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Fig. 10.24 where, for each of many tests, a point has been plotted with
its ordinate equal to the normal stress s
cr
at failure, and its abscissa
equal to the corresponding value of the effective slenderness ratio,
L
e
yr. Although there is considerable scatter in the test results, regions
corresponding to three types of failure can be observed. For long col-
umns, where L
e
yr is large, failure is closely predicted by Euler’s for-
mula, and the value of s
cr
is observed to depend on the modulus of
elasticity E of the steel used, but not on its yield strength s
Y
. For very
short columns and compression blocks, failure occurs essentially as a
result of yield, and we have s
cr
< s
Y
. Columns of intermediate length
comprise those cases where failure is dependent on both s
Y
and E.
In this range, column failure is an extremely complex phenomenon,
and test data have been used extensively to guide the development of
specifications and design formulas.
Empirical formulas that express an allowable stress or critical
stress in terms of the effective slenderness ratio were first introduced
over a century ago, and since then have undergone a continuous
process of refinement and improvement. Typical empirical formulas
previously used to approximate test data are shown in Fig. 10.25. It
is not always feasible to use a single formula for all values of L
e
yr.
Most design specifications use different formulas, each with a defi-
nite range of applicability. In each case we must check that the for-
mula we propose to use is applicable for the value of L
e
yr for the
10.6 Design of Columns under a Centric Load
Short
columns
Intermediate columns Long columns
Euler’s critical stress
2
E
(L
e
/r)
2
L
e
/
cr
Y
cr
Fig. 10.24 Plot of test data for steel columns.
Gordon-Rankine formula:
1
Parabola:
Straight line:
k
2
L
e
/
cr
cr
2
( )
2
k
3
k
1
r
L
e
cr
cr
1
3
r
L
e
( )
2
r
L
e
Fig. 10.25 Plots of empirical formulas for column critical stress.
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