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Oct 15, 2002

Bearing, Shear, and Torsion Capacities of Steel Angle Sections

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Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 128, Issue 11

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Steel angle sections are commonly used as beams to support distributed loads which cause biaxial bending and torsion. However, many design codes do not have any design rules for torsion, while some recommendations are unnecessarily conservative, or are of limited application, or fail to consider some effects which are thought to be important. In this paper, proposals are developed for the section capacities of angle sections under bearing, shear, and uniform torsion. In a companion paper, consideration is given to the first-order elastic analysis of the biaxial bending of angle section beams, including the effects of restraints, and proposals are developed for the section moment capacities of angle sections under biaxial bending. The proposals in this and the companion paper can be used to design steel angle section beams which are laterally restrained so that lateral buckling and second-order effects are unimportant.

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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 128Issue 11November 2002
Pages: 1394 - 1398

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Received: Dec 3, 2001
Accepted: Mar 21, 2002
Published online: Oct 15, 2002
Published in print: Nov 2002

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N. S. Trahair, M.ASCE
Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

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