Worked example

Beam example 4
Lateral torsional buckling resistance: M,,,, = xLI W,

531

I S h e e t 3 o f 4 I Rev
3

f
~

265 = 0.70 x 16.70 x lo7 x

~

YA41

I .o

BS EN I 99.3- I - I

= 303 k N m c 406 k N m

=ME()

: .

C16.3.2.1

Not OK, try larger section

Try 457 x I91 x 82 UKB Geometric properties:

h =460.0mm;b =191..Zmm;t, =9.9mm;tt=16.0mm;

iL= 4.23 cm = 42.3mm; Wpi,= 18.70 cm = 18.30 x IOmm; Section is Class I

A = l o 4 cmz =10400mmz;1, =37100 cm4=371 x1O6mm4.

Maximum component thickness is,flange thickness ti = 16.0mm I 1 6 . 0 m m :.f, =275 N / m m 2 A s above, using NCCI SN002 (Method 3 of Reference 7), lateral torsional buckling slenderness is defined as:

Steel Building Design: Design Data BS EN

10025-2

For Class 1 or 2 sections, ,BN,= 1.0. Conservatively for I-sections, take UV = 0.9. As above, ratio o,f end moments =377/406 = 0.9.3. : . ll&=O.98.

Table 17.7

/-1 = 2. = 2 L,, I i.

2.1

A1

3000 I 42.3 = o,82 86.8

..Air = - l J V ~ z & = 0 . 9 8 ~ 0 . 9 ~ 0 . 8 2 ~ l . 0 = 0 . 7 2

J c

Buckling curve selection: h/b

= 460.0/191.3 = 2.40

For the case of rolled and equivalent welded sections, for I-sections with
2 < h / b 53.1, use buckling curve c (a = 0.49). For rolled sections, 2.Ll 0 = 0.4.

p = 0.75 and

U K N A to BS EN I 99.3- I - I

Buckling reduction factor XL1:

OL1= 0.5[1+ aLl

(xLl xLl,,) + ,B&

-

BS EN
1993-1-1

= 0.5[1+ 0.49(0.72- 0.4) + (0.75 x 0.72)] = 0.77

Cl 6.3.2.3

X I T

1
OL1+

= 0.77 + 40.772- 0.75 x 0.722

= 0.81