trial_member_size: Determine member size

In shadowboxingskills/civilR: Civil Engineering R package

Description

Find optimized designation [ height (mm) x width (mm) x mass (kg/m) ] (also called member size) for given Axial Compression Force and critical length for major and minor axis. Searching into the tables based on the 'Compression' tables of the Blue Book https://www.steelforlifebluebook.co.uk/

Usage

trial_member_size(
  Lcry,
  Lcrz,
  Ned,
  steel_grade,
  member_type,
  list_reference_tables
)

Arguments

Lcry	critical length major axis [m]
Lcrz	critical length minor axis [m]
Ned	Axial compression force [kN]
steel_grade	steel_grade [N/{mm}^2], categorical: 'S355' or 'S275'
member_type	member_type, categorical: 'UC' or 'UB'
list_reference_tables	List of reference tables

Value

Member size [ height (mm) x width (mm) x mass (kg/m) ]

shadowboxingskills/civilR documentation built on Oct. 24, 2020, 12:22 p.m.