Elastic critical moment for lateral-torsional buckling
according to DIN 18800-2 Element 311, eq. 19:
c
I

0.039L
cr.z
2
I
T
+
I
z
:= c 18.2cm =
Distance of centroid from attack of transverse forces;
positive, if a torsion about the centroid produces a restoring force
input "t" for top, "m" for middle, "b" for bottom z "t" :=
z
p
h
profile
2
z "t" = if
0mm z "m" = if
h
profile
2
z "b" = if
:= z
p
115 mm =
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bild3
Moment coefficient according to
DIN 18800-2 Table 10
1.77 :=
Critical Moment for LTB (DIN 18800-2 Element 311, eq. 19):
M
cr.y.d
N
cr.z.d
c
2
0.25z
p
2
+ 0.5z
p
+

:= M
cr.y.d
342kNm =
normalised slenderness (eq. (6.56))

bar.LT
M
pl.y.d
M
cr.y.d
:=
bar.LT
0.852 =
Buckling curve (table 6.5) - ONLY rolled sections
BCLT "b"
p
2 if
"c"
p
2 > if
:= BCLT "b" =
Imperfection factor
(table 6.3)

LT
0.34 BCLT "b" = if
0.49 BCLT "c" = if
:=
LT
0.34 =
Reduction factor according to eq. (6.57)
Parameters
bar.LT.0
0.4 :=
0.75 :=
According to 6.3.2.2 (4) LTB may be ignored, if ,LT / ,LT,0 <=1

bar.LT

bar.LT.0
2.129 =
According to 6.3.2.2 (4) LTB may be ignored, if M,Ed / (Mcr.y * (,LT,0)^2) <=1
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M
y.Ed
M
cr.y.d

M

bar.LT.0
2
2.545 =

LT
0.5 1
LT

bar.LT

bar.LT.0

( )
+
bar.LT
2
+

:=
LT
0.849 =

LT
1

LT

LT
2

bar.LT
2
+
:=
LT
0.788 =
checking limits
LT
min
LT
1.0 ,
1

bar.LT
2
,

:=
LT
0.788 =
bild2
Correction factor from table 6.6
k
c
0.82 :=
Modification factor eq. (6.58)
f 1 0.5 1 k
c

( )
1 2.0
bar.LT
0.8
( )
2

:=
f min f 1 , ( ) := f 0.91 =
Modified reduction factor

LT.mod
min

LT
f
1 ,

:=
LT.mod
0.866 =
Design buckling resistance in bending
M
b.Rd

LT.mod
M
pl.y.d
:= M
b.Rd
215kNm =
k
zy
1 := k
yy
1 :=
Stability check according to eq. (6.61)
utilisation of flexural buckling about major axis by N
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utilisation of LTB by My
1.My
M
y.Ed
M
b.Rd
k
yy
:=
1.My
0.713 =
Stability check according to eq. (6.62)
utilisation of LTB by My
2.My
M
y.Ed
M
b.Rd
k
zy
:=
2.My
0.713 =
Utilisation in cross section check (without interaction):
utilisation by My:

My
M
y.Ed
M
pl.y.d
:=
My
0.618 =
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