Verification According to the Safety Factor
Check for bending
The normal stress σ is checked based on the following expression:
where: | fy | - | steel yield stress |
SFs | - | safety factor for bearing capacity of steel cross-section |
and the value of utilization is provided by:
Check for shear
The shear stress τ is checked based on the following expression:
and the value of utilization is provided by:
State of plane stress verification
The state of plane stress is checked exploiting the following conditions:
where: | σ1 | - | normal stress |
τ1 | - | shear stress in the verified section |
and the value of utilization is provided by:
