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Light Gage Steel Connections With High-Strength, High-Torqued Bolts, George Winter

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The usual methods for designing bolted connections of conventional steel structures must be modified for application to thin-walled, light-gage steel construction. This is so because the ratios of bolt diameter to steel thickness in light-gage construction are generally much larger than those customary in conventional construction. In a previous paper [1] the writer has published the results of 547 tests of light-gage steel connections with ordinary "black" bolts. The results could be expressed in four simple equations for determining failure loads which, when used with an appropriate factor of safety, can serve as a safe basis for design. It is …

Flexural Properties Of Corrugated Metal Roofing, Howard L. Wakeland

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Introduction Roofing materials that combine shelter, fire safety, durability, and strength have largely replaced such historic types of roofing covering as straw, leaves, tile, bark and various wooden coverings. Thus, we have such modern roof coverings as asphalt composition, cement-asbestos, and metal. Of these, metal roofing is used more than any other on farm service buildings. Approximately 40 per cent of present day farm service buildings in the United States are roofed with metal. This proportion continues to increase as more and more metal roofing materials are made available for rural construction. The wide use of metal roofing is due …

Chronicle: John E Mathews Bridge Edition Presenting The Story Of A Great Achievement, Sam D. Melson

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Special Edition of the independent weekly Chronicle on the John E. Mathews Bridge, it's planning and construction.

Four Papers On The Performance Of Thin Walled Steel Structures, George Winter, Warner Lansing, R. B. Mccalley Jr.

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“The investigations reported in the four papers were carried out under the auspices of the Engineering Experiment Station of Cornell University, Dean S. C. Hollister, Director, and in the School of Civil Engineering, Professor W. L. Malcolm, deceased, and Professor N. A. Christensen, Directors.

They are part of, or related to, an extensive investigation of thin-walled steel structures sponsored jointly by the American Iron and Steel Institute and Cornell University, of which Professor George Winter, Head, Department of Structural Engineering, is in active charge. On the part of the Steel Institute the work is directed by the technical subcommittee of …

Light Gage Steel Design Manual, American Iron And Steel Institute

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Tests On Cold Formed Steel Studs For The American Iron And Steel Institute, American Iron And Steel Institute

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1. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT. In connection with a prospective revised Second Edition of the Specifications the question has been raised as to the reliability of Section 3.7, Combined Axial and Bending Stress. This stipulation at the time wa.s adopted from the AISC Specifications without detailed investigation. It appeared pertinent, therefore, to subject this requirement to a detailed analysis for purposes of verification and possible improvement. The present Report gives an abbreviated account of this analysis and presents numerical and graphical data sufficient to judge the reliability of Section 3.7.

Specification For The Design Of Light Gage Steel Structural Members, American Iron And Steel Institute

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specifications, Standards, Manuals and Research Reports (1946 - present)

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School Of Civil Engineering, Cornell University Investigation Of Structural Properties Of Light Gage Steel Structural Members, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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SCOPE OF THIS INDEX This index gives complete information on the various features investigated in this program to date, the number of tests carried out under each heading and the particular reports which were issued on the respective phases of the work. The Index covers the Beam Progress Reports No. 1 to 40, the Beam Summary Reports No. 1 to 3 plus Addenda, the Stud Progress Reports No. 1 to 22 and the Stud Summary Reports No. 1 and 2 plus Addenda. It does not cover (a) the investigation on strength and properties of steel roof decks, (b) such additional …

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT In the Thirty-eighth Progress Report a series of 118 tests was reported on web crippling under concentrated loads. These 118 tests which included 17 representative tests of the Twenty-fifth Progress Report were carried out for web crippling by loads on the span, by simple end reactions, by end reactions with additional loads on top flange, and by reactions of continuous supports with similar additional loads. Two formulas were developed from the entire series of tests which represented, for the two cases (loads on span, and reactions), all test results with satisfactory accuracy. However, only 8 …

