Design of Steel Batten Column

Project: DIO Multi use Gymnasium Hall Date: May 11, 2020
Design By: Ashim Adhikari (Str. Engineer) Checked By: Sudip Pathak (Project Manager)
Design Code: Eurocode Reviewed By: Devis Sonda (S. Str. Engineer)
Grid ID K4
1.0 Sectional Properties:
Ultimate tensile Strength of Steel (Fu) 360 N/mm2
Yield Strength of Steel, fy 235 N/mm2
Partial Safety factor (ϒM1) 1.0
Steel Section 2 ISMC 300 300.00 mm Channel
Sectional Area of one chord, Ach 45.64 cm2
Depth of Section, h 300.00 mm
Width of flange, bf 90.00 mm
Thickness of flange, tf 13.60 mm
Thickness of web, tw 7.60 mm
Centre of Gravity, Cyy 2.36 cm
Moment of Inertia, Ixx 6362.80 cm4
Moment of Inertia, Iyy 310.80 cm4
Radius of Gyration, rxx 11.81 cm
Radius of Gyration, ryy 2.61 cm
Elastic Section Modulus, Zez 1905.80 cm3
Youngs' Modulus of Elasticity, E 2.1E+05 N/mm2
Depth of Web, d 242.80 mm
Radius at Root, R1 15.0 mm
Distance between centroid of chord, ho 28.64 cm
Length of the built-up member 10.00 m
Thickness of batten plate 10.0 mm
Length of batten 300.0 mm
Depth of batten, b 175.0 mm

y y

Ceq

Cy
x x x x
Cy

Ceq

y y
1.0 Design Buckling Resistance about X-X axis:

Classification of the cross-section of the chord

Ꜫ = 1.000 For steel grade S 235
For Flange, C = 75.0 mm
For Web, C = 242.8 mm
tf = 13.60 mm
tw = 7.60 mm
Buckling Curve = d
Imperfection Factor α = 0.76
Flange slenderness ratio c/tf 5.5 < 9.00 ε Class 1
Web Slenderness ratio c/tw 31.95 < 42.00 ε Class 3

The ISMC 300 cross-section of the build up column is classified as Class 3

Determination of the effective area of the web:

ꓗσ = 4.0

= 0.673 EN 1993-1-5.4.4(2)

Where, ꓗσ = 4, from Table 4.1 for Ѱ =1.

Ѱ = 1

= 1.00 ≤ 1.0
EN 1993-1-5. Eq 4.2

beff = 242.8 mm
Non effective part of web bineff = 0.0 mm

Properties of the effective section,

Ix,eff = 12725.60 cm4
Ach,eff = 45.64 cm2
rxx,eff = 16.70 cm
Slenderness,
λx = 29.94

1 = 76.409

Relative Slenderness, λx/λ1= = 0.392

The reduction factor χx = 0.859

For one chord,

Design buckling resistance
,
, , 921.8 KN

For built-up section,

Design buckling resistance = 1843.7 KN > 376.5 KN OK
2.0 Verification of the Build-up Column:

a. Initial bow imperfection

Equivalent buckling length factor, k = 2
eo = L/500 = 40.0 mm

b. Effective second moment of area,

As per EN 1993-1-1 Table 6.8,

Criterion Efficiency Factor, μ
λ≥150 0
75<λ<150 0.168
λ<75 1
Where,

For, Efficiency Factor, μ = 1.0

Effective second moment of area, Ieff 19339.70 cm4

Corresponding radius of gyration 14.56 cm

And the slenderness is, λ = 137.40

Since, 75 < λ =137.5 < 150

Efficiency Factor, μ 0.17
Effective second moment of area, Ieff 18822.51 cm4

c. Shear Stiffness
As per EN 1993-1-1 Section 6.4.3.1,

Where,
Number of planes of batten, n 2
Spacing of batten, a 600.0 mm
Second moment of area of one batten, Ib 446.61 cm4

Shear Stiffness, Sv = 32662.3 KN ≤ 35787.2 KN OK

d. Critical buckling load of column:

= 975.3 KN
e. Design value of the maximum moment in the middle of the column considering second order effects

Design Compressive axial force, NEd 376.5 KN From model

Max. moment at mid height of column, M'Ed 3.9 KN-m From model

= 31.4 KN-m

f. Internal forces in each chord of the column

Axial force,

= 297.2 KN

Shear force,

= 4.9 KN

For each cord, = 2.5 KN

g. Verification of adequacy

Each chord should be checked to compression and bending with following data

Axial force = 297.2 KN

Moment = 0.7 KN-m
Bending resistance MRd = 12.0 KN-m > 0.7 KN-m OK
Verification for shear τEd = 4.2 N/mm2
Shear resistance τRd = 135.7 N/mm2 > 4.2 N/mm2 OK

For buckling about the minor principal axis:

Slenderness of each chord,

λz=λy = 21.946

1 = 76.409

Relative Slenderness, λx/λ1 = 0.287

The reduction factor χy = 0.933 For buckling curve d

EN 1993-1-1:2005 Figure 6.4

Critical buckling load along Y=Z axis

= 19633.3 KN
 μy= μz= = 0.9990

= 1

= 1

Kyy= = 1.0143

Wel,z = 67.02 cm3

Therefore,

= 0.297 < 1.0

The design is safe

3.0 Out of plane buckling resistance of the chord

The build-up column is pinned and laterally supported at mid height.

The buckling length about stronger axis, Lcr,x 5.00 m

The slenderness ratio, λx = Lcr,x/rxx 42.337

1 = 76.409

The non-dimensional slenderness is, 0.554

The reduction factor χx = 0.815 For buckling curve c

EN 1993-1-1:2005 Figure 6.4
Now ,

The design buckling resistance is

, , 874.1 KN For single chord

= 1748.3 KN For buildup section

The resistance criterion is,
ℎ,
0.1700 < 1.0 OK
, ,

4.0 Maximum shear force

1 ! "
The shear force, 4 4 $"&&
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" 10.4 KN
5.0 Batten Plate

Maximum compressive axial force in batten

" ," 10.4 KN

Section Classification

h/t = 17.5

Buckling resistance

The buckling length, Lcr = Lh,x 300.00 mm

Radius of gyration of batten plate, iv = ixx 86.603

Slenderness about weak axis:

= 3.464

1 = 76.41

The non-dimensional slenderness is, ' 0.045

The reduction factor χv = 1.00

Now ,
'
, 411.3 KN

The resistance criterion is,

ℎ,
0.0253 < 1.0 OK
,
6.0 Resistance of Batten to Chord: Welded Connection

Throat Thickness a: 5.00 mm

Effective longitudinal length Leff-L 81.00 mm
Effective transverse length Leff-T 175.00 mm
Axial force in the batten 10.4 KN
Now,
Design shear strength of the weld,
)
+
3
'(,
,( -
Ultimate tensile strength, fu 360 N/mm
Appropriate correlation factor, βw 0.9 For steel grade S 235
ϒM2 1.25
Now,
)
+
3 184.8 N/mm
'(,
,( -
Design weld resistance per unit length, Fw,Rd

= 923.8 N/mm

Design value of the force per unit length, Fw,Ed

= 30.9 N/mm < 923.8 N/mm OK

MINIMUM 5 mm WELD SHOULD BE PROVIDED