Research Article

Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of Thin-Walled Box Beams considering Shear Lag

Table 5

Buckling moments and relative errors when the load height is  m.

L (m)t2 (mm)t4 (mm)Buckling moments (kN·m)Δ1 (%)Δ2 (%)Δ3 (%)Δ4 (%)Δ5 (%)
FEAMeftahPresent nonlinearPresent linearTan nonlinearTan linear

355225667211010.28219611.56209332.79217552.50199428.906.492.687.243.6011.63
85276309251003.81259641.05251027.69252463.59243544.899.166.039.158.6311.86
6.56.5262569235351.25243006.22234300.30238937.94227981.5710.377.4510.779.0013.17
88316051281436.29291725.75279336.82286842.87271458.0210.957.706.719.2414.11

455180955172317.23178798.82168978.27173469.49163869.544.771.196.624.149.44
85225538200787.04210657.63198495.28204972.31192801.2510.976.6011.999.1214.51
6.56.5208127184138.17193421.92181271.11186802.36176519.4411.537.0712.9010.2515.19
88258906226604.06236073.46224016.84231506.06218561.0112.488.8213.4810.5815.58

555136689128247.39131239.14128715.02129486.48126401.886.183.998.575.277.53
85161808151369.70155009.15150871.19152871.55146421.746.454.206.765.529.51
6.56.5149180139012.91142197.01138213.96140702.31134633.336.824.687.355.689.75
88184686170382.46175750.00169385.73173025.08163285.867.744.848.286.3111.59