Plastic design of columns and its inherent uncertainties

The two well-known methods for the plastic design of steel columns subjected to combined bending and normal force were reviewed and compared. The validity of some of the basic design assumptions was examined, and the influence of unknown variables affecting practical applications was investigated....

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Main Author: Christoffersen, Per Trond
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/39617