New Design Rule for Intermediate Transverse Stiffeners Attached on Web Panels
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VIEW CORRECTIONPublication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 129, Issue 12
Abstract
The equation for the required area of the intermediate transverse stiffener stipulated in the current AASHTO and AISC specifications was derived under the assumption that the transverse stiffener is subjected to an axial compression resulting from diagonal tension developed in the postbuckling stage as noted by Basler in 1963. However, the area requirement is known to be overly conservative. A recent study by Lee et al. in 2002 reported that the transverse stiffener is not necessarily subjected to an axial compressive force during postbuckling of the web panel and hence the current area requirement can be eliminated. The study also reported that the flexural rigidity should be increased several times higher than that required for elastic shear buckling in order for the web panel to develop its potential ultimate shear strength. In the present study, an experiment was conducted in order to investigate the behavior of the transverse stiffeners during postbuckling. The test results confirmed the earlier findings. A new design rule for the sizing of the transverse stiffeners is formulated through extensive nonlinear finite element analysis data verified by test results.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 129 • Issue 12 • December 2003
Pages: 1607 - 1614
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Copyright © 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 2, 2002
Accepted: Mar 13, 2003
Published online: Nov 14, 2003
Published in print: Dec 2003
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