Local Web Buckling in Tapered Composite Beams: A Parametric Study

AUTOR(ES)

Vellasco, P. C. G. da S., Hobbs, R. E.

FONTE

Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2001

RESUMO

Composite flooring systems supported by tapered (varying web depth) beams are very attractive from an economic point of view. However, the tapered beam sections are fabricated from plate by welding, and are susceptible to imperfection effects. These may interact with the localised compressive stress field that is generated in the web at a slope change in the lower flange to cause local web buckling. A substantial parametric study using a non-linear elasto-plastic finite element program and covering practical ranges of the important parameters including the area of the tension flange, taper slope and web thickness is reported. Moment-rotation relations, peak moments and failure mechanisms have been predicted. The validity of the work is supported by the good correlation obtained between the results of the parametric study and experimental data.

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