Plastic hinges to EC3

The plastic bending moment is calculated only for doubly symmetrical I-sections as described in the table below. It can be reduced in case of high shear force and/or high normal force. The condition for reducing these bending moment resistances is described in the next paragraph.

Axis system Plastic bending moment resistance Reduced plastic bending moment resistance
for high normal force
Reduced plastic bending moment resistance
for high shear force
Reduced plastic bending moment resistance
for high normal force and high shear force
y-y
z-z

with:

Reduction in case of high normal force:

The plastic moment resistance My,pl,Rdis reduced into My,N,Rd if the condition below is fulfilled:

 

The plastic moment resistance Mz,pl,Rdis reduced into Mz,N,Rd if the condition below is fulfilled:

Reduction in case of high shear force:

The plastic moment resistance My,pl,Rdis reduced into My,V,Rd if the condition below is fulfilled:

The plastic moment resistance Mz,pl,Rdis reduced into Mz,V,Rd if the condition below is fulfilled:

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