Wong & Cheng Consulting Engineers Ltd. Job No. Sheeet No.

Rev
Calculation Sheet

Member Location
Truss
Job Title Drg. Ref.
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Made By Date Chd.
Excavation and Lateral Supoort 2-Mar-18

Strut UC 305x305x118 HKSC:2011 APPROACH 96 101

Load Case 1
Member Forces F c Axial Compression = 1000 kN 1. Shear Capacity 0.834 O.K.
F t Axial Tension = 0 kN 3. Bending Capacity 0.268 O.K.
2 2
V Shear Force = V x + V y = 500 kN 3. LTB - O.K.
M x Major Bending = 100 kNm 4.Compression Capacity 0.317 O.K.
M y Minor Bending = 0 kNm 6.Tensile Capacity 0.000 O.K.
6. Combined Axial & Bending 0.522 O.K.
Section Properties
Note: This Spreadsheet is Applicable to Hot-Rolled I- and H-section (Equal flanges) and Channel only.
Spreadsheet is Not for Designing Slender Sections.

Dimensions mm Length mm
Depth, D 314.5 L = 4000
Width, B 307.4 Lex = 1.0 L 4000
Flange Thk, T 18.7 Ley = 1.0 L 4000
Web Thk, t 12.0
depth, d 247.2 d/t = 20.6
width, b 153.7 b/T = 8.22

Steel Grade 2 Radius of Gyration ; Cl. 3.1.2 Table 3.2

2
py = 265 N/mm rx = 136 mm
2
pyw = 275 N/mm 355 ry = 77.7 mm
1/2
=(275/py) = 1.02 web = 1.00
E= 205000 N/mm2
Area Ag = 15000 mm2

Second Moment of Area

Ix = 2.767E+08 mm4
Iy = 9.059E+07 mm4

Section Modulus
3 3
Elastic: Zx = 1.760E+06 mm Plastic: Sx = 1.958E+06 mm
3 3
Zy = 5.890E+05 mm Sy = 8.950E+05 mm

Limiting Width-to-Thickness Ratios ; Cl. Table 7.1 and 7.2

Compression Element Limiting Value Ratio Classification

Design Type 1 Class 1 Class 3
Class 2 Compact
Plastic Semi-Compact
Flange Compression due to Bending 28e 32e 40e b/T Plastic
28.52 32.60 40.75 8.22
Web Neutral Axis at Mid-Depth 80e 100e 120e d/t Plastic
80.00 100.00 120.00 20.60
Web Generally (>= 40 = 40 ) 80e/ (1+r1) 100e / (1+1.5r1) 120e/ (1+2r2) d/t Plastic
40.00 40.00 80.82 20.60

Stress Ratios for Classification

r1 = Fc / d t pyw ; -1 < r1 <= 1 r2 = Fc / Agpyw ; Cl. 7.3 (a) & (c)
= 1.23 = 0.24
∴ = 1.00

Shear Capacity
Vc = P A / 3 1 1.00 ; Cl. 8.2.1
y v
Av = tD
= 3774 mm2

∴ Vc = 599 kN High Shear Condition > V, OK

Moment Capacity
; Cl. 7.5.2
  β 3w    β3f    β 3f  
  − 1    − 1     − 1 
 ≤ Z + (S − Z )  b / T   B / T 
S x,eff = Z + (S − Z )  d / t 
x 
 S y,eff = Z + (S y − Z y )  

 β    y
  β 3 f  − 1 
x x x x x

  3 w  − 1    β 3 f 
 −1
 β2f     β2f  
  β 2 w        

= 2039304 mm3 ≤ 4894058 mm3 ≤ = 5432545 mm3 ≤

3
= 2039304 mm

2
 2V 
Sv = 197821 mm3 ρ =  − 1 = 2.79
 Vc 

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 Mc = py x (S - p.Sv) <= 1.2.py(Z - p.Sv / 1.5) ≤ 1.2.py.Zx / 1000 = 560 kNm ; Cl. 8.2.2
≤ 1.2.py.Zy / 1000 = 187 kNm
Mcx = py x (Sx - p.Sv) = 373 kNm ∴ Mcx = 373 kNm > Mx, OK
∴
Mcy = py x (Sy - p.Sv) = 91 kNm Mcy = 91 kNm > My, OK

Moment Capacity to Lateral Torsional Buckling

M ≥ mLT Mx
b
; Cl. 8.3.5.2
mLT = 1.0 ; Table 8.4a
Mb = pb Sx ;(8.20 - 8.24)

λLT = uvλ β w ; Cl. 8.3.5.3

1
u = 0.9 1.00
λ = LE / ry = Ley / ry = 51.48 1
x= D/T= 16.82
1
v = = 0.91
(1 + 0 . 05 (λ / x ) )
2 0 . 25

β w = 1.0 (Plastic & Compact Sections)

∴ λLT = 42.09
∴ pb = 249 N/mm2 1 ; 8.3.5.2 App. 8.1
Pcy ≥ Ag p c
∴ Mb = 488 kNm > mLT Mx, OK

Compression Resistance 2.00

Lex = L = 4000 mm rx = 136 mm λx = Lex/rx = 29.4 2.00
Ley = L = 4000 mm ry = 77.7 mm λy = Ley/ry = 51.5 2.00

pcx = 253 N/mm2 Pcx = pcx . A = 3797 kN ; Cl. 8.7.5

pcy = 211 N/mm2 Pcy = pcy . A = 3159 kN ; Table 8.7, App. 8.4

∴ Pc = 3159 kN > Fc, OK

Compression Members under Combined Axial Force and Moments

Cross-section Capacity
Fc / Ag Py + Mx / Mcx + My / Mcy ≤1 ; Cl. 8.9.1
= 0.25 + 0.268 + 0.000
= 0.52
< 1.00 < 1, OK

Member Buckling Resistance

my = 1.0 ; Table 8.9

Mcy = py Zy ; Cl. 8.9.2
= 156.09 kNm

Fc / Pcy + mLT Mx / Mb + my My / Mcy ≤1 ; Cl. 8.9.2

= 0.32 + 0.21 + 0.00
= 0.52
< 1.00 < 1, OK

Tension Resistance
Ke = 1.0
Ae = Ke a n ≤ ag Hole Area = mm2
2
= 15000 mm

2
∴ Pt = py . Ae a1 = 2966 mm
2
= 3975 kN a2 = 12034 mm > Ft, OK

Tension Members under Combined Axial Force and Moments

Fc / Pt + Mx / Mcx + My / Mcy ≤1 ; Cl. 8.8

= 0.00 + 0.268 + 0.000
= 0.27
< 1.00 < 1, OK

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