A Study on Different Methods of Determining the Ultimate Capacity of Steel Angles Subjected To Eccentric Compression Load

Submitted by Student Name Student no- 0104178 Course: CE 400 (Project and Thesis )

Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Department of Civil Engineering BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, DHAKA

June, 2007

A Study on Different Methods of Determining the Ultimate Capacity of Steel Angles Subjected To Eccentric Compression Load

Submitted by Student Name Student no- 0104178 Course: CE 400 (Project and Thesis )

Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Department of Civil Engineering BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, DHAKA

June, 2007

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Declared that except where specified by reference to other works, the studies embodied in thesis is the result of investigation carried by the author. Neither the thesis nor any part has been submitted to or is being submitted elsewhere for any other purposes.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
First of all the author would like to express his/her heartiest gratitude to the Almighty Allah, The sovereign lord, who is the absolute king of entire universe and who regulates each and every achievement of every individual life. The author has the great pleasure to express his/her deepest sense of gratitude to Prof. Dr. Khan Mahmud Amanat, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka for his guidance, continuous encouragement and invaluable support throughout the course of this work. His tireless devotion, unfailing support and dynamic leadership in pursuit of excellence have earned the authors highest respect. The author will remain ever grateful to him for his supervision and inspiration to work hard in writing this thesis. The author wishes to convey sincere thanks to all the teachers of Department of Civil Engineering, BUET for their entire effort to teach his/her the subject of civil engineering. The author also wishes his/her sincere thanks to the stuff of library of BUET who helped his/her a lot to overcome the daily difficulties. The author is also indebted to Mr. Obaydur Rahman for assistance in typing the manuscript. Last but not the least, the author would like to express his/her deep sense of gratitude to his/her parents, sisters and brother, their underlying love, encouragement and support throughout his/her life and education. Without their blessings, achieving the goal would have been impossible.