Abstract
Local high stresses and buckling may be critical to the composite deck panels with moderately thick walls. Design and evaluation of section profiles for pultruded deck panels with the reduced local stress and improved buckling strength are discussed. The deck panels with several different cross-sectional profiles are assessed based on finite element analysis. The assessment covers the global and local stiffness, the maximum stresses and buckling strength. Compared to the original design, one of the panels with the modified profiles possesses significant improvement in all aspects evaluated. Most profiles provide lower compressive stress and higher local stiffness and significantly higher buckling strength. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 719-725 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Composite Structures |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 10th International Conference on Composite Structures - Melbourne, Aust Duration: 15 Nov 1999 → 16 Nov 1999 |
Keywords
- Buckling
- Deck panel
- Finite element analysis
- Pultrusion
- Section profile
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Civil and Structural Engineering