Engineering Journal
Design Aids for Unreinforced Web Openings in Steel and Composite Beams with W-Shapes
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Design Aids for Unreinforced Web Openings in Steel and Composite Beams with W-Shapes
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de Souza Verissimo, Gustavo; Hallal Fakury, Ricardo; Lopes Ribeiro, Jose Carlos (2006). "Design Aids for Unreinforced Web Openings in Steel and Composite Beams with W-Shapes," Engineering Journal, American Institute of Steel Construction, Vol. 43, pp. 163-172.
Design aids compatible with the Load and Resistance Factor Design Specification for Structural Steel Buildings were obtained from computational analyses based on AISC Design Guide No. 2 to facilitate the design of openings in webs of steel and composite beams with W-shapes. The set of design aids presented allow identification of the ""neutral zone"", a region in the beam web in which openings with some particular characteristics do not reduce the beam strength. It leads to economic alternatives for web openings design, constituting a useful tool, meeting an important demand of steel designers.
- Published: 2006, Quarter 3
Author(s)
Gustavo de Souza Verissimo; Ricardo Hallal Fakury; Jose Carlos Lopes Ribeiro