Channel type: S275 BS 14b 152x76x18

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Date: 14-Apr-24
Time: 6:49 PM
Design for 152x76x17.88 kg/m Channel
A) Design Data

Member Mark: L = 5.02 m

Steel Grade: S275 py = 275 MPa Table 3.2
Member Size: 152x76x17.88 kg/m Channel
Sectional properties: B
3
Wt = 17.88 kg/m C = 8 mm Sx = 130 cm
3
D = 152.4 mm N = 76 mm Sy = 41.2 cm
B = 76.2 mm n = 24 mm u = 0.901
t = 6.4 mm Ix = 852 cm 4 x = 14.4
T = 9 mm Iy = 114 cm 4 H = 0.0049 dm 6
d D
d = 105.9 mm rx = 6.11 cm J = 6.05 cm 4
b/T = 8.47 ry = 2.23 cm A = 22.8 cm 2
d/t = 16.5 Zx = 112 cm 3 SVx = 37 cm 3
Zy = 21 cm 3 SVx = 2 cm 3
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Hp/A = 200 m
B) Ultimate Design Load b

Shear Force V = 12.66 kN

Bending Moment (Major Axis) Mx = 27.32 kNm
Bending Moment (Minor Axis) My = 0.00 kNm
Tension Force Ft = 0.00 kN
Compressive Force Fc = 0.00 kN

C) Section Classification
ε = 275 / p y = 1
b/T = 8.47 < 9 ε
d/t = 16.5 < 80 ε
< 70 ε
∴ Section is Class 2 compact Table 7.1
∴ Not required to check for shear buckling Clause 8.4.6

D) Shear Capacity Clause 8.2.1

Shear area Av = tD = 975.36 mm²
p y Av eq. 8.1
Shear capacity Vc = = 154.86 kN
3
> 12.66 kN O.K.
0.6 Vc = 92.92 kN
∴ Low shear condition

E) Moment Capacity Clause 8.2.2

Moment capacity Mcx = py x smaller of ( S ,1.2 x Z) = 35.75 kNm eq. 8.2
> 27.32 kNm O.K.
Mcy = py x smaller of ( S ,1.2 x Z) = 6.93 kNm eq. 8.2
> 0.00 kN O.K.

F) Moment resistance to later-torsional buckling Clause 8.3.5

mLT = 1.00 Table 8.4 a&b
Effective length for lateral-torsional buckling LE = 0.12 L = 0.6 m Clause 8.3.4
λ = LE / r y = 26.91 eq. 8.26
Slenderness factor v = 1 / (1+0.05( λ / x ) 2)0.25 = 0.961 eq. 8.27
βw = 1
Equivalent slenderness λLT = u v λ βw = 23.29 eq. 8.25
Limiting slenderness λL0 = 0.4 π2 E / py = 34.31 eq. A8.10
αLT = 7.0 eq. A8.11
Perry factor ηLT = αLT (λLT - λL0 ) / 1000 = 0.000 eq. A8.5
π2 E
Elastic Critical Bending Stress pE = = 3731.20 MPa eq. A8.3
λ2LT
py + (ηLT + 1)pE
Φ LT = = 2003.10 MPa eq. A8.4
2
pE p y
Bending Buckling Strength pb = = 275.00 MPa eq. A8.2
ΦLT + (Φ2LT - pEpy)
Buckling Resistance Moment Mb = pb x S = 35.75 kNm eq. 8.21
> 27.32 kNm O.K.
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G) Tension Capacity Clause 8.6.1
Effective area Ae = 2280 mm² Clause 9.3.4.4.
Tension capacity Pt = p y Ae = 627.00 kN
> 0.00 kN O.K.

H) Compressive resistance Clause 8.7.5

Effective length LE = 0.12 L = 0.6 m Table 8.6
λ = LE / r y = 26.91
For Rolled channel Buckling curves: c) Table 8.7
α = 5.5
Limiting slenderness λ0 = 0.2 π2 E / py = 17.15 eq. 8.35
Perry factor η = α (λ - λ0 ) / 1000 = 0.054 eq. A8.34
π2 E
Euler Strength pE = = 2794.86 MPa eq. A8.32
λ2
py + (η + 1)pE
Φc = = 1609.88 MPa eq. A8.33
2
pE p y
Compressive Buckling Strength pc = = 259.65 MPa eq. A8.31
Φc + (Φ2c - pEpy)
Compressive capacity Pc = Ag P c = 592.00 kN eq. 8.73
> 0.00 kN O.K.

I) Cross-section capacity (Tension Members under combined axial Force and moments) Clause 8.8
Ft Mx My 0 27 0
+ + = + + = 0.76 eq. 8.77
Pt Mcx Mcy 627 36 7
< 1 O.K.

J) Cross-section capacity (Compression Members under combined axial Force and moments) Clause 8.9.1
Fc Mx My 0 27 0
+ + = + + = 0.76 eq. 8.78
Ag P y Mcx Mcy 627 36 7
< 1 O.K.

K) Cross-section capacity (Member buckling resistance) Clause 8.9.2

Fc mLT Mx MLT My 0 27 0
+ + = + + = 0.76 eq. 8.81
Pcy Mcx Mcy 592 36 7
< 1 O.K.