PTCsteel - a tool to design steel structure according to Australian standard AS4100 :Scientific research topic

FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

Master of Engineering (Civil)

HES6198 – Research Paper

PCTSteel – A tool to design steel structure according to

Australian Standard AS4100

Instructor: Professor Emad Gad

Student: Cao Thanh Pham - 6657656

SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2

2. Literature review ............................................................................................................... 2

2.1. Design models ............................................................................................................. 2

2.1.1. Design for bending moment ............................................................................... 2

2.1.2. Design for axial compression ............................................................................. 3

2.1.3. Design for axial tension ...................................................................................... 4

2.1.4. Design for combined actions of bending and compression and bending and

tension 4

2.2. Software available ...................................................................................................... 6

3. Specific design model for non-standard I section .......................................................... 7

4. Developing of PCTSteel tool and its features .............................................................. 10

5. Validation and limitation ............................................................................................... 13

5.1. Compare with hand computation ........................................................................... 13

5.2. PCTSteel charts compare to AISC charts ............................................................. 13

5.3. Limitation of PCTSteel tool .................................................................................... 14

6. Conclusion ....................................................................................................................... 14

References ................................................................................................................................. 15

APPENDIX A ....................................................................................................................... 16

APPENDIX B ........................................................................................................................... 20

APPENDIX C ........................................................................................................................... 21

APPENDIX D .......................................................................................................................... 23