Abstract
The design of cold-formed steel columns must consider flexural buckling, torsional buckling, and flexural-torsional buckling. The American Iron and Steel Institute incorporated equations for the critical elastic buckling loads corresponding to these failure modes in the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Members. These equations were originally developed for columns with consistent boundary conditions for all three modes. However it is common in practice to have different unbraced lengths for major axis flexure, minor axis flexure, and torsion. Furthermore, it is common for certain members to be oriented such that intermediate bracing restraint directions do not align with the principal axes. This paper investigates and develops a general formulation of the column buckling equation to incorporate unequal unbraced lengths and non-principal axes.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
