Research Article

Comparison of Design Guidelines for Hot-Rolled I-Shaped Steel Compression Members according to AISC 360-16 and EC3

Table 2

The numbers of slender-element sections according to AISC 360-16 and Class 4 sections according to EC3 for the studied steel grades.

IPEHEAHEBHEMHD
AISCEC3AISCEC3AISCEC3AISCEC3AISCEC3

S235550
600
800
900
1000
800
900
1000
10001000

S275450
500
550
600
450
500
550
600
800
900
1000
650
700
800
900
1000
900
1000
900
1000
1000

S355330
360
400
450
500
550
600
300
330
360
400
450
500
550
600
600
650
700
800
900
1000
550
600
650
700
800
900
1000
800
900
1000
700
800
900
1000
900
1000
900
1000
260×54.1
320×74.2

S460260 × 54.1
320 × 74.2
260 × 54.1
320 × 74.2

Italic numbers show sections which are classified as Class 4 sections but nonslender-element sections or vice versa.