
n
φh,Ed
is the design value of the meridional membrane stress resultant at the top of the
hop
per;
n
φh,Rd
is the design value of the plastic resistance taken from 8.3.2.3.
(5) The in-plane buckling limit state for the junction should be verified using:
σ
uθ,Ed
≤
σ
ip,Rd
... (8.47)
where:
σ
uθ,Ed
is the design value of the stress taken from 8.2.2 (10);
σ
ip,Rd
is the design value of the in-plane buckling resistance taken from 8.3.3.
(6) The limit state verification against in-plane buckling may be omitted if both of the following
conditions are met:
− the cone half angle
β
is greater than
β
lim
and there is a cylinder above the ring;
− where the cylinder has a height L less than L
min
= k
L
rt , the upper boundary of the cylinder is
restrained against out-of-round displacements by a ring with a flexural rigidity EI
z
about its
vertical axis (circumferential bending) greater than:
EI
z,min
= k
R
E (rt)
2
( )
t/r ... (8.48)
where:
t is the thickness of the thinnest strake in the cylinder.
NOTE 1: The National Annex may choose the values of
β
lim
, k
L
and k
R
. The values
β
lim
= 10°, k
L
= 10 and k
R
= 0,04 are recommended.
NOTE 2: The requirement that the top of the cylinder should be restrained to remain circular is only
relevant for short cylinders above the transition ring, since taller cylinders provide sufficient restraint
against this mode of buckling without being themselves restrained to remain circular.
(7) The out-of-plane buckling limit state for the junction should be verified using:
σ
uθ,Ed
≤
σ
op,Rd
... (8.49)
where:
σ
uθ,Ed
is the design value of the stress taken from 8.2.2 (10);
σ
op,Rd
is the appropriate design value of the out-of-plane buckling resistance taken from
8.3.4.
8.4.2 Transition junction ring girder
(1) Where the silo has been analysed using a computer analysis, the procedures of EN 1993-1-6
should be used. Where the computer analysis does not include a buckling analysis, section 8.3 may be
used to provide the buckling resistances for the limit state verification in EN 1993-1-6.
(2) Where the silo is discretely supported, so that the transition junction acts as a ring girder with
circumferential membrane stresses which vary across the section and around the circumference, this
variation should be taken into account in the limit state verifications. Where the calculations of 8.2
have been carried out, the following limit state verifications should be undertaken.
(3) The plastic limit state for the junction should use the evaluated stress
σ
mθ,Ed
from 8.2.3 (8) and
should be verified using: