How to Design an Aluminium Beam to Eurocode 9 (Step by Step, With Free Software)
An extruded aluminium I-beam designed to Eurocode 9 (EN 1999-1-1) starts with a cross-section classification step that doesn't have a direct equivalent…
How to Design an Aluminium Connection to IS 8147 (Step by Step, With Free Software)
A bolted aluminium gusset connection, designed to IS 8147, checks bolt shear and bearing in much the same format as a…
Why Overturning and Sliding Checks Use Different Load Factors Than Strength Checks
Stability Checks Are Asking a Different Question Than Strength Checks An overturning or sliding check — common for retaining walls,…
How to Design an Aluminium Truss Member to AS/NZS 1664 (Step by Step, With Free Software)
A compression diagonal in an aluminium space-frame truss, designed to AS/NZS 1664.1, needs its slenderness ratio checked against limits that are…
Why Codes Treat a Short Column and a Long Column as Fundamentally Different Problems
Two Different Failure Modes, Not Just a Matter of Degree It's tempting to think of a long, slender column as…
How to Design an Aluminium Column to Eurocode 9 (Step by Step, With Free Software)
An extruded aluminium column under axial compression, designed to Eurocode 9 (EN 1999-1-1), uses a buckling curve approach analogous to Eurocode 3's…
Why Codes Require a Minimum Eccentricity Even for ‘Pure’ Axially Loaded Columns
No Real Column Is Ever Perfectly, Purely Axially Loaded A column analyzed on paper as carrying a purely concentric axial…
How to Design an Aluminium Beam to the Aluminum Design Manual (Step by Step, With Free Software)
An extruded aluminium I-beam, designed to the Aluminum Design Manual (ADM), looks superficially like a steel beam design problem until…
How to Design a Timber Roof Truss Member to IS 883 (Step by Step, With Free Software)
A timber roof truss's bottom chord and a diagonal web member carry fundamentally different force types — tension and compression…
How to Design a Timber Stud Wall to CSA O86 (Step by Step, With Free Software)
A load-bearing timber stud wall carrying both axial load from the floor above and out-of-plane wind bending, designed to CSA O86,…