Plastic hinges to ENV

 

Axis

Axial load

V =<0.5 V_

V>0.5 V_

yy

NSd=<0.25 NRd

Mpl,y,Rd

Mpl,y,Rd (1-r)

yy

Nsd >0.25 NRd

Mpl,y,Rd1.11 (1-n)

Mpl,y,Rd1.11 (1-n-r)

zz

NSd=<0.25 NRd

Mpl,z,Rd

Mpl,z,Rd(1-r)

zz

NSd>0.25 NRd

Mpl,z,Rd1.56 .

. (1-n)(n+0.6)

Mpl,z,Rd1.56 .

. (1-n-r)(0.6+n/(1-r))

where:

r

(2 VSd / VRd –1)2

a

NSd / NRd

Nsd

axial force

VSd

shear force

Mpl,y,Rd

full plastic moment around yy axis

Mpl,z,Rd

full plastic moment around zz axis

VRd

plastic shear force

NRd

plastic axial force