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Lecture 7.5.1 : Columns I


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1. INTRODUCTION

2. MAIN KINDS OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS

2.1 Simple Members with Uniform Cross-Section

2.2 Simple Members with Non-Uniform Cross-Sections

2.3 Built-up Columns

3. PURE COMPRESSION WITHOUT BUCKLING

3.1 Stub Columns

3.2 Effective Area

4. STABILITY OF SLENDER STEEL COLUMNS

4.1 Euler Critical Stress

4.2 Buckling of Real Columns

5. THE EUROPEAN BUCKLING CURVES

5.1 Reference Slenderness

5.2 Basis of the ECCS Buckling Curves

5.3 Equivalent Initial Bow Imperfection

5.4 Design Steps for Compression Members

6. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

7. REFERENCES

8. ADDITIONAL READING