Distortional buckling formulae for cold-formed steel C and Z-section members: Part I - Derivation

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1567-1597

  Silvestre, N ^a   Camotim, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Analytical formulae; C section members; Distortional buckling; Flexural end support conditions; Generalised beam theory (GBT); Warping end support conditions; Z section members

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BENDING STRENGTH; BUCKLING; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STABILITY; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; STRESSES; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

ANALYTIC FORMULAE; C-SECTION MEMBERS; DISTORTIONAL BUCKLING; FLEXURAL END SUPPORT CONDITIONS; GENERALIZED BEAM THEORY (GBT); WARPING END SUPPORT CONDITIONS; Z-SECTION MEMBERS;

STEEL;

EID: 4944253951     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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