nominal moment
nominal moment
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can anyone help me understand what is a nominal moment?please.
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RE: nominal moment
In load factor design method the nominal moment (Mn) is usually multiplied by strength factor (phi) to obtain moment resistance (Mr):
Mr = phi * Mn
phi accounts for section dimension tolerances etc.
Then Mr must be larger than the applied factored loads.
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