An efficient modified flanges only method for plate girder bending resistance calculation

• Main Authors: Lee, Chi King, Chiew, Sing Ping
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102073; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18864
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The very popular “Flange Only” method suggested in the BS 5950 for calculation of bending resistance of plate girder with Class 4 slender web is studied and compared with the more complicated effective width method adopted by the EC3. It is shown that within all practical range of web depth to th...