Tag
#stability
2 topics across all disciplines.
Stability, buckling and the design basis
Why most steel members fail by going sideways rather than by yielding, what slenderness and effective length really mean, the three buckling modes an inspector must recognise, and why section loss is so much worse than it looks.
High-rise structural systems
Why tall buildings are designed by stiffness rather than strength — moment frames, shear walls, core-and-outrigger and tube systems, the drift and acceleration limits that actually govern, and how wind and damping decide the form.