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How to avoid torsion?

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How to avoid torsion?*

 

a. Add stiffeners

b. Change cross section so that the load acts through the shear center

c. Use hollow sections

 

 

 

* Strength and stability of aluminium members according to EN 1999-1-1 – Eurocode 9 Torsten Höglund Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm