Annex D

TABLES FOR SECTION CLASSIFICATION

AND EFFECTIVE WIDTH EVALUATION

In this Annex the maximum width-to-thickness ratios for compression

elements needed for the classification of the cross-section of hot rolled and
welded profiles subject to compression, bending or a combination of
compression and bending are presented. The effective widths of internal and
outstand compression elements are also given. Tables D.1, D.2, and D.3 are
taking from EN 1993-1-1 and tables D.4 and D.5 are from
EN 1993-1-5. For stainless steel cross-sections Table 5.2 from EN 1993-1-4
should be used.
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Table D.1: Maximum with-to-thickness ratios for compression parts

Internal compression parts

c c c c Axis of
t t t t bending

c t c t t c Axis of
c bending

Part
Part subjected Part subjected to bending and
Class subjected to
to bending compression
compression
Stress fy fy fy
distribution in + + + Dc
parts c c c
(compression - -
-
positive) fy fy fy
396İ
Į ! 0,5 : c/t d
13Į  1
1 c / t d 72H c / t d 33H
36İ
Į d 0,5 : c/t d
Į
456İ
Į ! 0,5 : c/t d
13Į  1
_____ 2 c / t d 83H c / t d 38H
384 41,5İ
Į d 0,5 : c/t d
Į
Stress fy fy
fy
distribution in + +
parts c
+ c c
c/2
(compression - -
positive) fy \fy
42İ
ȥ ! 1 : c/t d
3 c / t d 124H c / t d 42H 0,67  0,33ȥ
ȥ d 1*) : c/t d 62 İ 1  ȥ  ( ȥ)
*) \ d -1 applies where either the compression stress V d fy or the
tensile strain Hy > fy/E
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Table D.2: Maximum with-to-thickness ratios for compression parts

Outstand compression flanges
c c c

t t t t
c

Rolled sections Welded sections

Part subjected to Part subjected to bending and compression
Class
compression Tip in compression Tip in tension
Stress Dc Dc
distribution +
+ +
in parts
(compression
c
- -
positive) c c
9H 9H
1 c / t d 9H c/t d c/t d
D D D
10H 10H
2 c / t d 10H c/t d c/t d
D D D
Stress _____
distribution + +
- 385
in parts
(compression
c c c
positive)
c / t d 21H kV
3 c / t d 14H
For kV see EN 1993-1-5
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Table D.3: Maximum with-to-thickness ratios for compression parts

Angles
h

Does not apply to angles

Refer also to “Outstand t b in continuos contact with
flanges” (see Table D.1.2) other components

Class Section in compression

Stress
distribution + fy
in parts
(compression +
positive)
bh
3 h / t d 15H ; d 11,5H
2t
Tubular sections

t d

Class Section in compression and/or compression

1 d / t d 50H 2
_____ 2 d / t d 70H 2
386
d / t d 90H 2
3
NOTE For d / t ! 90H 2 see EN 1993-1-6.
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Table D.4: Internal compression elements

Stress distribution (compression positive) Effectivep width beff
V1 V2 ȥ = 1:
beff = ȡCb
be1 be2 be1 = 0,5 beff
b be2 = 0,5 beff

1 > ȥ • 0:
V1
V2 beff = ȡCb
be1 be2 2
be1 beff
b 5 \
be2 = beff - be1
bc bt
ȥ < 0:
V1 beff = ȡ bc = ȡCb / (1-ȥ)
be1 be2 V2 be1 = 0,4 beff
b
be2 = 0,6 beff

ȥ = ı2/ı1 1 1>ȥ>0 0 0 > ȥ > -1 -1 -1 > ȥ > -3

Buckling 2
4,0 8,2 / (1,05 + ȥ) 7,81 7,81 - 6,29ȥ + 9,78ȥ 23,9 5,98 (1 - ȥ)2
factor kı

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Table D.5: Outstand compression elements

Stress distribution (compression positive) Effectivep width beff
b eff
1 > ȥ • 0:
V1 beff = ȡ c
V2
c

bt bc
ȥ < 0:
V1
beff = ȡ bc = ȡ c / (1-ȥ)
V2
b eff

ȥ = ı2/ı1 1 0 -1 1 • ȥ • -3
Buckling factor kı 0,43 0,57 0,85 0,57 - 0,21ȥ + 0,07ȥ2
b eff
1 > ȥ • 0:
V1
V2 beff = ȡ c

b eff
V1 ȥ < 0:
beff = ȡ bc = ȡ c / (1-ȥ)
V2
_____
bc bt
388
ȥ = ı2/ı1 1 1>ȥ>0 0 0 > ȥ > -1 -1
Buckling
0,43 0,578 / (ȥ + 0,34) 1,70 1,7 - 5ȥ + 17,1ȥ2 23,8
factor kı