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16 Mega Column and Highrise New
16 Mega Column and Highrise New
in Highrise Building
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High Strength Steel Columns in Buildings
Based on typical storey height of 3.5m
terial Weight Material Weight
150% 156%
100% 100%
70% 70%
S235S355 S4 S23 S3 S4
SteelSteel 60
Normal size column 5 55 60
Heavy size column
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Change of Code from BS5950 to Eurocode 3
Benefitting the use of S460 steel Section
Design Code
2.Existing
Advantages
BS5950:Part1of High-strength H-column,
BS5950-1:2000
HISTAR
SSEN1993 460
1-1:2005
1) Differences in compression resistance using BScode and Eurocode
S275/S355/S4 S275/S355 S460M up to
Steel Grade S275 / S355 / S460 Design Code EN1993-1-1:2005
Type thickn Buckling curves
Imperfection factors for buckling Steel Grade S275 / S355 S460
of ess
[mm] yy
x-x zz
y-y
Type thickn
Buckling curves
Imperfection factors for buckling
Section
60
of
yy zz yyy-y zzz-z
S700
ess
Section
[mm] y-y z-z
10
(a) (b) 10
40 (a) (b) (a 0 ) (a 0 )
50
40
Rolled 50
Rolled
I-section
Section (b) (c) (a) (a)
(UB)
100 (b) (c) h/b > 1.2
(UB) 1 00
150
10
1 50
1 curve higher
10
(b) (c) 2 curve higher
40
50 40
50 (b) (c) (a) (a)
Rolled Rolled
H-section Section
(UC) h/b ≤ 1.2
100 (c) (d)
(UC) 1 00
1 curve higher
(d) (d) (c) (c)
150
1 50
10
10
(b) (c)
40
40
(b) (c)
same (b) (c)
50
Welded 50
I-section
Welded
I-section
Welded
100 (b) (d) 1 00 (c) (d) (c) (d)
H-section
150 1 50
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BC1: 2012 Design Guide on Use of Alternative Structural
Steel to BS 5950 and Eurocode 3
Thinner plate
Higher design strength
S460 steel has less advantage if t > 100mm because of strength reduction due to
increase of plate thickness
3
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Comparison between S355 and S460 Steel Columns
UC sections – Axial capacity
‐ Normal Section Thickness < 40mm
18,000 Buckling resistance about minor axis
399
128%
Axial buckling resistance (kN)
16,000
14,000 138%
12,000
22.6
S460
393.6
10,000 100%
8,000 100%
36.5 6,000 S355
4,000
2,000
0
UC 356X406X287 0 5 10 15 20
Column buckling length (m)
For S355: 45% 41.2%
40%
Buckling curve = “c”
Increase of resistance (%)
35%
30% 38.4%
fy=345MPa 25%
20%
15%
For S460: 10%
5%
Buckling curve = “a” 0%
0 5 10 15 20
fy=440MPa Column buckling length (m)
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Comparison between S355 and S460 Steel Columns
UC sections – Axial capacity
‐ Heavy Section thickness > 100mm
454
60,000 Buckling resistance about minor axis
128%
50,000 130%
Axial buckling resistance (kN)
40,000
78
569
100% S460
30,000
S355
20,000
125
10,000
0
UC 356X406X1086
0 5 10 15 20 25
Column buckling length (m)
For S355: 35%
30.3%
Buckling curve = “c” 30%
Increase of resistance (%)
20%
15%
For S460:
10%
Buckling curve = “b” 5%
fy=380MPa 0%
0 5 10 15 20 25
Column buckling length (m) 5
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Concrete Encased H-Sections– Moment + Compression Interaction Curves
Concrete encased sections– M-N Curves
Z
25,000
Z‐Z
15%
20,000
S460 SHS
Axial force (kN)
15,000
Y S355 SHS
10,000
5,000
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Cross section resistance of concrete filled tube
– Moment + Compression Interaction Curves
30,000
22%
SHS 500X500X25 25,000
C40/50 Concrete
Axial force (kN)
20,000 S460 SHS
15,000
S355 SHS
500
10,000 27%
5,000
500
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
concrete filled tube
Moment (kN.m)
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ComparisonConcrete
based on filled
same steel tubular
buckling columns
resistance with–column
Comparison
height 4.2m
SHS 500X500X25
C40 Concrete
C40/50 Concrete S355 Steel Plate 25mm
S355
500
25 12.5
t 100% 50%
25
500
Reduction of butt weld: 25%
25 12.5
2
w 100% 25%
25
SHS 500X500X12.5
C90 Concrete
C90/105 Concrete S460 Steel Plate 12.5mm
S460
500
500 8
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Reduction of Welding on Steel Tubes
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Splices on each floor
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Splices located in one plan
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Appropriate welding procedures?
Requirements
Preheating
Wind protection
Sequence of welding
Inspection
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Appropriate welding procedures
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Removing the slag after each pass
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Grinding the weld
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UT Testing of all CJP welds
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3200 mm
Mega columns
6.5 x 3.2 m2
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3200 mm
Mega columns
6.5 x 3.2 m2
no preheating
65 mm according to AWS D1.1)
50 mm
+ adequate stirrups,
longitudinal rebars, studs
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3200 mm
Mega columns
6.5 x 3.2 m2
Procedures are
6525 mm
simple
65 mm
50 mm
Checking is easy
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Mega columns
6.5 x 3.2 m2
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Mega columns
6.5 x 3.2 m2
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Lifting of H sections – 2 to 3 floors at once =>
less splices
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Welding preparation
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Splicing of Jumbos
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Method can be downloaded on http://www.arcelormittal.com/sections
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