Lateral Buckling of Coped Steel Beams
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 1
Abstract
The elastic lateral buckling capacity of coped steel beams with various coping details is examined by conducting a theoretical parametric study using the elastic finite element program BASP. Cope length, cope depth, and span length were found to have a significant influence on the lateral buckling capacity. In some instances the reduction due to coping can be more than 90% of the uncoped buckling capacity. Simple interaction equations, which utilize the individual lateral buckling capacities of the coped region and the uncoped length, are developed for design.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 114 • Issue 1 • January 1988
Pages: 1 - 15
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Copyright © 1988 ASCE.
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Published online: Jan 1, 1988
Published in print: Jan 1988
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