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Aluminium Design and Construction John Dwight

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Figure 9.9 Limiting stress p b for torsional buckling.<br />

The different curves in each family are defined by the stress p 1 at which<br />

they cut the stress axis, the relevant curve being found by taking p 1 as<br />

follows:<br />

(9.9)<br />

where po =limiting stress for the material (Section 5.3), A=gross section<br />

area, <strong>and</strong> Ae =effective area of the cross-section, disregarding any localized<br />

weakening at the end-connections.<br />

1. Type-R sections. Ae is found by making a suitable reduction to allow<br />

for any HAZ softening. No reduction is made for local buckling. Thus<br />

for an unwelded Type-R section Ae =A even if its section is not compact.<br />

2. Other sections. For these Ae is found in the same way as for column<br />

buckling, making suitable reductions to allow for both HAZ softening<br />

<strong>and</strong> local buckling. For a simple extruded member of compact section,<br />

Ae =A.<br />

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