• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.447-458
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• 2022

Cold-formed steel (CFS) sections are thin-walled, therefore, more susceptible to different types of geometric imperfections. Global type of geometric imperfections has a significant impact on the load-carrying capacity of flexural members. This paper reports an experimental study that discusses the influence of global imperfections on the flexural response of CFS built-up I-beams composed of two lipped channels, with simply supported ends, under four-point loading. Global imperfections of magnitude over eight times the maximum permissible ones were induced in the specimens, leading to their distress. Using various simple stiffening schemes, the capacity and stiffness of the distressed specimens were improvised. The performance comparisons were made based on the maximum loads resisted, flexural stiffnesses offered, and failure modes experienced by the specimens. As experimental data on such distressed specimens are currently lacking in the literature, the test results of the present study will provide the necessary data needed by future researchers to numerically extend this study further, which will help in the development of necessary design guidelines for the same. The stiffening schemes significantly improved the structural efficiency of distressed specimens in terms of strength and stiffness, by over 60%. As a result, an effective and time-saving solution to such realistic structural engineering problems is given.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.189-197
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• 2012

벽식 스틸하우스 벽체의 구조재로 적용되어 오고 있는 박판냉간성형형강 스터드의 경우 열교현상에 의한 단열상의 문제를 가지고 있기 때문에 추가적인 단열재의 사용이 요구된다. 이러한 단열 문제를 해결하기 위하여 웨브에 슬릿이 배치된 냉간성형강 단열스터드가 개발되었다. 그러나 슬릿의 배치로 인하여 단면강도 산정은 대단히 어려운 문제점이 되고 있다. 본 논문에는 단열스터드의 압축강도 및 구조적인 거동에 대한 실험 및 해석적인 연구결과를 기술하였다. 슬릿의 길이, 간격 및 배열형태를 달리하는 세 종류의 단열스터드에 대한 압축실험을 단면의 파괴 시까지 수행하였으며, 실험 및 해석결과에 근거하여 복부에 슬릿이 있는 냉간성형강 스터드에 적용하기 위한 단순한 형태의 강도 산정방법을 제안하였다. 제안된 강도산정법에서는 단열스터드를 등가두께의 슬릿이 없는 일반스터드로 대치하고, 이 등가단면에 직접강도법을 적용하여 단열스터드의 공칭압축강도를 산출한다. 제안된 강도산정방법은 단열스터드 실험결과와 비교하여 검증하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.471-481
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• 2019

Beam-columns are structural members subjected to a combination of axial and bending forces. Lateral-torsional buckling is one of the main failure modes. Beam-columns that are bent about its strong axis may buckle out of the plane by deflecting laterally and twisting as the values of the applied loads reach a limiting state. Lateral-torsional buckling failure occurs suddenly in beam-column elements with a much greater in-plane bending stiffness than torsional or lateral bending stiffness. This study intends to establish a unique convenient closed-form equation that it can be used for calculating critical elastic lateral-torsional buckling load of beam-column in the presence of a known axial load. The presented equation includes first order bending distribution, the position of the loads acting transversely on the beam-column and mono-symmetry property of the section. Effects of axial loads, slenderness and load positions on lateral torsional buckling behavior of beam-columns are investigated. The proposed solutions are compared to finite element simulations where thin-walled shell elements including warping are used. Good agreement between the analytical and the numerical solutions is demonstrated. It is found out that the lateral-torsional buckling load of beam-columns with mono-symmetric sections can be determined by the presented equation and can be safely used in design procedures.