Section Classification BS 8118 1 1991 PDF
Section Classification BS 8118 1 1991 PDF
Section Classification BS 8118 1 1991 PDF
by:I.R.Itum
Created: 28-July-2012
y 2 96.14mm
p o 160MPa
Tension Side
limiting stress
250MPa y 1
b t 24 width to thickness
ratio
1 18 22.71 lower limit of slenderness ratio for internal unwelded element Table 4.3, BS
8118-1:1991
o 22 27.756 higher limit of slenderness ratio for internal unwelded element Table 4.3, BS
8118-1:1991
Element Classification
"Fully Compact" if 1
"Semi-Compact"
"Semi-Compact" if 1 o
"Slender" if o
Effective thickness
x 19.023
32
220
x 2 1.0 1
x
k L min
teff k L t 2.5 mm
thickness reduction factor for unwelded internal element Figure 4.5, curve C
& Table K.1 (curve C), B1 8118-1-1991
effective thickness