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Parametric Study of Girders with Sinusoidal Corrugated Web.

Krzysztof Śledziewski¹, Marcin Górecki¹, Jakub Gajewski²

¹Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.

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Summary

Steel girders with sinusoidal corrugated webs show reduced shear capacity with increased wavelength. Design codes like Eurocode 3 may be overly conservative for these innovative structural elements.

Keywords:

critical capacity parametric study shear capacity sinusoidal corrugated web sinusoidal wave amplitude sinusoidal wave length

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Area of Science:

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Mechanical Engineering

Background:

Steel girders with sinusoidal corrugated webs are gaining popularity over traditional flat-web designs.
This study investigates the application of various sinusoidal profiles as webs in girders, building upon prior research.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the influence of sinusoidal web shape on the shear capacity and failure modes of steel girders.
To evaluate the impact of geometric parameters (wavelength, amplitude, thickness, height) on girder performance.

Main Methods:

Development and validation of a numerical model using experimental results.
Parametric studies conducted in both linear and nonlinear domains using Abaqus software.

Main Results:

Increased wavelength of the sinusoidal wave decreases ultimate shear capacity and affects failure mode.
Wave amplitude has a minor effect on critical capacity but influences post-critical load and plastic zone size.
Increased web thickness significantly enhances girder performance; web height has a negligible effect.

Conclusions:

Sinusoidal corrugated webs alter girder shear capacity and failure mechanisms compared to flat webs.
Current design guidelines (Eurocode 3) are conservative, underestimating the shear buckling capacity of corrugated web girders.