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Ultimate bending strengths for rolled sections, pb

270 260 250 240 230 220 210 Ultimate bending stress, pb (N/mm2) 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 15 10 D = 5 T

250

Slenderness (Le/ry)

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Compression members
The compression capacity of Class 1 and 2 sections can be calculated as Pc Agpc, where Ag is the gross area of the section and pc can be estimated depending on the expected buckling axis and the section type for steel of 40 mm thickness.

Type of section

Strut curve for value of pc Axis of buckling xx yy a b c b a a b b Any axis: c

Hot finished structural hollow section Rolled I section Rolled H section Round, square or flat bar Rolled angle, channel or T section/paired rolled sections/compound rolled sections Ultimate compression stresses for rolled sections, pc

Ultimate compression stresses for rolled sections, pc

280 260 240 220 Ultimate compressive stress, pc (N/mm2) 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 50 100 150 200 250 Slenderness (Le/ry) 300
c b a Strut curve