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Behaviour of Bolted Cold-Formed Steel Angle Tension Members

Abida Justus*, R. Padmapriya**

* Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India.

** Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India.

Periodicity:June - August'2013
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.2.2.2383

Abstract

Tension members are frequently encountered as principal structural members in trusses and lateral bracing system in general construction and its connections are of significant importance in any steel design. The use of cold-formed steel tension members in variety of structures has increased these days. The main objective of the study is to investigate the behavior of cold formed steel single and double angle specimens. Forty eight experiments were conducted on single and double angles of different cross sections with single and double line connection. The cold formed steel angle specimens used in this investigation were fabricated from cold formed steel sheets of thickness 2mm by bending and press breaking operations. Eight single plain angle specimens, eight single lipped angle specimens and thirty two numbers of double angle specimens connected to the same side and opposite side of the gusset plate were tested in an Universal Testing Machine using ordinary black bolts of 10mm diameter. All the specimens were tested to failure. Various types of connection failure, Load vs deflection behavior were studied. Comparison of ultimate load calculated using BS 5950(Part V)-1998, AS/NZS 4600:2005 and experimental loads were also studied.

Keywords

Cold-Formed Angles, Tension Members, Shear lag

How to Cite this Article?

Justus, A., and Padmapriya, R. (2013). Behaviour of Bolted Cold-Formed Steel Angle Tension Members. i-manager’s Journal on Structural Engineering, 2(2), 17-25. https://doi.org/10.26634/jste.2.2.2383

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Behaviour of Bolted Cold-Formed Steel Angle Tension Members

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