TALAT Lecture 2205: Special Design Issues

This lecture describes the measurement and amount of residual stresses in extruded and welded profiles which have to be accounted for in design; it introduces the subject of corrosion and of preventive design measures; it describes the behavior and properties of structural aluminium alloys at ambient, low and elevated temperatures; it gives useful examples of structural applications of extrusions. Background in mechanical and structural engineering disciplines is assumed