On the buckling strength of stiffened elliptic paraboloidal steel panels

This paper reports the results of a numerical study undertaken on the buckling behaviour of lightly stiffened elliptic paraboloidal steel panels intended for use as long-span shuttering for lightweight concrete bridge decks, walkways and floors. Steel panel shutters of double curvature may allow the casting of concrete over relatively large spans while avoiding the use of supporting scaffolding and other intermediate props. Such long-span shutters are desirable when the ground below the deck cannot adequately support scaffolding, or the space below the deck carries traffic carriageways which should not be obstructed by scaffolding. In this study, the effect of the wet concrete is simulated as a uniform pressure normal to the shell surface (limiting case), while the dead weight of the hardening concrete is simulated as a uniformly distributed loading on the horizontal projection of the shell surface. The results show that panel rise and aspect ratio have a considerable influence on the buckling strength of the shutter. Tentative viability limits are established.     

建筑幕墙材料家族的新成员——不锈钢复合板

随着我国基础建设的大好形势和公共建筑房屋建筑的强劲需求,幕墙行业呈现快速发展态势,保持着较快发展速度.     

The strength characteristics of aluminum honeycomb sandwich panels

Aluminum sandwich construction has been recognized as a promising concept for structural design of lightweight transportation systems such as aircraft, high-speed trains and fast ships. The aim of the present study is to investigate the strength characteristics of aluminum sandwich panels with aluminum honeycomb core theoretically and experimentally. A series of strength tests are carried out on aluminum honeycomb-cored sandwich panel specimen in three point bending, axial compression and lateral crushing loads. Simplified theories are applied to analyze bending deformation, buckling/ultimate strength and crushing strength of honeycomb sandwich panels subject to the corresponding load component. The structural failure characteristics of aluminum sandwich panels are discussed. The test data developed are documented.     

《铝箔面硬质酚醛泡沫夹芯板》行业标准介绍

建筑节能是目前社会高度关注的社会问题,其中现代建筑中空调及通风系统的耗能更是建筑节能的重要方面.铝箔面硬质酚醛泡沫夹芯板作为新型保温材料,近几年被广泛应用于制作空调及通风系统风管的主要材料.本文从标准起草人的角度向读者介绍了铝箔面硬质酚醛泡沫夹芯板行业标准的要求,希望通过标准来规范该产品的生产及使用,同时为选择优质的保温材料提供参考.     

Local buckling of structural steel shapes

The objectives of this paper are to (1) provide analytical expressions for the elastic cross-section local buckling stresses, including element interaction, of hot-rolled steel structural shapes, and (2) compare these local buckling results to the assumptions inherent in the local slenderness limits of the US AISC structural steel specification. The cross-section local buckling stress is determined by finite strip analysis (FSA). Local stability of each cross-section in the AISC shapes database (excluding pipes) is considered in axial compression, as well as positive and negative bending about the major and minor geometric axes. Local buckling stresses are converted into plate buckling coefficients (k’s) and simplified expressions are provided for all observed k’s. The new k’s explicitly include elastic web-flange interaction amongst the elements comprising the cross-section. The k values from the FSA are compared to those inherently assumed in the AISC Specification, significant differences are observed.     

Finite element analysis and design of sandwich panels subject to local buckling effects

Past research into the local buckling behaviour of fully profiled sandwich panels has been based on polyurethane foams and thicker lower grade steels. The Australian sandwich panels use polystyrene foam and thinner and high strength steels, which are bonded together using separate adhesives. Therefore a research project on Australian sandwich panels was undertaken using experimental and finite element analyses. The experimental study on 50 foam-supported steel plate elements and associated finite element analyses produced a large database for sandwich panels subject to local buckling effects, but revealed the inadequacy of conventional effective width formulae for panels with slender plates. It confirmed that these design rules could not be extended to slender plates in their present form. In this research, experimental and numerical results were used to improve the design rules. This paper presents the details of experimental and finite element analyses, their results and the improved design rules.     

