Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Rational DSM design of thin-walled cruciform and angle columns
P.B. Dinis & D. Camotim
Civil Engineering Department, ICIST, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
ABSTRACT: This paper presents the output of an investigation on the development of more rational approaches
to design pin and fixed-ended equal-leg cruciform and angle columns by means of the Direct Strength Method
(DSM).The key feature of these approaches consists of replacing the local strength curve by genuine (i) torsional
(cruciforms) or (ii) flexural-torsional (angles) ones. Moreover, the effective ...