Research Article
Oct 1972
Experimental Investigation of Thin-Steel Hyperbolic Paraboloid Structures
Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 98, Issue 10
Abstract
Extensive tests on inverted umbrella and saddle-shaped models indicate that the design of thin-steel hypar roofs is usually governed by stiffness, rather than by stress limitations. The rise-span ratio and the shear rigidity of cold-formed decks are the most important factors determining the stiffness of the structure. Deck buckling is causd by the uniform shear stresses in the shear-diaphragm type of action of the shell which dominates the response of hypar shells. This experimental investigation yielded empirical design information in thin-steel hypars and also provided checks on other analytical studies.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 98 • Issue 10 • October 1972
Pages: 2165 - 2179
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© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1972
Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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Peter Gergely, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Structural Engrg. Dept., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y.
George Winter, F.ASCE
Prof., Structural Engrg. Dept., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.
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