Table of contents

FOREWORD

PREFACE

SYMBOLS

INTRODUCTION

Plate buckling in steel structures

Purpose of this book

Structure of this book

OVERVIEW OF DESIGN RULES

Introduction

Basis of design and modelling

Shear lag in member design

Plate buckling effects due to direct stresses

Resistance to shear

Resistance to transverse loading

Interaction

Flange induced buckling

Stiffeners and detailing

Reduced stress method (including Annexes A and B where

applicable)

FEM

CRANE RUNWAY BEAM EXAMPLE

Description of the crane

Description of the crane runway beam

Actions and load partial factors

Internal forces and stresses

Verifications in general

Buckling verifications according to Sections 4 to 7, EN 1993-1-5

Buckling verifications according to Section 10, EN 1993-1-5

Flange induced buckling verification

Stiffener verifications

BOX-GIRDER BRIDGE EXAMPLE

Description of the bridge

Internal forces and moments, Stresses

Web buckling verification for the launching phase

Effective cross section of the stiffened bottom flange at internal support P1 (uniform compression)

Effective cross section of the stiffened web at internal support P1 (bending)

Checking of the box-girder section under bending at support P1

Shear resistance of the stiffened web panel closest to the internal support P1

Interaction between bending and shear at support P1

Intermediate transverse stiffener design

Buckling verifications at internal support P1 according to Section 10, EN 1993-1-5

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