Shear buckling in foam-filled web core sandwich panels using a Pasternak foundation model

Web core panels, foam-filled sandwich panels with interior webs, are a structurally efficient option for transverse load bearing applications. In web core panels, the interaction between the webs and core material can have a substantial impact on web shear buckling strength and is a key element of lightweight structural design. The present work is an investigation of web buckling behavior in web core panels under a distributed load. To solve this problem, web shear buckling was analyzed for the case of pure shear loading with foam support, and this analytic model was extended to the case of panels with a transverse distributed load. The webs are modeled as simply supported plates resting on a Pasternak elastic foundation. To that end, a buckling model for plates on a Pasternak foundation is presented, along with closed-form approximations of the solution for square and infinitely long plates. An accurate model for the foundation constants is developed using energy methods. Applicability of the plate buckling model to web core panels with transverse loads is presented via a finite element study. In panels, the slenderness and spacing of the webs have a slight effect on the boundary conditions between the webs and face sheets. The effect is relatively small, however, and the model presented in this work underpredicts buckling strength by less than 25%. The model in this work is thus a reasonable approach to the practical design of web core panels.     

Post-buckling strength of rectangular concrete-filled steel tube panels

为研究矩形钢管混凝土壁板的屈曲后强度，根据平板的弹塑性屈曲理论并考虑残余应力的影响，确定了板件发生塑性屈曲、弹塑性屈曲和弹性屈曲的正则化界限宽厚比。采用试验验证的有限元模型进行了宽厚比为20~150、钢材屈服强度为275~960 MPa的矩形钢管混凝土壁板局部屈曲分析，以界限宽厚比为控制点，根据有限元结果拟合出了矩形钢管混凝土壁板的有效宽度计算式。研究结果表明：弹性屈曲板件的屈曲后强度提高程度显著高于弹塑性屈曲板件；屈曲后强度的提高程度与钢材屈服强度无明显相关性；与无面外约束钢板相比，混凝土的单侧约束作用可使板件的屈曲后强度普遍提高约50%；提出的矩形钢管混凝土壁板的正则化界限宽厚比和有效宽度计算式与试验结果吻合较好，有效宽度试验值比所提公式计算值平均增大7.2%，标准差为0.091。     

矩形钢管混凝土壁板的屈曲后强度

为研究矩形钢管混凝土壁板的屈曲后强度,根据平板的弹塑性屈曲理论并考虑残余应力的影响,确定了板件发生塑性屈曲、弹塑性屈曲和弹性屈曲的正则化界限宽厚比。采用试验验证的有限元模型进行了宽厚比为20～150、钢材屈服强度为275～960 MPa的矩形钢管混凝土壁板局部屈曲分析,以界限宽厚比为控制点,根据有限元结果拟合出了矩形钢管混凝土壁板的有效宽度计算式。研究结果表明：弹性屈曲板件的屈曲后强度提高程度显著高于弹塑性屈曲板件;屈曲后强度的提高程度与钢材屈服强度无明显相关性;与无面外约束钢板相比,混凝土的单侧约束作用可使板件的屈曲后强度普遍提高约50%;提出的矩形钢管混凝土壁板的正则化界限宽厚比和有效宽度计算式与试验结果吻合较好,有效宽度试验值比所提公式计算值平均增大7.2%,标准差为0.091。     

A unified formulation for the biaxial local and global buckling analysis of sandwich panels

Sandwich structures are increasingly employed in many practical applications thanks to their interesting compromise between lightweight and high mechanical properties. However, due to some specific geometric and material features, such structures are subject to global as well as local buckling phenomena, which lead to collapse in most cases. The buckling analysis of sandwich panels is therefore an important issue for their mechanical design. In this respect, this paper is devoted to the theoretical study of the elastic local/global buckling of rectangular sandwich plates under uniaxial or biaxial compression(-tension). Only classical sandwich materials are considered with homogeneous and isotropic core/skin layers. In the present formulation, a Love–Kirchhoff plate model is used to represent the thin skins, whereas the relatively thick core is modeled as a 3D continuous solid. Furthermore, the proposed approach is based on the elastic bifurcation theory in a general 3D framework, and leads to closed-form analytical expressions of the critical loadings and the corresponding bifurcation modes. The accuracy of the derived formulae is checked for both local and global modes by comparison with the results of finite element computations. Parametric analyses are finally performed, investigating primarily the influence of the aspect ratio of the plate and the ratio of the compressive (or tensile) loadings between both directions on the first buckling mode type and the associated minimum critical value.     

