This report is concerned with an experimental evaluation of the behavior of plated grillages under the simultaneous action of a uniform normal pressure and axial compression. The combination of loads was gradually increased so as to produce large plastic deformation, the aim being to obtain an estimate of the collapse strength of the grillage. The test procedure is described and conclusions are drawn regarding the behavior of the longitudinals, the ...
The report covers the results of uniform pressure tests on six steel plates stiffened by beams. The stiffened plates were loaded in steps into the plastic range. Simple formulas are devised to describe the behavior of the system. A detailed study of the strain and stress distributions obtained experimentally resulted in the following major conclusions: By purely theoretical analysis, it is not possible to obtain a detailed picture of the ...
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