Loughborough University
Browse
Thesis-1985-AlSheikh.pdf (20.85 MB)

Behaviour of thin-walled structures under combined loads

Download (20.85 MB)
thesis
posted on 2010-11-29, 12:20 authored by Abdelraouf Al-Sheikh
The thesis is concerned with the theory of thin-walled beams of open section. The aim is to formulate a general beam element for analysis of this type of structure. Thus a general stiffness matrix for the element, and a transformation matrix for loads and displacements with respect to centroid and shear centre were derived, by taking into consideration the value of-bimoment due to an axial force offset from the shear centre. Internal forces including bimoments, and global displacements including warping were calculated, and the stress distributions on the cross-sections of a beam at each-element node, were evaluated. The problem of buckling of thin-walled beams was treated using a finite strip program which was formulated to solve problems with the following combination of stresses: a) Linearly distributed axial stresses b) Uniform lateral stresses c) Uniform shear streses The results for beams of cruciform, box and channel sections, under uniform axial stresses and linearly distributed axial stresses, also accounting for flexural stresses, were conpared with other theoretical and some experimental results. The agreement was satisfactory. A series of, laboratory tests on beams of channel sections under compression were carried out. The recorded failure load and critical buckling load, computed by the Southwell plot method, were compared with the finite strip results and satisfactory agreement was observed.

History

School

  • Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Department

  • Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Publisher

© A.M.S. Al-Sheikh

Publication date

1985

Notes

A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.

EThOS Persistent ID

uk.bl.ethos.353863

Language

  • en

Usage metrics

    Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Theses

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC