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Many steel designers do not incorporate the requirements of Chapter C Design for Stability (AISC 14th Edition) into their design of steel elements. Chapter C states that stability shall be provided for the structure as a whole and for each of its elements and that the effects of second order effects (also called P-delta effects) shall be considered. It also states that the approximate methods defined in Appendix 8 is permitted as an alternative to a rigorous analysis. This webinar will define these second order effects and their parameters, calculate their values and compare designs with and without these effects. Simple guidelines will be developed for their use.
Note: This is a live webinar delivered via WebEx. Session instructions will be emailed to you 24-48 hours prior to the webinar and the morning of the webinar. If you have not received your instructions for any reason please call client support the day of the event. Webinars are live and interactive and students will have the ability to directly interact with and ask questions of the presenter.