Influence of geometric and material nonlinearities on the behaviour and design of stainless steel frames

Material nonlinearity affects the stiffness and consequently the distribution of internal forces and moments in indeterminate structures. This has a direct impact on their behaviour and design, particularly in the case of stainless steel, where material nonlinearity initiates at relatively low stres...

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Autores: Walport, Fiona, Arrayago Luquin, Itsaso|||0000-0002-0054-9322, Gardner, Leroy, Nethercot, David A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
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:2117/355906
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/355906
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2021.106981
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Building, Iron and steel--Design and construction
Continuous Strength Method
Frame stability
Global analysis
Inelastic analysis
Plastic design
Stainless steel
Strain limits
Construccions metàl·liques -- Disseny i construcció
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures::Materials i estructures metàl·liques
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Sumario:Material nonlinearity affects the stiffness and consequently the distribution of internal forces and moments in indeterminate structures. This has a direct impact on their behaviour and design, particularly in the case of stainless steel, where material nonlinearity initiates at relatively low stress levels. A method for accounting for the influence of material nonlinearity in stainless steel frames, including making due allowance for the resulting amplified second order effects, is presented herein. Proposals have been developed for austenitic, duplex and ferritic stainless steels. The method was derived based on benchmark results calculated through second order inelastic analysis with strain limits, defined by the Continuous Strength Method, using beam finite element models. A comprehensive set of frames was modelled and the proposed assessment of second order effects in the plastic regime was also verified against the results of four full-scale stainless steel frame tests. The proposed method is due to be included in the upcoming revision to Eurocode 3 Part 1.4