Abstract
Optimal pick point location is discovered in order to have the full buckling capacity of a suspended, non-prismatic, singly symmetric plate girders. The results show that a significant increase in stability occurs at the pick point location of 0.25L, where L is the span length. This recommendation can be utilized in the field to save construction cost and time because of how simplistic it is to use. A finite element software, ABAQUS 6.14, is used to determine the buckling capacities at different pick point locations and of different cross sections. The dimension of the cross sections and span lengths for the research is based upon a case study.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology; Civil and Environmental Engineering
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Pratt, J. Andrew, "Optimum Pick Point Locations for Straight, Singly Symmetric Steel Plate Girders" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 6065.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6065
Date Submitted
2016-06-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd8638
Keywords
Singly Symmetric, Plate Girder
Language
english