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Experimental and numerical investigation of cold-formed lean duplex stainless steel flexural members
Abstract Experimental and numerical investigation of cold-formed lean duplex stainless steel flexural members is presented in this paper. The test specimens were cold-rolled from flat plates of lean duplex stainless steel with the nominal 0.2% proof stress of 450MPa. Specimens of square and rectangular hollow sections subjected to both major and minor axes bending were tested. A finite element model has been created and verified against the test results using the material properties obtained from coupon tests. It is shown that the model can accurately predict the behaviour of lean duplex stainless steel flexural members. An extensive parametric study was carried out using the verified finite element model. The test and numerical results as well as the available data on lean duplex beams are compared with design strengths predicted by various existing design rules, such as the American Specification, Australian/New Zealand Standard, European Code and direct strength method for cold-formed stainless steel. Reliability analysis was performed to evaluate the reliability of the design rules. It is shown that these current design rules provide conservative predictions to the design strengths of lean duplex stainless steel flexural members. In this study, modified design rules on the American Specification, Australian/New Zealand Standard, European Code and direct strength method are proposed, which are shown to improve the accuracy of these design rules in a reliable manner.
Highlights Beam tests on SHS and RHS cold-formed lean duplex stainless steel were conducted. Finite element model of four-point bending was developed. Parametric study of 126 beams was carried out. Various existing design rules are assessed by comparing with 180 data on beams. Modified direct strength method is suggested for lean duplex stainless steel beams.
Experimental and numerical investigation of cold-formed lean duplex stainless steel flexural members
Abstract Experimental and numerical investigation of cold-formed lean duplex stainless steel flexural members is presented in this paper. The test specimens were cold-rolled from flat plates of lean duplex stainless steel with the nominal 0.2% proof stress of 450MPa. Specimens of square and rectangular hollow sections subjected to both major and minor axes bending were tested. A finite element model has been created and verified against the test results using the material properties obtained from coupon tests. It is shown that the model can accurately predict the behaviour of lean duplex stainless steel flexural members. An extensive parametric study was carried out using the verified finite element model. The test and numerical results as well as the available data on lean duplex beams are compared with design strengths predicted by various existing design rules, such as the American Specification, Australian/New Zealand Standard, European Code and direct strength method for cold-formed stainless steel. Reliability analysis was performed to evaluate the reliability of the design rules. It is shown that these current design rules provide conservative predictions to the design strengths of lean duplex stainless steel flexural members. In this study, modified design rules on the American Specification, Australian/New Zealand Standard, European Code and direct strength method are proposed, which are shown to improve the accuracy of these design rules in a reliable manner.
Highlights Beam tests on SHS and RHS cold-formed lean duplex stainless steel were conducted. Finite element model of four-point bending was developed. Parametric study of 126 beams was carried out. Various existing design rules are assessed by comparing with 180 data on beams. Modified direct strength method is suggested for lean duplex stainless steel beams.
Experimental and numerical investigation of cold-formed lean duplex stainless steel flexural members
Huang, Yuner (author) / Young, Ben (author)
Thin-Walled Structures ; 73 ; 216-228
2013-07-30
13 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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