Calculation of the Gross Cross-Sectional Properties of a Load-Bearing Member from a С-shaped Cold-Formed Profile
Task: Verify the correctness of the calculation of the gross cross-sectional properties for load-bearing members from cold-formed profiles.
Source: [2] Leroy Gardner and David A. Nethercot. Designer’s guide to EuroCode 3: Design of steel buildings EN 1993-1-1, -1-3 and -1-8. Second edition. ISBN 978-0-7277-4172-1. doi: 10.1680/dsb.41721.001
Compliance with the codes: EN 1993-1-3.
Initial data file:
Task 1.2.sav; report – Report 1.2.doc
Program version: MAGNUM 23.1.1.3, 07.02.2024
Initial data:
| h = 200 mm | Section height (along the outer edge) |
| b = 65 mm | Flange width (along the outer edge) |
| c = 15 mm | Flange bend length (along the outer edge) |
| t = 1.56 mm | Profile thickness (minus the coating thickness) |
| r = 1.2 mm | Fillet radius (inner) |
Results in MAGNUM:
Section
|
h = 200 mm |
|
Comparison of solutions
|
Geometric property |
[2], p. 139 |
MAGNUM, EN1993-1-1 |
% |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross cross-sectional area, mm2, мм2 |
551.6 |
546.6 |
0,9 |
Comments
The calculation of the gross cross-sectional properties in MAGNUM is performed accurately, taking into account the fillets, due to which the calculation results correspond to the exact analytical solution.