Ultimate Load Capacity and Behavior of Thin-Walled Curved-Steel Square Struts, Subjected to Compressive Load

There have been some experimental tests on hollow curved-steel struts with thin-walled square sections, in order to investigate their general behavior, particularly their capacity for bearing differing loads. One set of square tubes are cold-formed into segments of circular arcs with curvature radii...

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Main Authors: S.Mohammad Reza Mortazavi, Behrouz Zaeimdar
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Language:English
Published: University of Tehran Press 2016-06-01
Series:Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal
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Online Access:https://ceij.ut.ac.ir/article_57584_eeea52ca3a7cb8e7cd333e3cb31d9e79.pdf
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description There have been some experimental tests on hollow curved-steel struts with thin-walled square sections, in order to investigate their general behavior, particularly their capacity for bearing differing loads. One set of square tubes are cold-formed into segments of circular arcs with curvature radii, equal to 4000 mm. Different lengths of curved struts are fabricated so as to cover a practical range of slenderness ratios. The struts tests were pin-ended and had slenderness ratios, based on the straight length between ends ranging from 31-126. The cold-forming operation induces initial inelastic behavior and associated residual stresses. There is, therefore, an interaction among material effects, such as the strain hardening capacity, the Bauschinger effect, strain aging, and residual stresses, together with the significant geometrical effect of the initial curvature, caused by the cold-forming operation. Eventually the results from three series of tests, which are taken on fully-aged and stress-relief-annealed square curved struts, are compared. The variations in load carrying response are discussed.
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spelling doaj.art-4d04f589c8d041ebbaabc63cf54df6eb2022-12-22T03:30:51ZengUniversity of Tehran PressCivil Engineering Infrastructures Journal2322-20932423-66912016-06-014919710910.7508/ceij.2016.01.00757584Ultimate Load Capacity and Behavior of Thin-Walled Curved-Steel Square Struts, Subjected to Compressive LoadS.Mohammad Reza Mortazavi0Behrouz Zaeimdar1Shahid Rajai Teacher Training University, TehranShahid Rajaee Teacher Training UniversityThere have been some experimental tests on hollow curved-steel struts with thin-walled square sections, in order to investigate their general behavior, particularly their capacity for bearing differing loads. One set of square tubes are cold-formed into segments of circular arcs with curvature radii, equal to 4000 mm. Different lengths of curved struts are fabricated so as to cover a practical range of slenderness ratios. The struts tests were pin-ended and had slenderness ratios, based on the straight length between ends ranging from 31-126. The cold-forming operation induces initial inelastic behavior and associated residual stresses. There is, therefore, an interaction among material effects, such as the strain hardening capacity, the Bauschinger effect, strain aging, and residual stresses, together with the significant geometrical effect of the initial curvature, caused by the cold-forming operation. Eventually the results from three series of tests, which are taken on fully-aged and stress-relief-annealed square curved struts, are compared. The variations in load carrying response are discussed.https://ceij.ut.ac.ir/article_57584_eeea52ca3a7cb8e7cd333e3cb31d9e79.pdfbauschinger effectcurved strutresidual stressessquare hollow sectionstrain agingthin walledultimate load capacity
spellingShingle S.Mohammad Reza Mortazavi
Behrouz Zaeimdar
Ultimate Load Capacity and Behavior of Thin-Walled Curved-Steel Square Struts, Subjected to Compressive Load
Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal
bauschinger effect
curved strut
residual stresses
square hollow section
strain aging
thin walled
ultimate load capacity
title Ultimate Load Capacity and Behavior of Thin-Walled Curved-Steel Square Struts, Subjected to Compressive Load
title_full Ultimate Load Capacity and Behavior of Thin-Walled Curved-Steel Square Struts, Subjected to Compressive Load
title_fullStr Ultimate Load Capacity and Behavior of Thin-Walled Curved-Steel Square Struts, Subjected to Compressive Load
title_full_unstemmed Ultimate Load Capacity and Behavior of Thin-Walled Curved-Steel Square Struts, Subjected to Compressive Load
title_short Ultimate Load Capacity and Behavior of Thin-Walled Curved-Steel Square Struts, Subjected to Compressive Load
title_sort ultimate load capacity and behavior of thin walled curved steel square struts subjected to compressive load
topic bauschinger effect
curved strut
residual stresses
square hollow section
strain aging
thin walled
ultimate load capacity
url https://ceij.ut.ac.ir/article_57584_eeea52ca3a7cb8e7cd333e3cb31d9e79.pdf
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