带加劲肋的复杂截面薄壁柱的试验研究

进行了带加劲肋的复杂截面管柱的一系列试验研究。测量了试件的初始几何缺陷和材料特性。加劲肋能有效增强薄壁构件的局部稳定性。将试验强度与采用北美、澳大利亚、新西兰规范中针对冷弯型钢结构的直接强度法计算的设计强度进行对比,结果表明,采用有线条法确定屈曲荷载的直接强度法非常保守。因此,采用有限元法确定弹性屈曲荷载,结果表明,采用此直接强度法计算的设计强度与试验结果吻合较好。     

受压翼缘外带卷边和中间加劲肋的冷弯型钢梁的局部和扭转屈曲特性

采用数值模型分析受压翼缘含卷边和中间加劲肋的冷弯型钢梁的屈曲特性。通过一系列非线性有限元分析,研究了由局部或扭转屈曲导致失稳的两侧翼缘处均含卷边和中间加劲肋的冷弯Z型钢的弯曲性能。研究了中间加劲肋的尺寸和位置以及卷边加劲肋和中间加劲肋的相互作用对型材的屈曲特性和极限强度的影响。有限元分析结果常可用来检验用欧洲设计规范在预测这类断面极限强度时的精确度。     

直接强度法计算冷弯薄壁斜卷边槽钢轴压柱的承载力

通过计算得到了适合各种弯起角度的斜卷边槽形截面特性计算公式,方便了手算求解构件的屈曲应力。采用直接强度计算法对斜卷边槽钢轴压固支柱的稳定承载力及破坏模式进行了分析,并与已有的试验资料进行了对比。结果表明:直接强度法可以有效地预测斜卷边槽钢轴压固支构件的稳定承载力,从而说明了建立在简支试验结果基础上,经回归得到的直接强度法同样适用于固支柱稳定承载力的计算。     

腹板开矩形孔复杂卷边冷弯槽钢梁局部屈曲性能及直接强度法研究

为了研究腹板开孔复杂卷边冷弯槽钢梁的局部屈曲性能，以及探究北美冷弯型钢结构设计规范(AISI S100-2016)中腹板开孔冷弯槽钢梁局部屈曲直接强度法计算公式的可靠性，对孔高比(孔洞高度与腹板高度的比值)分别为0、0.2、0.4、0.6和0.8的10个腹板开矩形孔复杂卷边冷弯槽钢梁纯弯试件进行了静力试验研究。试验结果表明，开孔和不开孔试件均发生以局部屈曲为主的屈曲破坏模式，与不开孔试件相比，开孔试件的受弯承载力下降，且下降幅度随孔高比的增大而增大。利用ANSYS有限元程序对试验进行了模拟分析，分析结果与试验结果吻合良好；在此基础上，采用经试验验证的有限元模型，通过变换腹板高度、板厚和孔高比开展了有限元参数分析，并根据有限元参数分析结果对已有腹板开孔冷弯槽钢梁的弹性局部屈曲临界应力近似计算公式进行了修正。基于试验结果、有限元参数分析结果以及修正的弹性局部屈曲临界应力近似计算公式，对AISI S100-2016中开孔冷弯槽钢梁发生以局部屈曲为主破坏时的直接强度法计算公式进行了修正。     

Design of cold-formed steel channels with stiffened webs subjected to bending

The objectives of this study are to investigate the structural behaviour and evaluate the appropriateness of the current direct strength method on the design of cold-formed steel stiffened cross-sections subjected to bending. The stiffeners were employed to the web of plain channel and lipped channel sections to improve the flexural strength of cold-formed steel sections that are prone to local buckling and distortional buckling. An experimental investigation of simply supported beams with different stiffened channel sections has been conducted. The moment capacities and observed failure modes at ultimate loads were reported. A nonlinear finite element model was developed and verified against the test results in terms of strengths, failure modes and moment–curvature curves. The calibrated model was then adopted for an extensive parametric study to investigate the moment capacities and buckling modes of cold-formed steel beams with various geometries of stiffened sections. The strengths and failure modes of specimens obtained from experimental and numerical results were compared with design strengths predicted using the direct strength method specified in the North American Specification for cold-formed steel structures. The comparison shows that the design strengths predicted by the current direct strength method (DSM) are conservative for both local buckling and distortional buckling in this study. Hence, the DSM is modified to cover the new stiffened channel sections investigated in this study. A reliability analysis was also performed to assess the current and modified DSM.     

