Non-linear finite element investigation on the behavior of cold-formed plain lipped C-section in shear, and combined bending and shear

• Main Authors: Tabassum Mahzabeen RAKA, Khan Mahmud AMANAT
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou 2019-01-01
• Series: Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures
• Subjects: Cold Formed; Effective Width Method; Finite Element Method
• Online Access: http://revue.ummto.dz/index.php/JMES/article/view/1850

The paper provides numerical simulations, based on the finite element method (FEM) using the software package ANSYS/Standard, of high strength C-section cold-formed steel purlins in shear and combined bending and shear. The simulations were compared with the previous research on a variety of section sizes and thicknesses. The reasonable results of the numerical simulations show that finite element analysis can be used to predict the ultimate loads of thin-walled members including the post-buckling behavior of thin-walled sections in shear and combined bending and shear. It reveals that finite element analysis can therefore be used to design and optimize thin-walled sections of high strength steel. Direct Strength Method (DSM) design rules for C-sections in shear and for combined bending and shear both with and without tension field action can be investigated using this FE model.