kern area

Isaac Kremer/ November 23, 2025/ / 0 comments

The central area of any horizontal section of a column or wall within which the resultant of all compressive loads must pass if only compressive stresses are to be present in the section. A compressive load applied beyond this area will cause tensile stresses to develop in the section. (Ching, 1995)

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