Compression tests of longitudinally stiffened plates undergoing distortional buckling

This paper describes a series of compression tests performed on longitudinally stiffened plates fabricated from a mild steel plate of thickness of 4.0 mm with nominal yield stress of 235.0 MPa. The stiffened plates with longitudinal stiffeners of a range of rigidities were tested to failure. The ultimate strengths and performances of the longitudinally stiffened plates in compression undergoing distortional buckling or interaction between local and distortional buckling were investigated experimentally and theoretically. The compression tests indicated that the critical buckling mode was dependent mainly on the rigidity of the longitudinal stiffeners and the width-to-thickness ratio of the sub-panels. A noticeable interaction between local and distortional buckling was also observed for some stiffened plates. A significant post-buckling strength reserve was shown for those sections with distortional buckling and for those sections showing interaction between local and distortional buckling. A limiting strength curve for distortional buckling of longitudinally stiffened plates was studied. Simple design strength formulas in the direct strength method are proposed to account for the distortional buckling and the interaction between local and distortional buckling of longitudinally stiffened plates. The strength curves were compared with the test and FE results conducted. The adequacy of the strength curve was confirmed. A set of conclusions on the buckling behavior of longitudinally stiffened plates was drawn from the experimental studies.     

不同截面形式高强冷弯薄壁槽钢构件受弯承载力试验研究

对36个屈服强度为550 MPa的高强冷弯薄壁槽钢受弯试件进行静力试验研究,考虑了加劲形式和卷边形式对试件受弯性能的影响,其中加劲形式分为无加劲、翼缘中间V形加劲和翼缘及腹板中间V形加劲3种,卷边形式分为直卷边、斜卷边和复杂卷边3种。试验结果表明：加劲形式和卷边形式是影响试件受弯承载力和屈曲模式的重要因素;与无加劲形式相比,采用板件中间V形加劲有效减小了板件宽厚比,试件受弯承载力提高了30%~70%;同种加劲形式下,短（直、斜）卷边试件受弯承载力提高幅度最大,复杂卷边试件提高幅度次之,长（直、斜）卷边试件提高幅度最小;试验过程中试件发生了局部屈曲、畸变屈曲与局部和畸变相关屈曲。对试验进行了有限元模拟,模拟结果与试验结果吻合较好。     

Compression tests of high strength cold-formed steel channels with buckling interaction

This paper describes a series of compression tests conducted on cold-formed simple lipped channels and lipped channels with intermediate stiffeners in the flanges and web fabricated from high strength steel plate of thickness 0.6 and 0.8 mm with the nominal yield stress 560 MPa. A range of lengths of lipped channel sections were tested to failure with both ends of the column fixed with a special capping to prevent local failure of column ends and influence from the shift of centroid during testing. The high strength cold-formed steel channel sections of intermediate lengths generally displayed a significant interaction between local and distortional buckling. A noticeable interaction between local and overall buckling was also observed for the long columns. A significant post-buckling strength reserve was shown for those sections that showed interaction between local and distortional or overall buckling. Simple design strength formulas in the Direct Strength Method for the thin-walled cold-formed steel sections failing in the mixed mode of local and distortional buckling have been studied. The strengths predicted by the strength formulas proposed are compared with the test results for verification.     

Local and distortional buckling of cold-formed steel beams with both edge and intermediate stiffeners in their compression flanges

The true buckling behaviour of cold-formed steel beams with both edge and intermediate stiffeners in their compression flanges has been predicted with the aid of advanced numerical modelling. A series of nonlinear finite element analyses has been carried out to investigate the flexural behaviour of cold-formed Z sections with both edge and intermediate stiffeners in their flanges, when the failure is controlled by local and/or distortional buckling. The effect of the size and position of intermediate stiffeners as well as the effect of the edge stiffener/intermediate stiffener interaction on the buckling behaviour and ultimate strength of these sections has been studied. The knowledge gained from FE analyses was used to check the accuracy of the Eurocode design rules in predicting the ultimate strengths for these sections.     

