Buckling Analysis Method and Application of a Square Steel Tube Member with Initial Geometric Imperfection under Axial Compressive Load and Bending Moment

Abstract:

Based on Ježek method of computing the elastic-plastic buckling of the member under the axial compressive load and the bending moment, considering the initial imperfection, the analytical expressions of calculating the ultimate load of buckling about the neutral axis with the maximum moment of inertia for a square steel tube member are derived. Using the elastic-plastic finite element method and the theory of nonlinear buckling, the impact by initial geometric imperfections on the square steel tube member under the axial compressive load and the bending moment are analyzed and the numerical solutions of ultimate bearing capacity are obtained. By compared with the values of the finite element method (FEM), it shows that the analytical method in this paper is valid. The results of the example show that the presence of initial imperfections reduces the ultimate bearing capacity of the steel member to a great extent. It is also found that the influence of the initial geometric imperfection on the ultimate bearing capacity of member is smaller when the M increases.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 351-352)
• Pages: 237-240
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.351-352.237
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Peng Niu, Xiao Chu Wang, Chun Fu Jin, Yong Qi Zhang
• Keywords: Elastic-Plastic Buckling, Initial Geometric Imperfection, Ježek Method, Steel Structure

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