ABSTRACT
Recent research (Ikarashi & Wang 2008) presents Equation 1 for the limitation value of plate slenderness, which is intended to prevent buckling of H-shaped steel members before the moment of a force reaches Mp at the end of the beams. This value is more versatile than the limitation value presented in the current criterion (Architectural institute of Japan 2010). Note that some of the following symbols are different from those in the original paper.
