Ductile Brace-End Rotation
Seismic Corner - Issue No. 51 This article discusses the ductile brace-end rotation requirements for Type MD and some of Type LD braced frames...
Flexural Buckling of Channel Sections
A common concern when checking flexural buckling of a channel section under axial load, is what radius of gyration should be used to calculate Fex and Fey? In S16-14 Clause [...]
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