compression member


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compression member

[kəm′presh·ən ‚mem·bər]
(engineering)
A beam or other structural member which is subject to compressive stress.

compression member

Any member in which the primary stress is longitudinal compression.
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On the contrary, the plastic strains of high-strength cold worked steel bars of compression members cannot be displayed.
Due to a redistribution of compressive stresses of high-strength steel bars and spun concrete, the failure strains of compression members are fairly large.
The test data disclosed that high-strength and high-elastic reinforcing bars decrease the coefficient of variation of concrete strains under the failure of reinforced compression members.
The limit state design of spun concrete columns using load combinations recommended by EN 1990 and ASCE/SEI 7-05/Centrifuguotojo betono kolonu projektavimas ribiniu buviu metodu naudojant EN 1990 ir ASCE/SEI 7-05 rekomenduojamus apkrovu derinius
A minimum of three beam elements were used to represent the compression members.
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The load combinations with resistance factors ([phi]) of for concentrically loaded compression members were used in calculating the reliability index [beta]0 for ASCE, AS/NZS, EC3 and DSM are as described by authors in [27 -28].
The direct strength method for stainless steel compression members, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 64: 1231-1238.
Structural performance of cold-formed lean duplex stainless steel flat oval hollow columns
Chapters cover limit-state design, materials, beams, plate girders, tension members, compression members, trusses and bracing, portal frames, connections, workshop steelwork design example, and steelwork detailing.
Structural steelwork; design to limit state theory, 4th ed
Construction is geodesic, with a steel exo-skeleton of hexagonal grid of tubular compression members joined by standard cast connections.
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