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A B A B
sy sy

e e
O ey O ey

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sy
A B sy
A B

e e
O ey O ey
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ey
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sy
A B
M s < sy sy sy

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O ey

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Elastic Elasto-Plastic Plastic

Full Plastic Hinge Stage Stage Stage
e > ey Plastic
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in Elasto-plastic stage M=Mp in Elastic Stage
yield

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Full Plastic Plastic Hinge
in plastic stage
 l
decreases

Compact
Non-compact

Slender

u
,deformation
Let
l = width-to-thickness ratio
l p = upper limit for compact category
l r = upper limit for noncompact category
Then
if l ≤ l p and the flange is continuously connected to the web, the shape is compact;
if l p < l ≤ lr , the shape is noncompact; and
if l > lr ,the shape is slender.
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