FLANGE COMPACTNESS EFFECTS ON THE BEHAVIOR OF STEEL BEAMS WITH CORRUGATED WEBS | ||
| JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences | ||
| Article 11, Volume 34, No 5, September and October 2006, Pages 1507-1523 PDF (685.81 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesaun.2006.111070 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Dabon* 1; A. S. Elamary* 2 | ||
| 1Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tanta, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Al-Azhar, Qena, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In this paper, the effects of the flange compactness on the behavior of steel beams with corrugated webs are experimentally and analytically studied. The experimental program consists of four simply supported beams with different web configurations (Flat or Corrugated) and different flange compactness (non-compact or compact). Nonlinear finite element technique was used to model the tested specimens and to carry out the parametric study. The variables of the parametric study were the thickness and the width of the flange transversal stiffeners (FTS), and the flange thickness (FT). The results obtained from the finite element were compared with the corresponding experimental ones that show a reasonable degree of accuracy. Finally, comparison between beams with corrugated webs and those with flat webs was carried to exhibit the advantages and disadvantages of using web corrugation. The results indicate that; the flange transversal stiffeners enhances the beam yield load by 21% and the flange thickness can increase the yield load by 56%, where if both of them are used (FTS and FT) the beam yield load can achieved 72% more than beam without these enhancement. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Uniform moment; Simply Supported Beam; Corrugated webs; Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis; Flange compactness | ||
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