Hi all,
I need more information about the design of steel box sections with transverse and/or longitudinal stiffeners, including sections with slenders components (flanges or webs).
AISC deals with some effective widths for slender elements but just for elements under uniform compression. But...
Thanks,
In fact the structural elements are part of a ship loader.
The steel box sections are the main elements conforming a frame.
Something like this:
| | |
|________| PLATFORM______|
| | W/COUNTER...
Ok, both the 9th edition and the new edition of the AISC specs have provisions about slender elements under uniform compression; but, what about of slender webs under stress gradient??. What about the effective width of these elements??? How to consider in case of a built-up box comprised of...
Hi all,
I need more information about the design of steel box sections with transverse and/or longitudinal stiffeners, including sections with slenders components (flanges or webs).
If you know some references that deal with these issues I would appreciate you to respond this post.
Thnks a lot...