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NZS 3404-1997 Example 003

WIDE FLANGE MEMBER UNDER COMBINED COMPRESSION & BENDING

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The frame object interacting axial and bending strengths are tested in this
example.

A continuous column is subjected to factored loads and moments N= 200 kN;

Mx= 1000 kN-m. This example was tested using the NZS 3404-1997 steel frame
design code. The design capacities are compared with independent hand
calculated results.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

Mx
N

L
A A

Section A-A

L=6m

Material Properties Loading Design Properties

E = 200x103 MPa N = 200 kN fy = 250 MPa
v = 0.3 Mx = 1000 kN-m Section: 350WC197
G = 76923.08 MPa

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TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED

 Section compactness check (compression & bending)

 Section bending capacity with compression reduction
 Member in-plane bending capacity with compression reduction
 Member out-of-plane bending capacity with compression reduction

RESULTS COMPARISON

Independent results are taken from hand calculations based on the CSI steel
design documentation contained in the file “SFD-NZS-3404-1997.pdf,” which is
available through the program “Help” menu.

Percent
Output Parameter SAP2000 Independent Difference

Compactness` Compact Compact 0.00%

Reduced Section Bending Capacity,
837.5 837.5 0.00%
Mrx (kN-m)
Reduced In-Plane Member Bending
Capacity, 823.1 823.1 0.00%
Mix (kN-m)
Reduced Out-of-Plane Member 837.5 837.5 0.00%
Bending Capacity, Mo (kN-m)

COMPUTER FILE: NZS 3404-1997 EX003

CONCLUSION
The results show an exact comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

Properties:
Section: 350WC197
Ag = An = 25100 mm2
I22 = 200,000,000 mm4
I33 = 486,000,000 mm4
J = 5,750,000 mm4
Iw = 4,590,000,000,000 mm6

Member:
lz=le33 = le22 = 6000 mm (unbraced length)
Considered to be a braced frame
φ =0.9

Loadings:
N * = 200 kN
M m * = 1000 kN-m

Section Compactness:
From example SFD – IN-01-1, section is Compact in Compression
From example SFD – IN-01-2, section is Compact in Bending

Section Compression Capacity:

From example SFD – IN-01-1, N s = 6275kN

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Member Compression Capacity:

From example SFD – IN-01-1, N c 22 = 4385 kN

Section Bending Capacity:

From example SFD – IN-01-2,= =
M s 33 M s ,major 837.5 kN-m

Section Interaction: Bending & Compression Capacity:

 N*  200 
M r 33 =1.18M s 33 1 −  =1.18 • 837.5 1 −  ≤ M s 33 =837.5
 φN s   0.9 • 6275 
=
M r 33 953.252 ≤ 837.5

M r 33 = 837.5kN-m

Member Strong-Axis Compression Capacity:

Strong-axis buckling strength needs to be calculated:
Frame is considered a braced frame in both directions, so ke 33 = 1
le 33 6000
= = 43.119
r33 139.15

λ=
le 33 K f fy
=
6000
•
(1 • 250=
) 43.119
n 33
r33 250 139.15 250
2100(λ n 33 − 13.5)
=α a 33 = 19.141
λ n 332 − 15.3λ n 33 + 2050
α b 33 =
0.5 since cross-section is not a UB or UC section

λ 33 = λ n 33 + α a 33α b 33 = 43.119 + 19.141 • 0.5 = 52.690

=
η33 0.00326(λ 33 − 13.5)
= 0.1278 ≥ 0

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 λ 33 
2 2
 52.690 
 90  + 1 + η33   + 1 + 0.1278
=ξ33  =   90 
= 2.145
 λ 33 
2 2
 52.690 
2  2 
 90   90 

   90  2  
α c 33 ξ33 1 −
= 1 −  
   ξ33λ 33   
  

   2 
1 − 90  
α
= 2.145 1 −  =  0.8474
c 33
   2.145 • 50.690  


N c 33 =
α c 33 N s ≤ N s

=
N c 33 0.8474 • 6275
N c 33 = 5318 kN

Member Interaction: In-Plane Bending & Compression Capacity:

M min 0
β=
m = = 0
M max 1000
Since the section is compact,
   1 + β 3   N*   1 + βm 
3
N* 
M i = M s 33  1 −  m
  1 −  + 1.18   1− 
   
   2    φN c 33   2  φN c 33 
   1 + 0 3   200   1+ 0 
3
200 
Mi =837.5  1 −     1 −  + 1.18   1− 
   2    0.9 • 5318   2  0.9 • 5318 
  

M i = 823.11 kN-m

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Member Interaction: Out-of-Plane Bending & Compression Capacity:

1
α bc =
 1 − βm  1 − βm  
3
N * 
 +   0.4 − 0.23 
 2  2   φN c 22  
1
α bc =
 1− 0  1− 0  
3
200  
 +   0.4 − 0.23 
 2  2   0.9 • 4385  
α bc =4.120

π2 EI w π2 • 2 • 106 • 4.59 • 1012

2
lz 60002
N oz = GJ + = 76923.08 • 5.75 • 106 +
I 33 + I 22 ( 4.86 + 2 ) •108
Ag 25100

=
N oz 4.423 • 1011 kN

M b 33o =α m α s M sx w/ an assumed uniform moment such that α m =1.0

M b 33o =1.0 • 0.7954 • 837.5 = 666.145 kN-m

 N *  N* 
M o 33 =
α bc M b 33o 1 −  1 −  ≤ M r 33
 φN c 22   φN oz 
 200  200 
M o 33 =4.12 • 666.145 1 − 1 − 11 
=
2674 ≤ 837.5
 0.9 • 4385  0.9 • 4.423 • 10 
M o 33 = 837.5 kN-m

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