Meanings
adjectivedistortional (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to, or exhibiting, distortion.
Moreover, local buckling may occur, where the section involves plate flexure alone without transverse deformation of the overall column, or distortional buckling, where the cross-sectional shape changes along the length of the member without transverse deformation.
2015 October 10, “Steel Rack Connections: Identification of Most Influential Factors and a Comparison of Stiffness Design Methods”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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