Biaxial bending of cold-formed steel storage rack uprights - Part I: FEA and parametric studies

Nima Talebian, Benoit P. Gilbert, Cao Hung Pham, Romain Chariere, Hassan Karampour

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Abstract

This paper first introduces an advanced finite element model to determine the biaxial bending capacity of cold-formed steel storage rack upright sections. The model is found to accurately predict published experimental results with an average predicted to experimental capacity ratio of 1.02. Second, the validated model is used to run parametric studies and analyse the biaxial response of slender, semi-compact and compact unperforated storage rack upright cross-sections. Analyses are run for local and distortional buckling failure modes only. Ten and four different cross-sectional shapes are analysed for local and distortional buckling, respectively, and nine biaxial bending configurations are considered per cross-section and buckling mode. Results show that a nonlinear interactive relationship typically governs the biaxial bending of the studied uprights. This relationship is discussed in some details and analysed for the different failure modes and cross-sectional slenderness.

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWei-Wen Yu International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures 2018
Subtitle of host publicationTechnical Session No. 07: Rack Structures
Pages471-487
Number of pages17
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2018
Externally publishedYes

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