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Resistance Factor for Cold-Formed Steel Compression Members
… strength reduction factor for cold-formed steel compression members can be increased above its current value of Ï c = 0.85, which was established by the LRFD Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual (1991) on the basis of 264 column tests. The resistance factor in the Canadian code for cold-formed steel …
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The Effect of Lateral Confinement on The Behavior of Axially Loaded Concrete Compression Members
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An incremental, non-linear displacement method for the elastic analysis of space trusses and plane frames
… zero. Chord shortening due to bowing of truss compression members which have an initial imperfection in straightness is included in the analysis by modifying the member axial stiffness term. Numerical examples of truss analyses are presented and comparisons made with published results. An …
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Failure and crippling of graphite-epoxy stiffeners loaded in compression
… crippling of thin-walled open section prismatic compression members are presented. Twenty-four specimens were tested, 13 of which were channel sections and the other 11 were zee sections. Three specimens were made of 2024-T3 aluminum. The remaining 21 specimens were made of AS4-3502 …
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Kinematic Analysis of Tensegrity Structures
Tensegrity structures consist of isolated compression members (rigid bars) suspended by a continuous network of tension members (cables). Tensegrity structures can be used as variable geometry truss (VGT) mechanisms by actuating links to change their length. This paper will present a new method of …
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FOOTING FIXITY OF BRIDGE PIER WITH END-BEARING PILE FOUNDATION
… design. Moreover, the rotation of structural members is a major factor in determining the deflection of structures. The magnitude of structure deflection due to the rotation and elastic deformation are used to check if the second-order effect (P-delta effect) needs to be considered. When large …
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Dynamic relaxation analysis of pretensioned networks supported by compression arches
… analysis of pretensioned networks supported by compression arches. The development and application of such methods is reviewed in Chapter 2. The automated control of Dynamic Relaxation is considered in I Chapter 3. and a modified kinetic damping procedure shown to be an efficient and simple …
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The application of dynamic relaxation to the design of modular space structures
… for different stress constraints in tension and compression members and, for the problem considered, derives a lighter form than the fully stressed design technique. The optimum form of the D.R. solution is verified by the linear programming technique. 5: An intuitive dynamic relaxation method …
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The instability of slender reinforced concrete columns. A buckling study of very slender reinforced concrete columns between the slenderness ratios of 30 and 79 Including essential creep investigations, and leading to design recommendations.
… sizes of the columns. _The examples of concrete compression members cited and constructed in Industry on a global basis suggest that very slender columns have inherent safety both from the point of view of the ultimate strength and stability. The strengths of columns given. by the British codes …
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Permanent Bracing Design for MPC Wood Roof Truss Webs and Chords
… Chord load levels of 10% to 50% of the allowable compression load parallel-to-grain assuming le/d of 16 were studied. All wood-to-wood brace connections were assumed to be made with 2-16d Common nails. A nonlinear load-displacement function was used to model the behavior of the nail connections. …