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IS 800-2007 Example 002

WIDE FLANGE MEMBER UNDER BENDING
EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The frame object axial strengths are tested in this example.
A continuous beam is subjected to factored distributed load w =48.74 kN/m.
This example was tested using the Indian IS 800:2007 steel frame design code.
The design capacities are compared with independent hand calculated results.
GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING























Material Properties
E = 200x10
3
MPa
v = 0.3
G = 76923 MPa


Loading

w = 48.74 kN/m

Design Properties
f
y
=250 MPa
Section: ISLB 500
w
L
1
A
A
Section A-A
L
2
L
3

L
1
= 4.9 m L
2
= 6 m L
3
= 4.9 m
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TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED
Section compactness check (beam)
Section shear capacity
Member bending capacity

RESULTS COMPARISON

Independent results are taken from hand calculations based on the CSI steel
design documentation contained in the file SFD-IS-800-2007.pdf, which is
available through the program Help menu. The example was taken from
Example 10.8 on pp. 897-901 in Design of Steel Structures by N. Subramanian.
The torsional constant, I
t
, is calculated by the program as a slightly different
value, which accounts for the percent different in section bending resistance.
Output Parameter ETABS Independent
Percent
Difference
Compactness Plastic Plastic 0.00%
Section Bending Resistance,
M
d(LTB)
(kN-m)
157.70 157.93 0.14%
Section Shear Resistance,
V
d
(kN)
603.59 603.59 0.00%

COMPUTER FILE: IS 800-2007 EX002
CONCLUSION
The results show an acceptable comparison with the independent results.
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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Material: Fe 250
E = 200,000 MPa
G = 76,923 MPa
f
y
= 250 MPa

Section: ISLB 500
(Note: In ETABS, the section is not available with original example properties,
including fillet properties. A similar cross-section with fillet r =0 was used, with
similar results, shown below.)
A = 9550 mm
2
h = 500 mm, b
f
= 180 mm, t
f
= 14.1 mm, t
w
= 9.2 mm
180
90mm
2 2
f
b
b = = =
( ) ( ) 2 500 2 14.1 0 471.8mm
f
d h t r = + = + =
I
z
= 385,790,000 mm
4
, I
y
= 10,639,000.2 mm
4

Z
ez
= 1,543,160 mm
3
, Z
pz
= 1,543,200 mm
3

r
y
= 33.4 mm
Member:
L
left
= 4.9 m
L
center
= 6 m (governs)
L
right
= 4.9 m
KL
y
= KL
z
= 6,000 mm (unbraced length)
0
1.1
M
=


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Loadings:
0kN
Ed
N =
48.75kN/m =

Section Compactness:
250 250
1
250
y
f
= = =
r
1
= 0 since there is no axial force

Localized Buckling for Flange:
9.4 9.4 1 9.4
p
= = =

90
6.38
14.1
e
f
b
t
= = =
6.38 9.40
e p
= < =
So Flange is Plastic in pure bending

Localized Buckling for Web:
1
84 84 1
84
(1 ) (1 0)
p
r

= = =
+ +

471.8
51.28
9.2
e
w
d
t
= = =
51.28 84.00
e p
= < =
So Web is Plastic in pure bending

Since Flange & Web are Class 1, Section is Plastic.

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Section Shear Capacity:
0
250
500 9.2
3 1.1 3
y
d w
M
f
V ht = =

603.59kN
d
V =

Member Bending Capacity
500 14.1 485.9
f f
h h t = = =
3
3 3 3 3
5 4
2
2 180 14.1 485.9 9.2
4.63 10 mm
3 3 3 3 3
f f
i i i w
t
b t
bt d t
I

= = + = + =

From Roark & Young, 5th Ed., 1975, Table 21, Item 7, pg.302
1 2 1 2
and
f f
t t t b b b = = = = for symmetric sections
( ) ( )
2 3 3
2 3 3
1 2 1 2 11 6
3 3 3 3
1 1 2 2
485.9 14.1 14.1 180 180
8.089 10 mm
12 12 14.2 180 14.2 180
f
w
h t t b b
I
t b t b

= = =
+ +

C
1
= 1.0 (Assumed in example and specified in ETABS)
( ) ( )
2
2
1 2 2
y
w
cr t
EI
EI
M C GI
KL KL
| |

| = +
|
\ .

( ) ( )
2 2 11
2 2
200,000 10,639,000.2 200,000 8.089 10
1.0 76,923 462,508
6,000 6,000
cr
M
| |

| = +
|
\ .

215,936,919.3N-mm
cr
M =
0.21
LT
=
1.0
b
=
1 1,543,200 250
1.337
215,936,919.3
b pz y
LT
cr
Z f
M

= = =
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( ) ( )
2 2
0.5 1 0.2 0.5 1 0.21 1.337 0.2 1.337
LT LT LT LT
( ( = + + = + +


1.5127
LT
=
2 2
1
1.0 =
+
LT
LT LT LT

2 2
1
0.450 1.0
1.5127 1.5127 1.337
= =
+
LT

0
0.450 250
102.3MPa
1.1
LT y
bd
M
f
f


= = =

3
,
1543.2 10 102.3 157,925,037.7N-mm
d LTB pz bd
M Z f = = =
,
157.93kN-m =
d LTB
M

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