True Stress-True Strain Models for Structural Steel Elements

Table 3

Comparison of stresses and strains at fracture.

Steel; Grade	Specimen ID	Experimental				FEM		(Exp/FEM)stress  at  fracture	(Exp/FEM)strain  at  fracture
		Stress at fracture (MPa)		Strain at fracture (mm/mm)		Stress at; fracture; (MPa)	Strain at; fracture; (mm)
A992	A992-F1-1.0	480	477*	0.2162	0.2117*	486	0.2098	0.98	1.00
	A992-F2-1.0	477		0.2090
	A992-F3-1.0	474		0.2100
	A992-W1-1.0	479	496*	0.2083	0.2130*	497	0.2168	1.00	0.98
	A992-W2-1.0	526		0.2023
	A992-W3-1.0	483		0.2285
350W	350W-F1-1.0	487	488*	0.2195	0.2169*	489	0.2169	1.00	1.00
	350W-F2-1.0	487		0.2072
	350W-F3-1.0	490		0.2240
	350W-W1-1.0	499	527*	0.2054	0.1955*	511	0.2064	1.03	0.95
	350W-W2-1.0	550		0.1771
	350W-W3-1.0	531		0.2041

*Average values.