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STRUCTURAL DESIGN 2 – PRINCIPLES OF STEEL DESIGN

SESSION TOPIC 4: COMPRESSION MEMBERS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the session you will be:

1. Able to identify members under compression.
2. Able to design and investigate members under compression using ASD.
3. Able to design and investigate members under compression using LRFD.

KEY TERMS
Compression Design LRFD ASD
Euler’s Stress Buckling Slenderness Stiffened/Unstiffened

CORE CONTENT
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REFERENCES

Jack C McCormac. Structural Steel Design. -- 5th ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2015.