直卷边和斜卷边受弯构件畸变屈曲性能研究

应用ANSYS有限元程序,分别对直卷边和斜卷边C形和Z形截面冷弯型钢受弯构件的畸变屈曲性能进行研究。对比发现,多数直卷边构件的抗弯承载力略高于斜卷边的,在相同截面参数条件下,C形和Z形截面的抗弯承载力相差很小。计算结果还与直接强度法进行了对比,结果发现,多数构件的计算结果高于直接强度法的结果。     

Numerical investigation of channel columns with complex stiffeners—part II: parametric study and design

A parametric study of cold-formed steel channel columns with complex stiffeners is performed using finite element analysis. An accurate and reliable finite element model is used for the parametric study in which different sizes of complex stiffeners are investigated. Column strengths predicted by the finite element analysis are compared with the unfactored design column strengths calculated using the American Specification and the Australian/New Zealand Standard for cold-formed steel structures. It is shown that the design strengths obtained from the specification and standard are generally conservative for fixed-ended cold-formed steel channel columns with complex stiffeners for the more slender sections having a plate thickness of 1 mm with the flat flange width to thickness ratio of 57, but unconservative for sections having a plate thickness of 2 mm with the flat flange width to thickness ratio of 27.     

G550高强冷弯薄壁槽钢受弯构件力学性能与设计方法

为了研究高强冷弯薄壁槽钢受弯构件的力学性能和设计方法,对3种板件加劲形式的G550高强冷弯薄壁型钢槽形截面受弯构件进行了试验研究和有限元参数分析。结果表明,板件加劲形式对高强冷弯薄壁槽钢受弯构件屈曲模式和受弯承载力有显著影响,翼缘V形加劲比腹板V形加劲能够更有效地提高构件抗弯承载力,构件抗弯承载力的变化规律与屈曲模式有关。根据有限元参数分析结果,在已有直接强度法基础上回归出适用于高强冷弯薄壁槽钢受弯构件的直接强度法修正公式。     

Design of cold-formed steel unequal angle compression members

Cold-formed steel unequal angles are non-symmetric sections. The design procedure of non-symmetric sections subjected to axial compression load could be quite difficult. The unequal angle columns may fail by different buckling modes, such as local, flexural and flexural–torsional buckling as well as interaction of these buckling modes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the behaviour and design of cold-formed steel unequal angle columns. A nonlinear finite element analysis was conducted to investigate the strength and behaviour of unequal angle columns. The measured initial local and overall geometric imperfections as well as the material properties of the angle specimens were included in the finite element model. The finite element analysis was performed on fixed-ended columns for different lengths ranged from stub to long columns. It is demonstrated that the finite element model closely predicted the experimental ultimate loads and the behaviour of cold-formed steel unequal angle columns. Hence, the model was used for an extensive parametric study of cross-section geometries. The column strengths obtained from the parametric study were compared with the design strengths calculated using the North American Specification for cold-formed steel structural members. It is shown that the current design rules are generally unconservative for short and intermediate column lengths for the unequal angles. Therefore, design rules of cold-formed steel unequal angle columns are proposed.     

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.     

Tension field action for cold-formed sections in shear

For shear, the design of sections for strength is usually governed by the web plate subjected to shear force and undergoing shear buckling, or yielding in shear or a combination of the two. For webs with relatively high depth-to-thickness ratios, the shear stress distribution in the web after buckling changes and significant post-buckling strength may occur as a result of the development of a diagonal tension which is called “Tension Field Action” (TFA). Recently, the full set of shear test results for the plain lipped C- and SupaCee® sections performed at the University of Sydney shows that the post-buckling strength was attributed to TFA which was provided by the increased transverse restraints created by bolted connections attached to loading stiffeners over the full depth of the web panel at the supports and loading point. This improved the post-buckling strengths of the web in shear. Firstly, the results of finite element nonlinear simulations are compared with tests where bolted connections not over the full depth of the web panel were used to validate the FE method. Then the range of test data described previously is extended using finite element models, by reducing the bolting at support and loading points in the test data to provide further guidance on the availability of TFA in particular. Design equations are provided for Tension Field Action.     

A study into optimization of stiffeners in plates subjected to shear loading

A great deal of attention has been focused on plates subjected to shear loading over the past decades. One main fact in design of such elements, which fall in the category of thin-walled structures, is their buckling behavior. Plate girders and recently shear walls are being widely used by structural engineers, as well as ship and aircraft designers. The role of stiffeners is proved to be vital in design of such structures to minimize their weight and cost.In this work, by using ANSYS finite element method of analysis, some 1200 plates are analyzed in order to study the role of stiffeners and to come up with some limits for an optimized design procedure. This eigenvalue method of analysis is first validated with the theoretical calculations and known cases for a wide range of typical panel geometries.The results show that the number of panels produced by intermediate transverse stiffeners should not be less than the value of plate's aspect ratio. In other words, the transverse stiffeners should divide the length of the plate to portions equal or less than its width.It is also shown that the optimum geometric properties of the stiffeners correspond to the point when the buckling shape of a plate changes from the overall mode to local mode. Furthermore, all stiffened plates, with a similar aspect ratio and number of stiffeners, have a specific value of EI_s/aD, for which the critical shear stress is optimal. In addition, some expressions to predict these properties are presented.     

