Clasification Society Rulefinder 2020 - Version 9.33 - Fix
Common Structural Rules - Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, January 2019 - Part 1 General Hull Requirements - Chapter 8 Buckling - Section 4 Buckling Requirements for Direct Strength Analysis - 5 Struts, Pillars and Cross Ties

5 Struts, Pillars and Cross Ties

5.1 Buckling criteria

5.1.1 The compressive buckling strength of struts, pillars and cross ties is to satisfy the following criterion:

ηPillarηall

where:

ηPillar : Maximum utilisation factor of struts, pillars or cross ties, as defined in Ch 8, Sec 5, [3.1].


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