Experimental Study On Flexural Behavior of Cold Formed Steel Section

Author(s):

Alex J , VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE; Iyappan G R, VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Keywords:

Cold-formed steel sections, flexural behaviour, deflection, ABAQUS

Abstract:

Cold-formed steel members are extensively used in the building construction industry, especially in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. This paper presents an experimental and numerical study on the flexural behaviour of cold formed steel built-up section. Two built-up specimens were made using channel sections one with lip and the other without lip. The dimension of the channel is 200x80x2 mm. The length of the beam is kept constant for 1.25 m. All specimens are experimented under two-point loading with simply supported condition. The experimental result shows that the flexural capacity of the built-up cold formed steel beam with lip was higher than the beam without lip. The experimental results are also verified with finite element analysis using ABAQUS software. The analytical results obtained are in good agreement with the experimental results.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV2I10256
Published in	:	Volume : 2, Issue : 10
Publication Date	:	01/05/2016
Page(s)	:	886-889

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