Investigation of flexural and shear failure modes of tapered castellated steel beams using expansion plates

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https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2022.262558

Keywords:

castellated beam, local buckling, steel beam, tapered, web-post buckling, Vierendeel mechanism

Abstract

Using modern technologies for fabricating steel, I-beams can be easily made by welding, and hot-rolled beams can often be produced at an economical price with slender webs and equal flanges. Experimental and theoretical studies of the behavior of tapered castellated steel beams were carried out. Due to the cost reductions associated with tapered castellated steel beams, they are a feasible alternative to prismatic components. This study assessed the influence of tapered castellation on the bending capacity and flexural stiffness of tapered castellated steel beams (TCBs) with simply supported end conditions experimentally and theoretically. Four three-point bending tests on TCBs with H/h values of 1, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 were conducted utilizing a standard parent I-section beam (IPE140) as the control specimen. The test findings include the ultimate load vs. mid-span deflection response curves and failure mechanisms. The testing findings indicated that the TCBs' ultimate load capacity might be up to 140 percent of that of the parent section. The Abaqus program was used to conduct a finite element (FE) analysis of TCB, which allows for material and geometric nonlinearity. The derived finite element models exhibit excellent agreement with the experimental results in terms of ultimate load capacity vs. mid-span deflection response and failure mechanisms. Based on the results of the work, TCBs can be used for increasing the strength and stiffness of the I-section parent beam with adding expansion plates. The maximum load capacity of TCBs can be enhanced when adding expansion plates up to 40 % above that of the parent beam. A TCB has lower ductility than its parent beam. Moreover, a TCB fulfills serviceability requirements since its mid-span depth exceeds that of its parent beam.

Author Biographies

Muslim Abdul-Ameer Al-Kannoon, University of Kufa

Doctor of Structural Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Hayder Wafi AL-Thabhawee, University of Kufa

Doctor of Structural Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

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2022-08-30

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Al-Kannoon, M. A.-A., & AL-Thabhawee, H. W. (2022). Investigation of flexural and shear failure modes of tapered castellated steel beams using expansion plates. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 4(7 (118), 6–13. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2022.262558

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Vol. 4 No. 7 (118) (2022): Applied mechanics

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Applied mechanics

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