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An experimental and numerical study on the local buckling of cold-formed steel castellated I-Beam stiffened with oval castellation

  • S. Prabhakaran (Department of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology) ;
  • R. Malathy (Department of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology) ;
  • M. Kasiviswanathan (Department of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology)
  • Received : 2023.02.08
  • Accepted : 2024.04.02
  • Published : 2024.04.25
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Abstract

Cold-formed steel (CFS) I sections are increasingly being used as load-bearing components in building constructions, and such I sections frequently incorporate web holes to facilitate service installation. The economical and structural advantages of these elements have prompted many researchers to investigate the behavior of such structures. Despite numerous studies on the buckling stability of castellated beams, there is a notable absence of experimental investigation into oval castellated beams with stiffeners. This study examines the local buckling of cold-formed steel castellated I-beams stiffened with oval constellations through experimental and numerical analysis. Four specimens are fabricated with and without stiffeners, including parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting types attached to the web portion of the beam, along with cross stiffeners for the oval-shaped openings at the beam ends. Additionally, a numerical model is developed to predict the behavior of castellated beams with oval openings up to failure, considering both material and geometric nonlinearities. Codal analysis is performed using the North American specification for cold-formed steel AISI S-100 and the Australian/New Zealand design code AS/NZS 4600. The anticipated outcomes from numerical analysis, experimental research, and codal analysis are compared and presented. It will be more helpful to the preliminary designers.

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