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Structural Behavior Of Members Consisting Of Flat And Curved Elements, M. Brad Parks
Structural Behavior Of Members Consisting Of Flat And Curved Elements, M. Brad Parks
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"Local buckling of stiffened and unstiffened curved elements has been investigated both experimentally and analytically. Stiffened curved elements are supported on all four edges while unstiffened curved elements are supported along three edges with one longitudinal edge free.
A series of stub column, beam, and shear tests have been performed for sections containing curved elements. The tested specimens were formed from sheet steels with yield strengths ranging from 27 to 88 ksi. The radius-to-thickness, R/t, values of the curved elements varied from 12 to 438 whereas the arc length-to-thickness, bit, ratios ranged from 23 to 218.
As a result of …