DESIGN OF PLATED COLUMNS SUBJECTED TO AXIAL COMPRESSION & BENDING

Design input:
Member No:
1
Axial load P
25.00
t
Moment about major axis Mz-z

15.00

t-m

Moment about major axis My-y

Shear force , q =

2.00
8.00
5.00

t-m

Length between the node or height from supports=L=

Effective length about major axis Lz-z

Kz= 1.00

5.00

Effective length about minor axis Ly-y

Eff. length of compression flange L
Yield stress of steel fy
D = Depth of the section
T = thickness of flange
t = thickness of web
B = Width of flange
Allow. stress ratio
To find Moment of inertia of section: Unit-mm

Ky= 1.00

5.00
5.00
250
1800
50
50
920
1.00

Component. Comp. No

K = 1.00

y-

2
1

tf

150

m
m4

1800

m
m
M Pa
mm
mm
mm
mm

tW

1700
z-

150

435
Y

920

250

y - distance of cg of each component

from axis 1-1 z - distance of cg

y1-1

A.y

A . y2

I self (z)

z2-2

A .z

A . z2

I self (y)
3.24E+09

bf x tf

920

50

Area
A
46000

25

1.2E+06

2.9E+07

9.6E+06

460

2.1E+07

9.7E+09

h x tw

50

1700

85000

900

7.7E+07

6.9E+10

2.0E+10

460

3.9E+07

1.8E+10

1.77E+07

bf x tf

3
4
5
6
7

920
150
150
150
150

50
12
12
12
12

46000
1800
1800
1800
1800

1775
150
150
1650
1650

8.2E+07
2.7E+05
2.7E+05
3.0E+06
3.0E+06

1.4E+11
4.1E+07
4.1E+07
4.9E+09
4.9E+09

9.6E+06
2.2E+04
2.2E+04
2.2E+04
2.2E+04

460
75
560
75
560

2.1E+07
1.4E+05
1.0E+06
1.4E+05
1.0E+06

9.7E+09
1.0E+07
5.6E+08
1.0E+07
5.6E+08

3.24E+09
3.38E+06
3.38E+06
3.38E+06
3.38E+06

8.37E+07

3.86E+10

plate top(R/S)
plate top(L/S)
Plate bottom(R/S)
Plate bottom(L/S)

Section

bf

I1-1 = Iself-z + ( A.y2 ) =

y- = A.y / A
=

2.24E+11
4
2.44E+11 mm
900.00 mm

Iz-z = I1-1 - A . (y-)2 =

4
9.50E+10 mm

Zz-z = Iz-z / y

rz = sqrt(Iz-z / A)

=
=

184200

1.66E+08

3
1.06E+08 mm
2
718.07 mm

I2-2 = Iself-y+ (A.z2 ) =

z- = A.z / A =

4
4.51E+10 mm
454.43 mm

Iy-y = I2-2 - A . (z-)2 =

4
7.08E+09 mm

2.05E+10

6.52E+09

Remarks

Zy-y = Iy-y / z-

3
1.56E+07 mm

2
196.11 mm

ry = sqrt (I y-y / A) =
Permissible direct stress in compression: ac (N/mm2)
fy=

230

Axial load P in t =

25.00
4747.54
4500.00
1700.00

As per IS:800-1984 Cl.3.5.2.2,(a)

1440t/sqrt(fy)=

90t =
Depth of web d1 in mm =
d1<Max. of (1440t/sqrt(fy) or 90t)

