• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.177-189
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• 2001

It is a common practice to cut openings in the beam webs for the passage of service ducts or pipes in steel building structures. The objective of this paper is to propose a strength interaction equation of H beams with web holes based on the plastic collapse mechanism. In the development of the equation, the basic assumptions used in the previous strength equations and their limitations were investigated. Based on the investigation, a new equation which is simple and easy to understand was proposed. The reliability of the proposed method was evaluated using the test results of previous research made so far. Comparison of the ultimate strength by the proposed equation with previous test results showed that the proposed equation gives more reasonable prediction than the previous strength equations which are commonly used in practice.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.275-284
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• 1991

Fatigure crack growth from surface defects is one of the most important subjects for the evaluation and the assurance of safety in pressure vessels, piping systems, ship hulls and other various structures. This paper attempts to analysis some practical or general problems such as the estimation of crack growth life to penetrate the plate thickness, based on fatigure crack growth from a single surface flaw and the interaction of multiple flaws. An experiment on the coalescence of multiple undercuts was carried out under cyclic tension condition as a attempt to the analysis of multiple crack problems. It is noted that the fracture strength is characterized by the analogy to that in a single crack growth.