Slenderness of a tension member
Slenderness of a tension member
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Dear Colleagues,
The AISC code limits the slenderness for both compression and tension members.
Which value we should consider for buckling factor K of lambda=k*l/r for calculate the slenderness ratio of a tension member, taking account that the values of K was stablished for members under compression load under some combinations of external supports? Should we use 0.5 teorical(0.65 Recommended for fixed-fixed ends) for all cases?
Thanks,
Marx Pio
The AISC code limits the slenderness for both compression and tension members.
Which value we should consider for buckling factor K of lambda=k*l/r for calculate the slenderness ratio of a tension member, taking account that the values of K was stablished for members under compression load under some combinations of external supports? Should we use 0.5 teorical(0.65 Recommended for fixed-fixed ends) for all cases?
Thanks,
Marx Pio






RE: Slenderness of a tension member
RE: Slenderness of a tension member
And additionally: AISC does not mandate the limit on the slenderness ratio, but rather recommends a limit. They use the word "preferably".
RE: Slenderness of a tension member
... and the preferably is preferable, will the member some day enter in -even marginal- compression?. I think they degraded it to preferably because otherwise the cable or tensors practice would become too much in evidence.