Residual stresses have major influence on the stability of steel members. It is well-known
that, due to the differences in manufacturing procedures, the residual stresses for welded …

The web tapered I-section steel (WTIS) columns have been widely used in civil and
industrial steel structures. However, the existing theoretical and empirical equations …

A consistent design approach, performed by second-order inelastic analysis using beam
finite elements with strain limits, is proposed for web-tapered steel members. In the …

Tapered I-section steel members can achieve efficient material utilization, and are
economical alternatives to traditional prismatic ones. Current line-element formulations for …

Abstract In Eurocode 3 (2005) the buckling curve approach is adopted for verification of
prismatic columns and beams. It has the flexibility of adjusting imperfection factors according …

In the structural stability design using direct analysis method (DM), the member initial
geometric imperfections should be explicitly simulated. In current design practices, the …

Tapered members produced by robotic fabrication techniques offer architectural and
structural advantages and have the potential to become more prevalent than prismatic …

The adoption of steel in the construction industry will consistently grow due to rapid
urbanisation and the demand of more structures and infrastructures. The main reasons of …

Several solutions in the form of curve families, simplified closed form equations and
numerical approaches have been proposed by researchers for evaluating the stability of …

Buckling resistance predictions resulting from flexural and flexural–torsional buckling of
double tee section members subjected to compression and bending are considered. A novel …