Beam in bending

Eurocode standard: EN 1993-1-1

Section: 6.2.5


The criteria in the standard is according to the below (Eq 6.13):

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Important: Don't forget to also check instablility for members in bending (lateral torsional buckling), escpecially for I-beams or other open sections. See section 6.3.2.1. 

Calculation of bending moment for som typical load cases: