Flexural response of multi-stiffened aluminium beams in dock platforms
In this paper, the flexural response of extruded wrought aluminium girders is presented. This structural element is intended for usage in marine structures such as light docks, marinas and yacht ports. Ease of use, durability, reduced weight, manoeuvrability and the potential development of bespoke...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/107116 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/107116 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2017.07.001 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Steel, Structural Experimental Aluminium Flexural response Multi-stiffened beam Construccions metàl·liques Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures::Materials i estructures metàl·liques |
| Sumario: | In this paper, the flexural response of extruded wrought aluminium girders is presented. This structural element is intended for usage in marine structures such as light docks, marinas and yacht ports. Ease of use, durability, reduced weight, manoeuvrability and the potential development of bespoke sections are appealing properties in such structures that are fulfilled satisfactorily by this type of aluminium elements. Both experimental and numerical analyses are presented. Experimentally, modules of the girders are tested with loading about both minor and major axes. Numerically, the tests are satisfactorily reproduced for the sake of validation and a subsequent exploitation of the model is addressed for further study of the structural response of the girders. A discussion of the results is presented with some design recommendations of these particular structural elements. |
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