Example Assignment 1
Example Assignment 1
Rémi Dhédin
03 October 2020
Assignment 1, K7015B Continuous steel girder
Problem
The assignment aim is to design a steel girder as follow:
Design will be made following EN1993 recommendations linked to the Swedish national annex (EKS
10).
The different step in the design are following:
• Design internal load calculations
• Design for bedding
• Lateral torsion buckling verifications
• Design for shear
• Interaction bending/shear
• End post design
Figure 2 : Equivalent model in plastic hinge theory for span 1-2 (drawing: Ove Lagerqvist)
𝑞d .𝑙2
Thus, the plastic moment for span 1-2 is: 𝑀𝑝𝑙 = = 5341,9 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
11,7
Where 𝑤 is 𝑤𝑝𝑙 (class 1 and 2), 𝑤𝑒𝑙,𝑚𝑖𝑛 (class 3) or 𝑤𝑒𝑓𝑓,𝑚𝑖𝑛 (class 4).
For this part, 𝑤 is calculate with Z4 software developed by the French CTICM
(https://www.cticm.com/logiciel/z4/). Different sections were investigated to find a solution up and close
to 7812,5 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚.
A cross-section following this recommendation was found as:
ℎ = 2000 𝑚𝑚, 𝑡𝑓 = 25 𝑚𝑚, 𝑡𝑤 = 10 𝑚𝑚 , 𝑏1 = 𝑏2 = 400 𝑚𝑚
That section is class 4 (web class 4 and flange class 3) and 𝑀𝑐,𝑟𝑑 = 8018 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
Because of symmetrical cross-section, 𝑀𝑐,𝑟𝑑 is the same for positive and negative moment.
Calcul is made for the span 1-2 (with a continuous moment of 𝑀 = −7812,5 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚 on the right end).
That lead to a critical moment 𝑀𝑐𝑟 = 1163 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
Because of a I-welded section with ℎ/𝑏 = 2000/400 = 5 > 2 (buckling curve d), the coefficient 𝛼 =
0,76 . After finding 𝜆 and 𝛷, it’s finding:
𝜒 = 0,11 ⇒ 𝑀𝑏,𝑟𝑑 = 0,11 × 8018 = 896 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚
So the girder is really influented by lateral torsion buckling (reduction of 91%). In order to solve that,
it will be considered in this assignment that transversal panel will be add on the top of girders to avoid
lateral torsion buckling. And so in this case, there is no reduction for Lateral Torsion Buckling.
𝑏𝑓 𝑡𝑓2 𝑓𝑦𝑓 2
𝑀 400.252 .355.10−6 7812,5 2
And 𝑉𝑏𝑓,𝑟𝑑,2 = 𝑐
(1 − (𝑀 𝐸𝑑 ) ) = 0,26
(1 − ( 8018
) ) = 17,2 𝑘𝑁
𝑏,𝑟𝑑
So, 𝑉𝑏𝑓,𝑟𝑑,2 = 1326 𝑘𝑁 < 𝑉𝐸𝑑,2 . The cross section needs to be design anew.
• With 𝑡𝑤 = 14 𝑚𝑚 :
𝑀𝑐,𝑟𝑑 = 9142,0 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚 and 𝜒𝑤 = 0,509 ⇒ 𝑉𝑏𝑤,𝑟𝑑,2 = 2374 𝑘𝑁
• With 𝑡𝑤 = 13 𝑚𝑚 :
𝑀𝑐,𝑟𝑑 = 8832,4 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚 and 𝜒𝑤 = 0,482 ⇒ 𝑉𝑏𝑤,𝑟𝑑,2 = 2086 𝑘𝑁
• With 𝑡𝑤 = 12 𝑚𝑚 :
𝑀𝑐,𝑟𝑑 = 8541,3 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚 and 𝜒𝑤 = 0,453 ⇒ 𝑉𝑏𝑤,𝑟𝑑,2 = 1867 𝑘𝑁
So 𝑡𝑤 = 12 𝑚𝑚 seems to be good.
• Increasing 𝑡𝑤 = 13 𝑚𝑚 :
𝜌 = 0,20 ⇒ 𝑀𝑐,𝑟𝑑 = 7074 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚 < 𝑀𝐸𝑑,2
So finally, 𝑡𝑤 = 14 𝑚𝑚.
Because of possible buckling around strong axis (𝑥⃗) due to compression, the reduction factor 𝜒 is given
by §6.3.2 EN 1993-1-1. The girder depth is used as buckling length (𝐿𝑐𝑟 = 2000 𝑚𝑚). As described in
§9.4 (2) EN 1993-1-5, the curve c must be used (𝛼 = 0,49). The stiffeners cross-sections highs are: ℎ𝑠 =
𝑏𝑤 = 400 𝑚𝑚 for support 1 and support 2, so:
ℎ𝑠 𝐿 3000
𝑖= = 115,5 𝑚𝑚 ⇒ 𝜆̅ = 𝑖.93,9𝜀
𝑐𝑟
= 115,5×93,9×0,81 = 0,34 ⇒ 𝛷 = 0,59 ⇒ 𝜒 = 0,93.
√12
𝑁 𝜒.𝐴.𝑓𝑦
Then, the stiffeners should verify 𝑁 𝐸𝑑 ≤ 1 with 𝑁𝑏,𝑅𝑑 = 𝛾𝑀1
= 𝜒. ℎ𝑠 . 𝑡𝑠 . 𝑓𝑦 (Equation (6.46) and (6.47)
𝑏,𝑅𝑑
in EN 1993-1-1).
Finally:
𝑁𝐸𝑑
𝑡𝑠 ≥
𝜒. ℎ𝑠 . 𝑓𝑦
With 𝑁𝐸𝑑 = 𝑉𝐸𝑑,𝑖 for support 𝑖;
For support 1: 𝑡𝑠 ≥ 7,1 𝑚𝑚 ⇒ 𝑡𝑠 = 8 𝑚𝑚
For support 2: 𝑡𝑠 ≥ 11,8 𝑚𝑚 ⇒ 𝑡𝑠 = 12 𝑚𝑚
Conclusion
So, to support the load described in Figure 1, the girder must have these dimensions:
ℎ = 2000 𝑚𝑚, 𝑡𝑓 = 25 𝑚𝑚, 𝑡𝑤 = 14 𝑚𝑚 , 𝑏1 = 𝑏2 = 400 𝑚𝑚, a=5mm
The girder must be braced for lateral torsion buckling adding a panel at the top or adding smaller lateral
girders between a set of smaller girders, depending on the real design situation.
Non-rigid end post of 8 mm thick must be added near support 1 and 3 and 12 mm near support 2 and as
wide as the girder (193 mm on both side).
That may be resume in this figure: