Experimental Investigation of Buckling Length of CFS Lipped Channel Beams under Restrained Boundary Conditions

2014 ◽  
Vol 984-985 ◽  
pp. 140-153
Author(s):  
R. Kandasamy ◽  
R. Thenmozhi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Effective Length ◽  
Effective Length Factor ◽  
Buckling Length ◽  
Hot Rolled ◽  
Range Of Values ◽  
Code Provisions

Effective length factor of CFS lipped channel beams subjected to flexure are given in AS/NSZ 4600, Euro code Part 1.3 and BS 5950, Part V taking into account their buckling phenomena. The coefficients are given for boundary conditions considering the effect of torsion and warping restraint. The effect of torsion and warping restraints is treated by defining the range of values for the coefficients. Lateral torsion buckling of the CFS beams greatly influences the effective length factors. 16 CFS lipped channel beams have been taken for the study with depth of 100mm, flange width 50mm and lip size varies from 10mm to 20mm.Experimental investigation has been carried out to verify the coefficients for the defined boundary conditions. The influence of flange width and lip size on the buckling length has been investigated. The results are compared with the Indian code provisions for hot rolled beams.

Energy Method for the Calculation of High-Pier's Effective Length Factor at the Finished Stage

2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1115-1118
Author(s):  
Peng Liu ◽  
Jie Rui ◽  
Bo Lei ◽  
Fei Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Energy Method ◽  
Good Accuracy ◽  
Shape Function ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Effective Length ◽  
Ideal Boundary ◽  
Effective Length Factor ◽  
High Pier ◽  
The One

This paper establishes the shape function of high-pier with non-ideal boundary conditions in the top and uses the energy method to calculate its critical load. Then its effective length factor is achieved by using Euler's formula. Further, the FEM and energy method are respect used to calculate the effective length factor of the engineering example and comparative analysis is carried on. Results show that: The non-ideal boundary conditions have great influence on the effective length factor and should be considered in the calculation. The result from the formula of energy method is nearly the same as the one from the FEM which demonstrates this method is of good accuracy to calculate the effective length factor of high-pier. In addition, it is also of great convenience in the design of high-piers.

A Calculation Method of High-Pier's Effective Length Factor Considering the Dead Weight

2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1278-1283
Author(s):  
Peng Liu ◽  
Rui Zhi Wang ◽  
Fei Zheng ◽  
Qiong He
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Critical Force ◽  
Effective Length ◽  
Ideal Boundary ◽  
Dead Weight ◽  
Numerical Examples ◽  
First Order ◽  
Effective Length Factor ◽  
High Pier

Nowadays, uncertainty regarding the calculation method of effective length factor of high-pier has brought many inconveniences to the design of bridge. To solve the problem, this paper demonstrates the calculation method of effective length factor on the basis of Eulers formula considering both the influence of high-pier s dead weight and non-ideal boundary conditions on the critical force of first-order buckling. The influence of piers dead weight on effective length factor in the construction and finished stage are evaluated by numerical examples. Results show that: the effective length factor becomes smaller considering dead weight both in construction and finished stage. Moreover, high-piers dead weight causes more influence in the construction stage than finished stage which should be considered seriously in the design and construction.

Experiments on the Buckling of Simply-Supported Rectangular Plates

1969 ◽  
Vol 73 (703) ◽  
pp. 607-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Mills
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Buckling Load ◽  
Theoretical Solution ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Uniform Load ◽  
Simply Supported

In ref. (1) Pope presents a theoretical analysis of the buckling of rectangular plates tapered in thickness under uniform load in the direction of taper. An experimental investigation into the end load buckling problem for a plate having simply-supported edges with the sides prevented from moving normally in the plane of the plate is described in ref. (2). For these boundary conditions the theoretical solution is exact. However, the compatability equation is not satisfied exactly when the sides are free to move in the plane of the plate. This experimental investigation demonstrates that the buckling load is nevertheless adequately predicted by the analysis in these circumstances.

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