Slenderness Ratio
Slenderness Ratio
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If a structural member has a design compressive load less than the buckling load, why does it still require that kL/r is less than 200 according to CSA S16.1?
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RE: Slenderness Ratio
The AISC Spec does not required L/200 for compression members, but says "preferably should not exceed".