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Compression members differ behaviorally from those in tension under load. Whereas tension members remain straight under all levels of loading until they fail, members in compression tend to fail at levels lower than their yield capacity. The inability of compression members to reach yield is attributed to their slenderness. Under compressive loads, a member deflects in a direction perpendicular to that of the load. The deflection occurs along the weaker of the two axes of the section. There are several types of compression members: column, strut, post, stanchion, and top chords of trusses.
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Abu-Saba, E.G. (1995). Compression Members. In: Design of Steel Structures. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2079-5_3
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