Braced Office Bay — X-Brace Vertical Bracing 6×6m — Examples

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Vertical X-brace bay in a 6-storey office building. HEA 200 boundary columns, IPE 240 horizontal beams, CHS 76×5 cross braces. Pin-ended brace members with slotted end plates. Notional horizontal load case EN 1993-1-1 §5.3.2. §6.2.4 compression check governs at 88.2%.

Project highlights

X-brace bay 6×6m per floor
CHS 76×5 pin-ended braces
EN 1993-1-1 §5.3.2 notional load
Compression check §6.2.4 governs 88.2%

Eurocode design summary

EN 1993-1-1 §6.2.4 — CompressionCHS 76×5 brace N_Ed/N_c,Rd = 88.2%

EN 1993-1-1 §5.3.2 — Notional loadH_i = 0.5% × N_story (applied)

EN 1993-1-8 — Gusset connectionsSlotted end plate, 2×M20 10.9

EN 1090-2 — Execution classEXC 2

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DSTV NC1 — CNC data 7th edition ASCII

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DXF — Brace elevation AutoCAD R12

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IFC — BIM model IFC 4 × 3 (braced bay)

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Calculation overview

Max brace utilisation 88.2%

Brace axial force 185 kN (compression)

Notional horizontal load 12 kN per floor level

Slotted plate length 160 mm

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