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT In the Twenty-fifth Progress Report a series of twenty-three tests was reported on web crippling under concentrated loads. On the basis of these tests the design requirements of section 4.9 of the Tentative Specifications (April 1944 edition) were written. The scope of these tests, however, was not broad enough to insure safe design stipulations for all important cases for the following reasons: (a) Of the twenty-three tests six were conducted with roller loading (zero bearing length), and therefore are not represetative of acutal conditions. This leaves only seventeen representative tests. (b) all tests were conducted …

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT This report contains the complete evaluation of test results of the I-beam tests reported on in the 33rd and 34th Beam Reports. In considering the results of this evaluation, two factors should be kept in mind which adversely affect the accuracy of results: (l) These beams were designed primarily to serve as control specimens for future channel tests. Their usefulness in verifying the equivalent width approach is somewhat impaired by the fact that the compression flanges represent only a rather small part of the total cross-sectional area. Thus, a moderate change of equivalent width of …

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT (1) Twenty-six tension tests were carried out on specimens cut from the steel from which the beams of the present series were formed. (2) Two specimens of beam 6 - 3 - 16 were tested in the same manner as described in the preceding report. These are replacement specimens furnished by the manufacturer for two beams damaged in the original shipment. (3) The greater part of the evaluation of the results of all twenty-six beam tests was completed and the entire evaluation will be discussed in the next report.

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT 24 symmetrical I-beams were tested in bending. They represent 12 different types of beams, with two beams of each type. The beams are formed from two identical channels, furnished with lips on both flanges, joined by bolting in the web. These tests complete the entire series of such I-beams, except for one type (two specimens) which arrived in damaged condition and are now being replaced by the manufacturer.

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT (1) Ten tests were conducted on the following beams (a) 18 - 1/2 -14, 2, and 3; and 16- 1/2 - 2. These are the last tests of the original series of beams. Specimens 16- 1/2 - 1 and 3 after welding showed bad distortions in shape and for this reason could not be used. (b) In order to supplement the tests, six more beams with unstiffened flanges were tested. For three of these beams left over studs of the old stud tests were used. These beams are 4 in. deep and are designated as …

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT (a) Twenty tension tests were carried out on specimens cut from the steel of which those beams were fabricated for which tension tests are not inculded in the 27th Report. This completes the tension tests for the present series of beams. (b) A start was made in the final evaluation of the results of the beam tests. The part of the evaluation completed to date is included in this report.

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT Tests were conducted on 18 beams, viz., 16-1 3/4-1,2,3; 18-1 1/2-1,2,3; 16-1 1/4-1,2,3; 14-1 1/2-1,2,3; 18-1-1,2,3; and 14-3/4-1,2,3. This report contains only the data of the tests. The evaluation of the test results will be carried out after the remainder of the beam tests and the tension tests have been completed.

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT Tests were conducted on nine beams with unstiffened top flanges, viz., 14-2 1/4-1,2,3; 16-2 1/2-1,2,3; 16-3,1,2,3. Beam 14-2 1/4 - 2 was the first to be spot-welded in our shop. This beam warped badly in welding and, when tested, failed at a much lower load thant the other two beams of the same type, due to initial distortion. For this reason the results of this test were discarded and are not included in this report. Beams 18-2 1/2 according to our drawing were to be of 18 ga. metal. It turned out, however, that all …

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT Tests were conducted on 12 beams with unstiffened top flanges, viz., beams 12-3-3; 12-5-1,2,3; 14-3 1/4-1,2,3; 16-4 1/2-1,2,3; 18-3 3/4-3; 20-3 3/4-3. This report contains only the data of the tests. The evaluation of the test results will be carried out after a larger number of beams have been tested.

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT Tension tests were carried out on strip specimens of the steel of which beams 14-3 1/4, 18-3 3/4, 18-5, and 20-3 3/4 are fabricated.

School Of Civil Engineering Tests Of Light Beams Of Cold Formed Steel For The American Iron & Steel Inst., Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THE REPORT Six beams of the new series with unstiffened top flanges have been tested; viz., two specimens each of beams 12-3, 18-3 3/4, and 20-3 3/4. (The first number in this designation gives the gage thickness, the second the half-width of the top flange). This report contains only the data of the tests. The evaluation of the test results will be carried out after a larger number of beams have been tested.

