In general, Eq. 6.31 provides the following design criterion for cross‑sections of Class 1 to Class 2:
MEd < MN,Rd
The calculation of MN,Rd is specified in Ch. 6.2.9.1 (Eq. 6.32 to Eq. 6.40) for the following cross‑sections:
- Solid sections (rectangular)
- I- and H-sections (doubly symmetrical)
- Hollow sections (circular and rectangular)
For doubly symmetrical I- and H-sections subjected to bending about the major axis, Eq. 6.36 applies:
Thus, two initial values are included in the calculation:
The standard sets a limit for α at 0.5, and the lowest value of rolled cross‑sections is about 0.2. A graphical evaluation of the interaction according to EN 1993‑1‑1 [1] and DIN 18800 shows almost the same results for the small α.
The efficiency of the plastic design of cross-sections depends mainly on the cross-section parameter α. The evaluation of the current cross-section series gives the following distribution.
This situation can be explained on a simple example. as you can see, a significantly higher load (pure cross-section design without stability analysis) can be reached when using the cross-section IPE 200 according to EN 1993-1-1 than according to DIN 18800.
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