STRENGTH DESIGN IN STEEL USING PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS.

Abstract

The paper indicates how design calculations can be accomplished using a hand-held programmable calculator having a magnetic card reader and 224 program steps. A design procedure is presented which is based on the strength design concepts. The procedure is divided into a series of subroutines and detailed flow charts are presented. Several detailed design examples are presented to illustrate the implementation on a particular programmable calculator.