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<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

662 Worked example<br />

The<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> Construction<br />

Institute<br />

Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7QN<br />

Problem<br />

r— 400<br />

Subject Chapter ref.<br />

DESIGN OF COMPOSITE<br />

COLUMN<br />

Design code<br />

Made by RML Sheet no.<br />

EUROCODE 4<br />

(1990 DRAFT)<br />

Checked byGWO<br />

Determine the envelope of design resistance to axial load, major<br />

axis moment and minor axis moment of the composite column<br />

shown below. Its effective length is 4 m.<br />

Column size 400 mm square<br />

<strong>Steel</strong> section 254 ¥ 254 ¥ 89 kg/m UC<br />

Grade S355 steel p y = 355 N/mm 2<br />

Concrete grade fcu = 30 N/mm 2 (normal weight)<br />

Reinforcement 4 No. T12 bars<br />

f y = 460 N/mm 2<br />

y<br />

.r:"<br />

•1 17777 /7/771 b:.LLIi<br />

L.<br />

400<br />

Cross-section through column<br />

y<br />

30<br />

Note: EC3 does not limit the design strength for steel for t £ 40 mm.<br />

22<br />

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