BUCKLING OF PLATES IN CONTACT WITH A RIGID MEDIUM

Local buckling of steel plates in compression is often the limiting design criterion for section design. Slenderness limits for plates, stated in Codes of Practice, dictate the form of section and frame analysis that may be used. These slenderness limits have been evaluated assuming free buckles and may be too conservative when the plate is in contact with a rigid medium, e.g. at the top flange of a composite beam or concrete-filled steel section. The evaluation of slenderness limits for elastic, compact and plastic buckling is complex and involves empirical input. This paper describes a method whereby slenderness limits may be evaluated in a rational way. The method is used to obtain slenderness limits for a variety of sections when the plate is in contact with a rigid medium. (A)

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  Institution of Structural Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Wright, H D
• Publication Date: 1993-6-15

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 209-15
• Serial:
  • Structural Engineer
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Institution of Structural Engineers
  • ISSN: 1466-5123

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deformation; Design; Orthotropic plates; Steel; Stresses; Structures
• ITRD Terms: 5595: Deformation; 9011: Design (overall design); 3355: Engineering structure; 3490: Orthotropic plate; 4542: Steel; 5575: Stress (in material)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00638547
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 24 1993 12:00AM