Abstract: The paper explores a general approach to the design of columns of metallic materials, notably aluminum and stainless steel. The stress-strain curves of these materials, and metallic materials in general, are nonlinear. In ...

Abstract: A test program is described investigating the compressive strength of channel section columns of slender cross section. The program consisted of different geometries of cross section, each fabricated by welding from ...

Abstract: Single point, self-drilling fasteners are commonly used in light-gauge steel constructions including domestic, agricultural, and industrial structures. Fasteners installed in practice often suffer from a variety of in situ ...

Abstract: This paper presents a general design procedure for calculating the moment capacity of sections containing unstiffened elements with stress gradient. The method uses design equations for effective widths of unstiffened ...

Abstract: Details of a dual-actuator rig developed for testing rectangular plates simply supported on three sides, with the remaining (longitudinal) edge free, under combined uniaxial compression and in-plane bending are presented. ...

Abstract: Current American design provisions treat unstiffened elements under stress gradients as if they were uniformly compressed for effective width calculations. Australian, British, and European design provisions allow accurate ...

Abstract: The paper presents compression tests on square and circular stainless steel tubes, including stub column and long column tests. An important part of the test program was to quantify the increase in column strength resulting ...

Abstract: The paper presents tests on square and circular stainless steel tubular beams. An important part of the test program was to quantify the increase in bending strength resulting from cold‐work during the fabrication process. ...

Abstract: This paper is concerned with the elastic flexural buckling of doubly symmetric columns with oblique restraints under concentric loading. Oblique restraints cause coupling between the principal axis deflections and rotations, ...