2 Application
                  
                  
                  
                     
                     
                     2.1 Scope 
                      
                     
                     
                     
                     2.1.1 The buckling checks are to be performed according to:
                         
                           - Ch 8, Sec 2 for the slenderness requirements of plates,
                              longitudinal and transverse stiffeners, primary supporting members and brackets. 
                           
 
                           - Ch 8, Sec 3 for the prescriptive buckling requirements
                              of plates, longitudinal and transverse stiffeners, primary supporting members
                              and other structures. 
                           
 
                           - Ch 8, Sec 4 for the buckling requirements of the FE
                              analysis for the plates, stiffened panels and other structures. 
                           
 
                           - Ch 8, Sec 5 for the buckling capacity of prescriptive
                              and FE buckling requirements.
                           
 
                         
                        
                      
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     2.1.2 Stiffener 
                      
                     
                     
                     
                     The buckling check of the stiffeners referred to in this Chapter is applicable to the
                        stiffener fitted along the long edge of the buckling panel.
                      
                     
                     
                     
                     2.1.3 Enlarged stiffener
                      
                     
                     
                     
                     Enlarged stiffeners, with or without web stiffening, used for Permanent Means
                        of Access (PMA) are to comply with the following requirements:
                         
                           - a) Slenderness requirements for primary supporting members as
                              follows:
                           
 
                         
                        
                        
                           - For enlarged stiffener web, see item (a) of Ch 8, Sec 2, [4.1.1]. 
                           
 
                           - For enlarged stiffener flange, see item (b) of Ch 8, Sec 2, [4.1.1] and Ch 8, Sec 2, [5.1].
                              
                           
 
                           - For stiffeners fitted on enlarged stiffener web, see Ch 8, Sec 2, [3.1.1] and Ch 8, Sec 2, [3.1.3].
                           
 
                         
                        
                        
                           - b) Buckling strength of prescriptive requirements as
                              follows:
                           
 
                         
                        
                        
                        
                        
                           - c) All structural elements used for PMA are to be complied with
                              for the buckling requirements of the FE analysis in Ch 8, Sec 4 when applicable. 
                           
 
                           - d) Buckling strength of longitudinal PMA platforms without
                              stiffeners fitted on enlarged stiffener web is to be checked using the criteria
                              for local supporting members in Ch 8, Sec 3, [3.1] and Ch 8, Sec 3, [3.3].
                           
 
                         
                        
                      
                     
                     
                   
                  
                  
                  
                  
                
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