ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES & LIST OF PHOTOS
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
Applications of corrugated web plates
Shear and Bending Behaviour of Steel Girders with Corrugated Webs
Shear Failure Modes of Corrugated Steel Webs
Steel yielding of the Web
Stability of corrugated web
Local buckling mode
Global buckling mode
Interaction between local and global buckling failure modes
Interaction between all possible failure modes(steel yielding ,local and global buckling)
EXPERIMENTAL WORK AND ITS ANALYTICAL MODEL
Experimental Work
Laboratory Specimens
Mechanical properties of specimens
Test procedure
Instrumentation
Test Results
Finite Element Analysis
Finite Element Results
Comparison of Test and Finite Element Results
NONLINEAR ANALYSIS OF CANTILEVER GIRDERS WITH CORRUGATED WEB
Introduction
Analytical work
Girders dimensions
Loads
Finite element models
Geometry and boundary conditions
Material properties
Finite element analysis results
Discussion of results
Girders models A and B
Girders models D and E
Girders models C
Comparison between finite element and modified Elmetwally equation result
Post-buckling strength of web girders
PARAMETERIC STUDY FOR SHEAR FAILURE OF CORRUGATED WEBS AND DESIGN charTS
Introduction
Parameters considered
Material properties
Boundary condition
Effect of corrugation geometric characteristics on shear failure modes
Aspect ratio; web Panel width -to-web height ratio b /hw effect
Web height-to-thickness ratio (hw/tw)
Web thickness (tw)
Web height (hw)
Corrugation angle effect
Ratio between inclined to horizontal sub-panel width (?=i/b)
Design charts for corrugated steel web plates
SUMMERY AND CONCLUSION
Conclusion
Recommendations for future works
REFERENCES
ARABIC SUMMARY