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A finite element analysis of the nonlinear behaviour of open section thin-walled members under compression, biaxial bending and torsional loading, including inelastic material response, has been used to obtain solutions to a number of example problems. These highlight the relative importance of the various sources of nonlinearity and may be used to assess the suitability of simplified design approaches. This leads to an adaptation of an existing combined stress approach as a suitable basis for the limit state design of steel members; the method is used in a design guide recently published by the Steel Construction Institute.
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El-Khenfas, M.A., Nethercot, D.A. (1990). Behaviour of Open Section Steel Members Subject to Combined Bending and Torsion. In: Hyde, T.H., Ollerton, E. (eds) Applied Stress Analysis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0779-9_30
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