Abstract: A unified approach for yield-line analysis (YLA) of slabs by using linear programming (LP) technique is developed and applied to a few problems for which solutions are available in the literature. The kinematic approach ...

Abstract: Details of a knowledge‐based expert system for the design of steel structural elements (EXSEL) is presented. EXSEL forms a part of an overall system under development for the engineering of steel structures. The characteristics ...

Abstract: The direct strength method (DSM) simplified the design of cold-formed steel (CFS) beams and columns compared with the traditional effective width method (EWM). In this paper, DSM equations for the distortional buckling ...

Abstract: The strength of thin-walled cold formed steel (CFS) lipped channel compression members may be governed by yielding, local, distortional, or global buckling or any possible interaction among these buckling modes. The ...

Abstract: The axial compressive strength of the cold-formed steel (CFS) members with edge or intermediate stiffener is affected by interaction of local, distortional and overall buckling. In order to overcome the tedious and time ...