tower legs L 6X6X1/2"

Kx ≔ 1.0 J ≔ 199000 ⋅ mm 4
Ky ≔ 1.0
Kz ≔ 1.0 Cw ≔ 352000000 mm 6
N
Slenderness and class ϕ ≔ 0.90 E ≔ 200000 ――
classification per CSA mm 2
S16-14, Table 1

N
bel ≔ 153 mm Fy ≔ 300 ――
t ≔ 12.7 mm mm 2

bel 250 bel 250

―― = 12.047 ―― = 14.434 ―― < ――
t ‾‾‾
300 t ‾‾‾
Fy
Slenderness and class classification L 6X6X1/2 looking at the
per CSA S16-14, Table 2 outside the joint

bel
―― ⋅ ‾‾‾
300 = 208.664
t

class 4 , SECTION HAS TO BE

REDUCED TO THE EFFECTIVE
DIMENSIONS
 200
RATEFF ≔ ―――― = 0.958 in order to use class 3 it
‾‾‾
300 needs to reduce the
bel ⋅ ――
t sectional properties

rx ≔ RATEFF ⋅ 59.5 mm = 0.057 m

⎡ 1727 mm ⎤ G ≔ 0.385 ⋅ E
ry ≔ RATEFF ⋅ 30. mm ry = 0.029 m Leff ≔ ⎢ 3290 mm ⎥
⎢ ⎥
⎣ 2133 mm ⎦ G = ⎛⎝7.7 ⋅ 10 10⎞⎠ Pa
K ≔ 1.0 rmin ≔ ry = 0.029 m

L ‾‾‾‾‾‾
Fy ‾‾‾‾‾‾
Fy
λ ≔ K ⋅ ――⋅ ―― constant ≔ ――
rmin π2 ⋅ E π2 ⋅ E

K ⋅ Leff Leff Leff

λeff_vect ≔ ――― λxeff_vect ≔ Kx ⋅ ―― λyeff_vect ≔ Ky ⋅ ――
rmin rx ry
⎡ 60.061 ⎤ ⎡ 30.283 ⎤ ⎡ 60.061 ⎤
λeff_vect = ⎢ 114.418 ⎥ λxeff_vect = ⎢ 57.69 ⎥ λyeff_vect = ⎢ 114.418 ⎥
⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
⎣ 74.18 ⎦ ⎣ 37.402 ⎦ ⎣ 74.18 ⎦
 ⎡ 117.045 ⎤
λeff_vecta ≔ 72 + 0.75 ⋅ λeff_vect = ⎢ 157.813 ⎥
⎢ ⎥
⎣ 127.635 ⎦

⎡ 107.076 ⎤
λeff_vectb ≔ 32 + 1.25 ⋅ λeff_vect = ⎢ 175.022 ⎥
⎢ ⎥
⎣ 124.725 ⎦

λeff_vect_total ≔ λeff_vecta ⋅ constant

⎡ 1.443 ⎤
λeff_vect_total = ⎢ 1.946 ⎥
⎢ ⎥
⎣ 1.573 ⎦

Area ≔ 3700 mm 2

Area ≔ Area ⋅ RATEFF 2 = 0.003 m 2

L 6X6X1/2 looking at
the inside the joint

J ≔ J ⋅ RATEFF 4 = ⎛⎝1.679 ⋅ 10 -7⎞⎠ m 4

cw ≔ RATEFF 6 = 0.775

Cw ≔ cw ⋅ Cw Cw = ⎛⎝2.729 ⋅ 10 -4⎞⎠ L 2
 Cw
――= ⎛⎝8.029 ⋅ 10 -8⎞⎠ m 4
n ≔ 1.34 Area

-1
――
n
Cr= ϕ ⋅ Area ⋅ Fy ⋅ ⎛⎝1 + λ 2 n⎞⎠ compression capacity

-1
――
n
Cr ≔ ϕ ⋅ Area ⋅ Fy ⋅ ⎛⎝1 + ((λeff_vect_total)) 2 ⋅ n⎞⎠

⎡ 3.477 ⋅ 10 5 ⎤
⎢ ⎥
Cr = ⎢ 2.159 ⋅ 10 5 ⎥N
⎢⎣ 3.053 ⋅ 10 5 ⎥⎦

⎡ 1.32 ⎤
λeff_vectb_total ≔ λeff_vectb ⋅ constant = ⎢ 2.158 ⎥
⎢ ⎥
⎣ 1.538 ⎦
-1
――
n
Crb ≔ ϕ ⋅ Area ⋅ Fy ⋅ ⎛⎝1 + ((λeff_vectb_total)) 2 ⋅ n⎞⎠

⎡ 3.941 ⋅ 10 5 ⎤
⎢ ⎥
Crb = ⎢ 1.803 ⋅ 10 5 ⎥N
⎢⎣ 3.163 ⋅ 10 5 ⎥⎦
⎡ 1727 mm ⎤
IT CAN BE USED for the Leff Leff ≔ ⎢ 3290 mm ⎥
⎢ ⎥
on right the Cr below: ⎣ 2133 mm ⎦

Cr_1 ≔ 347.7 kN Cr_2 ≔ 180.3 kN Cr_3 ≔ 305.3 kN