Anderson, Melvin S.2014-03-142014-03-141955-04-19etd-02232010-020312http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41275A method is presented for the calculation of the crippling stress of structural sections as a function of material properties and the proportions of the section. The presence of formed or anisotropic material is accounted for by the use of an effective stress-strain curve in defining the material properties. The method applies to many sections for which a procedure for calculating crippling was not previously available..38 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1955.A523Buckling (Mechanics)Strains and stressesStructural designThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02232010-020312/