The Continuous Strength Method for the design of stainless steel hollow section beam-columns
Author(s)
Arrayago, Itsaso
Real, Esther
Gardner, Leroy
Mirambell, Enrique
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The Continuous Strength Method (CSM) is a deformation based design approach that provides accurate cross-section resistance predictions by making rational allowance for the interaction between cross-section elements, the partial spread of plasticity and the beneficial effects of strain hardening. The CSM can be used in conjunction with advanced analysis for the design of members and frames, but, for hand calculations, member-level stability checks are currently limited to stainless steel hollow section columns failing by flexural buckling. Extension to the design of stainless steel members subjected to combined compression and bending moment is presented in this paper. The analysis is based on numerical results and existing experimental data collected from the literature on stainless steel hollow section members, including members with stocky and slender cross-sections. Comparisons demonstrate that the adoption of the CSM design equations in conjunction with both current and revised interaction factors considerably improves the accuracy of beam-column capacity predictions for members with stocky cross-sections. The analysis on beam-columns with slender sections shows that similar resistance predictions are obtained using Eurocode 3 and the CSM. The reliability of the proposed approach is demonstrated through statistical analyses performed in accordance with EN1990.
Date Issued
2021-07-01
Date Acceptance
2021-01-26
Citation
Engineering Structures, 2021, 238 (1), pp.1-14
ISSN
0141-0296
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1
End Page
14
Journal / Book Title
Engineering Structures
Volume
238
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141029621001310
Subjects
0905 Civil Engineering
0912 Materials Engineering
0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
Civil Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
111981
Date Publish Online
2021-04-14