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3.13.5Example 13 - checking a non-uniform compression
member
Determine the maximum design load N Ed of a lightly welded box section can-
tilevercompressionmember1-2madefromplatesofS355steelwhichtaperfrom
300mm × 300mm × 12mmatend1(atthecantilevertip)to500mm × 500mm
× 12mmatend2(atthecantileversupport).Thecantileverhasalengthof10.0m.
3.13.6 Example 14 - flexural-torsional buckling
A simply supported 90 × 90 × 8 EA compression member is shown in
Figure 3.30(c). Determine the variation of the elastic buckling load with member
length.
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