Eurocode 2nd Order Analysis
Eurocode 2nd Order Analysis
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I'm an engineer in the States that is most familiar with the 2nd order analysis procedures outlined in AISC. I'm now working on a project in Europe, however, so I will be designing a building per EN 1993-1-1:2005. In the Eurocode, I'm having some difficulty finding concise information on the 2nd order procedures available. So, a few questions of mine are as follows:
Column Design (Sway Condition) -
It looks like the provisions of section 5.3.2 Imperfections for global analysis of frames is similar to the Direct Analysis Method. Is this method more preferable in a finite element analysis compared to section 6.3.3 Uniform members in bending and axial compression?
I also cannot find a section in this version of the Eurocode that clearly defines unbraced length / k-values. NCCI document SN002a-EN-EU says to use the distance between restraints of the compression flange with a k = 1.0, but DD ENV 1993-1-1: 1992 Annex E discusses the procedure to calculate k which is similar to the alignment charts in AISC. What am I missing here, am I crossing code equations?
Any other helpful hints/tips/considerations are appreciated.
Feeling slightly overwhelmed,
MMinGRB
Column Design (Sway Condition) -
It looks like the provisions of section 5.3.2 Imperfections for global analysis of frames is similar to the Direct Analysis Method. Is this method more preferable in a finite element analysis compared to section 6.3.3 Uniform members in bending and axial compression?
I also cannot find a section in this version of the Eurocode that clearly defines unbraced length / k-values. NCCI document SN002a-EN-EU says to use the distance between restraints of the compression flange with a k = 1.0, but DD ENV 1993-1-1: 1992 Annex E discusses the procedure to calculate k which is similar to the alignment charts in AISC. What am I missing here, am I crossing code equations?
Any other helpful hints/tips/considerations are appreciated.
Feeling slightly overwhelmed,
MMinGRB






RE: Eurocode 2nd Order Analysis
- http://eurocodes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
- http://www.steelconstruction.info/Eurocode_Design_...
- https://www.cticm.com/content/projet-access-steel
- http://www.qub.ac.uk/structural_eurocodes/eurocode...
Hope it helps.
RE: Eurocode 2nd Order Analysis
Simplify the design using Section 5.3.2 and calculate k value