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Life Cycle Status

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Choose Section Type

C-Sections

Modulus of Elasticity

(E)

200000

N/mm2

Choose Section

MC3x7.1

Permissible Yield Stress

(Fy)

345

N/mm2

I-Sections, C-Sections & T-Sections

Width of flange

(bf)

49.28mm

Overall depth

(d)

76.20mm

Thickness of flange

(tf)

8.92mm

Thickness of web

(tw)

7.92mm

Distance from outer face of flange to web toe of fillet

(kdet)

Width to thickness ratio (Unstiffened elements)

(b/t)

20.638mm
5.53

13.48

Non Slender Element

Width to thickness ratio (Stiffened elements)

(b/t)

7.37

35.87

Non Slender Element

T-Sections
Width to thickness ratio (Unstiffened elements) - Flanges

(b/t)

Width to thickness ratio (Unstiffened elements) - Stems

(b/t)

L-Sections
Length of Long leg

(d)

Length of Short leg

(b)

Thickness

(t)

Width to thickness ratio

(d/t)

Y tf

Width to thickness ratio

(Unstiffened)
(b/t)

Overall depth of section

(h)

Width of the section

(b)

Thickness

(t)

Width to thickness ratio

(h/t)

(b/t)

Outer Diameter

(D)

Thickness

(t)

Width to thickness ratio

(D/t)

tw

(Unstiffened)
Rectangular HSS

bf

(Stiffened)
Width to thickness ratio
(Stiffened)
Round HSS & Pipes

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Approximate Effective Length Factor, K

Boundary Conditions
Start Joint

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0.65

[Refer Sketch for Typical Boundary Conditions]

: Rotation fixed and translation fixed

Unsupported length of the member

End Joint

(L)

: Rotation fixed and translation fixed

10.46m

1.0 Flexural Buckling of Members without Slender Elements

Sectional Properties
I-Sections

C-Sections

Ag

mm

rx

mm

ry

mm

T-Sections

1361.3 mm

L-Sections

mm

29.0 mm
1132149.5 mm

mm2

mm

14.3 mm
4

mm

mm
4

mm4

Ix

mm

Iy

mm4

4
277210.1 mm

mm4

mm4

mm4

4
38626.3 mm

mm4

mm4

x0

mm

mm

mm

mm

y0

mm

mm

mm

mm

h0

mm

67.3 mm

mm

mm

r0

mm

44.7 mm

mm

mm

mm6

mm6

0.516
mm

Cw

6
245710318 mm

Shear Modulus of Elasticity of Steel

Kx

mm

mm
4

0.65

(G)
Ky

2
77200.0 N/mm

0.65

Kz

0.65

(Fe)

Elastic Buckling Stress

KL 2

N/mm2

35.79

234.85

0.658

r
Slenderness Ratio of the Member

(KL/r)

[KL/r Shall preferably less than 200]

The Critical Stress Fcr, is determined as follows

a) When
b) When

KL
r
KL
r

4.71

>

4.71

E
Fy
E
Fy

or
or

Fy
Fe
Fy
Fe

(Fy/Fe)

2.25

Fcr

>

2.25

Fcr

0.877Fe

31.39

42.7kN

Nominal Compressive Strength of the Member

Pn

Fy

N/mm2

[Case - (b)]

ASD

LRFD

Safety Factor / Resistance Factor

1.67

0.90

Allowable / Design Compressive Strength

25.6kN

38.5kN

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2.0 Torsional and Flexural-Torsional Buckling of Members without Slender Elements

2.1 For Double Angle and Tee Shaped Compression Members
The Critical Stress Fcr, is determined as follows
Fcr

Fcry + Fcrz

2H

4FcryFcrzH
(Fcry + Fcrz)

NA

N/mm2

2.1a For Tee-Shaped Compression Members

(KyL/ry)

Slenderness Ratio of the Member

NA

NA

NA

(Fe)

Elastic Buckling Stress

KL 2

N/mm2

r
Critical Stress about y-axis of symmetry

Fcry

Critical Stress about z-axis

Fcrz

Nominal Compressive Strength of the Member

Pn

N/mm2

GJ
A g r0 2

NA

NA

N/mm2

ASD

LRFD

Safety Factor / Resistance Factor

1.67

0.90

Allowable / Design Compressive Strength

NA

NA

2.1b For Double Angle Compression Members

In Progress

- As per Section E6 of AISC360-10

2.2. For All Other Cases

2.2a. For Doubly Symmetric Members
2

Elastic Buckling Stress

(Fe)

EC w

(KzL)

+ GJ

NA

N/mm2

Ix + I y

Critical Stress (As per E3-2 and E3-3)

Fcr

NA

Nominal Compressive Strength of the Member

Pn

NA

N/mm2

ASD

LRFD

Safety Factor / Resistance Factor

1.67

0.90

Allowable / Design Compressive Strength

NA

NA

2.2b. For Singly Symmetric Members where 'y' is the Axis of Symmetry

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Elastic Buckling Stress Fe, is determined as follows

Fe

Fey + Fez

4FeyFezH

(Fey + Fez)2

2H

35.23

N/mm2

Where
2

Fey

KyL 2

35.79 N/mm2

1099.97 N/mm2

ry
2

Fez

EC w

(KzL)

+ GJ

1
A g r0

N/mm2

Critical Stress (As per E3-2 and E3-3)

Fcr

30.89

Nominal Compressive Strength of the Member

Pn

42.1kN
ASD

LRFD

Safety Factor / Resistance Factor

1.67

0.90

Allowable / Design Compressive Strength

25.2kN

37.8kN

2.2c. For Unsymmetric Members

Elastic Buckling Stress Fe, is the lowest root of the following cubic equation
(Fe - Fex)(Fe - Fey)(Fe - Fez)

x0 2

Fe2(Fe-Fey)

r0

Fe2(Fe-Fex)

y0 2
r0

Where
2

Fex

KxL 2

NA N/mm2

NA N/mm2

NA N/mm2

rx
2

Fey

KyL 2
ry
2

Fez

EC w

(KzL)

+ GJ

1
A g r0

After solving, the equation, Elastic Buckling Stress

Fe

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26.10

N/mm2