INTERACTIVE BUCKLING CURVES FOR THIN-WALLED SECTIONS

The present paper continues to compare and analyse the most recent des ign codes formulae for intel active buckling of thin-wailed members. A first analysis was performed using a statistical comparison between t heoretical and experimental results and was presented at the SSRC Annu al Technical Session, held in Pittsburgh. An analytic comparison betwe en ECCS 1987, EUROCODE 3, AISI and the authors' formula is performed. A proposal for a cross-sections classification from the point Of view of an 'erosion factor' is also presented.