What is "Working Stress Design"
What is "Working Stress Design"
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I am aware of ASD and LRFD, but what is meant by WSD?
Also, does anyone have any references online that can help guide me through the effects of temperature on open steel structures? Thanks.
Also, does anyone have any references online that can help guide me through the effects of temperature on open steel structures? Thanks.






RE: What is "Working Stress Design"
RE: What is "Working Stress Design"
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: What is "Working Stress Design"
More than that though, working stress design is based upon ELASTIC analysis of the cracked section versus plastic design using modern ACI (Whitney diagram).
The stress diagram is basically looks like this:
|<----/ maximum compression stress tapers to zero @ N.A.
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- neutral axis
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|----> point tension force @ reinf
RE: What is "Working Stress Design"