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Lecture 9.1 : Thin-Walled Members and Sheeting


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1. INTRODUCTION TO THE DESIGN OF COLD- FORMED SECTIONS

1.1 Typical Products and Uses

1.2 Applications

1.3 Advantages

1.4 Manufacture

1.5 Materials

1.6 Effects of Cold Forming

1.7 Connections

1.8 Codes

2. CHARACTERISTIC BEHAVIOUR

2.1 General

3. LOCAL BUCKLING AND THE EFFECTIVE WIDTH CONCEPT

3.1 Doubly and Singly Supported Elements

3.2 Effective Cross-sections

3.3 Web Buckling and Crippling

3.4 Lateral-torsional Buckling

3.5 Interaction of Local and Global Buckling

4. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

4.1 Good Practice Notes

4.2 Influence of Joint Flexibility

5. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

6. REFERENCES