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Calculating the
C1 factor for lateral
torsional buckling
David Brown of the SCI proposes expressions for C1 for use with linear
and non-linear bending moment diagrams
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Technical/Codes & Standards
Example 1
6m beam with 40 kN/m, and end moments of -50 and 200 kNm [1] LTBeam
The resulting bending moment diagram is shown in Figure 3 Available from http://www.cticm.com/
[2] Brettle, M.E; Brown, D. G
M max = 200 Steel Building Design; Concise Eurocodes (P362)
SCI, 2009
[3] Boissonnade, N; Greiner, R; Jaspart, J. P; Lindner, J.
2.5
Rules for Member Stability on EN 1993-1-1
105 Background documentation and design guidelines
50 122.5 ECCS guide No. 119
ECCS, 2006
Figure 3: Bending moment diagram for Example 1 (kNm) [4] Serna, M. A; Lopez, A; Puente, I; Yong, D
Equivalent uniform moment factors for lateral-torsional
35 2002 buckling of steel members
C1 = = 2.0
2002 + 9122.52 + 161052 + 92.52 Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Volume 62, 2006
Elsevier, 2006
Using LTBeam the value of C1 is computed as 2.03
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