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Aluminium Design and Construction John Dwight

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5.4.2 <strong>Construction</strong> of the design curves<br />

It is convenient to represent buckling design curves by means of an<br />

empirical equation, containing factors that enable them to be adjusted<br />

up or down as required. Here we follow BS.8118 by employing the<br />

modified Perry formula, which is a development of the original Perry<br />

strut-formula that was devised by Ayrton <strong>and</strong> Perry in 1886. The modified<br />

Perry formula is a quadratic in p b , the lower of the two roots being the<br />

one taken. It may be written as follows (valid for �>�1):<br />

where: p l =intercept on stress-axis,<br />

p E =‘ideal’ buckling stress (curve E)=� 2 E/� 2<br />

�=slenderness parameter,<br />

� ° =intercept of plateau produced on curve<br />

� 1 =extent of plateau on design curve,<br />

c=imperfection factor,<br />

E=modulus of elasticity=70 kN/mm 2 .<br />

The solution to (5.6) is:<br />

where:<br />

(5.6)<br />

(5.7)<br />

Figure 5.6 shows the effect of c on the shape of the curve thus obtained, for<br />

given P 1 <strong>and</strong> � 1 .<br />

Figure 5.6 Modified Perry buckling formula, effect of c.<br />

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