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

Answer Posted / umesh bodade

wsm is uneconomical as true behavior of material is not
taken into consideration.it consider upto only elastic
limit,so 100% strength of material is not achieved.


in lsm behaviour of material upto failure is taken into
account hence whole strength is utilised.

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