Limit State, Working Stress and Ultimate Load Method of Structural Design
The Constructor
APRIL 12, 2024
This was the traditional method of design not only for reinforced concrete, but also for structural steel and timber design. The method basically assumes that the structural material behaves as a linear elastic manner, and that adequate safety can be ensured by suitably restricting the stresses in the material induced by the expected “working loads” on the structure.
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