Web Tapered Steel Beam

Zhang tong 2008 the effective properties for web tapered beam element as derived by zhang tong 2008 are given as follows.

Web tapered steel beam. Steel i beams are a standard structural material which its primary function is to carry loads transverse to its longitudinal axis web. S american standard beam i shaped cross section have a slope on the inner flange surfaces. In this paper two full scale experimental tests on lateral torsional buckling of linearly web tapered steel beams were presented. Hp bearing pile h shaped cross section have parallel flange surfaces and equal web and flange thicknesses.

The american institute of steel construction has just published design guide 25 titled frame design using web tapered members this publication details the design of web tapered members which are commonly used in the metal building industry. 6 1 1964 handbook for structural. Al critical lateral torsional buckling moments of steel web tapered i beams the open construction and building technology journal 4 pp 105 1122010 2010 12. I beams i shaped cross section w wide flange steel beam i shaped cross section have parallel flange surfaces.

Astm a992 hot rolled steel i beams are an excellent candidate for most processing technique. Hot rolled steel i beams have a textured blue grey finish and a tapered flanges against the web for increased strength. 2007 indian standard general construction in steel code of practice. What one normally encounters in the rafter sections of a low rise metal building gable frame.

Carbon steel doubly symmetric web tapered i shaped beams. The material and geometrical properties of both beams were characterized experimentally and detailed global and local results were reported. A parametric study is performed to study the moment capacity and flexural ductility in the inelastic range of various beam geometries with length to depth ratios between two and three i e.