10.14455/ISEC.res.2016.170
Mohd Reza Azmi
SHEAR STRENGTH OF PERFORATED PLATE GIRDERS WITH INCLINED STIFFENERS
Plate girder, Inclined stiffener, Web opening, Ultimate load behaviour, Post-buckling strength.
A series of experimental tests on perforated steel plate girders with inclined stiffeners is presented herein. Ten simply supported girders of practical size were tested to failure under a single concentrated load applied at the center of gravity of the section. Circular web openings of various diameters were introduced at the middle panels of the girders. Effects of different inclination angles of intermediate stiffeners on the ultimate load behaviour are the main focus of the present study. Five different angles, measured from the bottom flange, were considered in the tests, viz., 90o, 75o, 60o, 45o and 30o. Variations of strength, failure characteristic and load-deflection response have been observed. The ultimate strength was found to increase considerably from 21% to 92% as the angle of inclined stiffeners reduced from 90o to 30o.
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978-0-9960437-3-1
ISEC PRESS
2016
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