Column tests of cold-formed steel non-symmetric lipped angle sections

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceedingConference article published in proceeding or bookAcademic researchpeer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The geometry of angle sections is simple, but the behaviour and design calculations of angle sections can be quite complicated. Furthermore, lipped angle sections with unequal flange widths form a non-symmetric section and the behaviour of the section is even more complicated than a singly-symmetric angle section with equal flange widths. A test program on cold-formed steel nonsymmetric lipped angle columns is presented. The non-symmetric angle sections were brake-pressed from high strength structural steel sheets having nominal yield stresses of 450 and 550 MPa with plate thicknesses of 1.0, 1.5 and 1.9 mm. The material properties of the column specimens were obtained by tensile coupon tests. The behaviour and strengths of cold-formed steel non-symmetric lipped angle columns were investigated. The test strengths are compared with the design strengths calculated using the North American Specification for the design of cold-formed steel structural members. In addition, the current design rules in the North American Specification for cold-formed steel non-symmetric lipped angle columns are assessed using reliability analysis. It is shown that the design strengths are generally quite conservative.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, Analytical and Computational Methods, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
Pages65-70
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event10th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, EASEC 2010 - Bangkok, Thailand
Duration: 3 Aug 20065 Aug 2006

Conference

Conference10th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, EASEC 2010
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityBangkok
Period3/08/065/08/06

Keywords

  • Buckling
  • Cold-formed steel
  • Experimental investigation
  • Lipped angle sections
  • Steel structures
  • Thin-walled structures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Column tests of cold-formed steel non-symmetric lipped angle sections'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this