2.1 DESIGNOFTENSIONANDCOMPRESSIONMEMBERSBY
L.S.M
TENSION MEMBERS – DESIGN STRENGTH OF TENSION MEMBERS
AGAINST YIELDING OF GROSS SECTION, AGAIN STRUCTURE OF
CRITICAL SECTION AND DUE TO BLOCK SHEAR – DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS – PROBLEMS ON DETERMINATION OF DESIGN
STRENGTH OF GIVEN MEMBERS AND DESIGNING TENSION MEMBERS
USING ROLLED STEEL SECTIONS FOR GIVEN LOADS – DESIGN OF
BOLTED AND WELDED CONNECTIONS FOR TENSION MEMBERS.
COMPRESSION MEMBERS – EFFECTIVE LENGTH AND EFFECTIVE
SECTIONAL AREA OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS – DESIGN STRESS
AND DESIGN STRENGTH –BUCKLING CLASS OF CROSS SECTIONS –
IMPERFECTION FACTOR – STRESS REDUCTION FACTOR – THICKNESS
OF ELEMENTS – ECCENTRICITY OF LOADS ON COLUMNS – SINGLE
ANGLE AND DOUBLE ANGLE STRUTS – BOLTED AND WELDED
CONNECTIONS FOR STRUTS – DESIGN OF BUILT UP COLUMNS –
CONNECTING THE COMPONENTS OF BUILT UP COLUMNS BY TACKING
BOLTS / WELDS – REQUIREMENTS OF CONNECTIONS – LACED
COLUMNS –SINGLE AND DOUBLE LACED SYSTEMS – REQUIREMENTS
OF LACING BARS – DESIGN OF LACINGS – BATTENED COLUMNS –
REQUIREMENTS OF BATTENS –DESIGN OF BATTENS – PROBLEMS
COLUMN BASES –SLAB BASE AND GUSSETED BASE