General behaviour and effect of rigid and non-rigid end post in stainless steel plate girders loaded in shear. Part I: Experimental study

To better understand the response of stainless steel plate girders loaded in shear, an experimental campaign was carried out at UPC as a part of extensive research on shear behaviour of stainless steel girders.A total of 8 stainless steel plate girders were tested. The primary design variables were, apart from the aspect ratio and slenderness of the web panel, the rigid or non-rigid condition of the end post. In parallel, a numerical model was developed in code ABAQUS [Hibbit, Karlsson and Sorensen Inc., ABAQUS/Standard, Version 6.3. User’s manual. Rhode Island (USA); 2002]. The tests results served as a basis for calibration of numerical models and furthermore for the development and verification of a new approach to structural stainless steel design.Different responses and modes of failure in shear were observed and special attention was taken of the effect of the rigidity of the end post during the analysis of results. The comparative analysis of the experimental results with current codes’ approaches clearly shows that shear design procedures included in Eurocode 3 Part 1.4 [European Committee for Standardisation. ENV 1993-1-4. Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures. Part 1.4: General rules—supplementary rules for stainless steel. Brussels; 1996], which specifically deals with stainless steel structures, are overly conservative.     

Bending capacity of composite girders with Class 3 section

In this research, the flexural behaviour of composite girders under non-monotonic service loads and the bending capacity of composite girders with Class 3 section were studied through experimental work. Three specimens were fabricated and, through the 4-point flexural test, the stiffness and strength of the composite girder under hogging moments were observed. Test specimens were overhanging simple support beams, in total 6 m long. From the test results, the deflection, stiffness, moment-curvature relationship, and strain distribution of the composite girder section under service and ultimate loading were analyzed. The flexural behaviour under reloading-unloading cycles and tension stiffening effects on the mechanical behaviour of composite girders were discussed. The ultimate strength of composite girders with different Class flange sections and a same Class web section were also studied. Test results were analyzed by design equations in Eurocode 3 and 4 for flexural stiffness and sectional resistances. Also, a new simple design equation for the bending capacity of composite girders with Class 3 sections was suggested.     

新的k_(h0)-法计算单筋梁

介绍一新的钢筋混凝土单筋梁的配筋计算方法和算例,该法在混凝土受压区采用矩形加抛物线的应力分布,在计算中求解的未知量是混凝土边缘压应变或受拉钢筋应变,而不是"等效矩形应力"法中的受压区高度。该法是欧洲规范Eurocode2中采用的方法,计算过程简便,求得配筋后,无须在验算受压区高度;此外,还可用于弯压或弯拉构件的配筋计算。计算结果中除了含有计算钢筋面积的钢筋系数外,还有混凝土受压区边缘应变、受拉钢筋应变、受压区高度及内力臂系数等,结果一目了然。