The paper presents a series of tests on cold-formed steel plain angle columns compressed between fixed ends. The test specimens were brake-pressed from high strength structural steel sheets. Tests were performed over a range of lengths such that the column curves could be obtained. Geometric imperfections and material properties of the specimens were measured. The test strengths are compared with the design strengths calculated using the American Specification and Australian/New Zealand Standard for cold-formed steel structures. The required additional moment as specified in the Specification and Standard was not included in calculating the design strengths. It is shown that the design strengths predicted by the Specification and Standard are very conservative. Hence, the elastic torsional buckling stress and flexural-torsional buckling stress were removed in calculating the design strengths.
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