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Non-linear Analysis of Corrugated Plate Girders Under Patch Loading

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This work aims to analyze the effects of patch loading and load eccentricities on flat and corrugated plate girders in the linear and non-linear elastic fields considering variations in slenderness, aspect ratio, loading length, loading width, corrugated angles, local and global fold ratios. To attain these objectives, thirty-five plate girders were modeled for both linear and non-linear buckling analysis, which consisted of ten flat and twenty-five corrugated plate girders. Theoretical values of patch loading resistance were computed using Eurocode and specifications by other authors. In addition, a finite element package Abaqus program was used to obtain numerical results by geometrical and material non-linear analysis using geometric imperfections. Model verification was executed by the comparison of the theoretical and finite element results and from past experimental results obtained by other authors. In corrugated members, patch loading resistance increases with increasing corrugated angles and decreases with increasing global fold ratio. Corrugated members show higher patch loading resistance than equivalent flat web members, which could result in a 15% material reduction per unit length along the longitudinal span in the use of corrugated plates girders over flat plate girders.

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Abbreviations

a :

Transverse stiffener separation

a 1 :

Horizontal panel width in corrugated members

a 2 :

Inclined panel width in corrugated members

e :

Eccentricity

E :

Elastic Modulus

f u :

Ultimate tensile strength

f y :

Yield strength

G :

Shear Modulus

t :

Thickness of the section

F cr :

Elastic critical load

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  1. Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Material Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, Italy

    Emanuele Maiorana

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Technology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

    Guillaume Hervé Poh’sié

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, National Advanced School of Public Works Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon

    Clinton Chisom Emechebe

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Maiorana, E., Poh’sié, G.H. & Emechebe, C.C. Non-linear Analysis of Corrugated Plate Girders Under Patch Loading. Int J Steel Struct 23, 758–766 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13296-023-00726-2

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