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The Design of Modern Steel Bridges - TEDI

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when<br />

Le is the effective length for lateral torisional buckling <strong>of</strong> the beam<br />

ry is the radius <strong>of</strong> gyration <strong>of</strong> the beam cross-section about the y–y axis<br />

b ¼ Le<br />

rffiffiffiffiffiffiffi<br />

sy<br />

ry 355<br />

<strong>The</strong> ratio sb=sy is equal to the ratio MR=MU for which an expression was<br />

derived in equation (5.13) <strong>of</strong> Section 5.3.2; thus<br />

sb<br />

¼<br />

sy<br />

MR<br />

¼<br />

MU<br />

1<br />

5700<br />

1 þð1þ ZÞ<br />

2 b 2<br />

1<br />

1 þð1þ ZÞ<br />

2<br />

5700<br />

b 2<br />

2<br />

22 800<br />

b 2<br />

" # 1=2<br />

where<br />

Z ¼ 0:008ðb 30Þ for beams fabricated by longitudinal welding<br />

¼ 0:0035ðb 30Þ for other beams.<br />

From the above two expressions for scr/sy and sb/sy, the product <strong>of</strong><br />

( sb / scr)(scr / sb) has been found conservatively given by 0.0075b. Hence<br />

S 5 200 GJ<br />

ð0:0075Þ<br />

n<br />

Le<br />

rffiffiffiffiffiffiffi<br />

sy<br />

355<br />

i.e.<br />

ry<br />

Le<br />

5 1:5<br />

rffiffiffiffiffiffiffi<br />

GJ sy<br />

n 355<br />

If 1% fall in the allowable bending stress sb is acceptable, then the stiffness<br />

<strong>of</strong> the torsional restraint at support should not be less than<br />

rffiffiffiffiffiffiffi<br />

1:5 GJ sy<br />

355<br />

ry<br />

When the torsional restraint at the support section <strong>of</strong> a simply supported<br />

I-beam consists only <strong>of</strong> a load-bearing stiffener anchored to the pier or the<br />

abutment, the actual stiffness <strong>of</strong> the restraint is equal to<br />

3EIs<br />

D<br />

where Is is the second moment <strong>of</strong> area <strong>of</strong> the cross-section <strong>of</strong> the load-bearing<br />

stiffener about a horizontal axis along the web <strong>of</strong> the beam.<br />

5.7 In-plane restraint at flanges<br />

Rolled Beam and Plate Girder <strong>Design</strong> 149<br />

In Section 5.4.4 it was stated that the behaviour and strength <strong>of</strong> an initially<br />

imperfect plate subject to in-plane loading depended upon the degree <strong>of</strong> inplane<br />

restraint on the edges. In British Standard BS 5400: Part 3[2] separate<br />

ry

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