
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Resistance assessment of the sinusoidal openings in cellular beams
S. Durif & A. Bouchaïr
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Institut Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand,
CNRS, Institut Pascal, Aubière, France
ABSTRACT: Experimental and numerical investigations have been conducted on cellular beams with sinu-
soidal openings. They showed new failure modes around the openings. Thus, a study is performed to develop
a new analytical model adapted to the sinusoidal opening shape. Close numerical