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Flexural Strength of Steel Beams with Holes in the Tension Flange

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2019, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering and Applied Science: Civil Engineering.
The following is a study of flexural net-section fracture of the tension flange of steel beams. It was suspected the AISC Specification, AISC 360-16 Section F13.1, used a design equation that was cautiously conservative due to the lack of experimental testing. Given the caution, the design equation is conservative in predicting the flexural strength of steel beams with holes in the tension flange. The motivation of this research was to obtain sufficient data to improve the accuracy of the design equation. This research uses finite element analysis to simulate the failure mode of tension flange fracture caused from flexure in W-shapes with holes in the tension flange. Using a material failure envelope previously developed for aluminum extrusions through the IDS (instability, ductile, and shear) criterion and a proven method to scale this aluminum failure envelope to mimic steel, fracture initiation in the tension flange can be predicted. The analysis data was used to test previously proposed design equations and develop new design equations to accurately predict the investigated failure mode. The conservativeness of the design equation in Section F13.1 was highlighted and a more accurate design equation was identified. Alternate design equations are provided as recommended replacements.
James Swanson, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Thomas Burns, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Gian Andrea Rassati, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
88 p.

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  • Carlson, R. (2019). Flexural Strength of Steel Beams with Holes in the Tension Flange [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1563527519192391

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Carlson, Ryne. Flexural Strength of Steel Beams with Holes in the Tension Flange. 2019. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1563527519192391.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Carlson, Ryne. "Flexural Strength of Steel Beams with Holes in the Tension Flange." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1563527519192391

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)