
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
A new design methodology for steel hollow sections:
The Overall Interaction Concept
J. Nseir, E. Saloumi & N. Boissonnade
University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Fribourg, Switzerland
ABSTRACT: This paper deals with the application of the Overall Interaction Concept (OIC) to the design of
tubular cross-sections. More precisely, the concern is here to demonstrate the ability of the OIC to accurately
account for the influence of local buckling on the cross-sectional carrying capacity ...