| tensile stress |
< 60% of yield stress |
| compressive stress |
< allowable buckling stress |
| bending tensile stress |
< of yield stress |
| bending compressive stress |
< allowable torsional-lateral buckling stress |
| average shear stress |
< 40% of yield stress |
| increase in allowable stress (wind) |
< 33% of respective allowable (members) |
| increase in allowable stress (seismic) |
< 33% of respective allowable (members) |
| increase in allowable stress (wind) |
< 25% of respective allowable (fastener) |
| allowable combined stress-see IS 800-2007 |