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Flange, b/T = 6.54 < 9
Class 1 Plastic
Web, d/t = 15.7 <
Column curve
Rolled H-section (Thickness 40mm)
Buckling about x-axis >> Table 24, curve (b)
Buckling about y-axis >> Table 24, curve (c )
Table 23
Compressive strength
x-axis:
P
y
= 265 N/mm
2
Curve (b) >> p
cx
= 263 N/mm
2
Y-axis:
= 29.17
P
x
= 265 N/mm
2
Curve (c ) >> p
cy
= 246 N/mm
2
Get the minimum p
c
, so the p
c
= 246 N/mm
2
Compression resistance (P
c
)
P
c
= A
g
p
c
P
c
= (300 x 10
2
)(246 x 10
-3
) = 7380 KN > F
c
[Safe!]
Overall buckling check
Since, M
x
= 0, M
y
= 4.72 KNm,
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For External column
Axial
The maximum axial load, F
c
= (2025.99) + (572.77 + 31.68 + 338.94) + (60 x 3.5 x
10
-2
) = 2971.48 KN
P
c
= A
g
p
c
, Assume p
c
= 150 N/mm
2
and P
c
= 2971.48 KN
2971.48 = A
g
x 150
A
g
= 198.10 cm
2
Use UC 254 x 254 x 167
Nominal moments
M
x
= 0 (the loads are balanced about x-x axis)
M
y
= [572.77 x (100 + t/2)]/2
= [572.77 x (100 + 19.2/2)]/2 = 31.39 KNm
Element UC 254 x 254 x 167
Depth of section, D (mm) 289.1
Web thickness, t (mm) 19.2
Flange thickness, T (mm) 31.7
Ratio for buckling flange, b/T 4.17
Ratio for buckling web, d/t 10.4
Radius of gyration, r
x
(cm) 11.9
Radius of gyration, r
y
(cm) 6.79
Elastic modulus, Z
y
(cm
3
) 741
Plastic modulus, S
x
(cm
3
) 2420
Area of section, A (cm
2
) 212
BS 5950-1: 2000
Web thickness, t = 19.2 < 40 mm, p
y
= 265 N/mm
2
Flange thickness, T = 31.7 < 40 mm, p
y
= 265 N/mm
2
The parameter,
Table 9
Table 11
Flange, b/T = 4.17 < 9
Class 1 Plastic
Web, d/t = 10.4 <
Column curve
Rolled H-section (Thickness 40mm)
Buckling about x-axis >> Table 24, curve (b)
Buckling about y-axis >> Table 24, curve (c )
Compressive strength
x-axis:
P
y
= 265 N/mm
2
Curve (b) >> p
cx
= 258 N/mm
2
Y-axis:
= 43.81
P
x
= 265 N/mm
2
Curve (c ) >> p
cy
= 237 N/mm
2
Get the minimum p
c
, so the p
c
= 237 N/mm
2
Table 23
Compression resistance (P
c
)
P
c
= A
g
p
c
P
c
= (212 x 10
2
)(237 x 10
-3
) = 5024.4 KN > F
c
[Safe!]
Overall buckling check
Since, M
x
= 0, M
y
= 31.39 KNm,
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