Research Article

Analysis of Flexural Buckling Capacity of Stainless Steel Columns under Axial Compression

Table 2

Lower limit for sections of class 3 in the European code [36].

Plate typeSketch mapLimit value

Stiffened elementsW/t = 30.7ε
Unstiffened elementsCold rolling: W/t = 11.9ε welding: W/t = 11.0ε
Round tubeD/t = 90ε2