SectionDepth h = 100 mm

Flange width b1=b2 = 41 mm

Stiffener Depth c = 11 mm
Corner Radius r = 0.95 mm
Nominal Thk t,nom = 0.95 mm
Core thk t = 0.91 mm
Design Strength fy = 550 N/mm2
Youngs Modulus E = 210000 N/mm2
Poissons ratio v = 0.3
Partial Safety factor ,Mo = 1.00

Midline Dimensions hp hp-t,nom 99.05 mm

Flange width bp1=bp2 b1-t,nom 40.05 mm
Stiffener depth cp c-tnom/2 10.525

Gross Section Properties

A = 182.182 mm2
t (2cp + bp1 + bp2 + hp)

Neutral Axis Z,b1 49.525 mm

Effective Properties of the flanges and lips

1 Effective width of the flanges

For a Stress ratio 1 (Uniform Compression)
k = 4
= (235/fyb)^0.5 = 0.65

= 1.19

= 0.69

= 0.69

b eff x bp1 = 27.52 mm

be1 = be2 = 0.5 beff = 13.76 mm

Effective width of the edge stiffener

b,pc / b,pl = 0.26

k = 0.5
 = 0.88

= 0.89

Effective width, ceff x cp = 9.40 mm

Eff area of edge stiffener, As

As= t (be2 + ceff) = 21.07 mm2

2 Elastic critical buckling stress for the edge stiffener is given by

K = (Et^3)/4 (1-V^2) X (1/b1^2.hp + b1^3 + 0.5 b1.b2.hp.kf)

b1 = bp1 - (be2.t.be2 / 2 ) / (be2 + ceff).t

b2 = b1 = 35.96 mm For a section with equal flanges

kf = As2/As1 1 For a member in Axial compression

K= 0.14 N/mm2

Is =

Is = 175.93 mm4

,, = 218.70 N/mm2

,d = (fy/,,)^0.5 1.59

d 0.42

t,red 0.38 mm

3 Effective properties of the web

For uniform compression member , = 1 and buckling factor k = 4 (for an internal com
 = 2.93

0.32

h,eff = .hp 31.25 mm

h21 = he2 = 0.5 h,eff 15.63 mm

71.02 mm2
 Length,Lx = 3200 mm
Length,Ly = 1200 mm

Gross area 184 mm2

Iyy 43269 mm4
Ixx 297214 mm4

Aeff 71.02 mm2

Nb, Rd

= 0.5[1+(-0.2)+^2

Major Axis

L,cr,x 3200 mm

Ncr,x = 60157.3014 N

mpression)
= 0.81
0.5 b1.b2.hp.kf)

with equal flanges

r in Axial compression

= 4 (for an internal compression element)