Simulation of cold-formed steel beams in local and distortional buckling with applications to the direct strength method

A nonlinear finite element (FE) model is developed to simulate two series of flexural tests, previously conducted by the authors, on industry standard cold-formed steel C- and Z-section beams. The previous tests focused on laterally braced beams with compression flange details that lead predominately to local buckling failures, in the first test series, and distortional buckling failures, in the second test series. The objectives of this paper are to (i) validate the FE model developed for simulation of the testing, (ii) perform parametric studies outside the bounds of the original tests with a particular focus on variation in yield stress and influence of moment gradient on failures, and (iii) apply the study results to examine and extend the Direct Strength Method of design. The developed FE model shows good agreement with the test data in terms of ultimate bending strength. Extension of the tested sections to cover yield stresses from 228 to 506 MPa indicates that the Direct Strength Method is applicable over this full range of yield stresses. The FE model is also applied to analyze the effect of moment gradient on distortional buckling. It is found that the distortional buckling strength of beams is increased due to the presence of moment gradient. Further, it is proposed and verified that the moment gradient effect on distortional buckling failures can be conservatively accounted for in the Direct Strength Method by using an elastic buckling moment that accounts for the moment gradient. An empirical equation, appropriate for use in design, to predict the increase in the elastic distortional buckling moment due to moment gradient, is developed.     

Q460高强钢焊接箱形截面轴压构件整体稳定性能研究

为研究高强度钢材轴心受压钢柱的整体稳定性能,对5个国产Q460钢材焊接箱形截面柱进行了轴心受压试验研究。试验对试件的几何初弯曲、荷载初偏心以及截面的纵向残余应力分布均进行了测量。基于试验结果,分析了该类钢柱的失稳破坏形态和整体稳定承载力,建立了有限元分析模型并对试验结果进行模拟计算。研究结果表明：试件破坏模态均为整体弯曲失稳形态,大部分试件稳定承载力高于规范设计值;有限元分析模型能够准确地考虑几何初始缺陷和残余应力的影响,计算结果与试验结果吻合良好;通过与国内外钢结构设计规范的对比,提出了国产Q460高强钢焊接箱形截面轴压构件整体稳定设计的建议方法,即可以统一采用我国或欧洲规范的b类曲线进行设计,而不需要按板件宽厚比大小进行分类。     

焊接不锈钢工字形截面受弯构件整体稳定与设计方法

总结了作者在清华大学完成的一批焊接不锈钢梁在弯矩荷载作用下的整体稳定性能试验,试验以试件的长细比为主要变化参数,对8根工字形截面梁进行了研究.试验的材料是奥氏体型316冷轧板,材料应力-应变关系通过拉伸试验获得;同时采用有限元软件ANSYS建立包含初始缺陷的有限元模型,对试件的极限承载力和荷载-变形关系进行分析,并与试验结果进行了对比,以证明有限元分析的合理性和适用性,为进一步研究奠定基础.同时,还将试验结果与欧洲规范和作者的建议设计方法进行了对比.分析结果表明:通过合理建模的有限元分析结果与试验结果吻合良好,有限元分析能够合理的模拟焊接不锈钢梁的整体稳定性能,作者所建议的设计方法的计算结果与欧洲规范相近,能够应用于工程设计并保证足够安全.     

Experimental and numerical investigation on cold-formed steel C-section flexural members

This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation on the bending strength and behavior of cold-formed steel C-section flexural members with upright, inclined and complex edge stiffeners. A total of 24 specimens that divided into 12 tests including 6 pure bending tests and 6 non-pure bending tests have been conducted. Local buckling, distortional buckling and interaction between local and distortional buckling were observed in the tests. The experimental results show that the edge stiffener and buckling mode have great influence on member’s bending strength. Comparison of the bending strengths under the two bending states show that the bending strength under non-pure bending is higher than which under pure bending, but the increased magnitude is related to the buckling modes. Moment gradient effect has only a minor influence on local buckling, but has great influence on distortional buckling. The tests were simulated by finite element program of ANSYS and the simulated results show good agreement with the experimental results in terms of bending strength and buckling mode.