Table 2 Values measured from the attached instrumentations.

From: Experimentally investigating the structural capacity of slender web tapered built up plate girder with web opening

 

Item

Unit

Specimen

S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

Buckling

Pb.

(kN)

141.0

164.0

101.0

192.0

102.0

131.0

150.0

δ1b.

(mm)

1.8

2.1

1.9

2.2

3.3

1.9

1.7

δ2b.

(mm)

0.2

− 2.8

6.6

− 5.5

− 12.3

6.6

8.8

δ3b.

(mm)

3.4

− 6.4

2.4

− 6.7

15.0

− 8.5

− 3.0

\(\epsilon\)1b.

(µm/mm)

290

490

391

760

373

321

382

\(\epsilon\)2b.

(µm/mm)

1920

− 1820

554

− 1849

− 1734

1784

1752

Ultimate

Pult.

(kN)

167.00

195.75

141.81

204.45

115.71

159.20

174.87

δ1ult.

(mm)

21.3

21.0

21.8

18.5

20.6

22.6

12.4

δ2ult.

(mm)

18.0

− 17.2

16.5

− 15.2

− 50.0

17.8

23.5

δ3ult.

(mm)

21.2

− 15.5

27.5

− 13.5

87.7

− 17.4

− 21.5

\(\epsilon\)1ult.

(µm/mm)

190

259

568

839

157

313

544

\(\epsilon\)2ult.

(µm/mm)

2784

− 9152

6046

− 2131

− 8157

6932

7852

  1. where Pb.: Buckling load. δ1b. : Vertical displacement at point 1 at buckling load. δ2b. : Lateral displacement at point 2 at buckling load. δ3b. : Lateral displacement at point 3 at buckling load. \(\epsilon\)1b. : Strain gauge at point 1 at buckling load. \(\epsilon\)2b. : Strain gauge at point 2 at buckling load. Pult. : Ultimate load. δ1ult. : Vertical displacement at point 1 at ultimate load. δ2ult. : Lateral displacement at point 2 at ultimate load. δ3ult. : Lateral displacement at point 3 at ultimate load. \(\epsilon\)1ult. : strain gauge at point 1 at ultimate load. \(\epsilon\)2ult. : strain gauge at point 2 at ultimate load.