EK594
Intermediate transverse stiffeners are provided to prevent out of plane buckling of web at the location of the stiffeners due to the combined effect of bending moment and shear force.
EK429
The plastic design method is based on the following assumptions: The material has the capacity to undergo considerable plastic deformation without danger of fracture. Ductility of steel (that is, a […]
EK428
One of the prerequisites of plastic frame analysis is that the structure will not fail by rupture (brittle failure) but by deformations, which may progressively grow without any increase in […]
EK379
Designing for tension field action imposes additional loading on the transverse stiffeners. Because of the additional compressive forces induced, the stiffener must be designed as a strut and checked for […]
EK376
Load-carrying stiffeners must be checked for both buckling and bearing.
EK372
The behaviour of a girder under an increasing shear load may be divided into the three phases: Unbuckled. The situation prior to buckling when equal tensile and compressive principal stresses […]
EK226
The buckling theory is based on the assumption that the ends of the column are pinned, that is, frictionless joints which prevent linear movement but which can rotate freely about […]
EK225
The Euler buckling theory makes no allowance for: Homogeneity of column material. Isotropy of column material. Variation of Young’s modulus and elastic-plastic behaviour of column material. Loading not axial. Residual […]
EK204
The effective length of a column is controlled by its end fixity. By effective length we mean that length of the column which is subjected to lateral buckling.
EK175
A strength gain is possible with plates in shear where tension field action is considered. Thin unstiffened plates cannot carry much load after buckling. The critical buckling stress is increased […]
EK94
There are two main assumptions for first order plastic analysis: The structure is made of ductile material that can undergo large deformations beyond the elastic limit without fracture or buckling. […]
EK49
Elastic buckling is a state of lateral instability that occurs while the material is stressed below the yield point.