Table 2.

The initial imperfection measurement of test specimens and the comparison of experimental tests ⁴² with finite element tests and the direct strength method.

Specimen	Initial Imperfection		PEXP	PFEM	PAS/NZS	PAS/NZS/ PEXP	PFEM / PEXP
	Local (δL)	Distortional (δD)
	mm		kN			–
BU45-7-1	0.29	2.46	124	126	114	0.92	1.02
BU45-7-2	0.17	3	123	123	111	0.90	1.00
BU45-7-3	0.21	3.38	121	121	109	0.90	1.00
BU90-3-1	0.22	3.38	119	120	104	0.88	1.01
BU90-3-2	0.17	4.13	119	119	104	0.87	1.00
BU90-3-3	0.27	2.73	118	122	104	0.88	1.03
BU105-2-1	0.25	3.3	117	117	100	0.85	1.00
BU105-2-2	0.21	3.15	117	117	100	0.85	0.99
BU105-2-3	0.23	2.03	117	117	101	0.86	1.00
BU60-7-1	0.23	2	123	125	112	0.91	1.01
BU60-7-2	0.17	3.93	122	122	110	0.90	1.00
BU60-7-3	0.13	2.38	121	124	111	0.91	1.02
BU110-3-1	0.22	2.75	117	118	99	0.84	1.00
BU110-3-2	0.11	1.01	118	121	103	0.88	1.02
BU110-3-3	0.24	2.85	119	118	102	0.86	0.99
BU60-3-1	0.21	1.88	116	117	99	0.85	1.01
BU60-3-2	0.26	2.5	117	120	99	0.85	1.03
BU60-3-3	0.18	3.38	116	116	97	0.84	1.00
Average						0.875	1.008
S						0.026	0.013