Thickness of web is OK

800t/sqrt(f y)=

2637.52 mm

50t =

2500.00 mm

of each component
from axis 2-2
I1-1 = MI about 1-1
I2-2 =MI about 2-2

Effective length about major axis Lz-z in m =

5.00 m

Effective length about minor axis Ly-y in m =

5.00 m

z-z = Lz-z / rz =

6.96 m

y-y = Ly-y / ry =
Maximum slenderness ratio =

25.50 m
25.50 <180
SAFE

If d1<Max of (800t/sqrt(fy) or 50t), A net = A

else, Anet=A-{[d1-(Min.of (800t/sqrt(fy), 50t)]x t}
Anet

#########

ac cal = P/Anet (N/mm2) =

1.36

Modulus of elasticity of steel E =

2

Elastic critical stress in compression = fcc(N/mm ) = E /

N/mm2

2.00E+05 N/mm2
N/mm2
3036.61

Yield stress of steel in N/mm2 fy

250

N/mm2

ac = ( 0.6 . f cc . fy) / [(fcc)n + (fy)n]1/n

( n = 1.4)

146.83

N/mm2
Ref. IS:800-1984

Permissible bending compressive stress :bcz (N/mm2)

Moment about major axis M z-z in t-m =

15.00

bcz.cal = Mz-z / Zz-z

Effective length of compression flange L

1.42
5.00

N/mm2
m

=
Y = (26.5 x 10 5)/(L/ry)2
T = Mean thickness of compression flange =
D = Depth of the section
=

4076.67
50
1800

mm
mm
mm

4127.47

mm

X = Y. Sqrt [1+1/20(L.T/r y.D)2 =

Cl.5.1.1

c1 =

900.00

c2 =

900.00

Refer IS:800-1984
Cl. 6.2.4

k1 =

k2 =

Elastic critical stress in bending in N/mm2 = fcb = k 1(X+k2 .Y)c2/c1 =

4127.47

T = thickness of flange
t
= thickness of web =
T/t =
d1=D-2T=

50
50
1
1700

fcb =

N/mm2

Refer IS:800-1984

4952.96

(fcb is increased by 20% if T/t<2.0 & d1/t <1344/SQRT(fy)

d1 / t =

34
2

Elastic critical stress in compression = fccz(N/mm ) = E /

zz2

Cl. 6.2.4.1

= 40711.89

1344/SQRT(fy) =

85.00

bcz = ( 0.66 . f cb . fy) / [(fcb)n + (fy)n]1/n =

163.22

N/mm2

( n = 1.4 )

Refer IS:800-1984

Permissible bending compressive stress :bcy (N/mm )

Moment about minor axis My-y in t-m
bcy.cal

M y-y / Zy-y (N/mm )

bcy = 0.66 f y

Cl. 6.2.3

2.00

Elastic critical stress in compression = fccy(N/mm2) = 2E /yy2 =

1.28

N/mm2

165.00

N/mm2

3036.61

N/mm2

Check for combined stresses:

Refer IS:800-1984
Cl. 7.1.1(a)

(ac.cal / ac) + (C mx . bcz.cal ) / [{1 - (ac.cal / 0.60 . f ccz)} bcz] + (Cmy . bcy.cal ) / [{1 - (ac.cal / 0.60 . f ccy)} bcy]
( Cm = 0.85 )
Check for shear:
Shear force (q) in t
Depth of web d1 in mm
Thickness of web t in mm

=
=
=

0.02 < SAFE

8
1700
50

Shear stress va.cal (N/mm2) = q / d1 . t =

92
Checks for welded plate girders:
The thickness of flange plates have been so choosen that the
projection of the plate beyond its connection to the web (x)mm is
kept within 256 tf /sqrt(f y) subject to a maximum of 16T.
fy
x =B/2 - t/2 =
256 tf /sqrt(f y)=

0.941
SAFE

230
435
844.01

1.00

Cl. 7.1.3

Refer IS:800-1984
Cl. 6.4.2
< 0.4.fy SAFE

Refer IS:800-1984

16tf =
800
x <= Max. of (256tf/sqrt(f y) and 16tf) =
844.01
OK
For unstiffened webs the thickness of web plate shall be maximum of the following:
d1. sqrt(fy)/1344 =
19.18

Cl.3.5.2

d1. sqrt(va.cal)/816

Cl.6.7.3.1 (a)

=
d1/85
t > Max of the above values

2.02
=

20.00
OK

Refer IS:800-1984