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Rivet-Fastened Rectangular Hollow Flange Channel Beams; Cold-formed Steel Beams; Section Moment Capacity; Direct Strength Method; Finite Element Analyses
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Numerical Studies Of Rivet-Fastened Rectangular Hollow Flange Channel Beams, R. Siahaan, P. Keerthan, M. Mahendran
Numerical Studies Of Rivet-Fastened Rectangular Hollow Flange Channel Beams, R. Siahaan, P. Keerthan, M. Mahendran
CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)
The rivet-fastened rectangular hollow flange channel beam (RHFCB) is a new cold-formed hollow section proposed as an alternative to welded hollow flange beams. It is a monosymmetric channel section made by rivet-fastening two torsionally rigid rectangular hollow flanges to a web plate. This method will allow the designers to develop optimum sections, with affordable rivet connection between their web and flange elements. In addition to this unique geometry, the rivet-fastened RHFCBs also have unique characteristics relating to their stress-strain characteristics, residual stresses, initial geometric imperfections and hollow flanges that are not encountered in conventional hot-rolled and cold-formed steel channel sections. …