COMPRESSION MEMBERS

(Steel Design)
FRANCO G. PANTALEON
Instructor

Instructor: FRANCO G. PANTALEON

OUTLINE
• Compression member types
• Column Failure Modes
• Slender Factor
• Braced VS Unbraced
• Idealization of Actual Compression Members
• Evaluation of Column Strength
• Local Stability of Compression Members
• Illustrative Examples

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Compression Member Types

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Column Failure Modes

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Braced VS Unbraced
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COLUMN STRENGTH

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LOCAL STABILITY OF COLUMNS

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For Compression Member w/ Non-Compact Shapers/Slender Elements

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 For Simplicity:

COMPACT SHAPES: NON-COMPACT SHAPES/SLENDER ELEMENTS:

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EXAMPLE

1. Local Stability Check.

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2. Check Slenderness Ratio
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USING EQUATIONS: 3. Evaluate AISC Column Strength.

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 3 METHODS (Summary)
1 Using AISC EQUATIONS: 2 3

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THANK YOU!

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