An analytical method for ultimate shear strength of composite plate girders with web openings

The paper is concerned with the ultimate load capacity of horizontally curved composite plate girders. An approximate method to predict the ultimate shear strength of the girders is presented. The proposed method accounts for the tension field action in web panels, composite action between steel plate girder and reinforced concrete slab with full interaction and presence of web openings. The accuracy of the method is assessed by comparing the predicted values of ultimate shear strength with the corresponding results obtained by using the nonlinear finite element analyses through a computer package LUSAS. The comparisons show that the proposed method is capable of predicting the ultimate shear strength with an acceptable accuracy. Presence of web openings of different proportions and their effects on ultimate strength of the girders are examined. Girders with trapezoidally corrugated webs are also considered in the study.

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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ULTIMATE SHEAR STRENGTH OF STEEL PLATE GIRDERS WITH CORRODED WEB PLATES

Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser A1 (Structural Engineering & Earthquake Engineering (SE/EE)) ◽

10.2208/jscejseee.70.359 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 359-376 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tetsuhiro SHIMOZATO ◽

Yoshiaki TAMAKI ◽

Yasunori ARIZUMI ◽

Tetsuya YABUKI ◽

Syuichi ONO ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Investigation ◽

Shear Strength ◽

Steel Plate ◽

Ultimate Shear Strength ◽

Plate Girders ◽

Web Plates

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Behaviour of partially connected composite plate girders containing web openings

Thin-Walled Structures ◽

10.1016/j.tws.2013.06.022 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

pp. 102-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M.Y.M. Yatim ◽

N.E. Shanmugam ◽

W.H. Wan Badaruzzaman

Keyword(s):

Composite Plate ◽

Web Openings ◽

Plate Girders

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Shear strength of composite plate girders with rectangular web cut-outs

Journal of Constructional Steel Research ◽

10.1016/0143-974x(89)90030-8 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 151-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

R. Narayanan ◽

R.I.M. Al-Amery ◽

T.M. Roberts

Keyword(s):

Shear Strength ◽

Composite Plate ◽

Plate Girders

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Shear Strength of Plate Girders with Web Openings

Journal of Structural Engineering ◽

10.1061/(asce)0733-9445(1990)116:7(2042) ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 116 (7) ◽

pp. 2042-2048 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Peter B. Cooper ◽

Joytirindra Roychowdhury

Keyword(s):

Shear Strength ◽

Web Openings ◽

Plate Girders

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An Approximate Method for Shear Strength of Composite Plate Girders

Steel and Aluminium Structures ◽

10.3850/978-981-08-9247-0_rp029-icsas11 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. F. Darehshouri ◽

N. E. Shanmugam ◽

S. A. Osman

Keyword(s):

Shear Strength ◽

Approximate Method ◽

Composite Plate ◽

Plate Girders

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The effect of slenderness on the lateral-torsional buckling and ultimate shear capacity of plate girders

Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics ◽

10.20528/cjsmec.2020.04.003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 183

Author(s):

Celal Cakiroglu ◽

Kamrul Islam ◽

Gebrail Bekdaş

Keyword(s):

Shear Strength ◽

Geometric Parameters ◽

Structural Performance ◽

Lateral Torsional Buckling ◽

Ultimate Shear Strength ◽

Torsional Buckling ◽

Reconstruction Process ◽

Plate Girders ◽

Depth Ratio ◽

Plate Girder

Lateral torsional buckling and shear buckling are two of the most significant structural responses that should be considered during the design process of plate girders. Particularly the importance of lateral torsional buckling was once again witnessed during the reconstruction process of a bridge in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada when the plate girders failed due to insufficient bracing. This current study aims to acquire a better understanding of the effect of geometric parameters such as the web slenderness, flange slenderness and span-to-depth ratio on the critical buckling moment and ultimate shear strength of plate girders. To achieve this goal the critical buckling moment and ultimate shear strength of a plate girder were parametrically studied for a large number of geometries using a load case from an experimental study. The results of this parametric study clarified the effects of web slenderness, flange slenderness and span-to-depth ratio on the structural performance of a plate girder. The visualization of the results was used to identify the ranges of these geometric parameters where the structural performance is most sensitive to changing them.

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