Abstract: Theoretical studies of the influence of shear deformation on the flexural, torsional, and lateral buckling of pultruded fiber reinforced plastic (FRP)-I-profiles are presented. Theoretical developments are based on the ...

Abstract: The phenomenon of synchronized lateral pedestrian excitation of footbridges has been highlighted in recent years by the widely publicized problems encountered with the London Millennium Footbridge. On opening day, during ...

Abstract: The natural vibration frequencies of thin‐walled bars of open cross section are studied, with particular emphasis on the influence of asymmetry and destabilizing forces on the interaction between various modes. It is ...

Abstract: A two‐stage analytical procedure for determining the distribution of shear and normal stresses in a variety of adhesive joints, subjected to bending and axial forces, is described. The analytical procedure is based on ...

Abstract: The paper describes a theoretical and experimental study of the flexural and torsional properties of braced, thin‐walled, open sections, such as elevator core shear walls with lintel beams across openings at each floor ...

Abstract: The results of LMFBR (Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor) steam generator model tests conducted in a 2 MWt sodium-heated test facility at prototypical Breeder Reactor Demonstration Plant conditions ...

Abstract: A series of tests has been conducted on 12 short-span, slender steel-plate girders to investigate the ultimate resistance of the web panels to shear loading, patch loading, and combined shear-and-patch loading. Failure of ...

Abstract: The elastic flexural-torsional instability of monosymmetric I-beams and cantilevers is investigated using a general energy approach based on the vanishing of the second variation of the total potential energy. For simply ...

Abstract: The behavior and strength of hot rolled beams and fabricated plate girders, subjected to localized edge or patch loading in the plane of the web, is analyzed. Numerous tests carried out over the past 50 years have indicated ...