Testing of Plate Girder Web Panel Loaded in Shear at Elevated Temperature
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 133, Issue 6
Abstract
This paper presents the experimental work on 18 steel-plate girders loaded predominantly in shear. The test girders were grouped into five series, two of which were hot-rolled steel universal column sections, and the other three were fabricated sections. One specimen from each series was tested under ambient temperature condition, and the other three at isothermal conditions at 400, 550, and . The tests were to investigate the shear buckling behavior, the diagonal web tensile field action, and the development of plastic hinge mechanism in the flange plates of the girder panels. The experimental results were then compared with analytical and numerical finite-element predictions. The reported test results are believed to be the first of their kind in the field of structural fire resistance of steel members. The knowledge gained from both experimental and numerical works will hopefully shed some light on the column and beam web panel shear behavior in a steel beam-to-column connection.
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Acknowledgments
This experimental research study was part of research project “Mitigation of Progressive Collapse of Tall Buildings,” financially supported by the Ministry of Education of Singapore under grant of RGM 28/03. The test specimens were supported by the research project “Material and Structural Behaviour of Steel and Concrete Structures at Elevated Temperatures,” financially supported by the Ministry of Education of Singapore under grant of RG7/00.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 133 • Issue 6 • June 2007
Pages: 815 - 824
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© 2007 ASCE.
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Received: Mar 9, 2004
Accepted: Jul 19, 2006
Published online: Jun 1, 2007
Published in print: Jun 2007
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Note. Associate Editor: Venkatesh Kumar R. Kodur
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