* short term values - for long term multiply by 0.

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Structures Data Sheet ** typical failure values

Typical Value Aluminium Brick Concrete Concrete Granite Limestone Spruce Steel Steel
Alloy (good (normal) (prestessed) (along (mild) (high yield)
2 quality) grain)
E kN/mm 70 15 30* 60* 45 45 15 205 205
2
G kN/mm 27 6 12.5* 25* - - - 80 80
0.3 0.25 0.2 0.2 - - - 0.3 0.3
per C 22E-6 - 11E-6 11E-6 - - - 11E-6 11E-6
3
kg/m 2700 1900 2400 2400 2900 2300 500 7700 7700
2
N/mm 450 6 3 6 40 5 120 450 600
2
N/mm 450 60 30 60 200 40 30 450 600

Stiffness Coefficients Deflection Max Max

Coefficients Slope Deflection

6EI 6EI M 2
Unit rotation ML ML
L2 L2
EI 2EI
L
4EI 2EI
L L M M 2
ML ML
12EI
2EI 8EI
L
L3 12EI
L3 W 2 3
6EI Unit sway WL WL
L2 6EI 2EI 3EI
L2 L

3EI 3EI W (total) 2 3

L2 L2 WL WL
6EI 8EI
pin L
3EI Unit rotation Half Unit rotation
W 2 3
L WL WL
3EI 16EI 48EI
3EI L/2 L/2
L3
L3
W (total) 2 3
Unit sway WL 5WL
3EI pin
L2 24EI 384EI
L

Fixing Left-Hand Right-Hand

Volume Integrals +
Moments Moment Moment
W
a a a b WL WL
-
L L L L/2 L/2
8 8
W 2 2
c Lac Lc(a + b) ab W a bW
Lac 2 - 2
L 2 2 L L
a b

W (total)
c Lac Lac Lc(2a + b) WL WL
-
L 2 3 6
L
12 12

W (total)
c Lac Lac Lc(a + 2b) WL WL
2 6 6 10 - 15
L L

W 2 2
c d La(c + d) La(2c + d) La(2c+d) Lb(c+2d) Wb(L - b )
+ 2 0
L 2 6 6 6 2L
a b

W (total)
e La(c + 4d + e) La(c + 2d) La(c+2d) Lb(2d+e) WL
c d
+ 0
L/2 L/2
6 6 6 6 8
L
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