Example: Buckling resistance of a pinned column with intermediate restraints

CALCULATION SHEET Document Ref: SX002a-EN-EU Sheet 1 of 4

Title Example: Buckling resistance of a pinned column with
intermediate restraints

Eurocode Ref EN 1993-1-1

Made by Matthias Oppe Date June 2005
Checked by Christian Mller Date June 2005

Example: Buckling resistance of a pinned

column with intermediate restraints
This worked example shows the procedure to determine the buckling
resistance of a pinned column with intermediate restraints.

N Ed N Ed

3,50
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10,50

3,50
3,50

[m]

z y
y z

The column is a rolled HE profile which is laterally restrained every

3,5 meters.
NEd = 1000 kN
Class 4 cross-sections are not covered.

Partial factors EN 1993-1-1

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6.1 (1)
M0 = 1,0
M1 = 1,0
Example: Buckling resistance of a pinned column with intermediate restraints

CALCULATION SHEET Document Ref: SX002a-EN-EU Sheet 2 of 4

Title Example: Buckling resistance of a pinned column with
intermediate restraints

Eurocode Ref EN 1993-1-1

Made by Matthias Oppe Date June 2005
Checked by Christian Mller Date June 2005

Basic data
Design a pinned column of a multi-storey building based on the following
data:

Column length : 10,50 m

Intermediate restraints (about y-y axis) every 3,50 m
Steel grade : S235
Section classification: Class 1

z
HE 260 A Steel grade S235 tf Euronorm
19-57
Depth h = 250 mm
tw
Width b = 260 mm
y y
Web thickness tw = 7,5 mm h
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Flange thickness tf = 12,5 mm

Fillet r = 24 mm
z
b

Section area A = 86,8 cm2

Second moment of area /yy Iy = 10450 cm4
Second moment of area /zz Iz = 3668 cm4

Yield strength
Steel grade S235 EN 1993-1-1
The maximum thickness is 12,5 mm < 40 mm, so : fy = 235 N/mm 2 Table 3.1

Note : The National Annex may impose either the values of fy from the
Table 3.1 or the values from the product standard.
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Example: Buckling resistance of a pinned column with intermediate restraints

CALCULATION SHEET Document Ref: SX002a-EN-EU Sheet 3 of 4

Title Example: Buckling resistance of a pinned column with
intermediate restraints

Eurocode Ref EN 1993-1-1

Made by Matthias Oppe Date June 2005
Checked by Christian Mller Date June 2005

Design buckling resistance of a compression member

To determine the design column buckling resistance Nb,Rd, the reduction
factor for the relevant buckling curve must be defined. This factor is
determined by calculation of the non-dimensional slenderness based on the
elastic critical force for the relevant buckling mode and the cross sectional
resistance to normal forces.

Elastic critical force for the relevant buckling mode Ncr

The critical force may be calculated from the following expression :
2 EI y 2 21000 10450
N cr, y = 2
= = 1964 ,5 kN
Lcr, y 1050 2

2 EI z 2 21000 3668
N cr,z = 2
= = 6206,0 kN
Lcr,z 350 2
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E is the Youngs modulus : E = 210000 N/mm2

L is the buckling length in the buckling plane considered: Lcr,y = 10,50 m
Lcr,z = 3,50 m

Non-dimensional slenderness
The non-dimensional slenderness is given by :
A fy 86 ,8 23,5 EN 1993-1-1
y = = = 1,019 6.3.1.2 (1)
N cr, y 1965

A fy 86,8 23,5
z = = = 0,573
N cr,z 6206
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Example: Buckling resistance of a pinned column with intermediate restraints

CALCULATION SHEET Document Ref: SX002a-EN-EU Sheet 4 of 4

Title Example: Buckling resistance of a pinned column with
intermediate restraints

Eurocode Ref EN 1993-1-1

Made by Matthias Oppe Date June 2005
Checked by Christian Mller Date June 2005

Reduction factor
For axial compression in members the value of for the appropriate non-
dimensional slenderness should be determined from the relevant buckling
curve according to:
1
= but 1,0 EN 1993-1-1
2
+ 2 - 6.3.1.2 (1)

[ (
where : LT = 0.5 1 + - 0,2 + ) 2
]
is an imperfection factor.

For h/b = 250/260 = 0,96 < 1,2 and tf = 12,5 < 100 mm EN 1993-1-1
- buckling about axis y-y: Table 6.1
Table 6.2
Buckling curve b, imperfection factor = 0,34
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[
y = 0,5 1 + 0,34 (1,019 - 0,2) + 1,019 2 ] = 1,158

1
y = = 0,585
1,158 + 1,158 2 - 1,019 2
- buckling about axis z-z:
Buckling curve c, imperfection factor = 0,49

[
z = 0 ,5 1 + 0,49 (0,573 - 0,2 ) + 0,5732 ] = 0 ,756

1
z = = 0,801
0,756 + 0,756 2 - 0,573 2

= min (y; z )
= 0,585 < 1,0

Design buckling resistance of a compression member EN 1993-1-1

6.3.1.1
A fy 86,8 23,5
N b,Rd = = 0,585 = 1193 kN
M1 1,0
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N Ed 1000
= = 0,84 < 1,0 OK
N b,Rd 1193
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