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 EC3 steel beam design

Laterally restrained Un-restrained (go to slide 6)

Bending moment resistance Shear resistance

M Ed VEd
 1.0  1.0
M c , Rd Vc , Rd

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4

V pl , Rd  Av ( f y / 3) /  M 0
M pl , Rd  W pl f y /  M 0 M c, Rd  Weff ,min f y /  M 0

M el , Rd  Wel ,min f y /  M 0 Av  A  2bt f  (t w  2r )t f  hwt w

Bending -Shear resistance Shear buckling resistance

if
Un-stiffened webs Stiffened webs
VEd  0.5V pl , Rd
then hw  hw

31

 72 
k
M y ,v , Rd  f y (W pl , y  Av2 / 4t w ) /  M 0  M y ,c , Rd tw  tw

where
2 a / hw  1 a / hw  1
 2VEd 
    1
  
275
 V pl , Rd  fy k  4  5.34(hw / a) 2 k  5.34  4(hw / a) 2

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 Laterally restrained steel beam continued

Resistance of the web to transverse forces

Flange induced buckling
f yw Leff t w
FRd 
 M1
hw
  E Aw
 M 1  1.0
tw f yf A fc Leff   F l y
Aw  ( h  2t f )t w F 
0 .5
1
F
A f c  bt f l y t w f yw
F 
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Fcr
3

  0.3   0.4   0.55

tw
Fcr  0.9 F E
hw

l y  s s  2t f (1  m1  m2 )  a  2 
l  l  t  l 
 m2 
m1
f yf b f  y  e  
m1  min 
e f
2 t  
f ywt w  f 
 
 F  0.5 l y  le  t f
 m1  m2 

 F  0.5
 F Et w2
le   ss  c
m2  0
2
h  2 f yw hw
m2  0.02 w 
 t 
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 Laterally restrained steel beam continued

Web under bending and shear Deflection check

2  0.81  1.4 condition Deflection limit

M Ed
1   1.0
Cantilevers Length/180
f yW pl
M0
FEd Beams carrying plaster or Span/360
2   1.0
other brittle finish
f yw Leff t w
 M1 Other beams (except purlins Span/200
and sheeting rails)
Purlins and sheeting rails To suit the
characteristics of
particular cladding

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 Un-restrained
M Ed
General case  1.0 Rolled sections only
M b , Rd
1
1 M b , Rd   LT W y
fy  LT  1
 LT  1 2
2  M1  LT   2
 
 LT   2LT   LT
LT LT

 M 1  1.0
 M
and
2
 LT  0.5 1   LT ( LT  0.2)   LT
 2 EI z  I w
L2cr GIt  1
     LT  2
I   LT
 z  EI z 
cr
Wy f y L2cr 2
 LT 
M cr
G
E

210000
 81000 Nmm 2
 LT  0. 5 1   LT ( 

2
LT   LT , 0 )    LT 
2(1   ) 2(1  0.3)  LT ,0  0.4,   0.75
Bending moment curve between
points of lateral restraint
 LT
 LT ,mod  1
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 f
f  1  0.5(1   c )[1  2.0( LT  0.8) 2 ]  1.0
W y  W pl , y W y  Wel , y W y  Weff , y 1
c 
C1

Buckling curve a b c d
Imperfection factor  LT 0.21 0.34 0.49 0.76

Cross section Limits Buckling curve Cross section Limits Buckling curve
h/b ≤ 2 a
h/b ≤ 2 a
Rolled I-sections 2 ≤ h/b< 3.1 c
h/b > 2 b Rolled I-sections
h/b > 2 d
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Assumptions in obtaining Mcr
1- The beam is of uniform section with equal
flanges.
2- Beam ends are simply supported in the lateral
plane and prevented from lateral movement
and twisting about the longitudinal axis but are
free to rotate on plan.
3- The section is subjected to equal and opposite
in plane end moments
4- The loads are not destabilising

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