Does anyone know if a proceedure exists for finding the capacity of a column who's section varies along the height of the column?
We are assuming that the connection bewteen the two sections is fixed, and therefore stable, but what happens to the axial loads? Is the capacity based on the Kl/r...
I have a basic question, we have been asked to look at a providing temporary shoring for a structure near a railway line. I have found the train loading diagrams, and have (breifly) read throught the AREMA Manual for Railway Engineering, however, I cannot seem to find the standard gage used for...