Example: Design of a cold-formed steel lipped channel wall stud in compression

CALCULATION SHEET Document Ref: SX024a-EN-EU Sheet 1 of 3

Title Example: Design of a cold-formed steel lipped channel wall
stud in compression
Eurocode Ref EN 1993-1-3
Made by V. Ungureanu, A. Ruff Date Jan 2006
Checked by D. Dubina Date Jan 2006

Example: Design of a cold-formed steel lipped

channel wall stud in compression
This example deals with the design of a pinned wall stud subjected to
compression. The stud is composed of a cold-formed lipped channel section
where boards are attached to both flanges and they prevent buckling in the
weak direction and torsional buckling.

For practical design of light gauge sections to EN1993, designers will normally use software
or refer to manufacturers data. This example is presented for illustrative purposes

Basic Data
Height of stud H = 2,75 m
Spacing between studs S = 0,6 m
Span of floor L=5m
S = 0,6 m
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Spacing between floor joists

Distributed loads applied to the floor:
dead load lightweight slab 1,00 kN m 2
qG = 1,00 0,6 = 0,60 kN m
imposed load 2,50 kN m 2
qQ = 2,50 0,6 = 1,50 kN m

ULS Limit State concentrated load from upper level and roof: Q = 10,0 kN

The dimensions of one cross-section and the material properties are:

Total height h = 100 mm
Total width of flange b = 40 mm
Total width of edge fold c = 15 mm
Internal radius r = 3 mm
Nominal thickness t nom = 1 mm
Steel core thickness t = 0,96 mm

Basic yield strength f yb = 350 N mm 2

Modulus of elasticity E = 210000 N mm 2
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Poissons ratio = 0,3

E
Shear modulus G= = 81000 N mm 2
2(1 + )
Example: Design of a cold-formed steel lipped channel wall stud in compression

CALCULATION SHEET Document Ref: SX024a-EN-EU Sheet 2 of 3

Title Example: Design of a cold-formed steel lipped channel wall
stud in compression
Eurocode Ref EN 1993-1-3
Made by V. Ungureanu, A. Ruff Date Jan 2006
Checked by D. Dubina Date Jan 2006

EN1993-1-3
Partial factors M0 = 1,0
2(3)
M1 = 1,0
G = 1,35 permanent loads EN1990
Q = 1,50 variable loads

Derived data (section properties and action effects)

Properties of the gross cross-section
Gross cross-section area: A = 198 mm 2
Position of z-z axis of the gross cross section with respect to the web:
yc = 12,88 mm

Properties of the effective cross-section

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Effective area of the cross-section in compression: Aeff = 118 mm 2 EN1993-1-3

5.5.3.1
Position of z-z axis of the effective cross-section with respect to the web: 5.5.3.2
y c,eff = 15,92 mm EN1993-1-5
4.4, and
Effective section modulus for bending about weak axis: SX022,
SX023
Weff, z, com = 1274 mm 3

Weff, z, ten = 2585 mm 3

The applied concentrated load on the stud (only compression)

N Ed = ( G qG + Q qQ )L + Q = (1,35 0,6 + 1,50 1,50 ) 5 + 10 = 25,3 kN EN1990

Resistance check of the cross-section

The following condition should be satisfied:

EN1993-1-3
N Ed M + M z,Ed
+ z,Ed 1 6.1.9(1)
N c,Rd M cz,Rd,com
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Example: Design of a cold-formed steel lipped channel wall stud in compression

CALCULATION SHEET Document Ref: SX024a-EN-EU Sheet 3 of 3

Title Example: Design of a cold-formed steel lipped channel wall
stud in compression
Eurocode Ref EN 1993-1-3
Made by V. Ungureanu, A. Ruff Date Jan 2006
Checked by D. Dubina Date Jan 2006

where: EN1993-1-3
6.1.3
N c, Rd = Aeff f yb M0
6.1.4
M cz, Rd, com = Weff, com f yb / M0

M z,Ed = N Ed eNz EN1993-1-3

6.1.9 (2)
eNz is the shift of centroidal z-z axis

M z,Ed = 0

eNz = yc,eff yc = 15,92 15,5 = 3,04 mm

The resistance check is:

25300 0 + 25300 3,04
+ = 0,785 < 1 OK
118 350 1,0 1274 350 1,0
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