Session Dates
07 Nov 2018 - 08 Nov 2018
Keywords and Phrases
Cold-formed ferritic stainless steel; Unlipped channels; Finite element analysis; Web bearing capacity; Web perforation
Abstract
Laboratory and numerical evaluations on the web bearing capacity of unlipped cold-formed ferritic stainless steel channels are described in this paper. The channels considered have circular perforations in the web and are loaded under the end-two-flange (ETF) load case. A total of 387 results comprising 27 laboratory and 360 numerical results are presented. A nonlinear quasi-static finite element (FE) model was developed for the numerical investigation. An extensive parametric study is described to determine web bearing capacity reduction factors for different sizes of circular web perforations and cross-section dimensions; the circular web perforations are either centred or offset to the load and reaction plates. It is noted that no cold-formed stainless steel standard provides capacity reduction factors for any end-two-flange load case. The capacity reduction factor equations are first compared to reduction factors previously recommended for lipped cold-formed stainless steel channels. It is found that these existing equations are unreliable and unconservative for unlipped channels by as much as 11%. From both laboratory and finite element results, web bearing capacity design equations are proposed for both sections, with and without web perforations.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
Wei-Wen Yu International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures 2018
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2018 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Yousefi, Amir M.; Lim, James B. P.; and Clifton, G. Charles, "Web Bearing Capacity of Cold-Formed Ferritic Stainless Steel Unlipped Channels with Web perforations under the End-Two-Flange (ETF) Loading" (2018). CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018). 1.
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Web Bearing Capacity of Cold-Formed Ferritic Stainless Steel Unlipped Channels with Web perforations under the End-Two-Flange (ETF) Loading
Laboratory and numerical evaluations on the web bearing capacity of unlipped cold-formed ferritic stainless steel channels are described in this paper. The channels considered have circular perforations in the web and are loaded under the end-two-flange (ETF) load case. A total of 387 results comprising 27 laboratory and 360 numerical results are presented. A nonlinear quasi-static finite element (FE) model was developed for the numerical investigation. An extensive parametric study is described to determine web bearing capacity reduction factors for different sizes of circular web perforations and cross-section dimensions; the circular web perforations are either centred or offset to the load and reaction plates. It is noted that no cold-formed stainless steel standard provides capacity reduction factors for any end-two-flange load case. The capacity reduction factor equations are first compared to reduction factors previously recommended for lipped cold-formed stainless steel channels. It is found that these existing equations are unreliable and unconservative for unlipped channels by as much as 11%. From both laboratory and finite element results, web bearing capacity design equations are proposed for both sections, with and without web perforations.
