What is the difference between "working stress method"
And "limit state method"?

Answer Posted / sarika

working stress method did not consider the factor of safety
and involved very high use of steel,thus making the
structure otherwise safe.
however, limit state design considers the factor of safety
and provides 4 limit states for safe design

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