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Steel member selection – lightest I-section, RHS, SHS or CHS
Finds the lightest steel section that passes the EN 1993-1-1 check for the given forces and buckling lengths.
Calculation method
Runs the EN 1993-1-1 member check on every section of the chosen family, lightest first, and proposes the first that passes plus five alternatives.
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