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Experimental investigation of built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns
Abstract This paper presents an experimental investigation on behaviour and design of built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns. The built-up columns were pin-ended and consisted of two cold-formed steel channels placed back-to-back at varied spacing of intersection. The two channels were connected using batten plates, with varying longitudinal spacing. The cold-formed steel channel sections were manufactured by brake-pressing flat strips having a plate thickness of 2mm. The built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns had different slenderness and geometries but had the same nominal length of 2200mm. The column strengths, load–axial shortening, load–lateral displacement and load–axial strain relationships were measured in the tests. In addition, the failure modes and deformed shapes at failure were observed in the tests and reported in this paper. Overall, the built-up column tests provided valuable experimental data regarding the column behaviour that compensated the lack of information on this form of construction as well as used to develop nonlinear 3-D finite element models. The column strengths measured experimentally were compared against design strengths calculated using the North American Specification, Australian/New Zealand Standard and European Code for cold-formed steel columns. Generally, it is shown that the specifications were unconservative for the built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns failing mainly by local buckling, while the specifications were conservative for the built-up columns failing mainly by elastic flexural buckling.
Highlights New tests on built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns were conducted. Column strengths and load–axial shortening relationships were measured. Failure modes and deformed shapes at failure were observed. Comparisons of test strengths with design strengths were presented.
Experimental investigation of built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns
Abstract This paper presents an experimental investigation on behaviour and design of built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns. The built-up columns were pin-ended and consisted of two cold-formed steel channels placed back-to-back at varied spacing of intersection. The two channels were connected using batten plates, with varying longitudinal spacing. The cold-formed steel channel sections were manufactured by brake-pressing flat strips having a plate thickness of 2mm. The built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns had different slenderness and geometries but had the same nominal length of 2200mm. The column strengths, load–axial shortening, load–lateral displacement and load–axial strain relationships were measured in the tests. In addition, the failure modes and deformed shapes at failure were observed in the tests and reported in this paper. Overall, the built-up column tests provided valuable experimental data regarding the column behaviour that compensated the lack of information on this form of construction as well as used to develop nonlinear 3-D finite element models. The column strengths measured experimentally were compared against design strengths calculated using the North American Specification, Australian/New Zealand Standard and European Code for cold-formed steel columns. Generally, it is shown that the specifications were unconservative for the built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns failing mainly by local buckling, while the specifications were conservative for the built-up columns failing mainly by elastic flexural buckling.
Highlights New tests on built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns were conducted. Column strengths and load–axial shortening relationships were measured. Failure modes and deformed shapes at failure were observed. Comparisons of test strengths with design strengths were presented.
Experimental investigation of built-up cold-formed steel section battened columns
Dabaon, Mohamed (author) / Ellobody, Ehab (author) / Ramzy, Khaled (author)
Thin-Walled Structures ; 92 ; 137-145
2015-03-01
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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