DESIGN OF AXIALLY LOADED STIFFENED PLATES

A method of computing the collapse load of an axially loaded plate with open-section stiffeners uniformly spaced on one side is presented. The method is based on the Perry Robertson formula and provide for the loss of stiffness of the plate and for the torsional buckling of slender stiffenrs. The effects of residual stresses due to welding and early loss of stiffness of wide plates are accounted for by empirically enhancing the initial plate imperfections. The design method consists of computing the minimum value for the failure loads by considering all the possible modes of collapse, i.e., plate compression failure, stiffener compression failure, and stiffener tension failure. This method, as applied to a large number of stiffened plate tests, carried out at the University of Manchester, is shown to yield satisfactory prediction of ultimate loads. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Horne, M R
  • Narayanan, R
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 2243-57
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: ST11
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axial loads; Breaking loads; Buckling; Collapse; Compression; Failure; Residual stress; Stiffness; Structural plates; Torsion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Plates
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168434
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 13344 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM