Collapse behavior of square thin-walled columns subjected to oblique loads

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-184

  Han, D C ^a   Park, S H ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BENDING MOMENTS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BENDING COLLAPSE; CRITICAL LOAD ANGLE; THIN WALLED COLUMNS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033221776     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8231(99)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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