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Asthedeformationsincreasewiththeappliedmoments M ,sodothestresses.It
is shown in Section 6.12.2 that the limiting moment M L at which a beam without
residual stresses first yields is given by
M L
M y =
1
(6.18)
Φ 2 λ 2
Φ +
in which
Φ = ( 1 + η + λ 2 )/ 2,
(6.19)
λ = ( M y / M zx )
(6.20)
is a generalised slenderness, M y = W el , y f y is the nominal first yield moment, and
η is a factor defining the imperfection magnitudes, when the central crookedness
δ 0 is given by
δ 0 N cr , z
M zx
W el , z / W el , y
1 + ( d f / 2 )( N cr , z / M zx )
= θ 0 =
η ,
(6.21)
in which N cr , z is given by equation 6.12. Equations 6.18-6.20 are similar to
equations 3.11, 3.12, and 3.5 for the limiting axial force at first yield of a
1.2
Yielding due to major
axis bending alone
1.0
0.8
Elastic buckling M zx / M y
0.6
First yield M L / M y
due to initial
crookedness and twist
0.4
N
W
W
/
0
cr,z
el , z
el , y
=
=
0
(
)
M
N
0.2
d
zx
f
cr
,
z
-
1
2
M
zx
0
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Generalised slenderness =
(
)
M y / M cr
Figure 6.9 Buckling and yielding of beams.
 
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