Design of structural steel elements with the Continuous Strength Method

The current practice of ultimate limit state design for steel structures involves an elastic--perfectly plastic material model and the classification of cross-sections into discrete behavioural classes. This leads to a design philosophy which is simple, but generally over-conservative. The Continuou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liew, Andrew
Other Authors: Gardner, Leroy
Published: Imperial College London 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.656599