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3.2 DESIGN OF
COMPRESSION MEMBERS
Re-cap
n It should be noted that the actual
buckling load is a function of:
I
r2 where r radius of gyration
A
2E
Therefore cr 2
Leff
r
Or
E
2
Leff
cr 2 where Slenderness ratio
r
where:
Aeff is the effective cross sectional area from 3.6
Ag is the gross sectional Area (see 3.4.1)
pc is the compressive Strength (see 4.7.5)
pcs is the value of pc for a reduced slenderness of
(Aeff/Ag)0.5 in which is based on the radius of
gyration r of the gross section.
On Classification of cross sections (see 3.5)
2 2
b m c
n Where m is the ratio LE / r of a whole
member about that axis
c is as defined above