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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SCOPE OF THIS REPORT all the beams heretofore tested in this program were furnished with web stiffeners in order to aviod crushing of the web at the load points and at the supports. In practical application the use of such stiffeners at points of concentrated loads would not only be uneconomical but also would impair the versatility of the elements, since stiffeners would have to be spaced on each individual beam according to the particular location and loading. For this reason it seem essential to investigate the resistance of unreinforced webs to concentrated loading. The tests reported herein are to …

Tests On Cold Formed Steel Studs For The American Iron And Steel Institute, American Iron And Steel Institute

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT This report covers tests of prebent studs performed to check the results of the analysis made in the 12th report.

Tests On Cold Formed Steel Studs For The American Iron And Steel Institute, American Iron And Steel Institute

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT In the 12th Report, Section III, a method was proposed for the determination of the required strength of collateral attachments. In addition, a test procedure was suggested to test the validity of the theoretical considerations on which this determination was based. In the present report two more formulae are developed which will serve for the experimental verification of this approach. Preparations for these tests are now under way.

Tests On Light Beams Of Cold Formed Steel, American Iron And Steel Institute

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1. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT Failure tests have been carried out on beams 0-3, P-3/Q-3, I-1, I-2, I-3, H-1, H-2, H-3, and K-1. As mentioned in the Sixteenth Progress Report (p. 15) it was, anticipated that beams H,I,K, as originally designed, would fail in pure yielding. Since such a failure is not revealing for this investigation, an attempt was made to narrow both flanges of these beams. This work was done in the shops of the School of Civil Engineering and of the School of Mechanical Engineering. It turned out, however, that in cutting off parts of the flanges, the …

Tests On Light Beams Of Cold Formed Steel For The American Iron And Steel Institute, American Iron And Steel Institute

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT Failure tests on two specimens each of beam type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, have been carried out. The lengthy final evaluation of the results will be given in a later report. However, the results of the tests reported herein allow the drawing of rather definite conclusions.

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT In the preceding 14th Progress Report a method was proposed to determine the forces acting in the welds in the web of I-beams composed of two channels. This method essentially has been based on the magnitude "e", the distance of the flexural center from the axis of the web. A formula for "e" was given which applies to symmetrical channels of uniform thickness. In the present report this expression for "e" will be simplified and a more general expression will be derived for "e" for symmetrical channels with web thickness differing from flange thickness. Furthermore, …

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I SCOPE OF THIS REPORT It has been mentioned repeatedly in previous Reports that the spot welds in the web joining the two parts of the beam tended to pull apart at the supports. It is therefore obvious that, in order to properly design such beams, this fact must be taken into consideration. The present report undertakes to give an analysis of this behavior and to stipulate certain requirements with respect to these welds (strength, spacing) which have to be met in order that such failures may be excluded. The present analysis pertains only to beams made up of two …

School Of Civil Engineering, Cornell University Tests On Cold Formed Steel Studs For The American Iron And Steel Institute, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT (a) Results of tests on single stud panels having collateral attached at various intervals along the studs and by means of several types of fastenings. (b) Shear strength of Armstrong Linoleum Cement bonding Homosote to steel studs. (c) Discussion of the theoretical factors in formulating test program. (d) Summary.

Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering Tests On Light Beams Of Cold-Formed Steel, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT All tests on the present series of 24 beams (series D and E) have been completed. In particular since the time of the 10th Progress Report the following tests have been carried out: Failure tests on eleven beams, viz. D-18-18-88a and b; E-18-14-88a and b; E-18-16-83a and b; D-18-14-88a and b; D-18-16-88a and b; E-18-12-816a. In addition further investigations have been made on the bottom flanges of the beams D-18-16-88a and b and E-18-12-816a.

School Of Civil Engineering, Cornell University Tests On Cold Formed Steel Studs For The American Iron And Steel Institute, Cornell University School Of Civil Engineering

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I. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT This report presents: (a) Results of buckling tests on Type A studs with "minimum restraint" or "actual" end condition. (b) Diagrams summarizing results of all tests on individual studs.