Flow chart: Element (rafter or column) design in presence of plastic hinge (uniform section)

Flow chart: Element (rafter or column) design in presence of plastic hinge

(uniform section)
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Flow chart: Element (rafter or column) design in presence of plastic

hinge (uniform section)
This flow chart presents the design procedure for an element (rafter or column) with plastic
hinges. The determination of the length between lateral restraints by calculating the stable
length is shown.

Start

Action effects and

hinge positions from
plastic analysis
Class 1 cross Use elastic design
No
section? for frame

Element
dimensions and Yes
material properties
Find the distance between the
restraints at the plastic hinge Segment
and the adjacent lateral length La
restraint

Calculate moment gradient

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Choose method to check

§6.3.5.3 method Annex BB method
stable length

NEd
Yes
significant?

No

h/tf > 40? Yes

No

EN 1993-1-1, EN 1993-1-1
§6.3.5.3 Calculate stable length Lstable Calculate stable length Lm BB 3.1.1

Lstable Lm

Stable length
No Move the restraints
segment length La

Yes
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Is the adjacent Verify stable length between

lateral restraint on the No plastic hinge and torsional
compression flange? restraint

Yes

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Flow chart: Element (rafter or column) design in presence of plastic hinge (uniform section)

Flow chart: Element (rafter or column) design in presence of plastic hinge

(uniform section)
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Verify stable length between plastic hinge and torsional restraint

Find the distance between the restraint at the

Segment
plastic hinge and the adjacent torsional
length Lt
restraint

Calculate moment gradient

EN1993-1-1
BB 3.1.2 Calculate stable length Lk Lk

Is the
bending moment
diagram
Yes No
linear?
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EN1993-1-1 EN1993-1-1
Calculate moment Calculate moment
BB 3.3.1 BB 3.3.2
gradient factor Cm gradient factor Cn

EN1993-1-1 EN1993-1-1
Calculate stable Calculate stable
BB 3.1.2(2) BB 3.1.2(3)
length Ls length Ls

Ls

Ls Lt No Move the restraints

Yes

Return
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Flow chart: Element (rafter or column) design in presence of plastic hinge (uniform section)

Flow chart: Element (rafter or column) design in presence of plastic hinge

(uniform section)
SF021a-EN-EU

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Flow chart: Element (rafter or column) design in presence of plastic
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Created by Matthias Oppe RWTH
Technical content checked by Christian Müller RWTH
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1. UK G W Owens SCI 29/3/06
2. France A Bureau CTICM 24/3/06
3. Sweden B Uppfeldt SBI 24/3/06
4. Germany C Müller RWTH 20/3/06
5. Spain J Chica Labein 23/3/06
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