Section Types by Plastic Moment Capacity
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See Steel Structure Design Standard for more details.
1. Plastic Section
Cross-section, which can develop a plastic hinge and sustain plastic moment over sufficient plastic rotation required for formation of plastic failure mechanism of the member or structure.
2. Compact Section
A cross-section, which can develop plastic moment but has inadequate plastic rotation capacity needed for formation of a plastic collapse mechanism of the member or structure.
