Mahesan Bhavan
Member of American Society Civil Engineers, Singapore
Title: Local web buckling failure criteria of the steel-concrete composite beam with openings subjected to combined negative bending and axial compression
Biography
Biography: Mahesan Bhavan
Abstract
An investigation of the buckling behavior of webs in castellated beams of steel-concrete composite beam subjected to combined in-plane negative bending and axial compression is conducted. A Finite Element (FE) model was developed for a steel-concrete composite beam subjected to combined negative bending and axial compression and validated against global and local failure behaviors using experimental analysis in the existing literatures such that the developed FE model can be used for further parametric studies. Subsequently, castellated web panels were modeled in two forms such as square and circle patterns, while the boundary condition and load application of the composite beam were remained same and further investigations have been done on failure behaviors by applying a series of numerical analyses using the three-dimensional finite element modeling. Failure modes in two areas such as local buckling in the web and flanges of castellated steel beam were adopted to predict the ultimate strength of the composite beam, which the predicted ultimate strengths were found earlier with reduction in comparison. Due to the influences of axial compression on mechanical shear connectors, excessive stresses will be induced, which will affect the transmitting shear and accordingly, complexities of interaction analysis techniques should be adopted such that the assessment of existing composite beams and bridge girders in the castellated beams is conservative. It can be concluded in the comparison with the assessment of existing composite beams and bridge girders that this conservative approach may not be warranted as it is often necessary to extract the accurate capacity and stiffness of the beam. This study proposes combined axial loads to predict the failure behavior of steel castellated section composite beam, which is a significant new concept that allows engineers to develop more accurate procedures for determining the strength and endurance of existing composite beams and bridge girders.