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This material is copyright - all rights reserved. Reproduced under licence from The <strong>Steel</strong> Construction Institute on 12/2/2007<br />

To buy a hardcopy version of this document call 01344 872775 or go to http://shop.steelbiz.<strong>org</strong>/<br />

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

762 Design of connections<br />

tw is the thickness of the column or beam web<br />

py is the design strength of the steel in the column or beam<br />

26.3.2.2 Compression zone<br />

The checks in the compression zone are similar to those traditionally adopted for<br />

web bearing and buckling and include the following:<br />

• Column web in bearing<br />

• Column web buckling<br />

• Beam flange in compression<br />

Column web in compression<br />

In many designs it is common for the column web to be loaded to such an extent<br />

that it governs the design of the connection. However, this can be avoided either by<br />

choosing a heavier column or by strengthening the web with one of the compression<br />

stiffeners shown in section 26.3.2.4.<br />

The resistance of an unstiffened column web subject to compressive forces, Pc,is<br />

given by the smaller of the expressions for column web bearing and column web<br />

buckling.<br />

Column web bearing<br />

The resistance of the column web to bearing is based on an area of web calculated<br />

by assuming the compression force from the beam’s flange is dispersed over a length<br />

shown in Fig. 26.29. From this the resistance of the column web to crushing is given<br />

by the following expression:<br />

P = ( b + nk)¥ t ¥ p<br />

bw 1<br />

c yw<br />

where b1 is the stiff bearing length based on a 45° dispersion through the end-plate<br />

from the edge of the welds<br />

n except at the end of a member n = 5<br />

k is obtained as follows:<br />

– for a rolled I- or H-section k = Tc + r<br />

– for a welded I- or H-section k = Tc<br />

Tc is the column flange thickness<br />

r is the root radius<br />

tc is the thickness of the column web<br />

pyw is the design strength of the column web

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