Research Article

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

Table 3

Parameters for Perry method in Eurocode.

Buckling modesSection typeαλ 0

Flexural bucklingCold-formed open section (Figure 1)0.490.40
Hollow section (welded or rolled, Figure 1)
Welded open section (strong axis, Figure 2)0.490.20
Welded open section (weak axis, Figure 2)0.760.20