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Given:
1. Section 4LS4x060, yield stress 55 ksi, and finite strip analysis results (as shown below)
Required:
1. Compression capacity at a uniform compressive stress of 14.89 ksi
per 1.2, Pn is the minimum of Pne, Pnl, Pnd. In AISI '96 effective area calculations for columns which
interact with long column buckling are determined at a given stress (Fn ). A similar procedure is done
in the Direct Strength method by limiting Pnl to Pne at the same stress (Fn ), e.g.
P nd Py
DRAFT Direct Strength Examples December 20, 2001
P ne
λl λ l = 0.743 (subscript "l" is "l") (Eq. 1.2.2-3)
P crl
P nl = 7.626 kip
The Direct Strength Method predicts no reduction due to local buckling at this stress, while AISI
1996 predicts a 26% reduction in strength. Here the difference between the two methods is quite
marked due to the edge stiffener expressions of B4.2 which partially account for distortional
buckling, but in this case appear to overly penalize the capacity. For higher compressive stresses
(shorter columns) local will interact with the long-wavelength buckling mode (note λl=0.743 and
reductions in Pne start at λl=0.776 so the section is just barely fully effective at this stress.)
The geometry of this section is not pre-qualified per 1.1.1.1 and thus the more conservative φ and
Ω of section 1.2 must be used.