THE LOCAL BUCKLING STRENGTH OF STAINLESS STEEL BEAM WEBS SUBJECTED TO A STRESS GRADIENT

摘要

In this study the results on the local buckling strength of web elements in lipped channel beams are presented. The steels chosen for this study are AISI Type 304, 410 and Type 3CR12 stainless steels. It was concluded in this investigation that an acceptable prediction of the local buckling strength of stainless steel beam webs may be obtained through the use of the effective width approach, using no plasticity reduction factor.