Practical second-order analysis and design of single angle trusses by an equivalent imperfection approach

Steel and Composite Structures

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 443-458

  Cho, S H ^a   Chan, S L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Angles; Buckling; Eccentricities; Initial imperfections

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFECTS; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ANGLES; ECCENTRICITIES; INITIAL IMPERFECTIONS;

TRUSSES;

EID: 29044446753     PISSN: 12299367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/scs.2005.5.6.443     Document Type: Article

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