Analysis of cold-formed zed-purlins partially restrained by steel sheeting

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 731-739

  Ye, Zhi Ming ^a   Kettle, Roger ^b   Li, Long Yuan ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bending; Cold formed; Purlin; Restrained; Sheeting; Steel; Strength; Thin walled

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BUILDING CODES; COLD FORMING MACHINES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

PURLIN; RESTRAINED; SHEETING;

STEEL SHEET;

EID: 1842607036     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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