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| A |
Area or Gross area of a cross section |
| Ae |
Effective area of a section |
| Aeff |
Effective area |
| An |
Net area of a section |
| Ast |
Area of an intermediate stiffener |
| At |
Tensile stress area of a bolt |
| a |
Effective throat size of a fillet weld |
| a1 |
Net sectional area of connected elements |
| a2 |
Gross sectional area of connected |