The following criteria must be satisfied:

0.611

0.750

0.699

The worst case design force occurs at node N1, for load combination 1.5SW+1.5DL1+1.5LL1.
Design strength (IS 800-2007 Clause 9.3.1)
Class: Section class, depending on its deformation capacity and development of plastic resistance of the flat
elements of a section submitted to simple bending.
N: Required compressive strength.

Class :
N :

4
631.85

kN

Nd: Design compressive strength.

Nd :

eNy: Displacement in the y axis of the centre of gravity of the effective section with respect to the position of the
centre of gravity of the gross section, obtaining the effective section when it subjected to compression.

1450.00 kN

eNy :

0.00

mm

eNz: Displacement in the z axis of the centre of gravity of the effective section with respect to the position of the
centre of gravity of the gross section, obtaining the effective section when it subjected to compression.

eNz :

0.00

mm

My: Factored design moment about the y-axis due to external actions.

My :

0.22

kNm

Mz: Factored design moment about the z-axis due to external actions.

Mz :

32.53

kNm

Mdy: Design bending strength about the y-axis of the section.

Mdy :

15.72

kNm

Mdz: Design bending strength about the z-axis of the section.

Mdz :

202.00

kNm

P :

631.85

kN

Overall member strength (IS 800-2007 Clause 9.3.2)

P: Required compressive strength.
Py: Design buckling compressive strength about the y-axis.

Py :

Pz: Design buckling compressive strength about the z-axis.

Pz :

1106.82 kN
1231.62 kN

My: Factored design moment about the y-axis due to external actions.

My :

0.22

kNm

Mz: Factored design moment about the z-axis due to external actions.

Mz :

32.53

kNm

eNy: Displacement in the y axis of the centre of gravity of the effective section with respect to the position of the
centre of gravity of the gross section, obtaining the effective section when it subjected to compression.

eNy :

0.00

mm

eNz: Displacement in the z axis of the centre of gravity of the effective section with respect to the position of the
centre of gravity of the gross section, obtaining the effective section when it subjected to compression.

eNz :

0.00

mm

Mdy: Design bending strength about the y-axis of the section.

Mdy :

15.72

kNm

Mdz: Design bending strength about the z-axis of the section.

Mdz :

202.00

Cmy: Equivalent uniform moment factor.

Cmy :

1.00

Cmz: Equivalent uniform moment factor.

Cmz :

1.00

Ky :

1.25

y :

0.64

ny :

0.57

Kz :

1.15

z :

0.49

nz :

0.51

KLT :

1.00

Ky: Factor which takes into account the non-dimensional slenderness about the y-axis.

K y 1 y 0.2 ny 1 0.8 ny
Where:
y: Non-dimensional slenderness for flexural buckling.
ny: Ratio of actual applied axial force to the design axial strength for buckling about the y-axis.
Kz: Factor which takes into account the non-dimensional slenderness about the z-axis.

K z 1 z 0.2 nz 1 0.8 nz
Where:
z: Non-dimensional slenderness for flexural buckling.
nz: Ratio of actual applied axial force to the design axial strength for buckling about the z-axis.
KLT: Factor which takes into account the course of bending moments and the non-dimensional slenderness.
KLT is taken as unity, as the lateral torsional buckling length is null.

kNm