Section Properties Lateral Torsional Buckling Lateral Buckling Tension Combined Actions
Section Properties Lateral Torsional Buckling Lateral Buckling Tension Combined Actions
Section Properties Lateral Torsional Buckling Lateral Buckling Tension Combined Actions
Simply click on the appropriate worksheet tab at the bottom of the page to determine the strength of a member in either
tension, compression or bending.
e_s 0
stress reduction
section
rx 381.7 mm
ry 95.9 mm a 2 3.5
Ae 49400 mm2 lo 17.261
py 265 Mpa
12000
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Axial Force (kN)
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Effective Length (m)
Lex lx pE n f pc Pc
m Mpa kN
3.82 10 19739 0.000 10002 265 13091
7.63 20 4935 0.005 2613 263 13016
11.45 30 2193 0.025 1257 258 12724
15.27 40 1234 0.045 777 251 12384
19.08 50 790 0.065 553 242 11961
22.90 60 548 0.085 430 231 11407
26.72 70 403 0.105 355 216 10666
30.53 80 308 0.125 306 197 9721
34.35 90 244 0.145 272 175 8639
38.17 100 197 0.165 248 153 7551
41.98 110 163 0.185 229 133 6558
45.80 120 137 0.205 215 115 5699
49.62 130 117 0.225 204 101 4973
53.43 140 101 0.245 195 88 4364
57.25 150 88 0.265 188 78 3854
61.07 160 77 0.285 182 69 3424
64.88 170 68 0.305 177 62 3060
68.70 180 61 0.325 173 56 2749
72.52 190 55 0.345 169 50 2483
76.33 200 49 0.365 166 46 2253
80.15 210 45 0.385 164 42 2053
83.97 220 41 0.405 161 38 1878
87.78 230 37 0.425 159 35 1724
91.60 240 34 0.445 157 32 1589
95.42 250 32 0.465 156 30 1468
Note: The values of slenderness (l) should not exceed the following
for members resisting loads other than wind loads 180
for members resisting self weight and wind loads only 250
for members acting as a tie but subject to reversal of stress from the ac
) Capacity in Axial Compression (about Y Axis)
914x419x388
14000
12000
Axial Capacity (kN)
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Effective Length (m)
Ley ly pE n f pc Pc
m
0.96 10 19739 0.000 10002 265 13091
1.92 20 4935 0.010 2624 262 12960
2.88 30 2193 0.045 1278 252 12463
3.84 40 1234 0.080 798 241 11913
4.80 50 790 0.115 573 228 11274
5.75 60 548 0.150 448 213 10519
6.71 70 403 0.185 371 195 9640
7.67 80 308 0.220 321 176 8672
8.63 90 244 0.255 285 156 7684
9.59 100 197 0.290 260 137 6748
10.55 110 163 0.325 241 120 5908
11.51 120 137 0.360 226 105 5178
12.47 130 117 0.395 214 92 4555
13.43 140 101 0.430 204 81 4026
14.39 150 88 0.465 197 72 3577
15.35 160 77 0.500 190 65 3195
16.30 170 68 0.535 185 58 2868
17.26 180 61 0.570 180 52 2587
18.22 190 55 0.605 176 47 2345
19.18 200 49 0.640 173 43 2134
20.14 210 45 0.675 170 39 1950
21.10 220 41 0.710 167 36 1788
22.06 230 37 0.745 165 33 1646
23.02 240 34 0.780 163 31 1520
23.98 250 32 0.815 161 28 1407
section
rx 381.7 mm
ry 95.9 mm
Ae 49400 mm2
py 265 Mpa lLO 34.52
Mp 4141 kN-m
m 1
n 1
u 0.885
x 26.725
Lex lx v lLT Me
m
1.0 10 3.457 30.6 32951
1.9 20 2.445 43.3 16476
2.9 30 1.996 53.0 10984
3.8 40 1.729 61.2 8238
4.8 50 1.546 68.4 6590
5.8 60 1.411 74.9 5492
6.7 70 1.307 80.9 4707
7.7 80 1.222 86.5 4119
8.6 90 1.152 91.8 3661
9.6 100 1.093 96.8 3295
10.5 110 1.042 101.5 2996
11.5 120 0.998 106.0 2746
12.5 130 0.959 110.3 2535
13.4 140 0.924 114.5 2354
14.4 150 0.893 118.5 2197
15.3 160 0.864 122.4 2059
16.3 170 0.838 126.1 1938
17.3 180 0.815 129.8 1831
18.2 190 0.793 133.4 1734
19.2 200 0.773 136.8 1648
20.1 210 0.754 140.2 1569
21.1 220 0.737 143.5 1498
22.1 230 0.721 146.7 1433
23.0 240 0.706 149.9 1373
24.0 250 0.691 153.0 1318
Bending Capacity of Universal Beams
4500 914x419x388
4000
Bending Capacity (kN-m)
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Effective Length (m)
nLT fB Mb