Abstract
Trapezoidally corrugated steel plates have been used as the web of pre-stressed concrete box girder bridges to reduce dead load and increase structural efficiency. Due to an applied shear stress, the trapezoidally corrugated web can fail by three different shear buckling modes: local, global, and interactive shear buckling. Local buckling involves a single panel, whereas global buckling involves multiple panels, with buckles extending over the entire depth of the web. The interactive buckling is rather complex and is an intermediate type of shear buckling between local buckling and global buckling, which involves several panels. In this study, a series of finite element analyses was carried out to study the geometric parameters affecting interactive shear buckling modes and strength. Based on the analysis results, the interactive shear buckling strength formula is proposed. The proposed formula agreed well with the experimental data.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1659-1666 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Engineering Structures |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 Jun |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a grant (05 construction core C14) from the Construction Core Technology Program by the Ministry of Construction & Transportation of the Korean government. The authors wish to express their gratitude for the financial support. The opinions, findings, and conclusions of the paper are the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Corrugated web
- Finite element method
- Interactive buckling
- Shear buckling
- Shear strength
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering