ALUMINUM SECTION COMPACTNESS AND SLENDERNESS BS8118-1:199

ELEMENT:
p

2
160
70
3

INTERNAL
UNWELD
UNDER STRESS GRADIENT
GOVERNING FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE WIND
MPa; limiting stress for bending
mm; width or depth of element
mm; thickness of element

b or d =
t=
y0 =

52.36

mm; Distance from neutral axis to less compression edge or te

yC =

-17.64

mm; Distance from neutral axis to more heavily compression ed

1. Element classification for moment resistance

Fully Compact
Semi Compact
Slender
(250/po)

22

18
g=
0.2016
g (b or d) /t

1.25
27.5
22.5
4.704

ELEMENT IS FULLY COMPACT

2. Determination of kL

kL =
eff. t =

3.7632
1

CURVE C

mm; effective thickness of element

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NDERNESS BS8118-1:1991

DER STRESS GRADIENT

ESSURE WIND

s to less compression edge or tension

s to more heavily compression edge

MENT IS FULLY COMPACT

(sec. 4.3.3.4)

(table 4.3)

(figure 4.2)
(sec. 4.3.2.2)

(sec. 4.3.4.2)
(figure 4.5)

(sec. 4.3.4.1)

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ALUMINUM SECTION COMPACTNESS AND SLENDERNESS BS8118-1:199

ELEMENT:
p
b or d =
t=
y0 =
yC =

2
160
44.4
2

INTERNAL
UNWELD
UNDER UNIFORM COMPRESSION
GOVERNING FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE WIND
MPa; limiting stress for bending
mm; width or depth of element
mm; thickness of element

33.8

mm; Distance from neutral axis to less compression edge or tension

-69.2

mm; Distance from neutral axis to more heavily compression edge

1. Element classification for moment resistance

Fully Compact
Semi Compact
Slender
(250/po)

22

18
g=
1
g (b or d) /t

1.25
27.5
22.5
22.2

ELEMENT IS FULLY COMPACT

2. Determination of kL

kL =
eff. t =

17.76
1

CURVE C

mm; effective thickness of element

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NDERNESS BS8118-1:1991

DER UNIFORM COMPRESSION

ESSURE WIND

less compression edge or tension

more heavily compression edge

MENT IS FULLY COMPACT

(sec. 4.3.3.4)

(table 4.3)

(figure 4.2)
(sec. 4.3.2.2)

(sec. 4.3.4.2)
(figure 4.5)

(sec. 4.3.4.1)

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ALUMINUM SECTION COMPACTNESS AND SLENDERNESS BS8118-1:199

ELEMENT:
p
b or d =
t=
y0 =
yC =

3
160
17.8
2.5

OUTSTAND
UNWELD
UNDER STRESS GRADIENT
GOVERNING FOR POSITIVE PRESSURE WIND
MPa; limiting stress for bending
mm; width or depth of element
mm; thickness of element

81.4

mm; Distance from neutral axis to less compression edge or te

99.2

mm; Distance from neutral axis to more heavily compression ed

1. Element classification for moment resistance

Fully Compact
Semi Compact
Slender
(250/po)

6
g = 0.94616935
g (b or d) /t

1.25
8.75
7.5
6.73672581 ELEMENT IS FULLY COMPACT

2. Determination of kL
5.38938065
kL =
1
CURVE A
eff. t =

2.5

mm; effective thickness of element

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NDERNESS BS8118-1:1991

DER STRESS GRADIENT

SSURE WIND

s to less compression edge or tension

s to more heavily compression edge

MENT IS FULLY COMPACT

(sec. 4.3.3.4)

(table 4.3)

(figure 4.2)
(sec. 4.3.2.2)

(sec. 4.3.4.2)
(figure 4.5)

(sec. 4.3.4.1)

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ALUMINUM SECTION COMPACTNESS AND SLENDERNESS BS8118-1:199

ELEMENT:

160

pv

95
60
8

d=
t=

MPa; limiting stress for overall yielding

MPa; limiting stress for shear
mm; width or depth of element
mm; thickness of element

1. Element classification for shear resistance

49
49

Compact
Slender
(250/po)

(150/pV)

61.25

d/t

1.25
1.26

GOVERN

7.5

ELEMENT IS COMPACT

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NDERNESS BS8118-1:1991

(sec. 4.5.3.1)

MENT IS COMPACT

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