Structural analysis and design of sandwich panels with cold-formed steel facings

Superior structural efficiency, ease of erection, mass-production capabilities and thermal-insulation qualities are making sandwich panels with flat or thin-walled cold-formed steel facings and rigid foamed insulating core increasingly popular as enclosures for system buildings. In this paper the structural behavior — including flexural stresses, deflections, vibration and thermal stresses — is presented, summarizing more than two decades of research. Methods used are analytical (boundary-value approaches), numerical (finite-strip, finite-layer, finite-prism approaches) and experimental (full-scale testing). Key equations are formulated, and results by different methods are compared. Design guidelines are also suggested.     

Q550钢焊接箱形截面压弯构件的局部稳定和屈曲后强度

通过12个Q550D钢短柱的单向偏压试验,研究高强钢焊接箱形截面压弯构件的局部稳定性能和极限承载力;将极限承载力与美国、欧洲和中国钢结构设计规范相关公式计算结果相比较,以验证各规范对Q550D钢焊接箱形截面压弯构件屈曲后强度计算的适用性。结果表明,在翼缘宽厚比b/t=27.9～56.1,腹板高厚比h/t=40.5～80.1,偏心距e_y=20～50mm,欧洲和中国规范中的相关公式有较高精度,仍然适用于550D钢焊接箱形截面压弯构件屈曲后强度计算,而美国规范中相关公式有时偏不安全。     

An investigation of lightly profiled sandwich panels subject to local buckling and flexural wrinkling effects

Sandwich panels exhibit various types of failure modes depending on the steel face used. For the flat and lightly profiled sandwich panels, flexural wrinkling is an extremely important design criterion as the behaviour of these panels is governed mainly by flexural wrinkling. However, in the lightly profiled panels, when the depth or spacing of the ribs increases, flat plate buckling between the ribs occurs leading to the failure of the entire panel due to the interaction between local buckling and flexural wrinkling modes. Current design formulae for sandwich panels do not consider such interactive buckling effects. To obtain a safe design solution, this interactive buckling behaviour should be taken into account in the design of lightly profiled sandwich panels. Therefore a research project was undertaken to investigate the interactive buckling behaviour of lightly profiled panels with varying depths and spacings of the ribs using a series of experiments and finite element analyses. A new improved design formula was developed for the safe and economical design of lightly profiled panels that takes into account the interaction between local buckling and flexural wrinkling. This paper presents the details of this investigation, the results and the new design formula.     

Influence of weld stiffness on buckling strength of laser-welded web-core sandwich plates

This paper investigates the influence of weld rotation stiffness on the global bifurcation buckling strength of laser-welded web-core sandwich plates. The study is carried out using two methods, the first is the equivalent single-layer theory approach solved analytically for simply supported plates and numerically for clamped plates. First-order shear deformation theory is used. The second method is the three-dimensional model of a sandwich plate solved with finite element method. Both approaches consider the weld through its rotation stiffness. The weld rotation stiffness affects the transverse shear stiffness. Plates are loaded in the web plate direction. Four different cross-sections are considered. Weld stiffness is taken from experimental results presented in the literature. The results show a maximum of 24% decrease in buckling strength. The strength was affected more in plates with high reduction of transverse shear stiffness and high bending stiffness. Furthermore, clamped plates were influenced more than simply supported. The intersection between buckling modes shifted towards higher aspect ratios, in the maximum case by 24%. The results show the importance of considering the deforming weld in buckling analysis.     

