TALAT Lecture 2301: Design of Members Example 3.1 Deflection of Class 4 Cross Section
TALAT Lecture 2301: Design of Members Example 3.1 Deflection of Class 4 Cross Section
TALAT Lecture 2301: Design of Members Example 3.1 Deflection of Class 4 Cross Section
Design of Members
Local Buckling
5 pages
Advanced Level
Distributed loads
Characteristic values
2.0 . kN . m
1
Permanent load q p.roof
4.0 . kN . m
1
Snow load q k.roof
References
[1] ENV 1999-1-1. Eurocode 9 - Design of aluminium structures - Part 1-1: General rules. 1997
[2] ENV 1991-1. Eurocode 1 - Basis of design and actions on structures -
Part 1: Basis of design. 1994
Comment: To calculate the deflections a fictitious second moment of area I fic according to [1] 4.2.4 is used.
The second moment of area of the effective cross section in the ultimate limit state I eff with allowance for local
buckling is then needed.
σ gr
[1] (4.2) I fic I gr . I I eff
gr
fo
Classification of the total cross-section: class if class f > class w , class f , class w class = 4
Bending stiffness
[1] 5.6.2 Elastic modulus of gross cross sectionWel:
2 .b .t f 2 .t f .t w A gr = 3.85 . 10 mm
3 2
A gr h
1. . 3
tw . h 2 .t f I gr = 7.857 . 10 mm
3 7 4
I gr bh b
12
I gr . 2
W el = 4.49 . 10 mm
5 3
W el
h
t f = 10 mm t f.ef = 10 mm
bw
As tf.ef = tf then bc b c = 165 mm
2
t w = 5 mm t w.ef = 4 mm
A eff = 3.688 . 10 mm
3 2
[1] 4.2.4 (2) Allowing for a reduced stress level,Ific may be used constant along the beam.
[2] 9.5.2 b) Frequent load combination, serviceability limit state, snow load
σ gr
[1] (4.2) I fic I gr . I I eff I fic = 7.834 . 10 mm
7 4
gr
fo
5 . q p.roof . L
4
q p.roof = 2 kN . m
1
δ 1 δ 1= 12.8 mm
384 . E . I fic
5 . q k.roof . L
4
δ 2 ψ 11 . q k.roof = 4 kN . m
1
δ 2= 5.1 mm
384 . E . I fic
No pre-camber δ 0 0 . mm
L
[1] 4.2.3 δ limit for beams carrying plaster or other brittle finish δ limit = 20 mm
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