Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures

Modal Decomposition of Geometric Imperfections Using the Polarization Method.- Elastic buckling strength of oblique panels in L-shaped beam–column connections.- Buckling-modes interaction in cold-formed steel columns: design proposals based on experimental and numerical results.- A Simplified Yield Load Model for the DSM Design of Cold-Formed Steel Hat Sections under Interior Two-Flange Loading.- Experimental and numerical investigation of the torsional behaviour of thin-walled beams with open cross-sections.- Design of Battened or Laced Built-Up Columns Suffering from Local, Global and Built-Up Instabilities.- Generalization of the Finite Tube Method.- Out-of-plane stability of parabolic arches: re-examination of a comprehensive analytical method.