Baffled Engineer
Structural
I'm completing a review of a quonset made with cold-formed sections that gets crimped side by side as sketched below.
The arch is about 15.2m across and 6.7m high and is pinned both ends. The cold-form section will have internal compressive axial forces and bending moments.
I was wondering what would be the appropriate global buckling length (for compression) and unsupported compression flange length (for flexure) to consider?
Thank you!
The arch is about 15.2m across and 6.7m high and is pinned both ends. The cold-form section will have internal compressive axial forces and bending moments.
I was wondering what would be the appropriate global buckling length (for compression) and unsupported compression flange length (for flexure) to consider?
Thank you!
