Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri University of Science and Technology Scholars' Mine Scholars' Mine International Specialty Conference on Cold- Formed Steel Structures (1988) - 9th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures Nov 8th, 12:00 AM The Torsional Flexural Buckling Strength of Cold-formed Stainless The Torsional Flexural Buckling Strength of Cold-formed Stainless Steel Columns Steel Columns P. van der Merwe G. J. van den Berg Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/isccss Part of the Structural Engineering Commons Recommended Citation Recommended Citation van der Merwe, P. and van den Berg, G. J., "The Torsional Flexural Buckling Strength of Cold-formed Stainless Steel Columns" (1988). International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures. 8. https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/isccss/9iccfss-session1/9iccfss-session1/8 This Article - Conference proceedings is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars' Mine. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures by an authorized administrator of Scholars' Mine. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact [email protected]. brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T): Scholars' Mine
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Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri University of Science and Technology
Scholars' Mine Scholars' Mine
International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures
(1988) - 9th International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures
Nov 8th, 12:00 AM
The Torsional Flexural Buckling Strength of Cold-formed Stainless The Torsional Flexural Buckling Strength of Cold-formed Stainless
Steel Columns Steel Columns
P. van der Merwe
G. J. van den Berg
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/isccss
Part of the Structural Engineering Commons
Recommended Citation Recommended Citation van der Merwe, P. and van den Berg, G. J., "The Torsional Flexural Buckling Strength of Cold-formed Stainless Steel Columns" (1988). International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures. 8. https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/isccss/9iccfss-session1/9iccfss-session1/8
This Article - Conference proceedings is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars' Mine. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures by an authorized administrator of Scholars' Mine. This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use including reproduction for redistribution requires the permission of the copyright holder. For more information, please contact [email protected].
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Ninth International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., November 8-9, 1988
THE TORSIONAL FLEXURAL BUCKLING STRENGTH OF COLD-FORMED STAINLESS STEEL COLUMNS
Van den Berg, G.J. 1 and Van der Merwe, p.2
SUMMARY
The torsional flexural buckling strength of axially loaded hat sections, coldformed from various types of stainless steels, was investigated. The calculated inelastic torsional flexural buckling strengths are based on the tangent modul us approach. It is shown that the experimental results compare well with the theoretical predictions.
1. GENERAL REMARKS
Thin-walled open sections in stainless steels are more commonly used in civil engineering and architectural appl ications. Due to the lack of information for 2he design of such members in existing design codes for stainless steel, an extensive investigation was conducted into the torsional flexural buckl'ing behaviour of compression members with open sections. A member of this nature may buckle at a load below the Euler buckling load, mainly because of its low torsional rigidity and the fact that the centroid and shear centre of the member section do not coincide.
2. STAINLESS STEELS UNDER CONSIDERATION
The stainless steels under consideration -in this study are AISI Type 304, 409 and 430 as well as a modified Type 409, designated 3CR12, developed and manufactured by the specialty steel producing company, Middelburg Steel and Alloys. Type 304, 409 and 430 are well-known steels gnd are pr%duced in acco/dance with ASTM Standard Specifications A176-85 ,A666-84 and A167-63 . A detailed description on the properties of 3CR12 is given by van der Merwe .
3. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
3.1 TESTING PROCEDURE
The mechanical properties of stainless steels Type 304, 409, 430 and 3CR12 were determined from stress-strain curves obtained from uniaxial tension and compression tests in the longitudinal and transverse directions of rolling. The mechanical properties were determined i~ accordance with the procedures outlined by the ASTM Standard A370-77 .
3.2 RESULTS
The mechanical properties, determined from experimental stress-strain curves, for stainless steels Type 304,409,430 and 3CR12 are given in Tabl es 1 to 4.
1. Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering. Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2. Associated Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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3.3 ANALYTICAL EQUATION
The a~lerage stress-strain Osgood j equation as revised
curves gcan be dr&n using He Rambergby Hill, Johnson and Wang .
F ( F )n s = r + 0,002 ~ Y
( 1 )
S strain F stress E initial elastic modulus n constant
Fy yield stress Fp proportional limit
Where
n = l10'g30F~ ................. (2)
Fp It has been fQ..Und in a study by Van der Merwe 14 and Van der Merwe and Van den Berg1~,16 and this study that Eq. 1 and 2 give conservative curves in the vicinity of the proportional limit, Fp.
The tangent modulus, Et , is defined as the slope of the stress-strain curve at each value of stress. It is obtained as the inverse of the first derivative with respect to the strain and can be computed as
F + O,002n E(~)n-1 y Fy
. • . • • • • • • • • • • • . •. (3)
Equations 1 to 3 are subsequently used to determine the tangent modulus in the equation which determines the torsional flexural buckling stress of columns.
