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Aluminium Design and Construction John Dwight

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Figure 7.14 Outst<strong>and</strong>s under strain-gradient (case R), limiting values of ß/�. Non-welded:<br />

ß f =curve B; ß s =curve C. Welded: ß f =curve A; ß s =curve B.<br />

7.1) by g. The resulting design curves of ß f <strong>and</strong> ß s plotted against � are<br />

given in Figure 7.14, the corresponding equations being included in<br />

Table 7.3. Again we base � on the plastic neutral axis of the section<br />

when finding ß f , <strong>and</strong> on the elastic one for ß s .<br />

When the outst<strong>and</strong> is slender the effective block width b eo is found<br />

from the following expression:<br />

(7.16)<br />

where � ° is again found from equation (7.7) or Figure 7.7, but now<br />

putting:<br />

7.4 REINFORCED ELEMENTS<br />

(7.17)<br />

7.4.1 General description<br />

The local buckling performance of a thin element can often be improved<br />

[25] by reinforcing it with a longitudinal stiffener, as shown in Figure 7.15.<br />

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