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Figure 3.23 Examples of transfer of loads. (Courtesy of The Lincoln Electric
Company.)

Recognize steel properties. Steel is not a perfectly isotropic material.
The best mechanical properties usually are obtained in the same orien-
tation in which the steel was originally rolled. This is called the X axis.
Perpendicular to the X axis is the width of the steel, or the Y axis.
Through the thickness, or the Z axis, the steel will exhibit the least

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