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Elastic Critical Buckling Coefficients for Oblique Plates of Steel Structures under Biaxial Normal Stress

Version 1 : Received: 15 February 2024 / Approved: 15 February 2024 / Online: 15 February 2024 (15:43:37 CET)

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Mitsui, K.; Ikarashi, K.; Sada, K. Elastic Critical Buckling Coefficients for Skew Plates of Steel Structures under Biaxial Normal Stress. Buildings 2024, 14, 901. Mitsui, K.; Ikarashi, K.; Sada, K. Elastic Critical Buckling Coefficients for Skew Plates of Steel Structures under Biaxial Normal Stress. Buildings 2024, 14, 901.

Abstract

In steel structures, oblique thin steel plates serve as panel zones in structures spanning large spaces (e.g., warehouses and gymnasiums). Considerable research has been conducted on the shear buckling of panels due to seismic loads acting on a structure. Conversely, under snow or wind loads, the panel zone may experience compressive and tensile stresses simultaneously from two directions. Considering the economic preference for thin steel plates, evaluating the elastic critical local buckling stresses in the panel zone under biaxial normal stress may provide essential information to structural engineers. In this study, an elastic buckling analysis based on the energy method is performed to clarify the impact of panel geometry and boundary conditions on the elastic local buckling stresses of oblique panel zones. As confirmed, the buckling stresses derived from the energy method could simulate the local buckling stresses with accuracy comparable to that of finite element analysis, and an engineer-friendly design formula was proposed. Finally, we determined the correlation of the buckling stresses under biaxial stresses and presented a method for evaluating this correlation. Engineers can utilize the provided design equations to more efficiently and accurately calculate buckling loads, facilitating safer and more economical design of structures with oblique plates.

Keywords

oblique plate; plate buckling; critical buckling stress; energy method; biaxial compression

Subject

Engineering, Civil Engineering

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