EK208
An ideal column is perfectly straight but real columns always have some imperfections which deviate from this ideal. The amount of imperfection to be expected varies with the type of […]
EK164
When a braced or unbraced frame has low slenderness, so that ratio between elastic buckling load and acting load is greater or equal to 15, then EC3 allows all the […]
EK163
When an unbraced frame has high slenderness so that ratio between elastic buckling load and acting load is lower than 3, then EC3 requires a more accurate analysis to be […]
EK162
When an unbraced frame has moderate slenderness so that the ratio between elastic buckling load and acting load is greater or equal to 3, but lower than 10, than EC3 […]
EK161
When a braced or unbraced frame has low slenderness so that ratio between elastic buckling and acting load is greater than or equal to 10, then EC3 allows the moments […]
EK160
The effects of residual stresses are allowed for approximately in EC3 by using enhanced equivalent geometrical imperfections.