Local buckling strength of closed polygon folded section columns

The local buckling behavior of regular polygonal, short length steel columns, fabricated by welding two half sections made of folded steel plates, is described. The polygonal sections are composed of five different section profiles with four to eight sides and each profile having component plates with one to four varied width-to-thickness ratios. A total of 15 specimens are used in the compression test, sustaining uniform compression stress in the fixed end condition. Accurate measurements of welding and cold-forming residual stresses and geometric imperfections were taken prior to testing and are presented in this paper. The test strengths are compared with the current plate buckling code in Japan and with the ECCS recommendations for unstiffened circular cylinders. The empirical design formula based on the test data is also presented to predict the local buckling strength of the polygonal section columns.     

Local buckling of steel plates in concrete-filled thin-walled steel tubular beam-columns

The availability of high strength steels and concrete leads to the use of thin steel plates in concrete-filled steel tubular beam-columns. However, the use of thin steel plates in composite beam-columns gives a rise to local buckling that would appreciably reduce the strength and ductility performance of the members. This paper studies the critical local and post-local buckling behavior of steel plates in concrete-filled thin-walled steel tubular beam-columns by using the finite element analysis method. Geometric and material nonlinear analyses are performed to investigate the critical local and post-local buckling strengths of steel plates under compression and in-plane bending. Initial geometric imperfections and residual stresses presented in steel plates, material yielding and strain hardening are taken into account in the nonlinear analysis. Based on the results obtained from the nonlinear finite element analyses, a set of design formulas are proposed for determining the critical local buckling and ultimate strengths of steel plates in concrete-filled steel tubular beam-columns. In addition, effective width formulas are developed for the ultimate strength design of clamped steel plates under non-uniform compression. The accuracy of the proposed design formulas is established by comparisons with available solutions. The proposed design formulas can be used directly in the design of composite beam-columns and adopted in the advanced analysis of concrete-filled thin-walled steel tubular beam-columns to account for local buckling effects.     

New-type insulating sandwich panels

Many existing insulation panels employing foamed plastics raise questions about fire risk. The French National Coal Board has therefore been trying a new approach, using phenolic resins with aggregate from expanded shale, which is plentiful and cheap, to make sandwich panels with good fire resistance. Results so far are promising, but some technical and production problems remain, as described here by a research officer at the Board's research laboratories at Verneuil-en-Halette.     

Evaluation of the compression strength of profiled metal sheet faces of sandwich panels

An important design criterion of metal sheet faced lightweight sandwich panels is the compression strength of the face layer. Failure mode of a thin profiled face is characterized by local buckling of the flanges and the web of the profile, by column-type buckling of the entire profile and by yielding of the most stressed flange. Calculation models based on analytical studies have been developed to determine the critical buckling stresses. The evaluation of the compressive resistance at the ultimate limit state is a more difficult task. The paper studies the applicability of the design expressions given in Eurocode 3 to the evaluation of compressive resistance of face profiles.     

Experimental study of inelastic buckling strength and stiffness requirements for longitudinally stiffened panels

An experimental study was conducted in order to verify a proposed equation for the minimum required stiffness for longitudinal stiffeners attached on compression plates. Nine test specimens of stiffened plates were fabricated and tested to their ultimate strengths. Test results are compared with the maximum strengths predicted for stiffened plates by finite element analysis and by the proposed SSRC type critical stress curve. Fairly good correlations were observed, thereby confirming experimentally the adequacy of the proposed equation for the minimum required stiffness of the longitudinal stiffener attached to the compression panel and a modified SSRC type critical stress curve encompassing both the buckling ranges of plastic yield and the transition zones. A set of conclusions is drawn from the experimental studies as to the buckling behaviors of stiffened plates.     

实芯板的消防安全

介绍了夹芯板的分类和在建筑业使用的情况 ,分析了夹芯板的火灾危险性 ,提出了消除和减少夹芯板火灾危险和保证消防部门有效、安全扑救火灾的措施