Calculation of the Effective Cross-Sectional Properties of a Load-Bearing Member from a Cold-Formed Hat Channel under Axial Compression
Task: Verify the correctness of the calculation of the effective cross-sectional properties for load-bearing members from cold-formed profiles under axial compression.
Source: [1] Worked examples according to EN 1993-1-3, Eurocode 3, Part 1-3 // ECCS TC7 TWG 7.5 Practical Improvement of Design Procedure. – 1st Ed., ECCS CECM, EKS, 2008. – 235 p.
Compliance with the codes: EN 1993-1-3.
Initial data file:
Task 2.2.sav; report – Report 2.2.doc
Program version: MAGNUM 23.1.1.3, 07.02.2024
Initial data:
| fy = 355 N/mm2 | Yield strength |
| h = 180 mm | Section height (along the outer edge) |
| b = 175 mm | Flange width (along the outer edge) |
| c = 95 mm | Flange bend length (along the outer edge) |
| t = 3 mm | Profile thickness (minus the coating thickness) |
| r = 3.5 mm | Fillet radius (inner) |
Results in MAGNUM:
Steel: S355
Section
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h = 175 mm |
Comparison of solutions
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Geometric property |
[1], p. 175 |
MAGNUM, EN1993-1-1 |
% |
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Gross cross-sectional area, mm2 |
1188.26 |
1229,7 |
3.37 |