4. INVESTIGATION OF MEMBER STRENGTH
4.1 MEMBERS INVESTIGATED
The profiles chosen for this study were limited to hat sections. The cross section of the profiles was chosen such that torsional flexural buckling will occur firstly in the range of slenderness ratios of interest. The profiles were formed by a press brake process.
Three thicknesses of sheet, O,g mm, 1,6 mm and 2,0 rom and thus three cross sectional areas were chosen for stainless steels Type 304, 430 and 3CR12. For stainless steel Type 409 only the 2,0 mm sheet could be obtained. The same cross section was chosen for each individual thickness and steel. A typical cross section is shown in Figure 1 and the cross sectional dimensions are given in Table 5.
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4.2 PREPARATION OF MEMBERS
Columns with the cross sectional dimensions given in Table 5 were manufactured by a press brake process. Lengths which varied from 150 mm to 1800 mm were prepared. One column was prepared for each length. The ends of the columns were cold sawed and machined flat and perpendicular to the column axis.
Four strain gauges were mounted at various positions at midheight and at quarter points as shown in Figure 1. The gauges at the quarter points are especially useful for alignment, since uniformity of strains at these quarter points is the criterion used for load alignment.
4.3 TESTING PROCEDURE
The columns were placed in an Instron Universal Testing apparatus between two specially manufactured end fixtures which has been centred on the machine plates beforehand. These end fixtures are basically two balls on either end which allow rotation about both the major and minor axis with negligible friction. Due to the flat surface of the ends, the ends of the columns were fixed with respect to warping. These fixtu 12s are a modified "sersion of the original fixtures devised by Pekoz and usedfY Fang. The procedure to allign the column is described by Dat. Allignment is considered satisfactorily when strains at the quarter points are uniform to within + 5% for loads up to one third of the estimated ultimate load. -
The column is loaded statically with the movement of the crosshead less than 0,5 mm per minute. Readings were taken at 5 second intervals. The load reaches a peak, then decreases slowly with accompanying rotations.
4.4 THEORETICAL MODELS
4.4.1 Tangent Modulus Approach with Virgin Mechanical Properties
The theoretical torsional flexural buckling stress for single symmetr~f columns can be given by the following quadratic interaction Equation .
torsional flexural buckling stress Eul er buckl i ng stress about symmetry axi s torsional str2ss 1 - (xo/r 0) distance from the shear centre to the centroid along the principle x-axis polar radius of gyration of the cross section about the shear centre radius of gyration of the cross section about the centroidal principle x-axis
(4)
radius of gyration of the cross section about the centroidal principal y-axis
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In Equation 4 the stress Fex and Ft can be obtained from the following two equations
(L Ir )2 x X
tangent modulus tangent shear modulus
(5)
(6 )
effective length of compression member for bending about the x-axis effective length of compression member for twisting St Venant torsion constant of the cross section Torsional warping constant of the cross section full cross sectional area
It should be noted that the tangent modulus and the tangent shear modulus in Equation 5 and 6 should be calculated at the torsional fl exural buckl ing stress.
In Equations 5 and 6 the effective length factors for bending about the x-axis is 1,0 and for twisting 0,5. It is not possible to get a hinged end condition for twisting. The unbraced length of the column is taken as the distance between the two hinges and is calculated as the length of the column plus 60 mm for overall buckling and the actual length of the column for twisting.
4.4.2 Tangent Modulus Approach with Stub Column Mechanical Properties
In order to determine stress-strain curves for the columns, stub columns tests were made. The mechanical properties of these stub columns are given in Table 6 for stainless steels Type 304, 409,430 and 3CR12 for the various thicknesses. The results reflect the wellknown effects of cold-forming. These mechanical properties are used in subsequent calculations in the Ramberg-Osgood equations to determine the tangent modulus and tangent shear modulus to be used in Equations 5 and 6.
4.4.3 SSRC Curve
The 1986 Edition of the carbon steel Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual l specifies a parabolic fit between the proportional limit, which is assumed as half of the yield stress, and the yield stress. This method is to avoid the tedious calculations of the tangent modulus. This design curve is known as the SSRC curve.
4.4.4 Euler Buckling Curve using Tangent Modulus
For the sections under consideration the struts will rather fail by overall flexural buckling about the weak axis for larger slenderness
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ratios. the critical Euler buckling stress can be calculated by the following equation.
112 Et
Fey (L /r )2 y Y
Euler buckling stress about weak axis or y-axis. Effective length about y-axis. raduis of gyration about y-axis
The maximum observed experimental loads, Pe , are compared with the theoretical loads calculated with Equations 4, 5 and 6 in Tables 7 to 10. Two theoretical loads were calculated. The ultimate theoretical loads, Pu ' and Puc were calculated using the virgin sheet yield strengths {nd the avlrage yield strengths of stub columns respectively.
