Research Article

Locally Corroded Stiffener Effect on Shear Buckling Behaviors of Web Panel in the Plate Girder

Table 3

Shear buckling values for V-LL400 stiffener series.

Corrosion of longitudinal stiffener Corrosion of vertical stiffener Critical shear buckling load (Shear buckling strength (With corrosion/without corrosion
Height (mm)RatioLoad (kN)RatioLoad (kN)Ratio ratio ratio

Width: 400 mm,
ratio: 40%
00489.151.00 8101.00 0.901.00
1000.1479.550.98 8101.00 0.881.00
2000.2469.150.96 797.50.98 0.860.98
3000.3461.80.94 7700.95 0.850.95
4000.4459.850.94 7450.92 0.840.92
5000.5449.350.92 717.50.89 0.820.89
6000.6420.80.86 6950.86 0.770.86
7000.7396.90.81 682.50.84 0.730.84
8000.8385.10.79 667.50.82 0.710.82
9000.9382.50.78 6650.82 0.700.82
10001.0380.050.78 6650.82 0.700.82