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ERRATA for Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for

Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals, Sixth Edition
(LTS-6)

September 20 13

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 Summary of Errata Changes, LTS-6: September 2013

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Sectio118

7 Eq. 8.8.2-1 reads: Revise to read:

F, = 3.27E!K! ~ Fbu
(br n
- F. _ 0.75£,K, ~ Fh,
b-
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SECTION 8: FIBER•REINFORCEDCOMI'OSHES DESIGN 8-7

Table 8.8.1-1-Standard Tests for Determining the Mechanical Properties of FRP

Minimum Safety
Property Standard Test Factor,n
Bending Strength. F,., (M Pa.. psi) ASTM 0790 2.5
Modulus of Elasticity in Bending. E~ (M Pa.. psi) ASTM 0790 -
Tensile Strength, F., (MPa, psi) ASTM 0638 2.0
~inTension,£, (MPa,psi) ASTM 0638 -
Fnn (M Pa,. psi) ASTM 0695 3.0
Modulus of Elasticity in Compression,£.. (MPa, psi) ASTM 0695 -
I Shear Stren~h. Fvu (MPa.. esi) I ASTM 0732 I 3.0 I
I Poisson's ratio in the lon~tudinal direction, u 12 I ASTM 03039 I - I
8.8.2-Ailowable Bending Stress for Tubular Sections C8.8.2

The allowable bending stress fur tubular sections rmy For thin-walled FRP sections, local buckling is a major
be calculated as follows: parameter that controls the strength of the member in
bending. The allowable bending stress is defined as a
• Forround tubular sections : function of the critical buckling stress of the section.
Equations to obtain the critical buckling stress are based on
the plate theory for orthotropic elements, and they are
(8.8.2-1) expressed in tenns of the aspect ratio bit of the plate or the
aspect ratio Dlt of the cylinder. For polygonal sections, the
critical buckling stress is determined for a long plate with
simply supported long edges. Because there is some edge
restraint at the intersection between sides of the polygon,
where: the assumption of simply supported long edges leads to
conservative values for the critical buckling stress.

i](i, t(~)r
I

K, =L414[[l+ul2( ~: (8.8.2-2)

• For polygonal sections (hexdecagonal, dodecagonal, According to Johnson (1985), it has been shown that
octagonal, and square tubular sections): the critical compressive stress caused by bending is
30 percent higher than the critical compressive stress
Fb = 3.27EtKt::; Fbtt (8.8.2-3) caused by axial compressive loads tor round tubular

(b)
2 sections. Therefore, the critical buckling stress for a round
n- ).l.
n
I
tubular member under bending Eq. 8.8.2-1 is taken as 1.3
times the critical buckling stress for a round tubular member
under axial compression Eq. 8.8.5-1.
Eqs. 8.8.2-1 and 8.8.2-3 rmy be used for planar isotropic
materials by setting £ 1 = £ 2 in the equations for K 1 and J-1.
(8.8.2~)

where:

(8.8.2-5)