In Figures 2 to 11 the ultimate experimental loads are compared with the theoretical torsional flexural buckling loads calculated with Equations 4 to 6 based on the tangent modulus theory with virgin sheet mechanical properties and stub column mechanical properties. Also shown in these figures are the SSRC curve, Euler buck1 ing curve about minor axis and the torsional flexural buckling curve where the initial modulus is used.
5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
From Tables 7 to 10 and Figures 2 to 11 the following conclusions can be made.
The SS~C curve which is used in the AISI Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual to predict the strength of cold-formed carbon and low-alloy steel sections can not be used for cold-formed stainless steel sections.
The torsional flexural buckling strength predicted by the tangent modulus approach, compare well with the experimental results in the short to middle column length range, but not always in the long column range. This 110ncept has been included in the new proposed design specification for stainless steels.
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support received from Chromiumn Centre for this research.
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NOTATION
A full cross sectional area B width of section C width of lip of section Cw torsional warping constant D depth of section
strain E initial elastic modulus Et tangent modulus F stress Fex Euler buckling stress about x-axis Fey Euler buckling stress about y-axis Fp proportional limit Ftf torsional flexural buckling stress Fy yield stress G shear modulus Gt tangent shear modulus J St. Venant torsion constant k constant Lx effective length for bending about x-axis Lt effective length for twisting Ly effective length for bending about y-axis n constant ro polar radius of gyration about shear centre rx radius of gyration about x-axis ry radius of gyration about g-axis R inside radius of corner t thickness of sheet Xo distance from shear centre to centroid
25,4 mm 4,448 kN 6,895 MPa 6,895 GPa
1 inch 1 kip 1 ksi 1000 ksi
CONVERSION FACTORS
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1. American Iron and Steel Institute. Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual. November 1986.
2. American Iron and Steel Insitute. Stainless Steel Cold-Formed Structural Design Manual. 1974 Edition.
3. Ameri can Soc i ety for Te st i ng and Ma teri a 1 s. Standard Specifi cati on and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products ASTM A370-77. Annual Book of ASTM Standards. 1981.
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6. American Society for Testing and Materials. Standard Specification for Austinitic Stainless Steel Strip, Plate and Flat Bar for Structural Applications. Designation A666-84.
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16. Van der Merwe, P.; Van den Berg, G.J.; Experimental Stress-Strain Curves for Cold-Rolled and Ferritic Stainless Steel type 430. Internal Report No. MD-38. Faculty of Engineering. Rand Afrikaans University. Johannesburg. August 1987.
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TABLE 1 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF STAINLESS STEEL 304
MACHANICAL PROPERTY LT TT LC TC
Elastic Mod~lus E (GPa) 0,9 mm sheet 201,3 194,2 205,4 196,5 1,6 mm sheet 205,8 202,1 219,1 214,6 2,0 mm sheet 194,6 195,7 212,0 206,8
Yield Strength Fy (MPa) 0,9 mm sheet 288,3 274,1 283,7 290,5 1,6 mm sheet 300,1 298,6 296,3 307,8 2,0 mm sheet 295 ° 301,9 301,5 313,8
Proportional Limit Fp (MPa) 0,9 mm sheet 197,4 211,3 154,0 221,1 1,6 mm sheet 185,2 222,5 155,8 220,9 2,0 mm sheet 187,9 219,7 166,1 226,6
Tensile Strength Fu (MPa) 0,9 mm sheet 682 639 - -1,6 mm sheet 701 668 - -
2,0 mm sheet 671 660 - -Average Fp/Fy
0,9 mm sheet 0,68 0,77 0,54 0,76 1,6 mm sheet 0,62 0,74 0,53 0,72 2,0 mm sheet 0,64 0,73 0,55 0,72
Average Fu/Fy 0,9 mm sheet 2,37 2,33 - -1,6 mm sheet 2,34 2,24 - -2,0 mm sheet 2,27 2,19 - -
50 mm Elongation ( %)
0,9 mm sheet 59,2 61,9 - -1,6 mm sheet 58,7 56,8 - -2,0 mm sheet 58,6 60,1 - -
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TABLE 2 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF STAINLESS STEEL 409
MACHANICAL PROPERTY LT TT LC TC
Elastic Modulus E (GPa) 0,9 mm sheet - - - -1,6 mm sheet - - - -2,0 mm sheet 185,8 209,1 191,4 231,5
Yield Strength Fy (MPa) 0,9 mm sheet - - - -1,6 mm sheet - - - -