Design of composite columns

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Flow Chart: Design of composite columns

This flow chart presents the simple substitutive column approach using the non-dimensional
member slenderness and an appropriate reduction curve to be applied to the cross sectional
resistance to axial compression taking account of the additional items to be considered for
steel-concrete composite members.

Start

Design Buckling
loading NEd length Lcr

Lcr see SN008

Column section
Choose a composite data:
column section Ea, Ia, Es, Is, Ecm, Ic,
Ke, Lcr, Aa, As, Ac,
A

EN 1994-1-1, Determine design

§6.7.3.2 (1) resistance of cross Npl,Rd
section
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EN 1994-1-1,
Determine steel
§6.7.3.3 (1) d
contribution ratio

Check steel < 0,2 design according to EN 1992

contribution ratio No
0,2 ≤ ≤ 0,9 > 0,9 design according to EN 1993

Yes

No NEd ≤ Npl,Rd

Yes

Criteria for application

of simplified method Check whether EN1994-1-1,
General method
EN 1994-1-1, §6.7.3 simplified method of No §6.7.2
of design
design can be used

Yes
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Check if
EN 1994-1-1 maximum values of
Use effective
§6.7.1 (9), Table 6.3 (d/t), (h/t) and (b/tf) Yes
section properties
are
exceeded Page 2

Use gross section

No
properties
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Design of composite columns (continued)

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EN1994-1-1, Determine non-

§6.7.3.3 (2) dimensional
λ y ;λ z
slenderness λ for
both axis

EN1993-1-1, Determine reduction

§6.3.1.2 factor for flexural χ = min( χ y ; χ z )
buckling resistance

Determine buckling
χ × Npl,Rd
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resistance

A
No N Ed ≤ χ × N pl,Rd
(page 1)

Yes

Column
subjected to No Stop
bending?

Yes

Uniaxial
No
bending?

Yes

Determine design Determine design

resistance for resistance for
compression and compression and
uniaxial bending biaxial bending
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Design Design
A A
No conditions conditions No
(page 1) (page 1)
satisfied? satisfied?

Yes

Stop Yes
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Determination of design resistance for compression and uniaxial

bending

Start

EN 1994-1-1
Determine simplified
§ 6.7.3.2 (5) Npm
interaction curve

Check whether
No
NEd < Npm
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Yes

1 − NEd
μ d = 1,0 μd =
1 − Npm

EN 1994-1-1 MEd
≤ αM A
§ 6.7.3.6 (1) No
μ d Mpl,N,Rd (page 1)

M = 0,9 for S235, S275, S355

M = 0,8 for S420, S460

Yes

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Determination of design resistance for compression and biaxial

bending

Start

EN 1994-1-1
Determine simplified
§ 6.7.3.2 (5) Npm
interaction curve

Check whether
Yes No
NEd < Npm
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1 − NEd
μdy =
1 − Npm
μ dy = μ dz = 1,0
1 − NEd
μ´dz =
1 − Npm

EN 1994-1-1
§ 6.7.3.7 (2) Verify interaction

Return
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