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Rectangular Tank Design

J. Cross Stiffener Design 3. Strong Axis Bending Strength
LpC := 1.76 ryC Es FyC Critical unbraced flange length for which inelastic bukling applies (AISC 360-05, F2-5)

Critical unbraced flange length for which elastic bukling applies (AISC 360-05, F2-6) Es JC cC SxC hoC

LrC := 1.95 rtsC 0.7 FyC CbC Es

2

1+

0.7 FyC SxC hoC 1 + 6.76 Es JC cC

2

FcrC ( UBL) :=

UBL r tsC

1 + 0.078

UBL SxC hoC rtsC

JC cC

Critical stress based on LTB (AISC 360-05, F2-4)

MpC := FyC ZxC MnYC := 0.9 MpC

Plastic moment strength (AISC 360-05, F2-1) Nominal moment strength based on yielding

MnLTB ( UBL) := 0.9 CbC MpC ...

MpC ... L L + 0.7 F S rC pC yC xC) (

UBL LpC

Nominal moment strength based on LTB (AISC 360-05, F2-2 and F2-3

MnLTBC ( UBL) :=

0.9 MpC if UBL LpC MnLTB ( UBL) if

(UBL > LpC) (UBL LrC)

0.9 FcrC ( UBL) SxC otherwise

Nominal moment strength based on LTB with limits (AISC 360-05, F2-2 and F2-3)

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