Task
Objectives
(a) Demonstrate flexure in steel beams to better understand the different limit states (yielding, local buckling, and lateral-torsional buckling).
(b) Understand the calculations involved with elastic & plastic moment of inertia for steel beams.
(c) Demonstrate the impact of slenderness ratio (i.e. compact, non-compact or slender).
Background
Economical production in large volume (of steel) was not available until mid-19th century and the introduction of...
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