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Australian Standard
CAI - 1968

SAA STEEL
STRUCTURES CODE

STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA

Incorporated by Royal Charter
 Amendment No. 2
September 1969
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STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA

Incorporated by Royal Charter

Amendment No. 2

to

AS CAT — 1968

SAA STEEL STRUCTURES CODE

Page 20. Rule 4.2.2. Unsupported Widths. Delete existing Rule and
substitute:
4.2.2 Unsupported Widths. Where a plate is connected to other parts Amdt. No. 2
of a built-up member along lines generally parallel to the longitudinal axis Sept. 1969.
of the member, the width, b2, between any two adjacent lines of connections
shall not exceed the following:
(a) For plates in compression . . .A— TV
VFy
However, where the width exceeds—
210 SV for welded plates which are not stress-relieved, or
-----
VFy
AA 7^ for other plates,
VFy
the excess width shall be assumed to be located centrally, and its
sectional area shall be neglected when calculating the effective
geometrical properties of the section.
(b) For plates in tension ... 1007V
However, where the width exceeds 607V the excess width shall
be assumed to be located centrally, and its sectional area shall be
neglected when calculating the geometrical properties of the section.
i
In this Rule, 7’1 shall be taken to be the thickness of the plate, irrespective
of whether the plate is a flange or a web of the member.
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Rule 5.3 Maximum Permissible Compressive Stress. Delete

existing Rule and substitute:

LXIMUM PERMISSIBLE COMPRESSIVE STRESS. The maxi- amdt. no. 2

Iculated compressive stress due to bending in any part of a beam ep'
t exceed the maximum permissible stress, F\K,, which shall be the
)f—
Ebe = 0.60 Fy, or
the value determined by equation (2), (3a) or (3b), as appropriate:

(2)

for welded flanges or plates

which are not stress-relieved (3a)

n = the outstand of the flange or plate in compression (see Rule

4.2.1)
= the unsupported width of the flange or plate in compression
(see Rule 4.2.2)
 Amendment No. 1
July 1968
STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
Incorporated by Royal Charter

AMENDMENT No. 1 AND CORRIGENDA

to
AS CAI —1968
SAA STEEL STRUCTURES CODE
 AUSTRALIAN STANDARD RULES
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USE OF STEEL
IN STRUCTURES

AS CAI — 1968

First published 1933

Revised 1939
Superseded by SAA Int. 351 1952
Revised 1968

Registered in Australia for transmission by post as a book.

PUBLISHED BY THE STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA

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