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according to EN 1993-1-5
Calculation sheet prepared by: Gaetano Della Corte
Numerical example 2.6-1
from "Design of plated structures", ECCS Eurocode Design Manual
Introductory note:
The load is supposed to be introduced into the web through a flange. The calculation of critical force using a FE software is
not allowed, since the method has inherent approximations which make it applicable only if the critical force is calculated
using the simplified equations provided with it.
Input data
Material properties
E 210 GPa
Young modulus
tft 25 mm
bfb 400 mm
tfb 25 mm
hw 1500 mm
tw 10 mm
Stiffeners
Load_through Top flange
a 2500 mm
Distance between two adjacent transverse stiffeners (in case of stiffened ends).
c 0 mm
Distance between the unstiffened end of the beam and the starting point of load
introduction (i.e., the load resultant is applied at a distance equal to c+ss/2 from
the unstiffened end).
Longitudinal_stiffeners Yes
This is a text variable that can take one of the following two
values: (i) "No", (ii) "Yes". If value is "Yes", then specify
values of b1 and Isl, which are needed to calculate the critical
force resistance. Otherwise, there is no need to specify
values of such parameters.
b1 300 mm
Isl.1 2.354 10 mm
b1
b1
Check_b1 if 0.3 0.05 0.3 = b1 ok
a
hw
b1 ok
else
b1 out of range
This is the length, along the beam axis, of the loaded area onto the flange.
In case of load applied through rollers, the resistance check needs to be
carried out two times: (i) considering the resultant force applied through
both wheels (ss = distance between the two wheels), and (ii) considering half
of the resultant applied through one wheel only (ss = 0).
In case of load applied through a rigid body, load is generally assumed to
spread with angles of 45.
else if Load_at Unstiffened end
ss + c
min 2 + 6 , 6
hw
else
check input regarding load at and load through
else
Isl.1
s1 10.9
3
hw tw
3
b1
a
13
+
210
0.3
s2
h
a
w
s min s1 , s2
2
hw
b1
6 + 2
+ 5.44 0.21 s
a
a
tw
= 1399.0 kN
Fcr 0.9 kF E
hw
= 11.1
fy.f bf
m1
= 38.9
fy.w tw
F.trial 1.65
The length over which yielding is assumed to spread (ly) depends on the slenderness
(OF), which in turn depends on the yield force. Therefore, an iterative calculation is
needed. OF.trial is a trial value, which is manually corrected after calculations.
= 72.0
m1 + m2
ly0 ss + 2 tf 1 +
= 1076.5 mm
Load_at Stiffened ends
l
y0
else
k Et 2
F
w
le min
, ss + c
2 fy.w hw
m1 le
l l + t
+ + m2
y1
e
f
2
tf
m1 + m2
ly2 le + tf
y if
Fy
= 1.65
Fcr
Buckling factor
0.5
, 1 = 0.303
F min
F
Repeat the calculations considering half of the resultant force applied through one wheel only
ss 0 mm
m1 + m2
ly0 ss + 2 tf 1 +
ly if Load_at Stiffened ends
= 576.5 mm
l
y0
else
k Et 2
F
w
le min
, ss + c
2 fy.w hw
m1 le
l l + t
+ + m2
y1
e
f
2
tf
m1 + m2
ly2 le + tf
min ly0 , ly1 , ly2
Fy
= 1.209
Fcr
Buckling factor
0.5
F min
, 1 = 0.413
F