Abstract
Recently, as one of the rational design of steel structures, applicability and efficiency of using tapered steel plates to the structures have been investigated in Japan. In this study, the cyclic loading test for the box column with the tapered cross section have been carried out to investigate the efficiency on the load carrying capacity and the deformability of it experimentally. In the experiment, two kinds of test specimens have been prepared. One is the column with the uniform thickness cross section, and the other one is the column with the tapered cross section, which taper ratio is 0.038. The width-thickness ratio for these two specimens is 0.53 defined by the average thickness of the cross section. It is found that the load carrying capacity and the local buckling behavior of the column with the tapered cross section is almost same as those of the column with the uniform thickness cross section. However, it is confirmed that the energy absorption capacity and the deformability of the column with the tapered cross section are significantly improved compared with those of the column with the uniform thickness cross section.
| Original language | English |
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| State | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 11th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, EASEC-11 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 2008/11/19 → 2008/11/21 |
Conference
| Conference | 11th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, EASEC-11 |
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| Country/Territory | Taiwan, Province of China |
| City | Taipei |
| Period | 2008/11/19 → 2008/11/21 |
Keywords
- Box section column
- Cyclic loading test
- Energy absorption capacity and deformability
- Load carrying capacity
- Local buckling behavior
- Longitudinally/transversely profiled steel plate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction