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The continuous strength method for slender stainless steel cross-sections

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posted on 2016-10-01, 00:00 authored by S Ahmed, Mahmud AshrafMahmud Ashraf, Mohammad Anwar-Us-Saadat
This paper extends the scope of the Continuous Strength Method (CSM), which has recently been proposed for stocky sections, to include slender stainless steel sections. A new parameter called the Equivalent Elastic Deformation Capacity is introduced to tackle the significant post-buckling deformation observed in slender sections. A comprehensive finite element study was carried out to supplement limited number of available test results. Obtained FE results and available test evidences were used to propose design guidelines for compression and bending. The performance of the proposed technique was compared against EC3 guidelines, which showed good agreement with test and FE results with an acceptable level of reliability.

History

Journal

Thin-walled structures

Volume

107

Pagination

362 - 376

Publisher

Elsevier

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ISSN

0263-8231

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2016, Elsevier