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Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7QN Telephone: (01344) 623345 Fax: (01344) 622944

Compression Members

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I Date

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2010

Date

2010

Compression members Rolled Universal Column design Problem Check the ability o,f a 20.7 x20.3 x 5 2 UC in grade S275 steel to withstand a design axial compressive load of 1150kN over an unsupported height of 3.6m assuming that both ends of the member are pinned. Design to BS E N 199.3-1-1. The problem is as shown in the sketch below:

Partial factors:
7/uo = 1.0; 7/ui = 1.0

LIK N A to SS E N 19931-1

Geometric properties: A = 66.3 cm2 = 66.Z0mm2; i2 = 5.18 c m = 51.8mm; ti = 12.5mm; ct/tj = 7.04; c,Jt,+ = 20.4

iteel Suilding Vesign: %sign Data

SS E N
'0025-2

Material properties: Yield strength f , =275N/mm2 since ti I 1 6 m m Check cross-section class@cation under pure compression: Need only check that section is not Class 4 (slender) For outstand j a n g e cr/tie I 1 4 For web c,/t,& I42
= 0.92

SS E N 1 99.3- I - I ruble 5.2

275

Actual ct/tF = 7.04/0.92 = 7.62; within limit Actual c,/t,E = 20.4/0.92 = 20.2; within limit : . Section is not Class 4