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Location Example 14, 'Steelwork Design Guide'

Design of Axially Loaded Section
A

formed from single angle

In accordance with BS5950-1:2000
T

Loads are factored.

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B
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Factored axial compressive load
Factored axial tensile load
Length

Fc=69 kN
Ft=64 kN
L=1290 mm

Section properties
Section size
Leg length
Leg length
Thickness
Area of section
Strength of steel

60 x 60 x 6 Equal Angle
A=60 mm
B=60 mm
T=6 mm
Ag=6.95 cm 2
Clause 3.1.1

For steel grade S 275 and material thickness 6 mm

Design strength
py=275 N/mm 2
Young's Modulus
E=205 kN/mm 2
Connection details
End connection is made by two (or more) bolts or equivalent welding
Section classification
Constant (Table 11 Note b)
e=(275/py)^0.5=1
Outstand
b=B=60 mm
Ratio
b'T=b/T=10
Ratio
d't=A/T=10
Critical buckling ratio
ratio=d't=10
For sections subject axial compression
Semi-compact limiting value
b'Tlim=15*e=15
Critical buckling ratio does not exceed limiting value of 15e
for Class 3 semi-compact section.
Semi-compact limiting value
d'tlim=15*e=15
Critical buckling ratio does not exceed limiting value of 15e
for Class 3 semi-compact section.
Ratio
db't=(A+B)/T=20
Semi-compact limiting value
db'tl=24*e=24
b+d/t ratio within semi-compact limiting value of 24e.

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Clause 4.7.10.2

Distance between restraints about axis parallel to

connected leg
about axis perp. to
connected leg
about v-v axis
Radius of gyration
Radius of gyration
Radius of gyration

v-v axis
a-a axis
b-b axis

La=1290 mm
Lb=1290 mm
Lv=1290 mm
rv=SQR(Iv/Ag)=1.1777 cm
ra=SQR(Ix/Ag)=1.8271 cm
rb=SQR(Iy/Ag)=1.8271 cm

From clause 4.7.10.2(a) as the end connection is made by

two or more bolts or equivalent weld
fac=0.85
slenderness factor
lam'va=(fac*Lv)/(rv*10)=93.103
slenderness factor
lam'vb=(0.7*Lv)/(rv*10)+15=91.673
Slenderness ratio
v-v axis
lam'v=lam'va=93.103
slenderness factor
slenderness factor
Slenderness ratio

a-a axis

lam'aa=(1.0*La)/(ra*10)=70.605
lam'ab=(0.7*La)/(ra*10)+30=79.424
lam'a=lam'ab=79.424

slenderness factor
lam'ba=(fac*Lb)/(rb*10)=60.015
slenderness factor
lam'bb=(0.7*Lb)/(rb*10)+30=79.424
Slenderness ratio
b-b axis
lam'b=lam'bb=79.424
Slenderness ratio is the max. of lam'v, lam'a, lam'b
Maximum Slenderness ratio is 93.103
Compressive strength: Perry strut formula from Appendix C
Limiting slenderness
Robertson constant
Perry factor
Euler strength
Factor
Compressive strength

lamb0=0.2*(PI^2*E*1000/py)^0.5=17.155
a=5.5 for table 27(c)
eta=0.001*a*(lam'm-lamb0)=0.41771
pe=PI^2*E*1000/lam'm^2=233.41 N/mm 2
phi=(py+(eta+1)*pe)/2=302.96 N/mm 2
pc=pe*py/(phi+(phi^2-pe*py)^0.5)
=136.84 N/mm 2
Connection to other members is by welding, hence
Compressive resistance
Pc=Ag*pc/10=95.106 kN
Since Fc <= Pc ( 69 kN <=95.106 kN ) axial compressive
load does not exceed compressive resistance.
Section is suitable in compression.

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Tensile resistance
Connection is made by welding
Net sectional area connected
a1=A*T=360 mm 2
Net sectional area unconnected
a2=Ag*100-a1=335 mm 2
Tensile capacity
Pt=(Ag*100-0.3*a2)*py/10^3=163.49 kN.
Since Ft <= Pt ( 64 kN <=163.49 kN ) axial tensile
load does not exceed tensile resistance.
Section is suitable in tension.
EQUAL ANGLE
SECTION
SUMMARY

60 x 60 x 6 Grade S 275
Section is satisfactory for axial
load.
Welding equivalent to at least two
bolts at each end.
Compressive load
69 kN
Compressive resistance
95.106 kN
Tensile load
64 kN
Tensile capacity
163.49 kN
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