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A NEW APPROACH TO COLUMN DESIGN

by R.H. Wood

Published by HMSO. 1st. 1974

Very good condition. Building Research Establishment Report. "with special reference to restrained steel stanchions. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. 107 pages.

Covers are worn with some fading and creasing. Name in ink to title-page.

ISBN: 0116705175
Stock no. 621377

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Contents

  • Forword
  • Author's preface
  • Symbols used in design method
  • 1. The need for a new approach to column design
  • 2. A new variable-stiffness method of column design and design examples
  • 3. Additional controls on column design
  • 4. Verification of the new method of column design by full-scale tests
  • 5. Future developments and suggestions for research
  • References
  • Appendix 1 On the definition of buckling and the phenomenon of 'unwrapping'
  • Appendix 2 Effective stiffness of flanges with plastic zones
  • Appendix 3 Maximum allowable bending moments, for elastically restrained columns
  • Appendix 4 Permissible L/D ratios for deflection in beams
  • Appendix 5 Allowances for existing stresses
  • Appendix 6 Values of existing curvature in common use
  • Appendix 7 Effective stiffness of beams and columns in the elastic range
  • Appendix 8 Approximate sway calculations with all beams and columns bent into symmetrical double curvature
  • Appendix 9 Additional information on torsional buckling for designers
  • Appendix 10 Recent laboratory tests and the interference of major-axis buckling effects on stiffness values for minor-axis buckling
  • Appendix 11 Useful conversion factors for the design examples

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