TY - JOUR
T1 - Moment gradient correction factor and inelastic flexural-torsional buckling of I-girder with corrugated steel webs
AU - Moon, Jiho
AU - Lim, Nam Hyoung
AU - Lee, Hak Eun
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government [ NRF-2009-352-D00293 ]. The authors wish to express their gratitude for the financial support.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Corrugated steel plates have several advantages such as high resistance for shear without stiffeners, minimization of welding process, and high fatigue resistance. To take advantage of these benefits, several researchers have attempted to use corrugated steel plate as a web for I-girders. The flexural- torsional buckling is the major design aspect of such I-girders. However, the flexural-torsional buckling of the I-girder with corrugated steel webs still needs to be investigated especially for a real loading condition such as non-uniform bending. This paper investigated the flexural-torsional buckling strength of an I-girder with corrugated steel webs under linear moment gradient by using finite element analysis. From the results, it was found that the buckling behavior of the I-girder with corrugated steel webs differed depending on the number of periods of the corrugation. Also, a simple equation for the moment gradient correction factor for the I-girder with corrugated steel webs was suggested. The inelastic flexural-torsional buckling strength of the I-girder with corrugated steel webs was then discussed based on current design equations for ordinary I-girders and inelastic finite element analysis considering initial imperfection and residual stresses.
AB - Corrugated steel plates have several advantages such as high resistance for shear without stiffeners, minimization of welding process, and high fatigue resistance. To take advantage of these benefits, several researchers have attempted to use corrugated steel plate as a web for I-girders. The flexural- torsional buckling is the major design aspect of such I-girders. However, the flexural-torsional buckling of the I-girder with corrugated steel webs still needs to be investigated especially for a real loading condition such as non-uniform bending. This paper investigated the flexural-torsional buckling strength of an I-girder with corrugated steel webs under linear moment gradient by using finite element analysis. From the results, it was found that the buckling behavior of the I-girder with corrugated steel webs differed depending on the number of periods of the corrugation. Also, a simple equation for the moment gradient correction factor for the I-girder with corrugated steel webs was suggested. The inelastic flexural-torsional buckling strength of the I-girder with corrugated steel webs was then discussed based on current design equations for ordinary I-girders and inelastic finite element analysis considering initial imperfection and residual stresses.
KW - Corrugated steel webs
KW - Flexural-torsional buckling
KW - I-girder
KW - Lateral-torsional buckling
KW - Moment gradient correction factor
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tws.2012.07.023
DO - 10.1016/j.tws.2012.07.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866478826
VL - 62
SP - 18
EP - 27
JO - Thin-Walled Structures
JF - Thin-Walled Structures
SN - 0263-8231
ER -