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Lecture 7.6 : Built-up Columns

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE EFFECT OF SHEAR DEFORMATIONS ON THE ELASTIC CRITICAL COLUMN LOAD

3. EVALUATION OF THE SHEAR STIFFNESS OF LACED AND BATTENED COLUMNS

3.1 Laced Columns

3.2 Battened Built-up Columns

3.3 Quantitative Comparison

4. THE ELASTIC CRITICAL LOADS OF BUILT-UP COLUMNS

5. THE BEARING CAPACITY OF STEEL BUILT-UP COLUMNS AND THE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY OF EUROCODE 3

6. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

8. ADDITIONAL READING