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Axial force resistance

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Example 5.1. Axial force resistance of member with square hollow

section
Dimensions and material properties
b := 70 mm

MPa 10 Pa

kN 1000 newton

Thickness

t := 1.9 mm

6063-T66, t < 10

fo := 200 MPa

Column length

L := 1000 mm

E := 70000 MPa

M1 := 1.1

Slenderness parameter
b f := b 2 t

Element classification
:=

Table 6.2

250 MPa

= 1.118

fo

1 := 11

1 = 12.3

2 := 16

2 = 17.9

3 := 22

3 = 24.6

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class := if > 1 , if > 2 , if > 3 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1

6.1.5

Local buckling

6.1.5.(2)

c := if

class = 4

22 , 1.0 , 32 220
2

BC := "A"

teff := if class 4 , t c , t

teff = 1.52 mm

Aeff := 4 ( b t) teff
I :=

12

( b 2 t)

Aeff = 414.2 mm

I = 4.004 10 mm

12

r :=

c = 0.8

6.1.4.4

= 34.8

:=

b f = 66.2 mm

bf

6.1.4.3

Cross section width

According to 6.3.1.2 (1)

Aeff fo

r = 31.1 mm

Aeff

Ncr

Substitute
5.8.4

Flexural buckling

Ncr =

Table 6.8

k := 1

l := k L

Table 6.6

:= 0.2 o := 0.1

See to the
right

:=

(6.50)

:= 0.5 1 + ( o) +

l 1

r

:= 1

fo
2

= 0.694

= 0.891

r=

I
Aeff

Result

= 0.547

E I

l 1

:=
+

fo

=
E
r
2

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Axial force resistance allowing for local and flexural buckling

(6.49)

T Hglund

Nb.Rd :=

fo

M1

Aeff

Nb.Rd = 67.1 kN

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2007-09-10