Apr 23, 2009 #1 NS4U Structural Apr 2, 2007 320 why does the code not address this? E4 only applies to members without slender elements
Apr 23, 2009 #2 271828 Structural Mar 7, 2007 2,294 It does. See E7, which refers to E4. Upvote 0 Downvote
Apr 23, 2009 Thread starter #3 NS4U Structural Apr 2, 2007 320 yes it does, thanks didn't see that. Upvote 0 Downvote
Apr 23, 2009 #4 271828 Structural Mar 7, 2007 2,294 You might've been thrown off by the WT equation. The E4 specialized equation for WTs only applies to non-slender ones. If a WT is slender, then one uses E7 for those too and then computes Fe for FTB per E4. Upvote 0 Downvote
You might've been thrown off by the WT equation. The E4 specialized equation for WTs only applies to non-slender ones. If a WT is slender, then one uses E7 for those too and then computes Fe for FTB per E4.
